Santos in worst run under Vojvoda, tough fixtures in drop fight | OneFootball

On the night of last Thursday, Santos suffered yet another defeat and sank deeper into the relegation zone of the Brazilian Championship. Peixe was beaten by Palmeiras 2-0 at Allianz Parque, in a classic match valid for the 33rd round.

The Alvinegro Praiano is experiencing its worst run of results under the command of Juan Pablo Vojvoda and has not won in four matches in Serie A, with two losses and two draws – losing to Vitória (at home) and Palmeiras (away), and drawing with Botafogo (in Rio) and Fortaleza (at Vila).

Until now, the worst sequence of results with the Argentine coach had been three games, with two draws (Red Bull Bragantino away and Grêmio at Vila Belmiro) and one loss, the latter to Ceará, 3-0, at Arena Castelão.

Santos, therefore, needs to react if it wants to avoid what would be the second relegation in its history. However, the classic against Palmeiras was just the first of four tough challenges the team will face in the upcoming rounds of the Brasileirão.

Santos’ Upcoming Matches

Santos’ run in the Brazilian Championship involves direct clashes against the first, second, and fourth placed teams. This Sunday, the Alvinegro Praiano visits Flamengo at 6:30 p.m. (Brasília time), at Maracanã, for the 33rd round of the national tournament.

After that, Peixe hosts Palmeiras in another classic, this time a rescheduled match from the 13th round, at Vila Belmiro. The Palmeiras team will certainly be without striker Vitor Roque and may have more absences due to call-ups, which could work in favor of the home side. Finally, Santos will also face Mirassol, again at home.

Until the end of the Brasileirão, Santos will also face direct rivals in the fight against relegation, such as Internacional (at Beira-Rio), Sport (at Vila Belmiro), and Juventude, at Alfredo Jaconi. The last round, in turn, features a clash against third-placed Cruzeiro.

Peixe’s Matches Until the End of the Championship

Compare the Tables of Teams Fighting Against Relegation

Santos occupies 17th place in the table, with 33 points. Four other teams are also fighting against relegation: Vitória (16th place, with 34 points); Juventude (18th place, with 29 points); Fortaleza (19th place, with 29 points); and Internacional (15th place, with 36 points).

Juventude and Fortaleza have slimmer chances of escaping relegation, with 90.1% and 87.3% probability of relegation, respectively. Vitória, on the other hand, has reduced its chances to 47.8%, while Santos appears with 50.5%. Inter, meanwhile, has a 15.1% probability of going down. The data is from UFMG (Federal University of Minas Gerais).

See the Remaining Matches for Teams Fighting to Avoid Relegation:

VITÓRIA (six matches remaining)

INTERNACIONAL (six matches remaining)

JUVENTUDE (six matches remaining)

FORTALEZA (seven matches remaining)

Upcoming Santos Matches

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