Before the match

Bragantino's previous five results comprised two wins, two draws and one defeat. Their goal totals were 9 scored and 6 conceded. Latest: a 3-0 win at home to Chapecoense on 28 October.

Playing at home against Chapecoense (Brasileirão Série A), Bragantino finished 3-0 on 28 October. Their score comprised three goals, against zero from the opposition. 24 October: Bragantino lost 0-2 against Palmeiras away from home in Brasileirão Série A, scoring zero goals and allowing two. Against Clube do Remo in Brasileirão Série A, Bragantino scored one and conceded one on 18 October; the away from home result was 1-1. Bragantino's at home game on 13 October (Brasileirão Série A) ended 4-2 against Cruzeiro, with four goals for and two against. On 7 October, Mirassol faced Bragantino in Brasileirão Série A: Bragantino drew 1-1 at home, having scored one and conceded one.

Before kickoff, Brasileirão Série A's results-based standings placed Bragantino 9th after 33 matches and 44 points.

Santos came into the game with one win, three draws and one defeat from their last five outings, scoring six goals and conceding six. A 0-0 draw at home to Palmeiras (28 October) was their most recent result.

Palmeiras travelled to face Santos (Brasileirão Série A) on 28 October. For Santos, the score was 0-0: zero goals scored, zero allowed. 1-1 was Santos's result against Bahia on 25 October (Brasileirão Série A), playing at home; Santos drew, with one scored to one conceded. The 18 October fixture (Brasileirão Série A) paired Santos with Fluminense. Santos won 2-1 away from home, netting two goals while conceding one. Playing away from home against Mineiro (Brasileirão Série A), Santos finished 1-2 on 11 October. Their score comprised one goal, against two from the opposition. 8 October: Santos drew 2-2 against Flamengo at home in Brasileirão Série A, scoring two goals and allowing two.

Santos stood 8th in the results-based Brasileirão Série A table before kickoff, with 47 points from 33 matches.

Previous meetings in our records: a 2-0 home win for Santos on 10 May and a 3-1 away win for Bragantino on 19 October 2023.

After the match

Rodinei (an own goal) opened the scoring inside the first 4 minutes for Bragantino to make it 1-0. Philippe Coutinho levelled it in the 37th minute for Santos, set up by Gabriel Barbosa, to make it 1-1. Bragantino regained the lead through Yan in the 41st minute, set up by Henry Mosquera, to make it 2-1. João Alencar (20'), Lucas Barbosa (45'), Álvaro Barreal (45') and Luan Peres (79') were booked. Our current Elo ratings make Santos slightly the stronger side, by 53 rating points over Bragantino, even though it was Bragantino who won this one. All the scoring was done by half time. Bragantino picked up one yellow card. The substitution total for Bragantino was five. The card tally for Santos was three yellow cards. Santos made five changes.