Santos FC Sao Paulo
- Santos FC Sao Paulo have won two, drawn two and lost one of their last five matches, failing to win their last home game against Athletico Paranaense PR.
- Santos are 15th in Serie A 2026 with 22 points from 20 matches, while Paranaense PR are 3rd with 37 points from 21.
- Cuca has changed Santos to be a much more compact and structure-first 4-2-3-1 team this season.
CA Paranaense PR
- CA Paranaense PR are unbeaten in five with four wins and a draw, winning one and drawing their last away match.
- Odair Hellmann's Athletico Paranaense are playing with much more tempo and vertical punch this season.
- They press with energy, overload the wings and are more than capable of punishing teams when they can pick off turnovers, steal the ball or play fast breaks.
- Paranaense have won two and drawn one in their last three away games, so they are bringing plenty of bite to the matchup.
Head-to-Head
Santos FC Sao Paulo have won two, drawn two and lost one of their last five matches, failing to win their last home game against Athletico Paranaense PR.
Key Players
Kevin Viveros has scored four of the team's seven goals in the last five so he's deadly right now and this could be a good place to take Athletico to nick it in what is likely to be a tight game.
Betting Insights
- Santos FC Sao Paulo are 2.28 favorites ahead of CA Paranaense PR at 3.2 and the draw at 3.15 here in Serie A 2026, but that's still a pretty slim gap to cover for Cuca's side who come into this matchup in slightly poorer form than their visitors.
- Their away record in Serie A 2026 reads 3-2-5, and they average just 0.90 goals per game on the road while conceding 1.30 so it's not a lock, but we'll have a bet on the away team at a good odds.
- An under 2.5 goals bet at 1.7 also appeals.
Prediction
The draw makes plenty of sense too, but if we're going for a winner then it's the visitors who have the hotter hand and can do the business.
