- Santos have two wins, one draw and two defeats from their last five, though they are more solid at home with two wins and a draw from their last three on home turf.
- Chapecoense are in very poor form with one win and four defeats in their last five, losing each of their last four including three away defeats from their last Serie A 2026 games.
Santos should see off sick Chape
Chapecoense have the edge in the head-to-head match-up but Santos should get the better of the current Serie A 2026's bottom club on Saturday when they face off at Estadio Urbano Caldeira. The Chape were 4-2 winners when these sides last met in Serie A 2026 back in February but it is Peixe who have their tails up for this one with Chapecoense in terrible form. This Santos FC Sao Paulo vs Chapecoense SC preview suggests the hosts have the momentum, and our Santos FC Sao Paulo vs Chapecoense SC prediction is that they can make home advantage count.
The home team have 21 points from 19 games and sit 15th in the Serie A 2026 standings, but Chape have picked up just nine points from 18 matches and are bottom. They are winless away in Serie A 2026 after nine games, drawing two and losing seven, and average just 0.44 goals per game on the road.
Santos have fared better on home soil, posting five wins, two draws and three defeats from their ten home games and averaging 1.50 goals per match at home. Cuca is steering Santos with a more pragmatic, possession-based setup that leans on structure, width and controlled tempo, while Lacerda's men have been compact and reactive, with a low-block, transition-heavy approach built on discipline and quick counters.
Chape are counter-attacking
This tactical contrast should suit Santos as they should be able to control the match and open up the wide channels, where Chape's pacey wingers can run into trouble. Gabriel Barbosa has been Santos' key man recently with five of his team's ten goals in their last five games, so he looks the best bet for an anytime goal but this one will really be about the team's performance. For Santos FC Sao Paulo vs Chapecoense SC betting tips, backing the home side looks the most sensible option.
We are backing Santos for the victory here as the odds on the home side is just 1.49 and the 6.2 about the visitors and 4.2 about the draw look too low. The odds on both teams to score, No, are 1.91 and Under 2.5 goals is 2.1, which looks like a good fit for a game where Chape will play a survival-first approach and Santos will try to exploit them. The Santos FC Sao Paulo vs Chapecoense SC prediction here is a home win with few goals.
