Santos look to break hoodoos against Botafogo, here’s what’s at stake | OneFootball

Santos faces Botafogo this Sunday, for the 30th round of the Brazilian Championship. The Peixe will have to break some taboos this afternoon to return to CT Rei Pelé with three points in the bag.

The Alvinegro Praiano hasn't won against Fogão away from home since 2019. There have been three consecutive matches without a win at Nilton Santos, with two draws (0-0 in 2020 and 1-1 in 2023) and one loss (3-0 in 2022).

The last victory for Santos at Botafogo's home was on July 21, 2019. On that occasion, Jorge Sampaoli's team won 1-0, with a stunning goal by Marinho, who dubbed the goal a “mini random missile”.

And overall?

In the overall record, Peixe suffers from four consecutive matches without a win against Glorioso. There have been two losses and two draws. In the first round of this year's Brasileirão, the team from Rio left Vila Belmiro with a 1-0 victory, with a goal by Artur in the final stretch of the match, which was marked by Neymar's expulsion.

The last time Alvinegro Praiano celebrated a triumph over today's rivals was in 2022, with a 2-0 win at Urbano Caldeira. Léo Baptistão and Marcos Leonardo scored.

Nightmare of synthetic turf

Santos has a terrible record on synthetic pitches, like the one at Nilton Santos. The club's last victory on artificial grass was on October 30, 2021. On that occasion, Fábio Carille's team overcame Athletico-PR 1-0 at Ligga Arena, with a goal by Madson.

Since then, there have been 12 matches on synthetic turf, with seven losses and five draws. In other words, a success rate of 13.8%. Additionally, they scored eight goals and conceded 19.

This year, Santos played on the synthetic turf of Arena MRV (a 1-1 draw with Atlético-MG) and Allianz Parque (a 0-0 draw with Ceará, as the home team).

See Santos' last 12 matches on synthetic turf

Athletico-PR 0 x 1 Santos – 2021 Palmeiras 1 x 0 Santos – 2022 Palmeiras 1 x 0 Santos – 2022 Athletico-PR 2 x 2 Santos – 2022 Santos André 1 x 1 Santos – 2023 Palmeiras 3 x 1 Santos – 2023 Atlético-MG 2 x 0 Santos – 2023 Botafogo 1 x 1 Santos – 2023 Athletico-PR 3 x 0 Santos – 2023 Palmeiras 2 x 1 Santos – 2024 Palmeiras 2 x 0 Santos – 2024 Santos 0 x 0 Ceará – 2025

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