See what Santos need to reach the magic number in the Brasileirão | OneFootball

Santos is going through a turbulent time and is trying to avoid a new relegation to Série B of the Brazilian Championship. However, reaching the “magic number” will not be an easy task for Peixe.

Clubs usually set 45 points as the benchmark to escape. At the moment, Alvinegro Praiano has 28 points. In other words, 17 less than the safe harbor.

Alvinegro Praiano has 12 more matches to play until the end of the Brasileirão. There are seven home games and five away.

In search of the “magic number”

To earn 17 points in 12 matches, Juan Pablo Vojvoda’s team needs to have a 47.2% success rate.

With six wins, Santos would even surpass the magic number. However, the team is struggling to win that many games in Série A. In 26 matches played so far, there have been only seven victories.

Other feasible combinations to reach 45 points are:

One factor that could help Santos in this race is the large number of home games. There are seven more matches as hosts, including the postponed derby against Palmeiras, scheduled for November 15.

In the next two rounds, by the way, Peixe will play in front of their fans, against Corinthians and Vitória, who currently open the relegation zone with 25 points.

Do you need 45 points?

Since the Brasileirão started being played with 20 clubs in 2006, the lowest score that saved a club was 39 points, in 2019. Ceará was the team that survived. The 17th place was Cruzeiro, with 36.

The only team that was relegated with 45 points was Coritiba in 2009. In the other 18 seasons, that score would have been enough to escape.

Bitter memory

In 2023, Santos finished the Brazilian Championship with 43 points and was relegated. The first team out was Bahia, with 44.

See the survival score for each year

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