Fluminense vs Santos Prediction & Betting Tips

Recent Form

Looking across all competitions, Fluminense have gone 8-9-3 in their last 20 outings, scoring 33 and conceding 22. That's a lot of draws, which fits a side that grinds out points rather than blowing teams away.

Fluminense: 20 completed matches; Santos: 20 completed matches.

Fluminense

20 matches

Win

40% 8 / 20

Draw

45% 9 / 20

Loss

15% 3 / 20

Scored

33

Conceded

22

Difference

+11

Santos

20 matches

Win

55% 11 / 20

Draw

25% 5 / 20

Loss

20% 4 / 20

Scored

33

Conceded

22

Difference

+11

Santos have a slightly better win tally in the same span, 11-5-4 with the same 33 for and 22 against, but also more defeats. Their form has more peaks and troughs. Fluminense's run includes a loss at Corinthians most recently after a string of wins in the league and Libertadores, while Santos bounced back from a Sudamericana defeat to Atletico-MG with a league win at Remo.

Both sides arrive with decent underlying form, even with a stumble in their most recent outing.

Comparative Team Statistics: Fluminense vs Santos

Head-to-Head

These two have faced off regularly over the past decade and recent meetings have been close. Fluminense won 3-2 away back in April, the two sides drew 0-0 last August, and Fluminense edged a 1-0 win before that.

There's no obvious pattern of one side dominating the fixture lately, home or away.

League Table Picture

Fluminense sit 4th with 48 points from 28 games, built on 13 wins, 9 draws and just 6 losses. Santos are down in 8th with 38 points from 27 games, having won 10, drawn 8 and lost 9.

The gap shows up in goal difference too. Fluminense are +8 for the season while Santos are only just above break-even at +1.

Fluminense's overall league record marks them out as the more consistent side this season.

Players and Fitness

Santos lean heavily on Gabriel Barbosa, who has 11 goals in 19 appearances this season, clearly the sharpest finisher involved in this fixture. Fluminense spread things more evenly, with John Kennedy on 9 and Hulk on 7, plus Acosta chipping in with 5 assists from midfield.

Fluminense:

Best scorers:

John Kennedy - 9

Hulk - 7

Best assist providers:

L. Acosta - 5

Penalty cards:

A. Canobbio x 1 x 5

Injury list:

G. Cano

Jemmes

PH Ganso

Santos:

Best scorers:

Gabriel Barbosa - 11

Penalty cards:

Gabriel Barbosa x 1 x 7

Á. Barreal x 1 x 6

G. Escobar x 7

Injury list:

Tiquinho Soares

On the injury side, Fluminense have Cano, Jemmes and Ganso all listed as questionable, while Santos have Tiquinho Soares in a similar bracket. With the match still some weeks away, these are worth checking again closer to kickoff rather than treating as confirmed absences.

If Cano and Ganso are both missing, that would take some sting out of Fluminense's attacking play.

What to Expect

Fluminense's habit of drawing domestically, combined with Santos's more volatile results, points to a game that could go either way. Both sides have scored freely in patches this season, so goals aren't out of the question.

Neither team has been fully reliable recently, which makes this a tricky one to call with confidence.