Santos vs Vasco da Gama Prediction: A duel between two sleeping giants

Santos vs Vasco da Gama: Prediction and odds on the Brasileirão match on August 17, 2025

Santos and Vasco da Gama, two historic Brazilian clubs, will face each other at the MorumBIS. Both teams are fighting to avoid relegation, but Santos is feeling more confident after its sensational victory over Cruzeiro in Belo Horizonte.

Santos: Form and statistics

Few would have expected Santos to defeat Cruzeiro at the Mineirão, but in the Brasileirão, anything is possible. Cruzeiro completely dominated the first half, but missed several chances and went into the break leading 1-0, a result that did not reflect the home team's superiority. After Cruzeiro's overwhelming first half, probably no Santos fan believed in victory. However, The Fox began to find it hard to find space, and the Santos players became more confident. Guilherme equalized in the 62nd minute, and from then on, anything could happen. VAR disallowed a Cruzeiro goal for a foul by Matheus Pereira on Zé Rafael, which increased the anxiety of the Miners. Leonardo Jardim's team risked everything but became more vulnerable in defense, and Santos took advantage. In the 89th minute, Caballero made it 2-1 for the Fish with a beautiful counterattack, as the culmination of a tremendous second half. Neymar was important with his experience and his ability to draw yellow cards from his opponents. Cléber Xavier's men moved up to 14th place with 21 points, easing the pressure on them.

Santos: Lineup

Caballero was decisive in the victory over Cruzeiro, and perhaps Cléber Xavier could give a chance to the Paraguayan winger.

🔖Santos starting lineup (4-2-3-1)

Gabriel Brazão – Mayke, Gil, Luan Peres, Souza – Zé Rafael, Bontempo – Caballero, Neymar, Guilherme – Tiquinho Soares

⛔️Out: Basso, Arão (injured)

👤Head Coach: Cléber Xavier

Vasco da Gama: Form and statistics

Vasco da Gama drew at home with Atlético Mineiro and has now gone five league games without a win. The Cariocas are playing under intense pressure and need a good result to boost their confidence. Incredibly, Atlético scored in the first minute through Gabriel Menino. After the kickoff, Vasco's players attempted their first attack but lost the ball. The Miners quickly launched a counterattack, and the ball reached Menino, who had time and space to shoot from outside the area and open the score. Fortunately for the home team, in the 18th minute, VAR called the referee to review a possible penalty on Philippe Coutinho. The referee confirmed it, and Vegetti netted the equalizer. In the second half, both sides tried to win, but their finishing was poor. Fernando Dinis' team remains in the relegation zone in 16th place with 16 points. Vitória, the team above Vasco and out of Z4, has 18 points and two more games played, so the Cariocas depend on themselves to get out of the danger zone.

Vasco da Gama: Lineup

Lucas Piton is back after suspension, but Vegetti received his third yellow card and can’t play.

🔖Vasco starting lineup (4-2-3-1)

Léo Jardim – Paulo Henrique, Lemos, Lucas Freitas, Lucas Piton – Hugo Moura, Tchê Tchê – Nuno Moreira, Coutinho, Rayan – David

⛔️Out: Gabriel Souza, Adson (injured), Vegetti (suspended)

👤Head Coach: Fernando Diniz

Santos vs Vasco da Gama: Head-to-head statistics

Santos holds a slight advantage in its 106 meetings with Vasco. The Paulistas won 38 games while the Cariocas won 36. On 32 occasions, the matches have ended in a draw.

Santos vs Vasco da Gama: Betting tips & Odds

• The TO 2.5 bet has won seven times in Santos' last eight games. You can bet on a contest with at least three goals (TO 2.5) for 2.22 at 1xBet;
• Vasco has won just once in its past nine matches. You can bet on Santos not losing (1X) for 1.25 at Betway;
• The BTTS-YES bet has won four times in Santos' last four games and six times in Vasco's previous seven matches. You can bet on both teams to score (BTTS-YES) for 1.93 at 1xBet.

Santos vs Vasco da Gama match prediction 17 August 2025

The away win against Cruzeiro gave Neymar and his teammates a lot of confidence, so Santos has a good chance against Vasco da Gama, even playing at the MorumBIS, São Paulo's stadium. Vasco is in the relegation zone, and its players will be playing under massive pressure. The Cariocas haven't won in five games, but they drew away to Internacional a few rounds ago and will at least try to take a point home. I'm going to bet on a Double Chance in favor of Santos with a maximum of three goals scored in the game.

Our match prediction: 1X & TU 3.5 for 1.65 at Betway.

Our betting tip for this Brasileirão match: BTTS-Yes for 1.93 at 1xBet.

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