Santos FC vs CR Vasco da Gama, Serie A 2023 REGULAR SEASON
Overview
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Santos FC vs CR Vasco da Gama — Serie A at Urbano Caldeira.
- Santos FC 34 games · 47 pts (2026/26)
- CR Vasco da Gama 33 games · 41 pts (2026/26)
Match Details
- Referee Anderson Daronco
- Referee Rafael da Silva Alves
- Referee Michael Stanislau
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
Recent Form
| Date | Opponent | H/A | Score | Result |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 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 | América FC | A | 0–2 | L |
| 27 Aug | CA Mineiro | A | 0–2 | L |
| 20 Aug | Gremio FBPA | H | 2–1 | W |
| Date | Opponent | H/A | Score | Result |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 01 Oct | Santos FC | A | 1–4 | L |
| 25 Sep | América 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 | |
|---|---|---|
| #9 | Position | #13 |
| 47 | Points | 41 |
| 34 | Played | 33 |
| 12 / 11 / 11 | W / D / L | 11 / 8 / 14 |
| 50 | Scored | 43 |
| 49 | Conceded | 50 |
| +1 | GD | -7 |
| 1.38 | PPG | 1.24 |
| 35% | Win % | 33% |
Key Stats
42%
Both Teams to Score
H2H (12 games)
H2H (12 games)
67%
Over 2.5 Goals
H2H history
H2H history
24%
Clean Sheets
Santos FC this season
Santos FC this season
18%
Clean Sheets
CR Vasco da Gama this season
CR Vasco da Gama this season
Santos FC are 9th (47 pts). CR Vasco da Gama are 13th (41 pts).
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
CR Vasco da Gama
0-15
1/3
16-30
3/4
31-45
3/3
46-60
4/8
61-75
6/7
76+
11/7
■ 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 |
CR Vasco da Gama
| Carlos Gomez | 5 G | 3 A |
| Thiago Mendes | 4 G | 1 A |
| Cauan Lucas | 3 G |
Events
Match Events
- 0' Three points are at stake. Santos FC host CR Vasco da Gama — let the battle begin!
- 5' The teams are not in a rush to score plenty of goals. It might look strange considering Santos FC that had 300 games and scored 377 goals.
- 10' 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.
- 15' A goal from the Brazil international Marcos Leonardo Almeida! He fires home on 15 to make it 1-0!
- 20' The midfield battle is intense right now. Both Santos FC and CR Vasco da Gama are fighting for every inch of the pitch.
- 24' That is a Yellow card for Santos FC. Dodo will be fuming at that decision.
- 29' Yeferson Soteldo has been one of the livelier players on the pitch with 0 goals to his name this season.
- 31' GOAL! Pablo Vegetti scores on 31.
- 36' Santos FC are deployed in a today, looking to exploit space against CR Vasco da Gama's shape.
- 41' The home supporters are growing impatient. Santos FC must find a spark to ignite this game.
- 45' Tomas Rincon was booked on 45.
- 46' GOAL! Tomas Rincon scores on 45. Assisted by Dodo
- 46' The crowd applauds Bruno Praxedes as he leaves the pitch. Dimitri Payet steps in for CR Vasco da Gama.
- 48' with the perfectly-timed delivery and Marcos Leonardo Almeida makes no mistake. 3-1!
- 50' Marcos Leonardo Almeida does the damage! The net is bulging and Santos FC surge ahead!
- 55' It’s high time Ramon Diaz made some changes to put the his team’s game back to action.
- 56' The referee shows CR Vasco da Gama player a Yellow card on 56.
- 60' That looks like a foul for a Yellow card for Yeferson Soteldo.
- 61' CR Vasco da Gama receives a Red card for a hard tackle on 61.
- 64' The whistle greets Jose Rodriguez as he departs to be replaced by Maicon.
- 66' A tactical swap from Santos FC — Messias on, Dodo off on 66 minutes.
- 71' With 0 assists to his name this season, Leo Jardim is clearly more than just a goal scorer for CR Vasco da Gama.
- 75' Yeferson Soteldo adds to his 0 season tally! Santos FC lead 5-1 — and this changes everything.
- 80' Lucas Piton needs to be pretty careful with his discipline considering 19 Yellow cards this season.
- 81' Fresh legs for CR Vasco da Gama! Alex Teixeira comes on to replace Gabriel Pec.
- 82' Dodi is ready to make an impact after coming on for Yeferson Soteldo at the 82 minute mark.
- 87' A change in the Santos FC ranks — Tomas Rincon exits the field as Camacho enters on 87.
- 90' The referee reaches into his pocket. Out comes the Yellow card for Dodi.
- The referee blows the final whistle. Sensational lose for CR Vasco da Gama.
Lineups
Santos FC Lineups
Starting XI
-
8
Jean Lucas ↓ Nonato 82'
- 23
-
25
Tomas Rincon ↓ Camacho 87'
- 2
- 34
- 16
-
10
Yeferson Soteldo ↓ Dodi 82'
- 9
- 30
- 28
- 38
Bench
-
24
Messias ↑ 66'
-
19
Dodi ↑ 82'
-
29
Camacho ↑ 87'
- –
-
–
Nonato ↑ 82'
- 1
- –
- 13
- 14
- 12
-
11
Julio Furch ↑ 87'
- –
Coach
Marcelo Fernandes
CR Vasco da Gama Lineups
Starting XI
- 3
- 17
- 6
-
23
Ze Gabriel ↓ Sebastian Ferreira 46'
-
2
Jose Rodriguez ↓ Maicon 64'
- 99
-
21
Bruno Praxedes ↓ Dimitri Payet 46'
-
11
Gabriel Pec ↓ Alex Teixeira 81'
-
25
Marlon Gomes ↓ Jair 81'
- 1
- 29
Bench
-
8
Jair ↑ 81'
- 97
-
10
Dimitri Payet ↑ 46'
-
4
Maicon ↑ 64'
- 70
- 14
- 96
- 15
-
7
Alex Teixeira ↑ 81'
-
9
Sebastian Ferreira ↑ 46'
- 44
- 85
Coach
Ramon Diaz
H2H
H2H Top Scorers
| Player | Goals |
|---|---|
| Gabriel Barbosa | 4 |
| Gabriel Barbosa | 3 |
| Marcos Leonardo Almeida | 3 |
| Pablo Vegetti | 2 |
| Yeferson Soteldo | 2 |
| Diego Pituca | 2 |
| Fellipe Bastos | 2 |
| Philippe Coutinho | 2 |
Head to Head
Santos FC Form
Predictions
Prediction accuracy
3 / 4
1.92
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 61% + Over 2.5 goals 60%
Match Result
✓ CorrectActual: Santos FC win
Both Teams to Score
✓ Correct
Avg goals/match: 3.16
Actual: Yes — both scored
Over / Under Goals
✓ O/U 2.5| Line | Over | Under | |
|---|---|---|---|
| ± 0.5 | 94% |
|
6% |
| ± 1.5 | 82% |
|
18% |
| ± 2.5 | 60% |
|
40% |
| ± 3.5 | 38% |
|
62% |
| ± 4.5 | 21% |
|
79% |
Double Chance
Santos FC or Draw
77%
Draw or CR Vasco da Gama
47%
Santos FC or CR Vasco da Gama
76%
Half-Time Result
✗ WrongActual: Santos FC win at HT
Correct Score
✗ 4–1 not predicted4 – 1Actual
1 – 1
11%
2 – 1
9.3%
2 – 0
7.8%
1 – 0
7.5%
1 – 2
6%
3 – 1
5.9%
0 – 0
5.9%
2 – 2
5.7%
3 – 0
4.9%
0 – 1
4.5%
3 – 2
3.7%
0 – 2
3.3%
Asian Handicap — Santos FC
| Handicap | Santos FC covers | Push | CR Vasco da Gama covers |
|---|---|---|---|
| -2.5 | 14% | — | 86% |
| -2 | 14% | 16% | 70% |
| -1.5 | 30% | — | 70% |
| -1 | 30% | 22% | 48% |
| -0.5 | 52% | — | 48% |
| +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.

