Santos FC vs Flamengo Betting Odds, Tips, Predictions, Preview 17th July 2025

When Flamengo come to Urbano Caldeira Stadium for the Serie A match on Thursday, Santos FC will be hoping to use their home advantage to their advantage.

Flamengo enjoy the view from the top of the table with 27 points after 12 league matches this season. Meanwhile, Santos FC find themselves positioned as number 16 in the Serie A with 11 points following 12 rounds.

Although Santos FC trail Flamengo by double digits, beating the league leaders in the Serie A still holds a lot of prestige. Pulling off a surprise win against their upcoming opponent could provide a serious spark for future matches.

Santos FC have a hard time getting on the scoreboard these days, as they managed a poorly eight goals in their previous ten matches. That is an average of 0.8 goals per game, in which they conceded ten goals, or one goals per game. Furthermore, they fought their way to three clean sheets in this run.

Flamengo are brimming with confidence in front of goal before the upcoming away match in the Serie A, as they can show off very handsome numbers from their previous ten games. The visitors scored 2.3 times on average per match, for a total of 23 goals. They also let in two goals, leaving an average of 0.2 per match. They fought their way to nine clean sheets.

Flamengo were knocked out cold when Santos FC took a 2-1 win in their latest encounter. It served as pay back for the 3-2 defeat, Flamengo handed out in the game before.

Santos FC vs Flamengo Prediction

Santos FC Form

Santos FC beat Vitoria by 0-1, lost 0-1 against Botafogo RJ, before defeating Fortaleza 2-3. Santos FC claimed just a single measly home win from a possible six in the Serie A, which also saw them drawing two and losing three matches, in which they scored six and conceded seven goals.

Aiming for a mid-table finish Santos FC would require a quick upturn in form to achieve even that.

Flamengo Form

Flamengo claimed a single victory in their last three matches. They started with a 1-1 draw against Los Angeles FC. Afterwards, a 2-4 defeat against Bayern Munich followed, before beating Sao Paulo 2-0. Flamengo came through their last six away games in the Serie A with four wins. Of those six matches, they drew once and lost once in which, they scored ten and conceded three.

Spoken of as title contenders, Flamengo are currently doing a good job of living up to the hype in the Serie A this season.

Santos FC and Flamengo are mostly leaning towards matches shy on goals, as it seems that not conceding is more important than attempting to score. This indicates a close encounter is on the menu this coming Thursday.

Santos FC fought their way to zero wins and one points from their last three games against teams inside the top six. They were on target three times in these matches, but also let in five goals. Flamengo have been very dominant in their previous four encounters with teams from the bottom six. They picked up more points against lowly ranked opponents than any other top team this season. They collected four wins, 12 points, while scoring 15 and conceding one goals. Santos FC have a record of three wins, two draws and seven defeats in the Serie A this season. Flamengo are looking at eight wins, three draws and one defeat in the Serie A.

Santos FC vs Flamengo Squads

Santos FC Squad

The 61-year-old coach of the home team, Cleber Xavier, will select the lineup against Flamengo from the squad below. The information in the brackets refers to goals scored and matches played in the Serie A this season:

Diogenes (0/0), Gabriel Brazao (0/12), Gustavo Jundi (0/0), Joao Paulo (0/0), Aderlan (0/2), Diego Pituca (1/8), Dodo (0/0), Gil (0/6), Gonzalo Escobar (0/11), Igor Vinicius (0/0), Joao Basso (0/3), JP Chermont (0/5), Luisao (0/3), Nathan Santos (0/0), Souza (0/3), Vinicius Lira (0/0), Ze Ivaldo (1/11), Alvaro Barreal (3/9), Gabriel Bontempo (0/11), Gustavo Henrique (0/0), Hyan (0/0), Joao Schmidt (0/9), Luan Peres (0/5), Mateus Xavier (0/3), Thaciano (1/10), Tomas Rincon (0/6), Vinicius Zanocelo (0/0), Willian Arao (0/0), Ze Rafael (0/5), Benjamin Rollheiser (0/12), Deivid Washington (1/11), Gabriel Veron (0/6), Guilherme Augusto (2/9), Julio Cesar Furch (0/0), Luca Meirelles (0/4), Neymar (0/4), Tiquinho Soares (1/11).

Flamengo Squad

Below is the full team squad of Flamengo. The manager Luis will pick his starting XI against Santos FC from these players:

Agustin Rossi (0/12), Dyogo (0/0), Leo Nannetti (0/0), Matheus Cunha (0/0), Ainoa (0/0), Alex Sandro (0/10), Ayrton Lucas (1/6), Cleiton Santos (0/0), Daniel Sales (0/0), Danilo (1/4), Guillermo Varela (0/7), Joao Pedro da Mata (0/0), Jose Wellington (0/0), Leo Ortiz (0/11), Leo Pereira (1/11), Matias Vina (0/1), Pablo (0/0), Wesley (0/9), Allan (0/6), Bruno Henrique (1/12), Caio Joshua (0/0), Erick Pulgar (1/9), Evertton Araujo (1/5), Fabiano (0/0), Giorgian De Arrascaeta (9/10), Gonzalo Plata (1/7), Joao Alves (0/0), Joao Victor (0/0), Jorginho (0/1), Luis Aucelio (0/0), Nicolas de la Cruz (0/8), Pablo Lucio (0/0), Pedrinho (0/0), Victor Hugo (0/0), Everton (1/12), Felipe Teresa (0/0), Guilherme (0/0), Juninho (0/6), Lorran (0/0), Luiz Araujo (3/11), Matheus Goncalves (0/3), Michael (1/10), Ogundana Shola (0/0), Pedro (4/8), Wallace Yan (1/4).

Santos FC vs Flamengo Team News

Flamengo have four on the list of injured and absent players before their next match against Santos FC on Thursday. Danilo, Bruno Henrique and Bruno Henrique can't be called upon by Flamengo, as they are all sidelined with a suspension.

Pedro won't be travelling with Flamengo this time, as he nurses an injury.

Santos FC vs Flamengo Lineups

Santos FC vs Flamengo H2H

Santos FC beat Flamengo by 2-1 in their most recent match, while Flamengo claimed a 3-2 win in the match prior to that. Flamengo won seven of last ten encounters against Santos FC. The latter won 2-1 in their latest meeting, though, and are on the prowl for a follow-up. The bookies have Flamengo to win this match at best price odds of 9/10.

Santos FC vs Flamengo Results

Under 2.5 goals came out a winning bet only three times in ten matches between Santos FC and Flamengo. Over 2.5 goals is best priced at odds of 6/5 with the bookies on Thursday.

Santos FC vs Flamengo Betting Tips

With two goals in six matches Guilherme Augusto has been a regular feature on the scoresheet in recent matches, making him a tempting betting prospect, when going up against Flamengo and their defence. The visitors hope Giorgian De Arrascaeta adds another to his current tally of four goals in his latest matches.

Santos FC claimed a modest four wins from their previous 10 home matches across all tournaments. They split the points with the visiting team in three of the games, whilst losing three. Flamengo won five of their last 10 games away, drew four and lost one of the games in this run. Both teams scored in four of the last 10 home league matches for Santos FC. Both teams also found the back of the net four times in the previous 10 league games away for Flamengo.

Both teams to score was a winning bet five times in the last ten encounters between these two rivals, while at least four goals happened five times. Santos FC managed an average of 1.3 goals, while Flamengo averaged 1.9 goals a game. Over 2.5 goals happened in three of Santos FC’s last ten matches across all tournaments. They pulled off an average of 0.7 goals during this run. Over 2.5 goals happened in four of the last ten outings for Flamengo, who managed to score 2.2 times in those matches.