📊 Form Guide

Santos

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Santos are hoping to win again after their last result, a 3-0 Copa Sudamericana success versus Deportivo Cuenca.

In that match, Santos had 54% possession and 13 shots at goal with 4 of them on target. For Santos, the scorers were Barbosa (14') and Bontempo (56'). At the other end, Deportivo Cuenca got 10 shots at goal with 3 of them on target. Facundo Ferrero (49' Own goal) scored for Deportivo Cuenca.

Cuca Stival's Santos have hit the back of the net a sum total of 11 times in their preceding six outings. The comparative number of goals that they have conceded in that time stands at 8.

Vitoria

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Vitoria will go into this game following on from a 2-0 Serie A win as they beat Internacional in their last game.

In that match, Vitoria had 43% possession and 8 attempts on goal with 4 on target. For Vitoria, the goals were scored by Renê (29') and Diego Tarzia (90'). Internacional got 20 attempts on goal with 2 of them on target.

In the course of their 6 latest matches, Jair Ventura's Vitoria have found the net a total of 11 times thus yielding them a goals scored per game average of 1.83.

Heading into this contest, Vitoria haven’t won away from home in the past 7 matches in the league.

↔️ Head to head

Looking at their prior head to head meetings going back to 21/06/2017 tells us that Santos have won 4 of these games and Vitoria 1, with the tally of drawn results standing at 1.

A total of 16 goals were scored between them in this period, with 11 of them from Peixe and 5 netted by Leão da Barra. That is an average goals per game value of 2.67.

The last league game featuring these sides was Serie A match day 29 on 21/10/2025 which finished with the scoreline of Santos 0-1 Vitoria.

On that occasion, Santos managed 73% possession and 14 attempts on goal with 4 on target.

At the other end, Vitoria got 9 shots on goal with 2 of them on target. Matheuzinho (41') scored.

The match was refereed by Rafael Rodrigo Klein.

📋 Team News: Santos

Thaciano (Hamstring injury), Vinicius Lira (Cruciate ligament injury), Gabriel Menino (Hamstring injury), Benjamín Rollheiser (muscular problems), Gabriel Brazão (Lumbar vertebra problems), João Schmidt (Hamstring injury) and Neymar (Calf injury) won’t be available for Santos manager Cuca Stival. Gustavinho will not be able to play in this game through being suspended.

It seems likely that Peixe will possibly kick off with a 4-2-3-1 formation in the match and select Diogenes, Adonis Frías, Lucas Verissimo, Luan Peres, Gonzalo Escobar, Willian Arao, Christian Oliva, Gabriel Bontempo, Miguel Terceros, Alvaro Barreal and Gabriel Barbosa.

ℹ️ Team News: Vitoria

We’re of the thinking that Leão da Barra seem likely to begin the game with a 4-3-3 formation by sending out Lucas Arcanjo, Edenilson, Caique Gonçalves, Luan Cândido, Ramon, Zé Vitor, Gabriel Baralhas, Emmanuel Martinez, Erick, Renê and Matheuzinho.

⚡ Prediction

For this match, we think that Vitoria must be fancied to put a goal past this Santos side, however that is unlikely to be enough to avoid a loss.

We’re going for a narrow 2-1 win for Santos at the end of this one. We are expecting it to be pretty even.

Andre Moura, 22:02 30/05/2026