Santos vs Corinthians Prediction & Betting Tips - Brasileirão Serie A

Prediction published on 19/06/2023, 18:03  by Sridhar in Football Predictions

São Paulo’s biggest derby – the Clássico Alvinegro between Santos and Corinthians will be played in the Brasileirão on Thursday. Ahead of this 11th round match at the Estádio Urbano Caldeira, the hosts are 13th with 13 points while the visitors are 16th with nine points and only one above the drop zone. Santos are coming off a goalless draw against basement club Coritiba early in this month. That result extended what has been a poor recent run in the league. The hosts are now winless across four league matches, drawing three and losing one. Three of those games have seen them fail to score which explains their scoring woes. Only Coritiba have netted fewer league goals than Santos’ eight this season. At least they don’t have that problem at home, where Santos are unbeaten in the league this campaign. They won two and drew three of those matches, while scoring seven goals which suggests their scoring troubles could find a solution here.

Corinthians also come into this match on the back of a draw – a 1-1 result against Cuiaba. That result made it an indifferent run of nine matches for the visitors. After starting the league campaign with a win, the Corinthians have won only one of their next nine matches. That sequence included five losses and three defeats, keeping them closer to the bottom-four. They are as poor as their hosts in terms of scoring, netting only nine goals in this league campaign. It is their away form that has played a major part in this, as the Corinthians have failed to score in their last three away league games. In turn, they have lost each of their last five league games on the road, casting shadows over their chances here.