Vasco DA Gama vs Santos: result 0-3 and analysis
Serie ARegular Season - 23Kick-off on August 16, 2026 at 07:00 PM (UTC)Estádio São Januário, Rio de Janeiro, Rio de Janeiro
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What was the result of Vasco DA Gama vs Santos?
Santos won 0-3 on August 16, 2026.
Goalscorers
- 68′Gabriel BarbosaSantos
- 77′Willian ArãoSantos
- 81′Luan PeresSantos
What had the model predicted before the match?
Before kick-off, the Footlab AI model gave a Vasco DA Gama win at 50%: prediction missed. Most likely score announced: 1-1. Actual score: 0-3.
Computed by the Footlab AI model from our own data only, with no AI analysis.
Official lineup for Vasco DA Gama vs Santos
The starting elevens fielded at kick-off.
Vasco DA Gama
4-2-3-1- 77C. Spinelli
- 9F. Colidio
- 3Tchê Tchê
- 11A. Gómez
- 23Thiago Mendes
- 8Jair
- 6Lucas Piton
- 30Robert Renan
- 46C. Cuesta
- 96Paulo Henrique
- 1Léo Jardim
Santos
4-2-3-1- 9Gabriel Barbosa
- 22Á. Barreal
- 10Neymar
- 17G. Caballero
- 5João Schmidt
- 28C. Oliva
- 31G. Escobar
- 14Luan Peres
- 15Willian Arão
- 18Igor Vinicius
- 77Gabriel Brazão
What is the recent form of both teams?
Over their last 15 matches in all competitions, Vasco DA Gama have 4 wins, 6 draws and 5 defeats; Santos have 8, 3 and 4.
The competition is shown for every match: in pre-season, several of these games are friendlies.
| Date | Opponent | Score | Competition |
|---|---|---|---|
| Aug 13, 2026 | Olimpia(home) | 0-0 | CONMEBOL Sudamericana |
| Aug 9, 2026 | Bahia(away) | 0-0 | Serie A |
| Aug 6, 2026 | Fluminense(away) | 3-1 | Copa Do Brasil |
| Aug 1, 2026 | Fluminense(home) | 0-0 | Copa Do Brasil |
| Jul 29, 2026 | Independiente Medellin(home) | 1-0 | CONMEBOL Sudamericana |
| Date | Opponent | Score | Competition |
|---|---|---|---|
| Aug 13, 2026 | Macara(home) | 2-1 | CONMEBOL Sudamericana |
| Aug 9, 2026 | Atletico Paranaense(home) | 0-2 | Serie A |
| Aug 5, 2026 | Remo(away) | 1-0 | Copa Do Brasil |
| Aug 2, 2026 | Remo(home) | 0-0 | Copa Do Brasil |
| Jul 29, 2026 | UCV(home) | 4-2 | CONMEBOL Sudamericana |
What does the head-to-head say?
Across the last 6 meetings: 3 Vasco DA Gama wins, 0 draws, 3 Santos wins.
| Date | Score | Competition |
|---|---|---|
| Feb 26, 2026 | Santos 2-1 Vasco DA Gama | Serie A |
| Aug 17, 2025 | Santos 0-6 Vasco DA Gama | Serie A |
| Mar 30, 2025 | Vasco DA Gama 2-1 Santos | Serie A |
| Oct 1, 2023 | Santos 4-1 Vasco DA Gama | Serie A |
| May 14, 2023 | Vasco DA Gama 0-1 Santos | Serie A |
| Dec 20, 2020 | Vasco DA Gama 1-0 Santos | Serie A |
Last archived meeting: Santos vs Vasco DA Gama on Feb 26, 2026
How many goals should we expect?
Vasco DA Gama score 1.0 and concede 1.2 goals per match over their last 15; Santos score 1.9 and concede 1.3.
| Club | Goals scored / match | Goals conceded / match | Clean sheets | Both teams scored | Over 2.5 goals |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Vasco DA Gama | 1.0 | 1.2 | 6 | 6/15 | 7/15 |
| Santos | 1.9 | 1.3 | 5 | 8/15 | 10/15 |
Over the last 15 matches in all competitions.
Where do both teams sit in the table?
Vasco DA Gama sit 14th in Serie A (35 points from 29 matches) and Santos sit 8th (42 points from 30 matches).
| # | Club | P | W | D | L | GF | GA | Pts |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 8 | Santos | 30 | 11 | 9 | 10 | 46 | 45 | 42 |
| 14 | Vasco DA Gama | 29 | 9 | 8 | 12 | 36 | 42 | 35 |
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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