The teams will be updated after the final line-ups are out.

Match details:

Brazilian Serie A, 2022
Coritiba vs. Santos FC
Estadio Couto Pereira, Curitiba
Date. August 09, 2022
Kick-off: 04:30 am IST

Preview:

Coritiba are going to host round 21 game of the Brazilian Serie A against Santos FC at Estadio Couto Pereira, Curitiba in Brazil. In the last encounter, Coritiba faced a 1-0 defeat against Goias and are currently standing at the 15th position on the points table. On the other hand, Santos FC played to a 2-2 draw against Fluminense and are placed at the 10th spot on the points table.

After examining the recent form and statistics of these two sides, away side Santos FC are the slight favorite side to secure a win in this encounter but we can expect goals from both ends of the pitch.

Current form (W-D-L):

Coritiba: DLLWL

Santos FC: WLWDD

Head to head record:

Coritiba: 6

Santos FC: 9

Draw: 4

Suspension, injured & not available:

Coritiba:

Andrey (Injured), Warley Leandro (Injured), Egidio

Santos FC:

Camacho, Lucas Pires (Doubtful), Alex (Doubtful)

Probable starting line-ups:

Coritiba(4-2-3-1):

Gabriel Vasconcelos Ferreira, Diego Porfirio, Luciano Castan, Henrique, Matheus Alexandre, Bernardo Lemes, Valdemir Oliveira Soares, Igor Paixao, Regis, Alef Manga, Leo Gamalho

Santos FC(4-2-3-1):

Joao Paulo Silva Martins, Madson, Maicon, Eduardo Bauermann, Felipe Jonatan, Vinicius Zanocelo, Rodrigo Fernandez, Lucas Barbosa, Carlos Sanchez, Lucas Braga, Marcos Leonardo

Top picks:

Marcos Leonardo: Santos FCs forward has scored 8 goals and claimed 2 assists in the Brazilian Serie A this season. He has an average of 2.8 shots per game on goal with a successful passing percentage of 71. He is a clear choice for captaincy in your small league fantasy teams.

Leo Gamalho: Coritibas forward has scored 6 goals in the Brazilian Serie A this season. He has an average of 1.7 shots per game on goal with a successful passing percentage of 76. He is a differential pick for captaincy in this encounter.

Vinicius Zanocelo: Santos FCs midfielder has scored 3 goals in the Brazilian Serie A this season. He has an average of 1.8 shots per game on goal with a successful passing percentage of 85. He is a must-have pick in your small league fantasy teams.

Igor Paixao: Coritibas midfielder has scored 4 goals and 4 assists in the Brazilian Serie A this season. He has an average of 2.6 shots per game on goal with a successful passing percentage of 79. He is a must-have pick in your small league fantasy teams.

Choices for captain and vice-captain:

Marcos Leonardo, Leo Gamalho, Vinicius Zanocelo, Igor Paixao

Score prediction for the small league:

Coritiba(1-2)Santos FC

Team combination:

Preferable contest: Head to Head, Small league up to 10 members.

Disclaimer: The views expressed here are of the author and are not a reflection of the actual points you might earn.