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Fluminense v Santos

Fluminense
1–2Full time
Santos

Serie A · SUN 18 OCT · Estádio do Maracanã

Full timeGraded 18 Oct 22:30
Fluminense 1–2 Santos FLUMINENSE WIN · WRONGUNDER 2.5 · WRONGBOTH TO SCORE · RIGHTOVER 1.5 · RIGHTUNDER 3.5 · RIGHT1–0 EXACTLY · WRONG
We said Fluminense win54%
The market said44%
Brier score, this match · lower is better0.968
The market’s Brier score0.771

The prediction on this page is exactly as published before kick-off. Match events and statistics come from the match and are corrected when the official figures change. Wrong calls are shown exactly like right ones.

The match replay14 notes · 25 alerts
  1. 0′Before kick-off: we said Fluminense win at 54%.
  2. 1′Little has changed for our model: Fluminense 54% before kick-off, 54% now. 0–0 · 54–25–21
  3. 1′KICK-OFF Fluminense v Santos
  4. 4′We said Fluminense at 54% before kick-off; the game as it stands moves that to 79%. 1–0 · 79–14–7
  5. 4′⚽ GOAL · 4' Fluminense 1–0 Santos
  6. 4′OUR NUMBER MOVES UP · 4' Fluminense win: 54% at kick-off, 79% now
  7. 5′Rodrigo Castillo scores for Fluminense on 4′ — 1–0. 1–0 · 79–14–7
  8. 26′🟨 YELLOW · 25' Álvaro Barreal · Santos
  9. 30′The goal count is tracking the 2.6 we expected. 1–0 · 79–15–6
  10. 31′🟨 YELLOW · 31' Agustín Canobbio · Fluminense
  11. 38′We said Fluminense at 54% before kick-off; the game as it stands moves that to 80%. 1–0 · 80–16–5
  12. 45′SECOND HALF Fluminense 1–0 Santos
  13. 48′HALF-TIME Fluminense 1–0 Santos
  14. 49′We said Fluminense at 54%. On the run of the match our model now has it at 40%. 1–1 · 40–41–19
  15. 49′⚽ GOAL · 49' Fluminense 1–1 Santos
  16. 49′OUR NUMBER MOVES DOWN · 49' Fluminense win: 54% at kick-off, 40% now
  17. 50′We said Fluminense at 54%. On the run of the match our model now has it at 39%. 1–1 · 39–42–19
  18. 51′49′: Gabriel Barbosa on the scoresheet for Santos, making it 1–1. 1–1 · 39–42–19
  19. 52′THE CALL SWINGS · 52' Draw is now our likeliest result at 43% (was Fluminense win 38%)
  20. 53′We said Fluminense at 54%. On the run of the match our model now has it at 11%. 1–2 · 11–27–62
  21. 53′⚽ GOAL · 53' Fluminense 1–2 Santos
  22. 53′OUR NUMBER MOVES DOWN · 53' Fluminense win: 54% at kick-off, 11% now
  23. 53′THE CALL SWINGS · 53' Santos win is now our likeliest result at 62% (was Draw 27%)
  24. 54′3 goals already, more than the 2.6 we expected for the whole match. 1–2 · 11–26–63
  25. 55′Santos ahead on 54′ through Philippe Coutinho. 1–2. 1–2 · 10–26–63
  26. 57′SUBSTITUTION · 57' Fluminense · On: Hulk · Off: Rodrigo Castillo
  27. 57′SUBSTITUTION · 57' Fluminense · On: Jefferson David Savarino Quintero · Off: Yeferson Soteldo
  28. 58′We said Fluminense at 54%. On the run of the match our model now has it at 9%. 1–2 · 9–26–65
  29. 58′SUBSTITUTION · 57' Fluminense · On: Paulo Henrique Chagas de Lima · Off: Luciano Acosta
  30. 58′SUBSTITUTION · 57' Fluminense · On: Wesley Natã de Freitas Prado · Off: Agustín Canobbio
  31. 71′We said Fluminense at 54%. On the run of the match our model now has it at 4%. 1–2 · 4–21–75
  32. 71′OUR NUMBER MOVES DOWN · 71' Fluminense win: 54% at kick-off, 4% now
  33. 73′SUBSTITUTION · 72' Santos · On: Rony · Off: Philippe Coutinho
  34. 73′SUBSTITUTION · 72' Santos · On: Christian Oliva · Off: Everton
  35. 77′SUBSTITUTION · 76' Fluminense · On: Kevin Serna · Off: Gustavo Nonato Santana
  36. 83′SUBSTITUTION · 83' Santos · On: João Alencar Santos Paes da Costa · Off: Lucas Veríssimo
  37. 87′SUBSTITUTION · 87' Santos · On: Rafael Gonzaga · Off: Álvaro Barreal
  38. 87′SUBSTITUTION · 87' Santos · On: Benjamín Rollheiser · Off: Neymar da Silva Santos Júnior
  39. 98′1–2 at the end. Our 54% on Fluminense misses, and the record keeps it. 1–2 · 0–0–100
  40. FTFULL TIME Fluminense 1–2 Santos
  41. FTFluminense 1–2 Santos · Fluminense win: wrong · Under 2.5: wrong · Both to score: right · Over 1.5: right · Under 3.5: right · 1–0 exactly: wrong

What our live read said during the match, as it was said, with the score and our numbers for home–draw–away at that moment; and every alert we raised, with the minute. Nothing is written after the final whistle.

AI match analysis

Pitchside prediction · before kick-off

Fluminense are favourites.

The Pitchside prediction: Fluminense 54%, draw 25%, Santos 21%. Over 2.5 goals 49%, both teams to score 50%.

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Pre-match prediction

First published 12 Oct 03:54 · locked at kick-off

Fluminense win54%
Draw25%
Santos win21%

Kick-offSUN 18 OCT · 20:00

RoundMatchday 31

VenueEstádio do Maracanã

RefereeRamon Abatti

Line-ups

Fluminense

4-2-3-1

Santos

4-2-3-1

Rest & schedule

Before kick-off · every competition we cover

Fluminense

Santos

3Days since last match7

Last match: 15 Oct · CONMEBOL Libertadores

Last match: 11 Oct · the Brazilian Serie A

3Matches in previous 14 days2

Counted across every competition we cover, before kick-off. Friendlies are not counted.

League table

2026

Positions before kick-off

#TEAMPGDPTS
4Fluminense30+1151
9Santos30+142

Match statistics

Match statistics aren’t available yet.

Line-ups

Fluminense

4-2-3-1

1 Fábio

2 Samuel Xavier

4 Ignacio

21 Igor Rabello

6 Renê

35 Hércules

16 Nonato

17 A. Canobbio

32 L. Acosta

30 Y. Soteldo

19 R. Castillo

Coach · Marcão

Substitutes

23 · Guga

22 · J. Freytes

7 · Hulk

27 · Marcelo

29 · J. Millán

94 · Otávio

10 · PH Ganso

11 · J. Savarino

90 · K. Serna

3 · Thiago Silva

34 · Wesley Nata

41 · Ruan Sales Oliveira

Santos

4-2-3-1

1 Diógenes

23 Rodinei

4 Lucas Veríssimo

14 Luan Peres

22 Á. Barreal

8 Gabriel Bontempo

48 Gustavo Henrique Pereira

11 Philippe Coutinho

10 Neymar

7 Everton

9 Gabriel Barbosa

Coach · Cuca

Substitutes

18 · Igor Vinicius

26 · João Paulo Ananias

34 · João Paulo

5 · João Schmidt

30 · M. Terceros

28 · C. Oliva

38 · Rafael Gonzaga

32 · B. Rollheiser

33 · Rony

16 · Thaciano

25 · Gabriel Menino

42 · João Alencar

Our number · fluminense winFirst published 12 Oct 03:54 · locked at kick-off
54% The market44%
Us54%
Market44%

We make Fluminense a 54% chance to win. The market has them at 44%. We are 10 points more confident than the market. The model expects 1.7–1.0.

What the number rests on

Our model
Expected goals · Fluminense v Santos1.68 – 0.96
Form · last six in Serie A this season · since 30 AugW3 D1 L2 · W4 D1 L1
Table places · points 51 v 424 v 9
The market · Fluminense win44% · ours 54%

Built from every result and the chances each side creates and concedes, recent matches counting most, with home advantage in it. Line-ups, injuries and rest are not in the number.

How the number movedSince we published
35%40%45%50%55%60% 12 OCT 04:0018 OCT 19:36
Our probability · Fluminense win The market, margin stripped

Our number has not moved since we published. The market has gone from 47% to 44% in the same time.

Every market, from one calculation
MarketUsMarketGap
Fluminense win54%44%+10
Draw25%27%−2
Santos win21%29%−8
Over 2.5 goals49%53%−4
Both teams to score50%57%−7
Over 1.5 goals74%76%−2
Over 3.5 goals27%32%−5
Fluminense or draw79%71%+8
Fluminense clean sheet38%––
Santos clean sheet19%––

Every figure here is read off one scoreline distribution, so no two can contradict each other. The market is the median of 6 bookmakers, each with its margin stripped — what we are measured against, never an input to the model.

Every scorelineMost likely 1–0 at 11.9%
0123450 7.4 6.7 3.3 1 11.9 11.6 5.5 2 10.0 9.5 4.6 3 5.6 5.3 2.6 4 2.4 2.3 5
under 2% 5% 12%+Fluminense down, Santos across0–5 goals a side shown (99.1% of outcomes)

This is a probability, not a recommendation. We take no bets and hold no affiliate relationships with any gambling operator. Model 1.2 — Pitchside Lab's own model.

Head to head

9 meetings since 2021/22
Goals a meeting1.89
Over 2.53 of 9
Both scored2 of 9
Last meetingsSAN 2–3 FLU · SAN 0–0 FLU · FLU 1–0 SAN · SAN 0–3 FLU

Every competition we cover, the latest meeting first.

Form · last six in Serie A this season · since 30 Aug

FLUMINENSE

DWLWWL3–3 · 1–0 · 1–3 · 3–1 · 4–0 · 0–1

SANTOS

WWWWDL3–2 · 2–1 · 2–1 · 2–1 · 2–2 · 1–2

The table

2026
#TEAMPGDPTS
1Palmeiras31+3266
2Flamengo30+3364
3Atletico Paranaense31+1253
4Fluminense30+1151
5Atletico-MG31+750
6Bahia30+849
7Cruzeiro30+248
8Sao Paulo31+142
9Santos30+142
10RB Bragantino30+340
11Botafogo31−439
12Coritiba31−1139
13Vitoria30−1136
14Mirassol31−836
15Vasco DA Gama30−735
16Corinthians30−732
17Internacional31−732
18Gremio30−831
19Remo30−1525
20Chapecoense-sc30−3218

The competition's standings before kick-off.