Santos vs Corinthians – Preview, Prediction and Betting Tips 07/02/2024

Santos and Corinthians face each other at the Vila Belmiro stadium, in the city of Santos, in the 6th round of the group stage of the Campeonato Paulista. The clash will be played on the evening of this Wednesday, February 7, 2024, starting at 7:30 pm.

Santos

Going through a better moment, Santos has managed to alleviate the criticism of its fans after the unprecedented relegation to the second national division, considering that Peixe won four of the five rounds it previously played.

Their most recent duel was a resounding victory over Guarani, by 2-0, where the black and white team continued to show a gradual evolution in the collective aspect and achieved an important victory to fill them with confidence thinking about the rest of the season.

However, Alvinegro Praiano has already lost a classic to Palmeiras in this edition of the state championship and knows that if they lose another classic the atmosphere at the club could change negatively.

There were 4 wins, no draws and only 1 defeat in the last 5 official matches of the season. During this period they beat Guarani, Água Santa, Botafogo-SP and also Ponte Preta, in addition to losing to Palmeiras.

At the moment, the Santos club is in first place on the leaderboard of Group A of the Campeonato Paulista, with 12 points achieved so far, having an eight advantage over Ituano, which appears in second place.

Playing as home team, at the Vila Belmiro stadium, the Santos team recorded a recent campaign with 4 wins, 2 draws and 4 defeats in the last 10 matches played.

Corinthians

On the other side is Corinthians, who in turn will meet coach Fábio Carille, who already won a Brasileirão with Timão and now coaches Santos.

Furthermore, Corinthians will also have to deal with the absence of an official coach in office, considering that Mano Menezes was fired after accumulating his fourth consecutive setback in the competition.

At the time, Corinthians had the advantage of playing at home against Novorizontino and were unable to avoid a 3-1 defeat.

The result left the team from the capital of São Paulo in the fourth and last position on the Paulistão Group C leaderboard, with only 3 points achieved so far, three less than Mirassol, who opens the access zone to the quarter-finals of the tournament.

In the last 5 officially played games, only 1 victory, no draws and 4 defeats were recorded. During this period, they beat Guarani, in addition to losing to Novorizontino, São Paulo, São Bernardo and also Ituano.

Acting as a visitor, the Corinthians team had a recent campaign with 4 wins, 1 draw and 5 defeats in the last 10 matches played in this condition.

Conclusion:

In a better moment, Santos has a team that is more tactically organized and more confident in racking up victories at the start of the season. As the beach-based black and white team will also have the advantage of playing at home in the classic, the expectation is that they will control the offensive actions in search of another victory.