Wednesday , 30 September 2026

Cuiaba EC vs Santos FC, Serie A 2021 REGULAR SEASON

Campeonato Brasileiro Serie A · 2021
Cuiaba EC
2 – 1
Full Time
Santos FC
Sun 5 Sep 2021 · 00:00 UTC HT 45' · FT 45'
Camilo 28' Y
Y 75' Marcos Guilherme
Yuri Oliveira Lima 78' Y
Yuri Oliveira Lima 79' Y
Elton 89' Y

Overview

Match Preview

Cuiaba EC vs Santos FC — Serie A .

Standings

# Team P Pts
1 CR Flamengo 28 60
2 SE Palmeiras 28 57
3 CA Paranaense 28 49
4 Fluminense FC 28 48
5 EC Bahia 28 46
6 Cruzeiro EC 28 45
7 CA Mineiro 27 40
8 Santos FC 27 38
9 Coritiba FBC 28 38
10 RB Bragantino 27 36
11 Sao Paulo FC 27 36
12 Botafogo FR 28 35
13 EC Vitoria 28 33
14 SC Corinthians Paulista 28 32
15 Mirassol FC 28 32
16 CR Vasco da Gama 27 31
17 Gremio FBPA 28 29
18 SC Internacional 28 28
19 Clube do Remo 28 23
20 Chapecoense AF 27 18

Head-to-Head

2
3
1
Cuiaba EC 6 games · Avg 2.2 goals Santos FC
Last 5 meetings
2021-09-05 Cuiaba EC 2–1 Santos FC

Recent Form

Cuiaba EC
DateOpponentH/A ScoreResult
05 Sep Santos FC H 2–1 W
31 Aug Fortaleza EC A 0–0 D
22 Aug SE Palmeiras A 2–0 W
18 Aug Gremio FBPA H 0–1 L
15 Aug CA Paranaense H 1–0 W
08 Aug EC Bahia H 1–1 D
Santos FC
DateOpponentH/A ScoreResult
05 Sep Cuiaba EC A 1–2 L
28 Aug CR Flamengo H 0–4 L
22 Aug SC Internacional H 2–2 D
15 Aug Fortaleza EC A 1–1 D
08 Aug SC Corinthians Paulista H 0–0 D
01 Aug Chapecoense AF A 1–0 W

Key Stats

50% Both Teams to Score
H2H (6 games)
50% Over 2.5 Goals
H2H history
26% Clean Sheets
Santos FC this season

Goal Timing (This Season)

Santos FC
0-15
2/2
16-30
4/3
31-45
7/3
46-60
4/4
61-75
3/4
76+
7/7
■ Scored ■ Conceded

Top Scorers (This Season)

Santos FC
Gabriel Barbosa 11 G 3 A
Neymar 6 G 3 A
Alvaro Barreal 5 G 1 A
Benjamin Rollheiser 3 G

Events

Match Events

  • 0' What a night it is going to be! Cuiaba EC welcome Santos FC for this crunch clash at .
  • 4' Brilliant from the ! Jonathan Cafu makes it 1-0 with a superb finish on 4.
  • 9' The referee is likely to let players tackle, as he already missed some meaty challenges during opening seconds. He is still to establish what should not be done by the players and what is acceptable on the pitch. It’s going to be a tough game for Clayson suffering a number of foals already.
  • 14' A tactical chess match is unfolding here. The question is which manager blinks first.
  • 19' Moraes needs to be pretty careful with his discipline considering 0 Red cards this season.
  • 24' The 41-year-old Carlos Sanchez has been sensational this season — 0 goals and 0 assists is a remarkable return.
  • 28' Camilo picks up a Yellow card and will need to be extremely careful for the remainder of this match.
  • 33' Santos FC make a change. Jean Mota trudges off to be replaced by Lucas Braga on 33 minutes.
  • 38' A moment of individual brilliance could settle this. Both teams are waiting for that decisive action.
  • 43' We are waiting for someone to take the initiative. Who will be the first to commit to attack?
  • 46' Fresh legs for Santos FC! Moraes comes on to replace Felipe Jonatan.
  • 51' 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.
  • 56' The Array continues to deliver drama. Both Cuiaba EC and Santos FC are desperate not to drop points on matchday .
  • 57' A tactical swap from Cuiaba EC — Felipe Marques on, Yesus Cabrera off on 57 minutes.
  • 58' Another change for Santos FC made on 58 minute. Robson Reis leaves to be changed by Danilo Boza.
  • 61' It is a substitution in Cuiaba EC team. Jonathan Cafu is replaced by Guilherme Pato on 61 minute.
  • 64' What an equalizer from Gabriel Pirani!
  • 69' Cuiaba EC are keeping things exceptionally tight at the back. It will take something special to break them down.
  • 73' The Cuiaba EC bench stirs into life. Auremir is withdrawn and Yuri Oliveira Lima gets his opportunity.
  • 75' Poor challenge from Marcos Guilherme. The referee spots it immediately and shows the Yellow card.
  • 78' Yuri Oliveira Lima is having his name booked by the referee on 78.
  • 79' Yuri Oliveira Lima picks up a Yellow card and will need to be extremely careful for the remainder of this match.
  • 82' A change in the Santos FC ranks — Leo Baptistao exits the field as Marcos Leonardo Almeida enters on 82.
  • 87' Santos FC are happy to let the opposition have the ball in their own half. The trap is set.
  • 88' The Elton breaks the deadlock on 88 minutes. 2-1!
  • 89' Elton has been a danger all night but risks an early exit having now seen a Yellow card on 89.
  • It finishes all square. Cuiaba EC and Santos FC share the spoils 2-1.

Lineups

Cuiaba EC Lineups

Starting XI

Bench

Coach Jorginho

Santos FC Lineups

Starting XI

Bench

Coach Fernando Diniz

Predictions

Prediction accuracy
1 / 4
1.43 Cuiaba EC xG
Expected Goals
Dixon-Coles · Bivariate Poisson · Neg. Binomial · Elo
1.01 Santos FC xG
I would bet for: Under 2.5 goals 56%

Match Result

✓ Correct
Cuiaba EC49% Draw27% Santos FC24%
Actual: Cuiaba EC win

Both Teams to Score

✗ Wrong
Yes49% 0% No51%
Avg goals/match: 2.44
Actual: Yes — both scored

Over / Under Goals

✗ O/U 2.5
Line Over Under
± 0.5 89%
11%
± 1.5 70%
30%
± 2.5 44%
56%
± 3.5 23%
77%
± 4.5 11%
89%

Double Chance

Cuiaba EC or Draw
76%
Draw or Santos FC
51%
Cuiaba EC or Santos FC
73%

Half-Time Result

✗ Wrong
Cuiaba EC32% Draw49% Santos FC19%
Actual: Cuiaba EC win at HT

Correct Score

✓ In top 12
1 – 1
13.5%
1 – 0
11.3%
0 – 0
10.8%
2 – 1
Actual
2 – 0
8.6%
0 – 1
7.7%
1 – 2
6.1%
2 – 2
4.5%
0 – 2
4.3%
3 – 1
4.2%
3 – 0
4%
3 – 2
2.2%

Asian Handicap — Cuiaba EC

Handicap Cuiaba EC covers Push Santos FC covers
-2.5 9% — 91%
-2 9% 14% 78%
-1.5 22% — 78%
-1 22% 23% 55%
-0.5 45% — 55%
+0.5 75% — 25%
+1 75% 16% 10%
+1.5 90% — 10%
+2 90% 7% 3%
+2.5 97% — 3%

Clean Sheet

Cuiaba EC keeps clean sheet
37% ✓
Santos FC keeps clean sheet
25% ✓

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