Saturday , 14 November 2026

CR Flamengo vs Santos FC, Serie A 2026 REGULAR SEASON

Campeonato Brasileiro Serie A · 2026
CR Flamengo
3 – 1
Full Time
Santos FC
Sun 5 Apr 2026 · 20:30 UTC Maracana 68,615 HT 45' · FT 45'
0–1 48' Lautaro Diaz
Pedro 64' 1–1
Jorginho pen 71' 2–1
Lucas Paqueta 89' 3–1
Y 53' Gabriel Bontempo
Y 67' Alvaro Barreal

Overview

Match Preview

CR Flamengo vs Santos FC — Serie A at Maracana.

Match Details

  • Referee Anderson Daronco
  • Assistant 1 Michael Stanislau
  • Assistant 2 Thiaggo Americano Labes (Brazil)
9 games this season 🟨 2.7/game ⚽ 11.4 goals/game 🟥 1 total

Standings

# Team P Pts
1 CR Flamengo 34 76
2 SE Palmeiras 34 73
3 Cruzeiro EC 34 60
4 Fluminense FC 34 57
5 CA Paranaense 34 54
6 EC Bahia 34 53
7 CA Mineiro 34 50
8 RB Bragantino 34 47
9 Santos FC 34 47
10 São Paulo FC 34 44
11 Botafogo FR 34 42
12 Coritiba FBC 34 42
13 CR Vasco da Gama 33 41
14 Mirassol FC 34 40
15 SC Internacional 34 38
16 EC Vitoria 34 38
17 SC Corinthians Paulista 34 37
18 Gremio FBPA 34 37
19 Clube do Remo 34 29
20 Chapecoense AF 33 21

Head-to-Head

10
2
4
CR Flamengo 16 games · Avg 3.1 goals Santos FC
Last 5 meetings
2026-04-05 CR Flamengo 3–1 Santos FC 2025-11-09 CR Flamengo 3–2 Santos FC 2025-07-16 Santos FC 1–0 CR Flamengo 2023-11-01 CR Flamengo 1–2 Santos FC 2023-06-25 Santos FC 2–3 CR Flamengo

Recent Form

CR Flamengo
DateOpponentH/A ScoreResult
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
Santos FC
DateOpponentH/A ScoreResult
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
#1 Position #9
76 Points 47
34 Played 34
23 / 7 / 4 W / D / L 12 / 11 / 11
71 Scored 50
29 Conceded 49
+42 GD +1
2.24 PPG 1.38
68% Win % 35%

Key Stats

56% Both Teams to Score
H2H (16 games)
63% Over 2.5 Goals
H2H history
41% Clean Sheets
CR Flamengo this season
24% Clean Sheets
Santos FC this season

CR Flamengo are 1st (76 pts). Santos FC are 9th (47 pts).

Goal Timing (This Season)

CR Flamengo
0-15
8/3
16-30
6/2
31-45
9/2
46-60
8/5
61-75
9/2
76+
12/9
■ Scored ■ Conceded
Santos FC
0-15
2/3
16-30
4/3
31-45
9/8
46-60
7/4
61-75
3/4
76+
11/9
■ Scored ■ Conceded

Top Scorers (This Season)

CR Flamengo
Pedro 20 G 7 A
Samuel Lino 12 G 9 A
Jorge Carrascal 7 G 9 A
Lucas Paqueta 7 G 1 A
Gonzalo Plata 4 G 3 A
Santos FC
Gabriel Barbosa 15 G 4 A
Neymar 8 G 3 A
Alvaro Barreal 5 G 1 A
Benjamin Rollheiser 3 G

Events

Match Events

  • 0' Three points are at stake. CR Flamengo host Santos FC — let the battle begin!
  • 5' Players seem to put ease on their energy level Spectators hardly appreciate such approach. Teams need to speed up the tempo.
  • 10' 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.
  • 15' CR Flamengo looks like a favorite considering 1 games won in last 2 matches with its main striker Lucas Paqueta scoring 2 goals.
  • 20' The referee has had an easy afternoon — neither side has been overly physical in the tackle.
  • 25' A quiet spell here at Maracana. Santos FC seem content sitting deep and soaking up pressure.
  • 30' The clock is ticking and both teams know a goal could change everything at this point.
  • 35' While there is no rush on the pitch, let’s have a look at some stats. Lautaro Diaz made 10 appearances and scored 6 goals. He is very likely to score a goal today.
  • 40' A moment of individual brilliance could settle this. Both teams are waiting for that decisive action.
  • 45' The tempo has dropped considerably in the last few minutes. Cuca will be considering his options from the bench.
  • 48' Lautaro Diaz makes no mistake. The score reads 0-1 and Santos FC are in front.
  • 53' Gabriel Bontempo was booked on 53.
  • 58' 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.
  • 63' CR Flamengo are deployed in a 4-2-3-1 today, looking to exploit space against Santos FC's 4-1-4-1 shape.
  • 64' Brilliant from the ! Pedro makes it 1-1 with a superb finish on 64.
  • 65' CR Flamengo make a change. Evertton trudges off to be replaced by Lucas Paqueta on 65 minutes.
  • 67' A moment of madness from Alvaro Barreal on 67 minutes earns him a card. Santos FC will be frustrated.
  • 71' Jorginho makes no mistake. The score reads 2-1 and CR Flamengo are in front.
  • 72' Time for substitution for Santos FC. Thaciano is replaced by Moises.
  • 77' CR Flamengo are enjoying more possession but struggling to find a way through a disciplined Santos FC backline.
  • 81' CR Flamengo ring the changes. Jorge Carrascal has done his job and it is now time for Gonzalo Plata to step up.
  • 82' Fresh legs for CR Flamengo! Luiz Araujo comes on to replace Pedro.
  • 86' The CR Flamengo bench stirs into life. Giorgian De Arrascaeta is withdrawn and Nicolas de la Cruz gets his opportunity.
  • 89' GOAL! Lucas Paqueta scores on 89. Assisted by Gonzalo Plata
  • 90' Another change for Santos FC made on 90 minute. Gabriel Bontempo leaves to be changed by Ze Rafael.
  • Time to leave. No sensation happened. Another win for CR Flamengo players.

Lineups

CR Flamengo Lineups

4-2-3-1

Starting XI

Bench

Coach Leonardo Jardim

Santos FC Lineups

4-1-4-1

Starting XI

Bench

Coach Cuca

H2H

H2H Top Scorers

PlayerGoals
Gabriel Barbosa 10
Pedro 5
Neymar 3
Lucas Paqueta 2
Marinho 2
Carlos Sanchez 2
Lautaro Diaz 2
Everton Ribeiro 2

Head to Head

2026-04-05 CR Flamengo 3–1 Santos FC 2025-11-09 CR Flamengo 3–2 Santos FC 2025-07-16 Santos FC 1–0 CR Flamengo 2023-11-01 CR Flamengo 1–2 Santos FC 2023-06-25 Santos FC 2–3 CR Flamengo

CR Flamengo Form

2026-04-05 CR Flamengo 3–1 Santos FC W 2026-04-03 RB Bragantino 3–0 CR Flamengo L 2026-03-22 SC Corinthians Paulista 1–1 CR Flamengo D 2026-03-19 CR Flamengo 3–0 Clube do Remo W 2026-03-14 Botafogo FR 0–3 CR Flamengo W 2026-03-12 CR Flamengo 2–0 Cruzeiro EC W

Santos FC Form

2026-04-05 CR Flamengo 3–1 Santos FC L 2026-04-02 Santos FC 2–0 Clube do Remo W 2026-03-22 Cruzeiro EC 0–0 Santos FC D 2026-03-19 Santos FC 1–2 SC Internacional L 2026-03-15 Santos FC 1–1 SC Corinthians Paulista D 2026-03-11 Mirassol FC 2–2 Santos FC D

Predictions

Prediction accuracy
3 / 4
2.43 CR Flamengo xG
Expected Goals
Dixon-Coles · Bivariate Poisson · Neg. Binomial · Elo
0.99 Santos FC xG
I would bet for: CR Flamengo to win 65% + Over 2.5 goals 65%

Match Result

✓ Correct
CR Flamengo65% Draw20% Santos FC15%
Actual: CR Flamengo win

Both Teams to Score

✓ Correct
Yes57% 0% No43%
Avg goals/match: 3.42
Actual: Yes — both scored

Over / Under Goals

✓ O/U 2.5
Line Over Under
± 0.5 95%
5%
± 1.5 85%
15%
± 2.5 65%
35%
± 3.5 44%
56%
± 4.5 26%
74%

Double Chance

CR Flamengo or Draw
85%
Draw or Santos FC
35%
CR Flamengo or Santos FC
80%

Half-Time Result

✗ Wrong
CR Flamengo50% Draw38% Santos FC12%
Actual: Draw at HT

Correct Score

✓ In top 12
2 – 0
9.7%
2 – 1
9.3%
1 – 1
8.7%
1 – 0
7.7%
3 – 0
7.6%
3 – 1
Actual
0 – 0
4.7%
4 – 0
4.6%
4 – 1
4.6%
2 – 2
4.5%
1 – 2
3.8%
3 – 2
3.7%

Asian Handicap — CR Flamengo

Handicap CR Flamengo covers Push Santos FC covers
-2.5 26% — 74%
-2 26% 20% 54%
-1.5 46% — 54%
-1 46% 22% 32%
-0.5 68% — 32%
+0.5 87% — 13%
+1 87% 8% 5%
+1.5 95% — 5%
+2 95% 3% 1%
+2.5 99% — 1%

Clean Sheet

CR Flamengo keeps clean sheet
38% ✓
Santos FC keeps clean sheet
10% ✓

Predictions are statistical estimates based on season form, H2H history, and a Poisson model. Not financial advice.