Santos boast 80% success rate in their last 17 Paulistão openers | OneFootball

Another debut of the Campeonato Paulista is approaching for Santos. This Saturday, the Peixe will kick off the 2026 season with a home match against Novorizontino, at 4 PM (Brasília time), at Vila Belmiro. 

In the last 17 debuts in the State Championship, since 2009, Santos has accumulated over 80% success rate and has not suffered any defeats: there were 12 wins and five draws in the first rounds of the Paulistão.

Strong at Home

Furthermore, Santos has won the last three debuts in the Campeonato Paulista. In 2025 and 2023, they faced Mirassol and won twice with the same score of 2-1. In 2024, they visited Botafogo/SP and won by the narrowest margin of 1-0.

Moreover, in this same period, Santos debuted in the state championship as the host on nine occasions, with seven wins and two draws. The draws occurred in 2020 (0-0 against RB Bragantino) and 2016 (1-1 against São Bernardo).

Check out the last 17 debuts of Santos in the Paulistão:

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