Match Report
Before the match
Santos: three wins, one draw and one defeat over five games; nine goals scored, seven conceded. Fluminense were their latest opponents, away on 18 October: a 2-1 win.
Santos visited Fluminense on 18 October (Brasileirão Série A) and won 2-1; their goals totalled two, compared with one conceded. Mineiro hosted Santos (Brasileirão Série A) on 11 October. For Santos, the score was 1-2: one goal scored, two allowed. 2-2 was Santos's result against Flamengo on 8 October (Brasileirão Série A), playing at home; Santos drew, with two scored to two conceded. The 2 October fixture (Brasileirão Série A) paired Santos with São Paulo. Santos won 2-1 away from home, netting two goals while conceding one. Playing away from home against Clube do Remo (Brasileirão Série A), Santos finished 2-1 on 19 September. Their score comprised two goals, against one from the opposition.
Before kickoff, Brasileirão Série A's results-based standings placed Santos 8th after 31 matches and 45 points.
Bahia came into the game with two wins and three defeats from their last five outings, scoring four goals and conceding seven. A 3-0 defeat at home to Flamengo (18 October) was their most recent result.
The 18 October fixture (Brasileirão Série A) paired Bahia with Flamengo. Bahia lost 0-3 at home, netting zero goals while conceding three. Playing at home against Mirassol (Brasileirão Série A), Bahia finished 1-0 on 11 October. Their score comprised one goal, against zero from the opposition. 9 October: Bahia lost 0-1 against Palmeiras away from home in Brasileirão Série A, scoring zero goals and allowing one. Against Paranaense in Brasileirão Série A, Bahia scored one and conceded two on 20 September; the away from home result was 1-2. Bahia's at home game on 14 September (Brasileirão Série A) ended 2-1 against Clube do Remo, with two goals for and one against.
Bahia: 7th, 49 points, 31 matches in the calculated Brasileirão Série A standings at kickoff.
The teams' recorded encounters ended in a 2-2 draw at Bahia on 25 April and a 2-1 away win for Santos on 18 September 2023.
After the match
Santos and Bahia drew 1-1 on 25 October 2026. Luciano Juba opened the scoring in the 39th minute for Bahia to make it 1-0. Luan Peres levelled it in the 93rd minute for Santos, set up by Benjamín Rollheiser, to make it 1-1. Neymar (45') was sent off. Neymar (31'), Nicolás Acevedo (44'), Kanu (50') and João Schmidt (89') were booked. Santos picked up two yellow cards and one red card. The substitution total for Santos was five. After coming on for Santos in minute 46, João Schmidt was booked. Benjamín Rollheiser provided an assist following entry for Santos in the 70th minute. Bahia: two yellow cards. Bahia made five changes.