Fluminense 1-2 Santos: Match Report, Goals, Stats and Ratings
Brasileirão Matchday 31 · Sunday 18 October 2026 · Estadio Jornalista Mário Filho, Rio de Janeiro · referee R. Abatti · full time
Full time: Fluminense 1-2 Santos
Fluminense 1-2 Santos: Santos took the points in Brasileirão Matchday 31 on Sunday 18 October 2026 at Estadio Jornalista Mário Filho. The goals: Rodrigo Castillo 4', Gabriel Barbosa 49', Philippe Coutinho 54'.
How Santos won it
The opening goal came in the 4th minute: Rodrigo Castillo for Fluminense, set up by Igor Rabello. Santos levelled at 1-1 in the 49th minute through Gabriel Barbosa, set up by Rodinei. Santos turned it round: Philippe Coutinho made it 1-2 in the 54th minute, set up by Gabriel Bontempo.
It was 1-0 at half-time, and the second half turned the match the other way.
The lead changed hands once.
The referee, R. Abatti, showed 3 yellow cards: 2 to Fluminense and 1 to Santos.
Fluminense: M. De Oliveira, 4-2-3-1 · Santos: A. Stival, 4-2-3-1.
Moneyball's prediction against the result
Moneyball did not publish a pre-match estimate for this match, so there is nothing to mark it against.
Why it went this way
On the day the expected goals were 2.59 for Fluminense and 0.87 for Santos.
Fluminense scored about 1.6 fewer than their chances were worth: poor finishing, or a goalkeeper at his best.
Santos made more of their chances than the xG suggests, by about 1.1 goals.
Fluminense created the better chances, 2.59 xG to 0.87, and still lost. On chances alone, the result could easily have gone the other way.
Fluminense had 2 shots on target, Santos 5.
Fluminense had 50% of the ball, but Santos took the points.
Where the two sides stood before this match
Fluminense came into it with 32 Brasileirão matches played, scoring 1.6 and conceding 1.3 a match, with 1.36 expected goals for and 1.38 against, and had won 44% of their matches.
Santos came into it with 32 Brasileirão matches played, scoring 1.5 and conceding 1.5 a match, with 1.34 expected goals for and 1.16 against, and had won 38% of their matches.
Fluminense vs Santos: the match in numbers
| Fluminense | Match statistics | Santos |
|---|---|---|
| 50% | Ball possession | 50% |
| 2.59 | Expected goals (xG) | 0.87 |
| 8 | Total shots | 17 |
| 2 | Shots on target | 5 |
| 1 | Big chances | 4 |
| 523 | Total passes | 521 |
| 86% | Pass accuracy | 89% |
| 4 | Corners | 5 |
| 18 | Fouls | 18 |
| 23 | Tackles | 18 |
| 3 | Saves | 1 |
| 2 | Yellow cards | 1 |
Team statistics from Sportmonks.
Player ratings and man of the match
Man of the match: Gabriel Barbosa (Santos), rated 8.2 by Sportmonks, with 1 goal.
Fluminense
- Nonato 7.3
- Igor Rabello 7.2 1 assist
- Rodrigo Castillo 7.0 1 goal
- Samuel Xavier 6.9
- Hércules 6.9
Santos
- Gabriel Barbosa 8.2 1 goal
- Gabriel Bontempo 7.5 1 assist
- Philippe Coutinho 7.3 1 goal
- Gustavo Henrique 7.1
- Rodinei 6.9 1 assist
The lowest-rated starter was Agustín Canobbio at 6.3. Ratings run from 0 to 10; around 7.0 is a solid match.
What comes next
- Fluminense: Fluminense vs Internacional Wednesday 28 October 2026 · Brasileirão
- Santos: Santos vs Palmeiras Wednesday 28 October 2026 · Brasileirão
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Questions about Fluminense vs Santos
What was the score in Fluminense vs Santos?
Fluminense 1-2 Santos (half-time 1-0), Brasileirão, Sunday 18 October 2026.
Who scored in Fluminense vs Santos?
Rodrigo Castillo 4', Gabriel Barbosa 49', Philippe Coutinho 54'.
Did Moneyball predict Fluminense vs Santos correctly?
Moneyball did not publish a pre-match estimate for this match, so there is nothing to mark it against.
Who was man of the match in Fluminense vs Santos?
Gabriel Barbosa, rated 8.2 by Sportmonks.
Who refereed Fluminense vs Santos?
R. Abatti.
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