Santos - Sport Recife Prediction, Picks and Tips
Not even with the return of Cuca to the bench of DT, Santos has been able to raise his head in the Brasileirao. There are already 7 dates that accumulate without winning and the defeat of the weekend left them in the descent zone for the first time in the year. And the 'peixe' could begin to take its toll on the physical factor. He just played the Brazil Cup in the middle of the week and on Tuesday they will visit Independiente for the eighths of the Libertadores. His football downfall coincides with the low incidence of Gabriel Barbosa, scorer of yesteryear.
It is expected to gain more weight in attack with the arrival of Costa Rican Bryan Ruiz. It will be a key duel for the theme of the decline as Sport Recife exceeds only two units to Santos. Unlike the paulistas, the 'lion of the island' does not dispute other tournaments in parallel but does share the same negative numbers in the Brasileirao: 8 dates without winning with 4 consecutive losses away from home. Another fact against is that it has the second most beaten defense of the contest.
Santos has not been able to win his three post-World League places, all with less than 2.5 goals. Sport Recife has lost 5 of the last 6 days of the Brasileirao. Gabriel Barbosa has 6 goals in the tournament and comes from scoring the last date. There were minus 2.5 goals the last 5 times they met; 2 triumphs of Recife and 1 of Santos.
Our recommendation tip for Santos - Sport Recife : Santos to win @ 1.55