Avai vs. Santos Match Analysis and Prediction

Avail will be bidding to end the four-game winless run in the Brasileiro Serie A this weekend when they host Santos at Estádio Aderbal Ramos da Silva in the 17th game week of the competition, Kickoffs on July 17 at 01:00 EAT.

With 18 points from 16 games, the hosts are currently 16th in the Serie A standings, level with points with America Mineiro and 17th-placed Ceara in the relegation zone. Avai have now failed win in each of their last four matches, managing just one draw and losing three games since a dramatic victory over Fortaleza on June 16.

Avaí will aim to make amends here after 4-0 Serie A trashing at the hand of Red Bull Bragantino in their previous match. In that game, Avaí had 54% possession and eight shots with two of them on target, Red Bull Bragantino got 36 shots with 13 of them on target and goals by Luan Cândido (70′), Alerrandro (76′), Helinho (87′) and Bruno Praxedes (90′).

Santos on the other hand is eight with 22 points to their name. The club has collected just seven points from a possible 21 away from home this season as they head into the weekend on a run of one win, four draws and two defeats in seven games.

Santos gets into this encounter confident following 1-0 Copa do Brasil victory over Corinthians in their last fixture. In that game, Santos had 58% possession, 13 shots with three of them on target and a goal scored by Marcos Leonardo (67′).  Corinthians got six shots with none of them on target.

Avai vs. Santos head to head

Santos boasts the upper hand in the head to head history of this fixture having won seven times from the 14 meetings since 2009. Five matched played out draws while Avai won two times.

• Avai 1-2 Santos 07/11/19
• Santos 3-1 Avai 28/07/19             
• Santos 1-1 Avai 03/12/17
• Avai 0-0 Santos 07/08/17             
• Santos 5-2 Avai 23/08/15

Home

• Bragantino 4-0 Avai
• Avai 1-2 Cuiaba
• Avai 2-2 Palmeiras
• Fluminense 2-0 Avai
• Avai 3-2 Fortaleza

Away

• Santos 1-0 Corinthians
• Santos 1-0 Goianiense GO
• Santos 2-4 Tachira
• Santos 1-2 Flamengo
• Tachira 1-1 Santos

Avai team news

Matheus Galdezani, Renato Silva, Paulo Baya, Morato Muriqui and Romulo will be unavailable for the host’s selection for this fixture through injuries.

Santos team news

As for the visitors, Sandra, Kevin Malthus and Lucas Pires have been ruled out of this game through injuries.

Prediction and odds

We are backing an away win for this game; Avai are winless in four of the past five league outings at home while Santos are unbeaten in each of the last four league away from home.

• Santos win
• Goals over 2.5
• Both teams to score