Santos v Chapecoense: survival push meets basement battle | OneFootball

Santos host Chapecoense in the Brasileirão on 25 July 2026 at Estádio Urbano Caldeira, with the hosts trying to pull clear of the relegation scrap and the bottom club desperate to halt a damaging run.

Santos sit 15th on 21 points while Chapecoense are 20th with nine, and the sides' most recent league meeting ended 4-2 to Chapecoense in January.

Peixe arrive after a 4-1 away win over UCV in the Sudamericana, though they fell 2-1 at Botafogo in their last league game. Chape have lost five on the spin in the league, including 4-0 at home to Flamengo.

Alvinegro Praiano are without João Felipe Schmidt Urbano, Moisés, Vinicius Lira and Pepê Fermino. Verdão do Oeste list Victor Caetano, Anderson, Rafael Carvalheira, Maurício Garcez de Jesus, João Paulo, Max and Robert among their injured options.

Peixe have scored 27 in 19 league games with 81.48% passing accuracy, but none from set pieces and only one headed goal. They have converted four penalties from four. Verdão do Oeste have conceded 39 with just one clean sheet and 42% possession, and have given away five penalties, so box pressure could be decisive. Gabriel Barbosa's seven league goals underline a clear home threat.

A home win would move the hosts to 24 points and could ease them further from the drop. The visitors would rise to 12 with victory and may cut the gap to safety, but they start bottom.