Victor Dias - August 3, 2023
Santos vs Athletico-PR Predictions and Free Tips from our expert tipsters when the teams go head-to-head in Serie A on Saturday, 5 August 2023.
Atheltico-PR jumped to the seventh spot on the table as they held Cruzeiro to a draw in their last league game. They will now play against Santos on matchday 18.
At the same time, Santos are very close to relegation as they are winless in their last nine matches – with one exception.
The past records show that Santos are unbeaten in the last three meetings against this team. These two teams last met back in September and the current hosts won that game by scoring two goals.
In the last two months, Santos’s form have gone downhill. They have won only a single game starting in May. Moreover, Atheltico-PR have one of the worst away forms in the league this season. This is one of the reasons why they are struggling to reach within top four. Therefore, it will be wise to back this game to end in a draw.
The hosts have scored in three of their last four matches. On the other hand, Atheltico-PR have scored at least two goals in their last three league matches. Considering all this, it will be wise to back both teams to score criteria for this match.
Athletico-PR have won only a single away game in the last two months. A similar pattern is observed in Santos’s case as well. Considering all of this, it will be a wise decision to back this game to end in a draw – the odd for this tip will be at 3.25 odd.
Moving on, a good second tip to follow up would be to back both teams to score– the odd for this tip will be priced at 2.05 odd. The main reason for this tip is that both teams have actively scored in their league games in the last few weeks. On top of that, both teams scored in the June fixture.