Corinthians v Santos: top-half push meets lower-half climb | OneFootball

Corinthians face Santos in the Brasileirão on Sunday, 30 August 2026 in São Paulo, with the hosts eyeing a top-half push and the visitors aiming to pull further clear of the relegation places.

Corinthians sit 10th on 32 points, while Santos are 14th with 26. Recent meetings have been tight. The sides drew twice in 2026, including a 1-1 league stalemate in March.

Timão's league momentum has dipped after back to back defeats following a 2-0 win at RB Bragantino. Peixe have one league loss in four, a run that featured a 3-0 victory at Vasco da Gama and a draw with Mirassol.

Coringão are without Zakaria Labyad, Ramalho, Vitinho, Yuri Alberto, Hugo Souza, Matheuzinho and Matheus Bidu through injury, while Breno Bidon is suspended. Alvinegro Praiano have João Felipe Schmidt Urbano banned and list Lucas Veríssimo, Gabriel Menino, Mateus Xavier, Vinicius Lira and Pepê Fermino as injured.

Coringão's season profile points to control, with 54% possession, 84.34% passing accuracy and 10 clean sheets. They have also scored six headed goals, so wide deliveries could be a route in. For Peixe, a tally of 33 scored and 36 conceded hints this could open up. Rodrigo Garro ranks among the league's top creators with six assists, while Gabriel Barbosa leads Peixe's scoring with eight league goals and Neymar has six.

A win would take Coringão to 35 points and could nudge them towards the top half and firm up their Sudamericana bid. For Peixe, three points would move them to 29 and may lift them up the table while increasing their buffer to the relegation places.