CR Flamengo vs Santos FC, Serie A 2026 REGULAR SEASON
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Overview
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CR Flamengo vs Santos FC — Serie A at Maracana.
- CR Flamengo 16 games · 31 pts (2026/26)
- Santos FC 17 games · 18 pts (2026/26)
Match Details
- Referee Anderson Daronco
- Assistant 1 Michael Stanislau
- Assistant 2 Thiaggo Americano Labes (Brazil)
7 games this season 🟨 2.3/game ⚽ 9.9 goals/game 🟥 1 totalStandings
# Team P Pts 1 SE Palmeiras 17 38 2 CR Flamengo 16 31 3 Fluminense FC 17 30 4 CA Paranaense 17 27 5 RB Bragantino 17 26 6 Coritiba FBC 17 26 7 Sao Paulo FC 17 25 8 EC Bahia 16 23 9 Cruzeiro EC 17 23 10 Botafogo FR 16 22 11 EC Vitoria 16 22 12 SC Internacional 17 21 13 Gremio FBPA 17 21 14 CA Mineiro 17 21 15 SC Corinthians Paulista 17 21 16 CR Vasco da Gama 17 20 17 Santos FC 17 18 18 Mirassol FC 16 16 19 Clube do Remo 17 15 20 Chapecoense AF 16 9 Head-to-Head
Recent Form
Date Opponent H/A Score Result 05 Apr Santos FC H 3–1 W 03 Apr RB Bragantino A 0–3 L 22 Mar SC Corinthians Paulista A 1–1 D 19 Mar Clube do Remo H 3–0 W 14 Mar Botafogo FR A 3–0 W 12 Mar Cruzeiro EC H 2–0 W Date Opponent H/A Score Result 05 Apr CR Flamengo A 1–3 L 02 Apr Clube do Remo H 2–0 W 22 Mar Cruzeiro EC A 0–0 D 19 Mar SC Internacional H 1–2 L 15 Mar SC Corinthians Paulista H 1–1 D 11 Mar Mirassol FC A 2–2 D Season Stats
CR Flamengo Santos FC #2 Position #17 31 Points 18 16 Played 17 9 / 4 / 3 W / D / L 4 / 6 / 7 28 Scored 23 16 Conceded 28 +12 GD -5 1.94 PPG 1.06 56% Win % 24% Key Stats
53% Both Teams to Score
H2H (15 games)60% Over 2.5 Goals
H2H history38% Clean Sheets
CR Flamengo this season24% Clean Sheets
Santos FC this seasonCR Flamengo are 2nd (31 pts). Santos FC are 17th (18 pts).
Goal Timing (This Season)
CR Flamengo0-153/116-301/131-452/246-602/361-752/–76+3/4■ Scored ■ ConcededSantos FC0-151/116-302/231-454/246-603/261-751/476+2/4■ Scored ■ ConcededTop Scorers (This Season)
CR FlamengoPedro 9 G 3 A Giorgian De Arrascaeta 3 G 1 A Lucas Paqueta 3 G Santos FCGabriel Barbosa 6 G 2 A Neymar 4 G 2 A Benjamin Rollheiser 3 G -
Events
Match Events
- 0' The game is set. CR Flamengo kicks off things out of here…
- 5' While there is no rush on the pitch, let’s have a look at some stats. Jorge Carrascal made 172 appearances and scored 22 goals. He is very likely to score a goal today.
- 10' CR Flamengo started playing very sharply right from the kick off. However, it slowed down the tempo rapidly by 10.
- 15' Supporters expect more eagerness from Moises, as he is very good at scoring at Maracana with 0 goals in the last 0 games.
- 20' Spectators do not have much to choose from both teams. The sides had several scoring chances but they still need a bit more than just a sight of a goal.
- 25' The travelling Santos FC supporters hardly appreciate their team being pressed down to the backline.
- 30' Santos FC is defending very well tonight not leaving a chance for their rivals to get through for a goal.
- 35' Although teams showed high tempo form the start, they seem to slow down a bit. Both sides really need to catch a fire. Otherwise, we have another goalless match.
- 40' Spectators are craving for more action. Both teams play very cautiously. They need to put some more energy.
- 45' Christian Oliva needs to be pretty careful with his discipline considering 0 Red cards this season.
- 48' What a strike from Lautaro Diaz! The score is 0-1.
- 53' It’s gonna be a card for Gabriel Bontempo.
- 58' The teams are not in a rush to score plenty of goals. It might look strange considering CR Flamengo that had 377 games and scored 532 goals.
- 63' CR Flamengo looks like a favorite considering 1 games won in last 1 matches with its main striker Lucas Paqueta scoring 1 goals.
- 64' Goal! Pedro scores his 91 goal in 381 matches.
- 65' The CR Flamengo manager makes a substitution. Evertton departs to be replaced by Lucas Paqueta.
- 67' The referee calls foul for Alvaro Barreal. He receives a card.
- 71' GOAL! Jorginho scores on 71.
- 72' The whistle greets Thaciano as he departs to be replaced by Moises.
- 77' We miss some good tackles and strikes. Is there anyone on the field to put the game back to action?
- 81' Gonzalo Plata has so much to prove this time. He replaces Jorge Carrascal on 81 minute.
- 82' Another substitution for CR Flamengo to replace Pedro by Luiz Araujo on 82 minute.
- 86' Nicolas de la Cruz has so much to prove this time. He replaces Giorgian De Arrascaeta on 86 minute.
- 89' What a strike from Lucas Paqueta! The score is 3-1.
- 90' Another substitution for Santos FC to replace Gabriel Bontempo by Ze Rafael on 90 minute.
- With this win, CR Flamengo is likely to improve its situation in the overall team standings.
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Lineups
CR Flamengo Lineups
4-2-3-1Starting XI
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- 3
- 6
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9
Pedro ↓ Luiz Araujo 82'
- 4
- 21
- 2
- 1
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15
Jorge Carrascal ↓ Gonzalo Plata 81'
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16
Samuel Lino ↓ Bruno Henrique 65'
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52
Evertton ↓ Lucas Paqueta 65'
Bench
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20
Lucas Paqueta ↑ 65'
- 22
- 42
- 13
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7
Luiz Araujo ↑ 82'
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27
Bruno Henrique ↑ 65'
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19
Gonzalo Plata ↑ 81'
- 44
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18
Nicolas de la Cruz ↑ 86'
- 49
- 51
- 64
Coach Leonardo JardimSantos FC Lineups
4-1-4-1Starting XI
- 14
- 16
- 4
- 31
- 22
- 77
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28
Christian Oliva ↓ Willian Arao 72'
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2
Ze Ivaldo ↓ Gabriel Barbosa 72'
- 19
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49
Gabriel Bontempo ↓ Ze Rafael 90'
- 48
Bench
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15
Willian Arao ↑ 72'
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6
Ze Rafael ↑ 90'
- 8
- 5
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Gabriel Barbosa ↑ 72'
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32
Benjamin Rollheiser ↑ 82'
- 98
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21
Moises ↑ 72'
- 1
- 67
- 38
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H2H
H2H Top Scorers
Player Goals Gabriel Barbosa 10 Pedro 5 Marinho 2 Carlos Sanchez 2 Lautaro Diaz 2 Everton Ribeiro 2 Raniel 1 Alex Nascimento 1 Head to Head
CR Flamengo Form
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Predictions
Prediction accuracy3 / 42.37 CR Flamengo xGExpected GoalsDixon-Coles · Bivariate Poisson · Neg. Binomial · Elo1.02 Santos FC xGI would bet for: Over 2.5 goals 65% + CR Flamengo to win 64%Match Result
✓ CorrectActual: CR Flamengo winBoth Teams to Score
✓ CorrectAvg goals/match: 3.39Actual: Yes — both scoredOver / Under Goals
✓ O/U 2.5Line Over Under ± 0.5 95% 5% ± 1.5 85% 15% ± 2.5 65% 35% ± 3.5 43% 57% ± 4.5 25% 75% Double Chance
CR Flamengo or Draw 84%Draw or Santos FC 36%CR Flamengo or Santos FC 80%Half-Time Result
✗ WrongActual: Draw at HTCorrect Score
✓ In top 122 – 0 9.4%2 – 1 9.3%1 – 1 8.9%1 – 0 7.6%3 – 1 Actual3 – 0 7.3%0 – 0 4.7%2 – 2 4.7%4 – 1 4.4%4 – 0 4.3%1 – 2 4%3 – 2 3.8%Asian Handicap — CR Flamengo
Handicap CR Flamengo covers Push Santos FC covers -2.5 25% — 75% -2 25% 20% 56% -1.5 44% — 56% -1 44% 22% 34% -0.5 66% — 34% +0.5 86% — 14% +1 86% 9% 5% +1.5 95% — 5% +2 95% 4% 1% +2.5 99% — 1% Clean Sheet
CR Flamengo keeps clean sheet 37% ✓Santos FC keeps clean sheet 10% ✓Predictions are statistical estimates based on season form, H2H history, and a Poisson model. Not financial advice.