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Santos vs Flamengo: prediction and stats

Serie ARegular Season - 29Kick-off on October 8, 2026 at 10:30 PM (UTC)Estádio Urbano Caldeira, Santos, São Paulo

Santos
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Flamengo

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Official lineup for Santos vs Flamengo

The starting elevens officially announced for this match.

Santos

4-2-3-1
  1. 9Gabriel Barbosa
  1. 11Philippe Coutinho
  2. 48Gustavo Henrique Pereira
  3. 22Á. Barreal
  1. 8Gabriel Bontempo
  2. 26C. Oliva
  1. 31G. Escobar
  2. 15Willian Arão
  3. 4Lucas Veríssimo
  4. 23Rodinei
  1. 1Diógenes

Known absences

  • Gabriel BrazãoOut · Shoulder injury
  • NeymarOut · Thigh injury
  • Vinicius LiraOut · Knee injury

Flamengo

4-2-3-1
  1. 9Pedro
  1. 16Samuel Lino
  2. 11Lucas Paquetá
  3. 15J. Carrascal
  1. 21Jorginho
  2. 5E. Pulgar
  1. 26Alex Sandro
  2. 4Léo Pereira
  3. 13Danilo
  4. 22Emerson Royal
  1. 1A. Rossi

Known absences

  • Evertton AraújoOut · Thigh injury
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What is the recent form of both teams?

Over their last 15 matches in all competitions, Santos have 9 wins, 3 draws and 3 defeats; Flamengo have 10, 4 and 1.

The competition is shown for every match: in pre-season, several of these games are friendlies.

Santos
DateOpponentScoreCompetition
Oct 2, 2026Sao Paulo(away)2-1Serie A
Sep 19, 2026Remo(away)2-1Serie A
Sep 16, 2026Atletico-MG(away)2-4CONMEBOL Sudamericana
Sep 13, 2026Cruzeiro(home)2-1Serie A
Sep 9, 2026Atletico-MG(home)2-0CONMEBOL Sudamericana
Flamengo
DateOpponentScoreCompetition
Sep 20, 2026RB Bragantino(home)2-1Serie A
Sep 18, 2026Independiente del Valle(home)1-1CONMEBOL Libertadores
Sep 13, 2026Corinthians(home)2-1Serie A
Sep 11, 2026Independiente del Valle(away)2-0CONMEBOL Libertadores
Sep 6, 2026Remo(away)1-0Serie A

What does the head-to-head say?

Across the last 6 meetings: 2 Santos wins, 0 draws, 4 Flamengo wins.

DateScoreCompetition
Apr 5, 2026Flamengo 3-1 SantosSerie A
Nov 9, 2025Flamengo 3-2 SantosSerie A
Jul 16, 2025Santos 1-0 FlamengoSerie A
Nov 1, 2023Flamengo 1-2 SantosSerie A
Jun 25, 2023Santos 2-3 FlamengoSerie A
Oct 26, 2022Flamengo 3-2 SantosSerie A

Last archived meeting: Flamengo vs Santos on Apr 5, 2026

How many goals should we expect?

Santos score 1.4 and concede 1.1 goals per match over their last 15; Flamengo score 2.0 and concede 0.7.

ClubGoals scored / matchGoals conceded / matchClean sheetsBoth teams scoredOver 2.5 goals
Santos1.41.167/158/15
Flamengo2.00.769/157/15

Over the last 15 matches in all competitions.

Where do both teams sit in the table?

Santos sit 8th in Serie A (41 points from 28 matches) and Flamengo sit 1st (60 points from 28 matches).

2026 standings
#ClubPWDLGFGAPts
1Flamengo281864552360
8Santos281189434141

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How does Footlab AI compute this prediction?

The model combines both teams' Elo ratings (anchored by competition pool), their recent form weighted by opponent strength, home advantage and a Poisson matrix for scorelines. When bookmakers publish odds for the match, their consensus is built into the calculation: that is what proved most accurate on past matches. Its accuracy is measured continuously on the predictions actually published. Methodology and measured accuracy

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