Saturday , 14 November 2026

SC Recife vs Santos FC, Serie A 2025 REGULAR SEASON

Campeonato Brasileiro Serie A · 2025
SC Recife
2 – 2
Full Time
Santos FC
Sat 26 Jul 2025 · 21:30 UTC Ilha do Retiro HT 45' · FT 45'
Lucas Lima 29' Y
ze Lucas 38' Y
Y 43' Gonzalo Escobar
R 45' Tomas Rincon
Y 82' Alvaro Barreal
Hyoran 86' Y

Overview

Match Preview

SC Recife vs Santos FC — Serie A at Ilha do Retiro.

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 35 51
8 RB Bragantino 34 47
9 Santos FC 34 47
10 Sao Paulo FC 34 44
11 Botafogo FR 34 42
12 Coritiba FBC 34 42
13 CR Vasco da Gama 33 41
14 Mirassol FC 35 41
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

1
3
4
SC Recife 8 games · Avg 2.5 goals Santos FC
Last 5 meetings
2025-07-26 SC Recife 2–2 Santos FC 2021-10-17 SC Recife 0–0 Santos FC 2021-06-30 Santos FC 0–0 SC Recife 2020-11-28 Santos FC 4–2 SC Recife 2020-08-20 SC Recife 0–1 Santos FC

Recent Form

SC Recife
DateOpponentH/A ScoreResult
26 Jul Santos FC H 2–2 D
24 Jul EC Vitoria A 2–2 D
20 Jul Botafogo FR H 0–1 L
14 Jul EC Juventude A 0–2 L
01 Jun Mirassol FC A 0–1 L
25 May SC Internacional H 1–1 D
Santos FC
DateOpponentH/A ScoreResult
26 Jul SC Recife A 2–2 D
24 Jul SC Internacional H 1–2 L
19 Jul Mirassol FC A 0–3 L
16 Jul CR Flamengo H 1–0 W
12 Jun Fortaleza EC A 3–2 W
01 Jun Botafogo FR H 0–1 L

Key Stats

38% Both Teams to Score
H2H (8 games)
63% Over 2.5 Goals
H2H history
24% Clean Sheets
Santos FC this season

Goal Timing (This Season)

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)

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' The referee blows the starting whistle. The fans are roaring. The teams are ready for the match. SC Recife is hosting Santos FC for another epic battle.
  • 4' Assisted by Chrystian Barletta with the perfectly-timed delivery and Derik Lacerda makes no mistake. 1-0!
  • 9' Matheusinho has been disciplined this evening — perhaps mindful of those 5 cards already picked up this season.
  • 14' It’s high time Cesar Sampaio made some changes to put the his team’s game back to action.
  • 19' A moment of individual brilliance could settle this. Both teams are waiting for that decisive action.
  • 24' Matchday of the Array and both teams know exactly what is at stake tonight.
  • 29' That is a card for SC Recife. Lucas Lima will be fuming at that decision.
  • 34' It looks surprising SC Recife does not make any changes. Igor Vinicius has some obvious troubles when approaching to the goal.
  • 38' SC Recife receives a card for a hard tackle on 38.
  • 43' It’s gonna be a card for Gonzalo Escobar.
  • 45' It’s gonna be a card for Tomas Rincon.
  • 46' Time for substitution for SC Recife. Derik Lacerda is replaced by Ignacio Ramirez.
  • 51' Santos FC is showing some good football. However, Santos FC are ready to play back every minute. It might result in some problems for the home side. The game will hardly remain goalless.
  • 56' Santos FC is defending very well tonight not leaving a chance for their rivals to get through for a goal.
  • 61' Souza has been one of the livelier players on the pitch with 0 goals to his name this season.
  • 63' SC Recife manager makes another effort to make the tables turned. Romarinho is hanging Chrystian Barletta on the field on 63 minute.
  • 68' A tactical chess match is unfolding here. The question is which manager blinks first.
  • 70' Goal! Gustavo Henrique scores his 1 goal in 298 matches.
  • 75' The clock is ticking and both teams know a goal could change everything at this point.
  • 78' The SC Recife bench stirs into life. Lucas Lima is withdrawn and Hyoran gets his opportunity.
  • 79' Sensational shot from Gabriel Bontempo. Santos FC is back in the lead.
  • 82' That is a card for Santos FC. Alvaro Barreal will be fuming at that decision.
  • 83' Matheusinho makes way for Rodrigo Atencio at the 83 minute mark. A tactical switch from SC Recife.
  • 86' The referee does not hesitate — a card for Hyoran on 86 minutes.
  • 88' Goal! Joao Basso scores his 11 goal in 180 matches.
  • The referee brings this contest to a close. take all three points.

Lineups

SC Recife Lineups

Starting XI

Bench

Coach Daniel Paulista

Santos FC Lineups

Starting XI

Bench

Coach Cesar Sampaio

H2H

H2H Top Scorers

PlayerGoals
Rodrygo 2
Marinho 2
Joao Schmidt 1
Yeferson Soteldo 1
Lucas Kal 1
Lucas Braga 1
Victor Ferraz 1
Bruninho 1

Head to Head

2025-07-26 SC Recife 2–2 Santos FC 2021-10-17 SC Recife 0–0 Santos FC 2021-06-30 Santos FC 0–0 SC Recife 2020-11-28 Santos FC 4–2 SC Recife 2020-08-20 SC Recife 0–1 Santos FC

SC Recife Form

2025-07-26 SC Recife 2–2 Santos FC D 2025-07-24 EC Vitoria 2–2 SC Recife D 2025-07-20 SC Recife 0–1 Botafogo FR L 2025-07-14 EC Juventude 2–0 SC Recife L 2025-06-01 Mirassol FC 1–0 SC Recife L 2025-05-25 SC Recife 1–1 SC Internacional D

Santos FC Form

2025-07-26 SC Recife 2–2 Santos FC D 2025-07-24 Santos FC 1–2 SC Internacional L 2025-07-19 Mirassol FC 3–0 Santos FC L 2025-07-16 Santos FC 1–0 CR Flamengo W 2025-06-12 Fortaleza EC 2–3 Santos FC W 2025-06-01 Santos FC 0–1 Botafogo FR L

Predictions

Prediction accuracy
1 / 4
1.36 SC Recife xG
Expected Goals
Dixon-Coles · Bivariate Poisson · Neg. Binomial · Elo
1.3 Santos FC xG
I would bet for: SC Recife or Santos FC 71%

Match Result

✗ Wrong
SC Recife38% Draw29% Santos FC33%
Actual: Draw

Both Teams to Score

✓ Correct
Yes54% 0% No46%
Avg goals/match: 2.66
Actual: Yes — both scored

Over / Under Goals

✗ O/U 2.5
Line Over Under
± 0.5 91%
9%
± 1.5 74%
26%
± 2.5 49%
51%
± 3.5 28%
72%
± 4.5 14%
86%

Double Chance

SC Recife or Draw
66%
Draw or Santos FC
62%
SC Recife or Santos FC
71%

Half-Time Result

✗ Wrong
SC Recife27% Draw47% Santos FC26%
Actual: SC Recife win at HT

Correct Score

✓ In top 12
1 – 1
13.3%
0 – 0
9%
1 – 0
8.5%
2 – 1
8.1%
0 – 1
8.1%
1 – 2
7.7%
2 – 0
6.3%
0 – 2
5.8%
2 – 2
Actual
3 – 1
3.7%
1 – 3
3.4%
3 – 0
2.8%

Asian Handicap — SC Recife

Handicap SC Recife covers Push Santos FC covers
-2.5 6% — 94%
-2 6% 11% 83%
-1.5 17% — 83%
-1 17% 20% 63%
-0.5 37% — 63%
+0.5 66% — 34%
+1 66% 19% 15%
+1.5 85% — 15%
+2 85% 10% 5%
+2.5 95% — 5%

Clean Sheet

SC Recife keeps clean sheet
28% ✓
Santos FC keeps clean sheet
26% ✓

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