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Futmetrix Verdict
42
FT
Sun, Aug 9
Português
Santos
0-2
Atletico Paranaense
⚡ Intensity 26
⚖️ Balance 22
🏆 Stakes 44
🎲 Upset 60
Ruthless Paranaense compound Santos' deep relegation fears.

Win Probability

  • Santos 44%
  • Draw 29%
  • Atletico Paranaense 27%

Futmetrix AI estimate

Ruthless Paranaense Compound Relegation Fears

Average Entertainment Futmetrix Score: 42/100. A smash-and-grab masterclass punished wasteful finishing, leaving the hosts staring deep into the relegation abyss at Estádio Urbano Caldeira.

Early Ambush

There was a nervous energy around the ground, but Atletico Paranaense arrived with ice in their veins. The match's high Intensity rating was driven entirely by the visitors' ruthless early transitions, catching Santos cold in their own backyard. The breakthrough came swiftly at 14 minutes, with K. Viveros setting the tone and silencing the home crowd. Forced to chase the game immediately, the hosts poured forward, but their desperate attempts to force an equalizer only opened up vast pockets of space behind their midfield line, setting the stage for a tactical counter-punch.

The Defensive Wall

The pivot point arrived just 12 minutes later. Joao Cruz threaded a clinical pass for Viveros to bag his brace at the 26-minute mark, effectively killing the contest. What followed was a bizarre tactical siege. The hosts dominated possession and bombarded the penalty area, racking up 21 shots and forcing 10 corners. However, a dire lack of Balance in the final third saw them register just two shots on target. At the heart of the resistance was Arthur Dias, who put in an outstanding shift to repel wave after wave of attacks. The substantial Upset Factor underlying this result perfectly captures a game where one team had all the ball, but the other had all the answers.

Relegation Reality

As the dust settles, the table paints a stark picture of two clubs heading in opposite directions. The immense Stakes of this fixture have pushed the away side firmly into the automatic Copa Libertadores promotion spots, continuing their formidable run of form. Conversely, the hosts remain trapped in the relegation zone in 17th place. Having the lion's share of possession means little without a cutting edge, and this toothless display will raise serious alarms about their survival credentials as the season drags on.

Key Questions

Who were the standout performers?

K. Viveros was lethal with a brace, while Arthur Dias put in a man-of-the-match defensive shift to secure the clean sheet.

Why did Santos lose despite dominating possession?

They controlled 62% of the ball and had 21 shots, but only managed two on target, failing to break down a resolute away defence.

What is the Futmetrix Score?

The Futmetrix Score is our 0-100 verdict on how entertaining a match is. We look at intensity, balance, stakes, and star quality to tell you if it's worth your time.

Match Statistics

Possession
62%
38%
Santos 62%
Atletico Paranaense 38%
Shots
21
8
Santos 21
Atletico Paranaense 8
Shots on Target
2
4
Santos 2
Atletico Paranaense 4
Expected Goals (xG)
1.27
1.15
Santos 1.27
Atletico Paranaense 1.15
Passes
564
349
Santos 564
Atletico Paranaense 349
Pass Accuracy
87%
80%
Santos 87%
Atletico Paranaense 80%
Corners
8
2
Santos 8
Atletico Paranaense 2
Fouls
12
11
Santos 12
Atletico Paranaense 11
Yellow Cards
1
1
Santos 1
Atletico Paranaense 1
Red Cards
0
0
Santos 0
Atletico Paranaense 0

Match Events

K. Viveros ⚽ 14'
20' 🟨 A. Frias
K. Viveros (Joao Cruz) ⚽ 26'
K. Viveros 🟨 34'
HT
46' 🔄 ↓ G. Caballero ↑B. Rollheiser
↓ Jadson ↑Felipinho 🔄 60'
↓ Leozinho ↑K. A. Calderon Vargas 🔄 60'
61' 🔄 ↓ C. Oliva ↑Rony
↓ Gilberto ↑Dantas 🔄 61'
↓ Luiz Gustavo ↑Diogo Riquelme 🔄 71'
80' 🔄 ↓ Joao Schmidt ↑Willian Arao
80' 🔄 ↓ Gabriel Menino ↑Thaciano
↓ Joao Cruz ↑Dudu Kogitzki 🔄 85'
FT

Player Cards

Our take on every player in this match

Santos

Goalkeepers
Gabriel Brazão
LATE SHIFT
LATE SHIFT
15
Late Mins
15
Late Mins
95
Total Mins
Started
Entry
Defenders
Gabriel Menino
WALL
WALL
0
Dribbled Past
0
Dribbled Past
5
Tackles
83%
Duel Win %
Adonis Frías
WALL
WALL
0
Dribbled Past
0
Dribbled Past
2
Tackles
62%
Duel Win %
João Paulo Ananias
LATE SHIFT
LATE SHIFT
15
Late Mins
15
Late Mins
95
Total Mins
Started
Entry
Gonzalo Escobar
LATE SHIFT
LATE SHIFT
15
Late Mins
15
Late Mins
95
Total Mins
Started
Entry
Midfielders
Christian Oliva
LATE SHIFT
LATE SHIFT
15
Late Mins
15
Late Mins
61
Total Mins
61
Entry
João Schmidt
ARCHITECT
ARCHITECT
3
Key Passes
3
Key Passes
0
Assists
62%
Pass Acc
Gabriel Bontempo
LATE SHIFT
LATE SHIFT
15
Late Mins
15
Late Mins
95
Total Mins
Started
Entry
Álvaro Barreal
ARCHITECT
ARCHITECT
3
Key Passes
3
Key Passes
0
Assists
36%
Pass Acc
Forwards
Gabriel Barbosa
STORMTROOPER
STORMTROOPER
4
Shots
4
Shots
0
Goals
1
On Target
Gustavo Caballero
STORMTROOPER
STORMTROOPER
3
Shots
3
Shots
0
Goals
1
On Target
BENCH
Diógenes
SPECTATOR
SPECTATOR
0
Saves
0
Saves
0
Conceded
0
Minutes
João Alencar
LATE SHIFT
LATE SHIFT
15
Late Mins
15
Late Mins
0
Total Mins
Started
Entry
Luan Peres
LATE SHIFT
LATE SHIFT
15
Late Mins
15
Late Mins
0
Total Mins
Started
Entry
Samuel Mendes
LATE SHIFT
LATE SHIFT
15
Late Mins
15
Late Mins
0
Total Mins
Started
Entry
Miguel Terceros
LATE SHIFT
LATE SHIFT
15
Late Mins
15
Late Mins
0
Total Mins
Started
Entry
Thaciano
LATE SHIFT
LATE SHIFT
15
Late Mins
15
Late Mins
15
Total Mins
Started
Entry
Willian Arão
LATE SHIFT
LATE SHIFT
15
Late Mins
15
Late Mins
15
Total Mins
Started
Entry
Benjamín Rollheiser
ARCHITECT
ARCHITECT
3
Key Passes
3
Key Passes
0
Assists
35%
Pass Acc
Davizinho
LATE SHIFT
LATE SHIFT
15
Late Mins
15
Late Mins
0
Total Mins
Started
Entry
Nadson
LATE SHIFT
LATE SHIFT
15
Late Mins
15
Late Mins
0
Total Mins
Started
Entry
Nikita Solodchenko
LATE SHIFT
LATE SHIFT
15
Late Mins
15
Late Mins
0
Total Mins
Started
Entry
Rony
LATE SHIFT
LATE SHIFT
15
Late Mins
15
Late Mins
34
Total Mins
Started
Entry

Atletico Paranaense

Goalkeepers
Mycael
LATE SHIFT
LATE SHIFT
15
Late Mins
15
Late Mins
95
Total Mins
Started
Entry
Defenders
Gastón Benavídez
PROVOCATEUR
PROVOCATEUR
2
Fouls Won
2
Fouls Won
3
Duels Won
0
Pens Won
Juan Felipe Aguirre
SWEEPER
SWEEPER
6
Cleanups
6
Cleanups
3
Interceptions
3
Blocks
Arthur Dias
LATE SHIFT
LATE SHIFT
15
Late Mins
15
Late Mins
95
Total Mins
Started
Entry
Midfielders
Gilberto
LATE SHIFT
LATE SHIFT
15
Late Mins
15
Late Mins
61
Total Mins
61
Entry
Jádson
LATE SHIFT
LATE SHIFT
15
Late Mins
15
Late Mins
60
Total Mins
60
Entry
Luiz Gustavo
SWEEPER
SWEEPER
5
Cleanups
5
Cleanups
4
Interceptions
1
Blocks
Stiven Mendoza
LATE SHIFT
LATE SHIFT
15
Late Mins
15
Late Mins
95
Total Mins
Started
Entry
Forwards
Leonardo Caetano
LATE SHIFT
LATE SHIFT
15
Late Mins
15
Late Mins
60
Total Mins
60
Entry
João Cruz
PROVIDER
PROVIDER
1
Assists
1
Assists
2
Key Passes
6.9
Rating
Kevin Viveros
HITMAN
HITMAN
2
Goals
2
Goals
4
On Target
8.2
Rating
BENCH
Matheus Soares
SPECTATOR
SPECTATOR
0
Saves
0
Saves
0
Conceded
0
Minutes
Dantas
LATE SHIFT
LATE SHIFT
15
Late Mins
15
Late Mins
34
Total Mins
Started
Entry
Gilberto Júnior
LATE SHIFT
LATE SHIFT
15
Late Mins
15
Late Mins
0
Total Mins
Started
Entry
Leonardo Derik
LATE SHIFT
LATE SHIFT
15
Late Mins
15
Late Mins
0
Total Mins
Started
Entry
Léo Pelé
LATE SHIFT
LATE SHIFT
15
Late Mins
15
Late Mins
0
Total Mins
Started
Entry
Antônio Feliphe
LATE SHIFT
LATE SHIFT
15
Late Mins
15
Late Mins
35
Total Mins
Started
Entry
Bruno Zapelli
LATE SHIFT
LATE SHIFT
15
Late Mins
15
Late Mins
0
Total Mins
Started
Entry
Dudu
LATE SHIFT
LATE SHIFT
15
Late Mins
15
Late Mins
10
Total Mins
Started
Entry
Diogo Riquelme
LATE SHIFT
LATE SHIFT
15
Late Mins
15
Late Mins
24
Total Mins
Started
Entry
Kerwin Vargas
LATE SHIFT
LATE SHIFT
15
Late Mins
15
Late Mins
35
Total Mins
Started
Entry
Jorge Luis Rivaldo Pinto
LATE SHIFT
LATE SHIFT
15
Late Mins
15
Late Mins
0
Total Mins
Started
Entry
Renan Peixoto
LATE SHIFT
LATE SHIFT
15
Late Mins
15
Late Mins
0
Total Mins
Started
Entry

Head to Head

Date Home Score Away Competition Venue
02/12/2026 Atletico Paranaense 2 - 1 Santos Serie A Arena da Baixada
12/03/2023 Atletico Paranaense 3 - 0 Santos Serie A Ligga Arena
08/05/2023 Santos 1 - 1 Atletico Paranaense Serie A Estádio Urbano Caldeira
09/28/2022 Santos 2 - 0 Atletico Paranaense Serie A Estádio Urbano Caldeira
06/04/2022 Atletico Paranaense 2 - 2 Santos Serie A Arena da Baixada
10/30/2021 Atletico Paranaense 0 - 1 Santos Serie A Arena da Baixada
09/15/2021 Santos 0 - 1 Atletico Paranaense Copa Do Brasil Estádio Urbano Caldeira
08/25/2021 Atletico Paranaense 1 - 0 Santos Copa Do Brasil Arena da Baixada
07/06/2021 Santos 2 - 1 Atletico Paranaense Serie A Estádio Urbano Caldeira
11/21/2020 Atletico Paranaense 1 - 0 Santos Serie A Arena da Baixada
02/12/2026
Serie A Arena da Baixada
12/03/2023
Serie A Ligga Arena
08/05/2023
Serie A Estádio Urbano Caldeira
09/28/2022
Serie A Estádio Urbano Caldeira
06/04/2022
Serie A Arena da Baixada
10/30/2021
Serie A Arena da Baixada
09/15/2021
Copa Do Brasil Estádio Urbano Caldeira
08/25/2021
Copa Do Brasil Arena da Baixada
07/06/2021
Serie A Estádio Urbano Caldeira
11/21/2020
Serie A Arena da Baixada
Santos Win
Atletico Paranaense Win
Draw

League Standings

Pos Team P Pts GF GA GD Form
1 Palmeiras 22 48 38 16 +22 DPalmeiras 0 - 0 Internacional (09-08-2026)WVitoria 0 - 4 Palmeiras (30-07-2026)LPalmeiras 1 - 2 Atletico-MG (26-07-2026)WCoritiba 1 - 3 Palmeiras (22-07-2026)WPalmeiras 1 - 0 Chapecoense-sc (31-05-2026)
2 Atletico Paranaense 22 40 30 19 +11 WSantos 0 - 2 Atletico Paranaense (09-08-2026)DCorinthians 0 - 0 Atletico Paranaense (30-07-2026)WAtletico Paranaense 2 - 0 Internacional (25-07-2026)WSao Paulo 1 - 2 Atletico Paranaense (23-07-2026)WAtletico Paranaense 1 - 0 Mirassol (30-05-2026)
3 Flamengo 20 39 37 18 +19 DInternacional 1 - 1 Flamengo (29-07-2026)DFlamengo 1 - 1 Sao Paulo (26-07-2026)WChapecoense-sc 0 - 4 Flamengo (23-07-2026)WFlamengo 3 - 0 Coritiba (30-05-2026)LFlamengo 0 - 3 Palmeiras (24-05-2026)
4 Fluminense 22 35 31 26 +5 DBotafogo 1 - 1 Fluminense (09-08-2026)DFluminense 0 - 0 Bahia (30-07-2026)DGremio 1 - 1 Fluminense (26-07-2026)DFluminense 1 - 1 RB Bragantino (17-07-2026)DCruzeiro 1 - 1 Fluminense (31-05-2026)
5 Bahia 22 33 29 25 +4 DBahia 0 - 0 Vasco DA Gama (09-08-2026)DFluminense 0 - 0 Bahia (30-07-2026)DBahia 1 - 1 Corinthians (26-07-2026)DAtletico-MG 1 - 1 Bahia (21-07-2026)WBahia 2 - 0 Chapecoense-sc (17-07-2026)
6 Cruzeiro 22 33 30 31 -1 WCruzeiro 3 - 1 Mirassol (09-08-2026)WCoritiba 0 - 1 Cruzeiro (31-07-2026)LCruzeiro 0 - 1 Botafogo (26-07-2026)WInternacional 1 - 2 Cruzeiro (23-07-2026)DCruzeiro 1 - 1 Fluminense (31-05-2026)
7 Corinthians 22 32 24 20 +4 WRB Bragantino 0 - 2 Corinthians (09-08-2026)DCorinthians 0 - 0 Atletico Paranaense (30-07-2026)DBahia 1 - 1 Corinthians (26-07-2026)WCorinthians 3 - 0 Remo (23-07-2026)WGremio 1 - 3 Corinthians (30-05-2026)
8 RB Bragantino 21 31 26 22 +4 LRB Bragantino 0 - 2 Corinthians (09-08-2026)DRB Bragantino 0 - 0 Coritiba (26-07-2026)DFluminense 1 - 1 RB Bragantino (17-07-2026)WRB Bragantino 3 - 1 Internacional (31-05-2026)WVasco DA Gama 0 - 3 RB Bragantino (24-05-2026)
9 Botafogo 21 30 35 33 +2 DBotafogo 1 - 1 Fluminense (09-08-2026)WCruzeiro 0 - 1 Botafogo (26-07-2026)DBotafogo 0 - 0 Vitoria (23-07-2026)WBotafogo 2 - 1 Santos (16-07-2026)LBahia 2 - 1 Botafogo (30-05-2026)
10 Coritiba 22 30 27 29 -2 WCoritiba 2 - 1 Chapecoense-sc (08-08-2026)LCoritiba 0 - 1 Cruzeiro (31-07-2026)DRB Bragantino 0 - 0 Coritiba (26-07-2026)LCoritiba 1 - 3 Palmeiras (22-07-2026)LFlamengo 3 - 0 Coritiba (30-05-2026)
11 Atletico-MG 21 29 27 27 0 DRemo 2 - 2 Atletico-MG (08-08-2026)WPalmeiras 1 - 2 Atletico-MG (26-07-2026)DAtletico-MG 1 - 1 Bahia (21-07-2026)WVasco DA Gama 0 - 1 Atletico-MG (31-05-2026)LCorinthians 1 - 0 Atletico-MG (24-05-2026)
12 Sao Paulo 21 26 26 25 +1 LGremio 2 - 1 Sao Paulo (08-08-2026)DFlamengo 1 - 1 Sao Paulo (26-07-2026)LSao Paulo 1 - 2 Atletico Paranaense (23-07-2026)LRemo 1 - 0 Sao Paulo (31-05-2026)DSao Paulo 1 - 1 Botafogo (23-05-2026)
13 Vitoria 21 26 22 31 -9 LVitoria 0 - 4 Palmeiras (30-07-2026)LRemo 2 - 0 Vitoria (26-07-2026)DBotafogo 0 - 0 Vitoria (23-07-2026)WVitoria 1 - 0 Vasco DA Gama (16-07-2026)LSantos 3 - 1 Vitoria (30-05-2026)
14 Gremio 21 25 24 27 -3 WGremio 2 - 1 Sao Paulo (08-08-2026)DGremio 1 - 1 Fluminense (26-07-2026)LMirassol 2 - 1 Gremio (17-07-2026)LGremio 1 - 3 Corinthians (30-05-2026)WGremio 3 - 2 Santos (23-05-2026)
15 Internacional 22 23 23 27 -4 DPalmeiras 0 - 0 Internacional (09-08-2026)DInternacional 1 - 1 Flamengo (29-07-2026)LAtletico Paranaense 2 - 0 Internacional (25-07-2026)LInternacional 1 - 2 Cruzeiro (23-07-2026)LRB Bragantino 3 - 1 Internacional (31-05-2026)
16 Mirassol 21 23 24 30 -6 LCruzeiro 3 - 1 Mirassol (09-08-2026)WMirassol 2 - 1 Remo (29-07-2026)DVasco DA Gama 1 - 1 Mirassol (25-07-2026)WMirassol 2 - 1 Gremio (17-07-2026)LAtletico Paranaense 1 - 0 Mirassol (30-05-2026)
17 Santos 21 22 29 35 -6 LSantos 0 - 2 Atletico Paranaense (09-08-2026)DSantos 2 - 2 Chapecoense-sc (25-07-2026)LBotafogo 2 - 1 Santos (16-07-2026)WSantos 3 - 1 Vitoria (30-05-2026)LGremio 3 - 2 Santos (23-05-2026)
18 Vasco DA Gama 21 22 23 31 -8 DBahia 0 - 0 Vasco DA Gama (09-08-2026)DVasco DA Gama 1 - 1 Mirassol (25-07-2026)LVitoria 1 - 0 Vasco DA Gama (16-07-2026)LVasco DA Gama 0 - 1 Atletico-MG (31-05-2026)LVasco DA Gama 0 - 3 RB Bragantino (24-05-2026)
19 Remo 22 22 26 36 -10 DRemo 2 - 2 Atletico-MG (08-08-2026)LMirassol 2 - 1 Remo (29-07-2026)WRemo 2 - 0 Vitoria (26-07-2026)LCorinthians 3 - 0 Remo (23-07-2026)WRemo 1 - 0 Sao Paulo (31-05-2026)
20 Chapecoense-sc 21 10 20 43 -23 LCoritiba 2 - 1 Chapecoense-sc (08-08-2026)DSantos 2 - 2 Chapecoense-sc (25-07-2026)LChapecoense-sc 0 - 4 Flamengo (23-07-2026)LBahia 2 - 0 Chapecoense-sc (17-07-2026)LPalmeiras 1 - 0 Chapecoense-sc (31-05-2026)

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