Corinthians vs Santos Prediction: Two rivals looking for victory

Corinthians vs Santos: Prediction and odds on the Brasileirão match on May 18, 2025

Corinthians and Santos will meet in São Paulo for the White & Black derby. Both teams have already changed coaches at this early stage of the campaign and are under pressure to win, as their fans won't be satisfied with a draw.

Corinthians: Form and statistics

The Timão surprisingly lost 2-1 to Mirassol on the road. It was the first time in history that Corinthians had lost to Mirassol and Dorival Júnior's first defeat as the club's coach. Memphis Depay missed a Panenka-style penalty and was slammed by the fans. The penalty symbolized Corinthians' disregard for their opponents, who never stopped fighting even when down a goal. After the missed penalty, Corinthians opened the score through Cacá before half-time, but Mirassol turned the game around in the second half to win 2-1. Corinthians dropped to 10th place, and Dorival, who had been praised after the magnificent win over Internacional, was heavily criticized for Corinthians' awful performance. In midweek, The Timão secured a crucial 1-0 victory in Uruguay against Racing and climbed to second place in the Copa Sudamericana Group B. Qualification for the next stage of the competition is possible, but the Paulistas must win in Argentina against Huracán to avoid being dependent on América de Cali's result.

Corinthians: Lineup

Depay has twisted his ankle and is doubtful for the match. Coronado should support Yuri Alberto in the attack.

🔖Corinthians starting lineup (4-4-2)

Hugo Souza – Matheuzinho, Félix Torres, Cacá, Angileri – Carrillo, José Martínez, Maycon, Bidon – Coronado, Yuri Alberto

⛔️Out: Raniele, Depay, Gustavo Henrique, Garro (injured)

👤Head Coach: Dorival Júnior

Corinthians Latest Games

Corinthians

07.12.25

Corinthians

1 - 1

Juventude

04.12.25

Fortaleza

2 - 1

Corinthians

30.11.25

Corinthians

2 - 2

Botafogo RJ

24.11.25

Cruzeiro

3 - 0

Corinthians

21.11.25

Corinthians

3 - 1

Sao Paulo

09.11.25

Corinthians

0 - 1

Ceara

06.11.25

Red Bull Bragantino

2 - 1

Corinthians

02.11.25

Corinthians

2 - 0

Gremio

25.10.25

Vitoria

0 - 1

Corinthians

19.10.25

Corinthians

1 - 0

Atletico MG

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Santos FC Latest Games

Santos FC

07.12.25

Santos FC

3 - 0

Cruzeiro

04.12.25

Juventude

0 - 3

Santos FC

29.11.25

Santos FC

3 - 0

Sport Recife

25.11.25

Internacional

1 - 1

Santos FC

20.11.25

Santos FC

1 - 1

Mirassol

16.11.25

Santos FC

1 - 0

Palmeiras

10.11.25

Flamengo

3 - 2

Santos FC

07.11.25

Palmeiras

2 - 0

Santos FC

01.11.25

Santos FC

1 - 1

Fortaleza

26.10.25

Botafogo RJ

2 - 2

Santos FC

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Santos: Form and statistics

The Fish drew 0-0 with Ceará at Allianz Parque. Santos hosted the game at Palmeiras' stadium as part of a strategy to bring the club closer to the fans in São Paulo. Although the event was successful, with 35,000 spectators in attendance, the result of the match was poor. Santos has just five points and is in second-to-last place in the standings. Cléber Xavier was appointed to replace Pedro Caixinha but has failed to win in three games, one of them a draw at home against a lower division team in the Copa do Brasil. The club's news continues to revolve around Neymar, namely his contract renewal and his injuries, and it's difficult to get good results with so much turmoil. The players will give everything to get a good result against Corinthians, but the odds are not in their favor.

Santos: Lineup

Gil has personal problems and has been absent from training. Neymar continues his recovery.

🔖Santos starting lineup (4-2-3-1)

Gabriel Brazão – Aderlan, Zé Ivaldo, Luan Peres, Escobar – Rincón, Bontempo – Soteldo, Barreal, Rollheiser – Tiquinho Soares

⛔️Out: Neymar, João Schmidt, Guilherme (injured), Gil (unavailable)

👤Head Coach: Cléber Xavier

Corinthians vs Santos: Head-to-head statistics

The two clubs have met 312 times in a long history of rivalry. Corinthians won 123 games while Santos won 99. On 90 occasions, the games ended in a draw. This year, the teams met twice in the Campeonato Paulista, and Corinthians won both games at home.

History of Head-to-Heads

Serie A 2025

16.10.25

Santos FC

3 - 1

Corinthians

Serie A 2025

18.05.25

Corinthians

1 - 0

Santos FC

Paulista A1 Playoff 2025

10.03.25

Corinthians

2 - 1

Santos FC

Paulista A1 2025

13.02.25

Corinthians

2 - 1

Santos FC

Paulista A1 2024

08.02.24

Santos FC

1 - 0

Corinthians

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Corinthians vs Santos: Betting tips & Odds

• Corinthians was the first team to score in six of its last seven games. You can place this bet for 1.57 at Bet365;
• The Timão has won three of the last four home matches. You can bet on Corinthians winning for 1.95 at Betway;
• The BTTS-YES bet has won in three of the last four meetings between the two sides. You can bet on both teams to score (BTTS-YES) for 2.03 at 1xBet.

1X2 DC Handicap O/U BTTS CS O/E HT/FT

Main Time (3) 1st Half (3) 2nd Half (2)

	W1	X	W2
	2.05	3.05	3.80
	2.09	3.15	3.95
	2.11	3.18	3.80

Corinthians vs Santos match prediction 18 May 2025

Santos is going through great instability, and it's difficult to win games in these conditions. It's not impossible to get a good result against the Timão, but it's tough. Corinthians is strong at home and will look to bounce back from the unexpected defeat to Mirassol. Corinthians and Santos have met twice at the Neo Química Arena this year, and Timão won both games. I'm backing Corinthians to win.

Our match prediction: Corinthians to win for 1.95 on Betway;

Our betting tip for this Brasileirão match: BTTS-YES for 2.03 at 1xBet.

Our final betting tip on the match: Correct Score 2-1 for 9.00 at Bet365.