Santos vs Atletico-MG Prediction - 16 September 2026
Correct score0-1Alternative1-1
What is the prediction for Santos vs Atletico-MG?
Our correct score is 0-1, then 1-1. Both teams are in similar form heading into this match.
Match analysis
Atletico-MG beat Santos 2-0 just a week ago, on 9 September, and Superior's model still expects a narrow repeat, projecting a 0-1 away win for their Copa Sudamericana rematch on 16 September with 1-1 next in line. Both sides are carrying a heavy schedule of four matches in fourteen days apiece.
The reverse fixture went to Atletico-MG a week ago
Atletico-MG won the previous meeting 2-0 on 9 September, the most recent of four meetings between these sides in the past eighteen months, a stretch that also includes a 1-0 Atletico-MG win and a 1-1 draw, with Santos' only win coming back in April 2025. Both teams are carrying a congested run of four matches in fourteen days, Santos on three days' rest and Atletico-MG on four, which tracks with a projection that favours control over an open, high-scoring game.
Santos have not lost every recent meeting
Santos' 2-0 win over Atletico-MG in April 2025 is proof the head to head does not run entirely one way, and Santos also won 1-0 in their own last home match before this one, evidence the home side has its own route to goals. If Santos' finishing shows up the way it did in that win, or Atletico-MG's fixture congestion catches up with them a week after the last meeting, this projection can easily miss and the visitors leave with nothing instead of a repeat win.
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Head to Head
Head to Head
| Date | Home | Score | Away |
|---|---|---|---|
| 9 September 2026 | Atletico-MG | 2 - 0 | Santos |
| 11 April 2026 | Santos | 1 - 0 | Atletico-MG |
| 14 September 2025 | Atletico-MG | 1 - 1 | Santos |
| 17 April 2025 | Santos | 2 - 0 | Atletico-MG |