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Serie A10/18/2026, 07:00 PM

Fluminense – Santos1 : 2

Why the model thinks so

Fluminense
1.55
Total xG
2.70
Santos
1.15
Expected goals from our model, before kickoff

How the model gets there: each factor adds goals to or takes goals from one team's expected goals.

FactorFluminenseSantos
4 of last 5 matches with 2+ goals (1.8 goals/match)+0.06
3 of last 5 matches with 0-1 goals (1.8 goals/match)+0.04
Hulk  on the bench (6 goals, 2 assists)
Martinelli on the bench (0 goals, 3 assists)
Guilherme Arana not in squad (1 goals, 1 assists)
Christian Oliva on the bench (2 goals, 2 assists)
Gonzalo Escobar on the bench (0 goals, 2 assists)
Weak away record (1.1 vs 1.6 goals/match)

Key factors

  • Home/Away: Fluminense averages 1.87 goals scored per game at home in the league this season, Santos concedes 1.67 away
  • Standings: Fluminense ranks 4th in the league with 51 points, Santos ranks 9th with 42 points
  • Head-to-Head: Fluminense won 2 of the 3 meetings since April 2025, Santos none

Risks

  • Away: Santos averages 1.6 goals scored per game away in the league this season
  • Squad: Fluminense without M. Martinelli, who started in 4 of the last 5 matches

All probabilities

Result
Fluminense45%
Draw28%
Santos27%
Double chance
Fluminense or draw73%
Santos or draw55%
No draw72%
Goals
Over 1.577%
Under 1.523%
Over 2.551%
Under 2.549%
Over 3.529%
Under 3.571%
Both teams score
Yes55%
No45%

Most likely scores

1:1
14%
2:1
9%
2:0
8%
1:2
7%
2:2
5%

The Lab

Patterns our system found in the data.

  1. Fluminense: 80% of all goals in the second half (16 of 20, last 12 games)
  2. Fluminense: 45% of all goals between minutes 76-90 (9 of 20)
  3. Santos: 6 consecutive games with 3+ goals (last 12 games)
  4. Santos: 40% of all goals between minutes 76-90 (8 of 20)
  5. Santos: 6 of 16 goals conceded from minute 76 onwards (last 12 games)
  6. Santos: 3.1 cards per game (37 yellows, 0 reds in 12 games)

Lineups

Fluminense 4-2-3-1 · Santos 4-2-3-1

Fluminense
  • 1 F. Lopes Maciel
  • 2 S. Brito
  • 4 I. da Silva Oliveira
  • 21 I. Rabello da Costa
  • 6 R. Rodrigues Martins
  • 35 H. Pereira do Nascimento
  • 16 G. Santana
  • 17 A. Canobbio Graviz
  • 32 L. Acosta
  • 30 Y. Soteldo Martínez
  • 19 R. Castillo
Santos
  • 1 D. da Silva
  • 23 R. de Almeida
  • 4 L. Verissimo da Silva
  • 14 L. Peres Petroni
  • 22 Á. Barreal
  • 8 G. Silva Bontempo
  • 48 G. Henrique Pereira
  • 11 P. Coutinho Correia
  • 10 Neymar
  • 7 E. Sousa Soares
  • 9 G. Barbosa Almeida
Substitutes
  • 3 T. da Silva
  • 90 K. Serna Jaramillo
  • 11 J. Savarino Quintero
  • 7 G. Vieira de Souza
  • 10 P. Chagas de Lima
  • 8 M. Martinelli
  • 22 J. Freytes
  • 29 J. Millán Díaz
  • 27 M. de Araújo Pitaluga Filho
  • 94 O. Passos Santos
  • 23 C. Rodrigues Gomes
  • 34 W. de Freitas Prado
  • 41 R. Sales
  • 30 M. Terceros
  • 34 J. Silva Martins
  • 26 J. Ananias Bento
  • 31 G. Escobar
  • 33 R. da Silva Barbosa
  • 25 G. Menino
  • 16 T. da Silva
  • 28 C. Oliva Giménez
  • 18 I. de Souza
  • 32 B. Rollheiser
  • 5 J. Schmidt Urbano
  • 38 R. de Andrade Gonzaga
  • 42 J. Santos Paes da Costa

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