Santos vs Flamengo: preview, form, head-to-head and how to watch

Match overview

On Thursday, 8 October 2026, Santos welcome Flamengo for a Brasileirao Serie A fixture set to start at 22:30 UTC.

The match is scheduled to be played at Estádio Vila Belmiro (Urbano Caldeira) in Santos. All times on this page are shown in UTC; the match page converts the kick-off to your local time zone.

Where the teams stand

The table shows Santos in 8th place (41 points from 28 matches) and Flamengo in 1st place (60 points from 28 matches). Flamengo hold a 19 points advantage over Santos in the standings.

Santos have scored 43 goals and conceded 41 goals in the league, a goal difference of +2. Flamengo are top of the table. Flamengo have scored 55 goals and conceded 23 goals in the league, a goal difference of +32.

Recent form

Santos: 4 wins, 0 draws and 1 defeat in their last 5 matches (W-W-L-W-W), scoring 10 goals and conceding 7 goals.

Flamengo: 4 wins, 1 draw and 0 defeats in their last 5 matches (W-W-W-D-W), scoring 8 goals and conceding 3 goals. Flamengo are unbeaten in 5 matches.

Flamengo arrive in better form, taking 13 of a possible 15 points from their recent matches, compared with 12 for Santos.

Key numbers to watch

In their recent matches Santos averaged 2 goals scored and 1.4 conceded per game, while Flamengo averaged 1.6 scored and 0.6 conceded.

Santos have the sharper recent attack, averaging 2 goals per game over their last 5 matches. Flamengo have been harder to score against, conceding 0.6 goals per game over the same spell.

How to watch

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