📊 Form Guide

Santos

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Santos go into this match following a 2-2 Copa Sudamericana drawn game vs San Lorenzo.

In that match, Santos had 45% possession and 9 shots on goal with 4 on target. For Santos, the goals were scored by Bontempo (1') and Barbosa (45'). For their opponents, San Lorenzo got 14 attempts on goal with 6 of them on target. Mathías de Ritis (72') and Rodrigo Auzmendi (85') scored for San Lorenzo.

In their past 6 fixtures, Cuca Stival's Santos have managed to score a total of 8 times resulting in an average number of goals scored per match of 1.33.

Deportivo Cuenca

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In their previous fixture, Deportivo Cuenca drew 2-2 in the Copa Sudamericana tie with Recoleta.

In that match, Deportivo Cuenca managed 61% possession and 15 attempts on goal with 6 on target. Recoleta got 15 attempts at goal with 3 of them on target. Luis Cardozo (26' Own goal) was the scorer for Recoleta.

It has become apparent that Deportivo Cuenca have made hard work of scoring goals in their past six games, netting the unsatisfactory return of only 3. In those fixtures, Deportivo Cuenca have also seen the collective goal tally of opposing teams equal 7. That sort of trend won’t necessarily be sustained into this game, though.

↔️ Head to head

The last league game between these sides was Copa Sudamericana match day 1 on 08/04/2026 and the score finished Deportivo Cuenca 1-0 Santos.

In that match, Deportivo Cuenca managed 39% possession and 12 attempts at goal with 1 of them on target.

Santos got 20 shots at goal with 3 on target. Brazão (60' Own goal) was the scorer.

🗞️ Team News: Santos

Neymar (Calf problems), João Schmidt (Hamstring injury), Thaciano (Hamstring injury), Benjamín Rollheiser (muscular problems), Gabriel Menino (Hamstring injury) and Vinicius Lira (Cruciate ligament injury) won’t be able to feature for Santos boss Cuca Stival.

🗞️ Team News: Deportivo Cuenca

Due to a fully injury-free group to choose from, the Deportivo Cuenca manager has no fitness worries at all ahead of this match.

🔮 Prediction

We’re of the opinion that Santos will probably fashion enough chances to find the net more than once while possibly not conceding against Deportivo Cuenca, who won’t find it easy getting goals.

Our selection here is for a controlled 2-0 winning margin for Santos at the end of the match.

Lucas Pereira, 18:02 23/05/2026