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Match predictionOur tip: 1-2
Santos vs Athletico Paranaense Prediction: Can Cuca's Side Halt the Third-Placed Visitors?
Santos host Athletico Paranaense at Estádio Urbano Caldeira on 9 August 2026 in a Brasileirão Série A Round 22 fixture that means very different things to each side. Santos sit on 22 points from 21 matches and need a strong…
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- On 2026-08-09 at 22:30 GMT, Santos take on Athletico Paranaense in week 22 of Serie A (2026).
- With the data available to us, Cuca and Joao Correia have not met as managers before.
- Current league positions have Santos 15th on 22 points and Athletico Paranaense 3rd on 37 points.
- Santos misses 6 players: Gustavo Henrique (Hamstring Injury), Igor Vinicius (Inactive), Lucas Verissimo (Injury), Moises (Ankle Injury), Neymar (Yellow Cards), Vinicius Lira (Knee Injury) while Athletico Paranaense misses 5 players: Claudinho (Muscle Injury), L. Esquivel (Ankle Injury), J. Portilla (Injury), Santos (Yellow Cards), C. Teran (Injury).
- Projected to use a four-defender base in 4-2-3-1, Santos should be met by Athletico Paranaense's expected 3-4-2-1.
- Santos won 1-0 against Remo, while Athletico Paranaense lost their fixture 0-4 vs Vitória.
- Santos (3-2-0) and Athletico Paranaense (3-1-1) head into this in winning moods from their past 5 matches.
- Santos have clearly got the edge H2H: in 41 meetings, they've beaten Athletico Paranaense 21 times, with 7 draws and only 13 losses.
- Expect Athletico Paranaense to edge a 1-2 win: their 3-2-5 record on the road and 1.73 goals per away match tip the balance.
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| 14' | 0 - 1 | ||
| 20' | A. Frias | ||
| 26' | 0 - 2 | ||
| 34' | K. Viveros | ||
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Santos is going head to head with Athletico-PR on 9/8/2026 21:30 GMT for the Brazil Serie A. You can view the match information, lineups, odds, live score, result, goalscorers, cards, substitutions, standings, recent form, player ratings, injuries, tv channels, our users most predicted scores and Santos v Athletico-PR H2H statistics!