Santos (home)
- It’s a Serie A relegation six-pointer between 16th placed Santos with 31 points and 17th placed EC Vitoria on 25 points when the two sides clash on Tuesday night. Our Santos FC Sao Paulo vs EC Vitoria prediction will consider both teams' form and urgency going into this match.
- A home win will push Peixe further clear of Vitoria, whereas a Vitoria win would cut the deficit.
- Last weekend’s crucial 3-1 home victory over Corinthians has pulled Santos out of the relegation zone.
- Zé Rafael was on fire in that game, scoring the opener and driving transitions.
- Juan Pablo Vojvoda has been slowly turning Peixe’s season around since his appointment in August 2025.
- He has implemented a high-intensity system that presses the opposition hard and allows his players to make transitions quickly.
- The team play with lots of width, but they’ve also been conceding regularly, so this Santos FC Sao Paulo vs EC Vitoria betting tips section should take defensive records into account.
Vitória (away)
- Vitória boss Jair Ventura has set his team up to be a compact, transition-based team since he joined late last September.
- Leao are a 4-3-3 side who will try to suffocate opponents and then hit them on the counter or from set-pieces.
- Renato Kayzer is their best striker with six or seven league goals this term, but Fabri and Osvaldo can be dangerous when they’re on.
Head-to-Head
Santos have won more than half of the 20-25 competitive head-to-head matchups with Vitória.
Key Players
- Zé Rafael was on fire in that game, scoring the opener and driving transitions.
- Benjamín Rollheiser is a cool penalty taker and Vitória know all about him after their 1-0 defeat in the previous Serie A meeting back in May.
- Gabriel Brazão has been a reliable keeper when keeping Santos in the game.
- Renato Kayzer is their best striker with six or seven league goals this term, but Fabri and Osvaldo can be dangerous when they’re on.
- Álvaro Barreal provides the spark and can punish the defenders on his day, as he did with a beautiful goal against the Timão last Saturday.
Betting Insights
Santos are the favourite at 1.77 , but both teams have good reasons to win and Vitória are 4.89 for this away game while the draw is 3.68 . For those looking for value, the Santos FC Sao Paulo vs EC Vitoria betting tips could offer crucial guidance.
Prediction
- The rain could also play a part, so we’re going with Both Teams To Score at around 1.71, rather than backing Santos to edge it in 90 minutes.
- Both Santos and Vitória have failed to find any consistency so far this season, but this is a crucial game for both sides and the crowd should be up for the match.
- Santos have some momentum behind them after returning to winning ways against Corinthians, but their previous form was poor (W-D-D-L-W).
- Vojvoda’s pressing style and positive changes have reduced the likelihood of relegation, but they need to improve at the back.
