Match Report
Before the match
Santos's previous five results comprised two wins, two draws and one defeat. Their goal totals were 8 scored and 7 conceded. Latest: a 1-1 draw at home to Bahia on 25 October.
Against Bahia in Brasileirão Série A, Santos scored one and conceded one on 25 October; the at home result was 1-1. Santos's away from home game on 18 October (Brasileirão Série A) ended 2-1 against Fluminense, with two goals for and one against. On 11 October, Mineiro faced Santos in Brasileirão Série A: Santos lost 1-2 away from home, having scored one and conceded two. Brasileirão Série A, 8 October brought a home meeting with Flamengo; Santos drew 2-2, a return of two goals scored and two conceded. Santos visited São Paulo on 2 October (Brasileirão Série A) and won 2-1; their goals totalled two, compared with one conceded.
46 points in 32 matches put Santos 8th in the pre-match results-based Brasileirão Série A standings.
Palmeiras: four wins and one defeat over five games; ten goals scored, three conceded. Bragantino were their latest opponents, at home on 24 October: a 2-0 win; their biggest win in that spell was 4-1 at home to Corinthians on 11 October.
2-0 was Palmeiras's result against Bragantino on 24 October (Brasileirão Série A), playing at home; Palmeiras won, with two scored to zero conceded. The 22 October fixture (Copa Libertadores) paired Palmeiras with Fluminense. Palmeiras lost 0-1 at home, netting zero goals while conceding one. Playing away from home against Paranaense (Brasileirão Série A), Palmeiras finished 2-0 on 17 October. Their score comprised two goals, against zero from the opposition. 15 October: Palmeiras won 2-1 against Fluminense away from home in Copa Libertadores, scoring two goals and allowing one. Against Corinthians in Brasileirão Série A, Palmeiras scored four and conceded one on 11 October; the at home result was 4-1.
Before kickoff, Brasileirão Série A's results-based standings placed Palmeiras 2nd after 32 matches and 69 points.
The last two recorded meetings were a 1-1 draw at Palmeiras on 2 May and a 2-1 away win for Santos on 8 October 2023.
After the match
Santos and Palmeiras could not be separated in a goalless draw on 28 October 2026. 7 players were booked, among them Philippe Coutinho (38'), Marlon Freitas (38'), Joaquín Piquerez (60'), Alexander Barboza (67'), Gabriel Bontempo (78') and Agustin Giay (84'). three yellow cards went to Santos. Santos: five substitutions. João Schmidt, on in the 77th minute, was booked. four yellow cards went to Palmeiras. The substitution total for Palmeiras was five. Santos kept their opponents scoreless. Palmeiras conceded no goals.