This intriguing Copa Sudamericana fixture sees Santos facing opposition in the form of UCV on Wednesday.
View all of the Santos v UCV predictions, poll and stats below (plus the best game odds).
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Santos
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Santos, who won their previous game, will hope for a similar result following the 1-4 Copa Sudamericana victory vs UCV.
In that game, Santos managed 61% possession and 17 shots at goal with 7 of them on target. For Santos, goals were scored by Bontempo (35'), Menino (57'), Thaciano (67') and Rony (84'). On the other side, UCV had 8 attempts at goal with 4 of them on target.
Three or more goals per match were recorded in 6 of the past 6 fixtures where Santos have participated. Their opponents scored 9 of them in these games whereas Santos amassed a tally of 15.
UCV
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In the course of their 6 most recent matches, UCV have managed to stick the ball in the net 5 times therefore giving them the goals per game average of 0.83.
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Team News: Santos
Igor Vinícius (Tendonitis), Vinicius Lira (Cruciate ligament injury), Gustavinho (Hamstring injury), Moisés (Ankle sprain), Alexis Duarte (Cruciate ligament injury), Gabriel Barbosa (muscular problems), Willian Arão (Bruised ribs) and João Schmidt (Hamstring injury) will be missing for Santos manager Cuca Stival.
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Team News: UCV
Thanks to a fully injury-free group available to choose from, the UCV manager has zero fitness worries to report ahead of this match.
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Prediction
We’re of the view that UCV will manage to get a goal against this Santos side, although it might not be enough to avoid defeat.
We’re predicting a close game with a 2-1 victory for Santos when the full-time whistle blows. We’ll have to see what happens.
Lucas Pereira,
08:03 25/07/2026
Odds correct at time of publishing. All odds subject to change.
⚽️ Team Focus:
Santos
Formed: 1912
Stadium: Estádio Urbano Caldeira (16,068)
Captain: Neymar da Silva Santos Júnior
Chairman: Marcelo Teixeira
Manager: Cuca Stival
Competitions: Serie A position 15, Copa do Brasil (Round of 16)
🔑 Star Man: Neymar
Normally taking to the field in the Striker position, Neymar was born in Mogi das Cruzes , Brazil. Having made a first senior appearance for Santos in the 2009 season, the gifted Forward has scored 4 league goals in this Série A 2026 campaign so far in a total of 8 appearances.