Fluminense vs Santos — match summary
Brazil · Serie A · kick-off 19 Oct 2026 02:00
Full time · score 1-2
pPS pre-match readiness (0-100): Fluminense 67 · Santos 32
mPS in-play performance (0-100): Fluminense 43 · Santos 59
Shots on target 2-5 · corners 4-5 · possession 49-51
NextGOAL tip: Santos +0.5 · 2 stars
Fluminense and Santos meet in very different states of form. The hosts have just finished their Copa Libertadores match with a 1-2 defeat, while the visitors also just lost in the Sudamericana 2-4. But looking only at the league, Santos won 2-1 two matches ago before drawing 2-2, so this is a game where both sides need to get back to picking up points in the league. Fluminense is still the team that dominates possession overall, especially at home where they tend to open up the game first, but their defense is not particularly tight. Santos, meanwhile, have played with more aggression lately and are not afraid to trade punches, though their defense still shows gaps. If the hosts control the ball and push high as they like to do, Santos will likely rely on counter-attacks and the freshness of an attack that scores consistently. This game is likely to end close and be decided by small details rather than a blowout. Fluminense and Santos both have defenses that concede in any situation, but Santos are the side for whom a draw or win would suit their game better, because the hosts have not often won by a wide margin recently.