Corinthians vs Santos Prediction, Preview, Predicted Lineups and Team News | Brazilian Serie A

Corinthians vs Santos Preview

• Tournament: Serie A
• Venue: Corinthians Arena
• Date: 19th May

• Kick-off Time: 07:00 PM GMT

  Corinthians vs Santos is set to take place at the Corinthians Arena on 19th May in a Brazilian Serie A fixture. The hosts have been a mid-table team over the last five seasons except for the 2022-2023 season in which they finished in fourth place. They will certainly try and get a top four finish and even contend for the title this season. However, their season has not been off to a bad start but not a great one as well. Corinthians are currently in 10th place with 10 points in eight games winning three, drawing one and losing four. Their form in the last five games has been poor winning two matches and losing three.

  Santos are in the worst form they could possibly be in these few years. They only won their first game of the season recently and then proceeded to lose three games after that. Santos are currently in the relegation zone in 19th place with only five points in eight games winning one match, drawing two and losing five. Their form in the last five games has been poor winning one match, drawing one and losing three.

Corinthians vs Santos Team News

Corinthians Team News

The hosts newly appointed manager Dorival Jr has a few injury concerns for the match against Santos who are namely Memphis Depay (ankle), Rodrigo Garro (knee), Gustavo Henrique (hernia).

Santos Team News

The visitors do not have any fresh injuries however the absence of Neymar Jr (thigh), Guilherme (muscle) and Joao Schmidt (thigh) will definitely hamper their already poor form in the league.

Corinthians vs Santos Predicted Lineups

Corinthians Predicted Lineup (4-3-3):

Goalkeeper: Souza

Defenders: Bidu, J.P, Ramalho, Mana

Midfielders: Ryan, Santana, Charles

Forwards: T.M, Hector, Romero

Santos Predicted Lineup (4-4-2):

Goalkeeper: Brazao

Defenders: Aderlan, Ivaldo, Peres Petroni, Escobar

Midfielders: Rollheiser, Bontempo, Rincon, Soteldo

Forwards: Thaciano, Tiquinho

Corinthians vs Santos H2H Record

Corinthians and Santos have faced each other 353 times in their history across all competitions with Corinthians winning 135 times whereas Santos have won 112 times.

Key Players To Watch In Corinthians vs Santos

Angel Romero (Corinthians)

The Paraguayan international has scored five goals and has four assists in 30 appearances for Corinthians this season. Although he is yet to score in the league this season, his immense experience makes him a valuable asset for Corinthians especially when Memphis Depay is not around.

Tiquinho Soares (Santos)

The Brazilian international has already come close to his previous season's goal tally (10) since he has scored six goals and has two assists in 20 appearances for Santos across all competitions. This is a massive improvement since last season, he was very inconsistent, scoring 10 goals in 52 appearances for Santos across all competitions.

Corinthians vs Santos Prediction

The on-paper squad, run of form as of the 2024-2025 season speaks everything there is needed about this match. Although Corinthians vs Santos has been a heated rivalry often being end-to-end, Santos have just not been good up till now in the league.

Predicted Score: Corinthians 2-1 Santos

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