Sunday , 16 August 2026

Santos FC vs CR Vasco da Gama, Serie A 2023 REGULAR SEASON

Campeonato Brasileiro Serie A · 2023
Santos FC
4 – 1
Full Time
CR Vasco da Gama
Sun 1 Oct 2023 · 19:00 UTC Urbano Caldeira HT 45' · FT 45'
Dodo 24' Y
Tomas Rincon 45' Y
Y 56' Sebastian Ferreira
Yeferson Soteldo 60' Y
Lucas Lima 60' R
R 60' Gary Medel
Joao Paulo 60' Y
R 61' Gary Medel
Joao Paulo 61' Y
Dodi 90' Y

Overview

Match Preview

Santos FC vs CR Vasco da Gama — Serie A at Urbano Caldeira.

Match Details

  • Referee Anderson Daronco
  • Referee Rafael da Silva Alves
  • Referee Michael Stanislau
7 games this season 🟨 2.3/game ⚽ 9.9 goals/game 🟥 1 total

Standings

# Team P Pts
1 SE Palmeiras 23 48
2 CR Flamengo 21 42
3 CA Paranaense 23 41
4 Fluminense FC 23 38
5 EC Bahia 22 33
6 Cruzeiro EC 22 33
7 RB Bragantino 22 32
8 SC Corinthians Paulista 22 32
9 Coritiba FBC 23 31
10 Botafogo FR 21 30
11 CA Mineiro 21 29
12 Sao Paulo FC 22 27
13 EC Vitoria 22 26
14 Gremio FBPA 21 25
15 SC Internacional 22 23
16 Mirassol FC 21 23
17 Santos FC 21 22
18 CR Vasco da Gama 21 22
19 Clube do Remo 22 22
20 Chapecoense AF 21 10

Head-to-Head

6
2
3
Santos FC 11 games · Avg 2.9 goals CR Vasco da Gama
Last 5 meetings
2023-10-01 Santos FC 4–1 CR Vasco da Gama 2023-05-14 CR Vasco da Gama 0–1 Santos FC 2020-12-20 CR Vasco da Gama 1–0 Santos FC 2020-09-03 Santos FC 2–2 CR Vasco da Gama 2019-10-05 CR Vasco da Gama 0–1 Santos FC

Recent Form

Santos FC
DateOpponentH/A ScoreResult
01 Oct CR Vasco da Gama H 4–1 W
18 Sep EC Bahia A 2–1 W
14 Sep Cruzeiro EC H 0–3 L
03 Sep America FC A 0–2 L
27 Aug CA Mineiro A 0–2 L
20 Aug Gremio FBPA H 2–1 W
CR Vasco da Gama
DateOpponentH/A ScoreResult
01 Oct Santos FC A 1–4 L
25 Sep America FC A 1–0 W
21 Sep Coritiba FBC H 5–1 W
16 Sep Fluminense FC H 4–2 W
03 Sep EC Bahia A 1–1 D
27 Aug SE Palmeiras A 0–1 L

Season Stats

Santos FC CR Vasco da Gama
#17 Position #18
22 Points 22
21 Played 21
5 / 7 / 9 W / D / L 5 / 7 / 9
29 Scored 23
35 Conceded 31
-6 GD -8
1.05 PPG 1.05
24% Win % 24%

Key Stats

45% Both Teams to Score
H2H (11 games)
64% Over 2.5 Goals
H2H history
24% Clean Sheets
Santos FC this season
19% Clean Sheets
CR Vasco da Gama this season

Santos FC are 17th (22 pts). CR Vasco da Gama are 18th (22 pts).

Goal Timing (This Season)

Santos FC
0-15
1/2
16-30
2/3
31-45
5/2
46-60
4/3
61-75
1/4
76+
3/4
■ Scored ■ Conceded
CR Vasco da Gama
0-15
–/2
16-30
1/3
31-45
–/1
46-60
1/1
61-75
2/4
76+
5/2
■ Scored ■ Conceded

Top Scorers (This Season)

Santos FC
Gabriel Barbosa 7 G 2 A
Neymar 6 G 2 A
Alvaro Barreal 4 G 1 A
Benjamin Rollheiser 3 G
CR Vasco da Gama
Carlos Gomez 4 G 2 A
Thiago Mendes 3 G 1 A
Cauan Lucas 3 G

Events

Match Events

  • 0' The stage is set the green flag drops! Another match against Santos FC and CR Vasco da Gama has kicked off!
  • 5' Neither side is committing men forward. This has all the hallmarks of a tense, tactical contest.
  • 10' We are waiting for someone to take the initiative. Who will be the first to commit to attack?
  • 15' Marcos Leonardo Almeida adds to his 4 season tally! Santos FC lead 1-0 — and this changes everything.
  • 20' The referee has had an easy afternoon — neither side has been overly physical in the tackle.
  • 24' Santos FC player sees a Yellow card in front of him.
  • 29' Gary Medel has been one of the livelier players on the pitch with 0 goals to his name this season.
  • 31' Clinical. Composed. Brilliant. Pablo Vegetti makes it 1-1.
  • 36' Yeferson Soteldo is a natural and has been asked to do a very specific job for Santos FC tonight.
  • 41' Santos FC is defending very well tonight not leaving a chance for their rivals to get through for a goal.
  • 45' Tomas Rincon catches the referee's attention in entirely the wrong way. Yellow card on 45.
  • 46' What composure from Tomas Rincon! The Venezuela international strokes it home. 2-1.
  • 46' The CR Vasco da Gama manager makes a substitution. Bruno Praxedes departs to be replaced by Dimitri Payet.
  • 48' Marcos Leonardo Almeida does the damage! The net is bulging and Santos FC surge ahead!
  • 50' Clinical. Composed. Brilliant. Marcos Leonardo Almeida makes it 4-1.
  • 55' The teams are not in a rush to score plenty of goals. It might look strange considering Santos FC that had 286 games and scored 356 goals.
  • 56' The referee has no hesitation. Sebastian Ferreira is booked for CR Vasco da Gama — Yellow card on 56.
  • 60' A meaty challenge results in booking for Yeferson Soteldo on 60.
  • 61' Gary Medel catches the referee's attention in entirely the wrong way. Red card on 61.
  • 64' The CR Vasco da Gama bench stirs into life. Jose Rodriguez is withdrawn and Maicon gets his opportunity.
  • 66' It is a substitution in Santos FC team. Dodo is replaced by Messias on 66 minute.
  • 71' While there is no rush on the pitch, let’s have a look at some stats. Sebastian Ferreira made 278 appearances and scored 5 goals. He is very likely to score a goal today.
  • 75' Clinical. Composed. Brilliant. Yeferson Soteldo makes it 5-1.
  • 80' With 0 assists to his name this season, Dimitri Payet is clearly more than just a goal scorer for CR Vasco da Gama.
  • 81' Alex Teixeira gets the nod from CR Vasco da Gama. He replaces Gabriel Pec and will look to change the dynamic.
  • 82' Santos FC make a change. Yeferson Soteldo trudges off to be replaced by Dodi on 82 minutes.
  • 87' The Santos FC bench stirs into life. Tomas Rincon is withdrawn and Camacho gets his opportunity.
  • 90' Dodi is having his name booked by the referee on 90.
  • The final whistle goes. A composed, disciplined performance from Santos FC to claim maximum points.

Lineups

Santos FC Lineups

Starting XI

Bench

Coach Marcelo Fernandes

CR Vasco da Gama Lineups

Starting XI

Bench

Coach Ramon Diaz

H2H

H2H Top Scorers

PlayerGoals
Gabriel Barbosa 3
Gabriel Barbosa 3
Marcos Leonardo Almeida 3
Philippe Coutinho 2
Diego Pituca 2
Fellipe Bastos 2
Pablo Vegetti 2
Yeferson Soteldo 2

Head to Head

2023-10-01 Santos FC 4–1 CR Vasco da Gama 2023-05-14 CR Vasco da Gama 0–1 Santos FC 2020-12-20 CR Vasco da Gama 1–0 Santos FC 2020-09-03 Santos FC 2–2 CR Vasco da Gama 2019-10-05 CR Vasco da Gama 0–1 Santos FC

Santos FC Form

2023-10-01 Santos FC 4–1 CR Vasco da Gama W 2023-09-18 EC Bahia 1–2 Santos FC W 2023-09-14 Santos FC 0–3 Cruzeiro EC L 2023-09-03 America FC 2–0 Santos FC L 2023-08-27 CA Mineiro 2–0 Santos FC L 2023-08-20 Santos FC 2–1 Gremio FBPA W

CR Vasco da Gama Form

2023-10-01 Santos FC 4–1 CR Vasco da Gama L 2023-09-25 America FC 0–1 CR Vasco da Gama W 2023-09-21 CR Vasco da Gama 5–1 Coritiba FBC W 2023-09-16 CR Vasco da Gama 4–2 Fluminense FC W 2023-09-03 EC Bahia 1–1 CR Vasco da Gama D 2023-08-27 SE Palmeiras 1–0 CR Vasco da Gama L

Predictions

Prediction accuracy
3 / 4
1.87 Santos FC xG
Expected Goals
Dixon-Coles · Bivariate Poisson · Neg. Binomial · Elo
1.24 CR Vasco da Gama xG
I would bet for: Both teams to score 60% + Over 2.5 goals 59%

Match Result

✓ Correct
Santos FC52% Draw24% CR Vasco da Gama24%
Actual: Santos FC win

Both Teams to Score

✓ Correct
Yes60% 0% No40%
Avg goals/match: 3.11
Actual: Yes — both scored

Over / Under Goals

✓ O/U 2.5
Line Over Under
± 0.5 94%
6%
± 1.5 81%
19%
± 2.5 59%
41%
± 3.5 37%
63%
± 4.5 21%
79%

Double Chance

Santos FC or Draw
76%
Draw or CR Vasco da Gama
48%
Santos FC or CR Vasco da Gama
76%

Half-Time Result

✗ Wrong
Santos FC37% Draw43% CR Vasco da Gama20%
Actual: Santos FC win at HT

Correct Score

✗ 4–1 not predicted
4 – 1
Actual
1 – 1
11.2%
2 – 1
9.3%
2 – 0
7.7%
1 – 0
7.6%
1 – 2
6.2%
0 – 0
6.1%
3 – 1
5.8%
2 – 2
5.8%
0 – 1
4.8%
3 – 0
4.7%
3 – 2
3.6%
0 – 2
3.4%

Asian Handicap — Santos FC

Handicap Santos FC covers Push CR Vasco da Gama covers
-2.5 14% — 86%
-2 14% 16% 71%
-1.5 29% — 71%
-1 29% 21% 49%
-0.5 51% — 49%
+0.5 76% — 24%
+1 76% 14% 10%
+1.5 90% — 10%
+2 90% 7% 3%
+2.5 97% — 3%

Clean Sheet

Santos FC keeps clean sheet
30% ✓
CR Vasco da Gama keeps clean sheet
16% ✓

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