Match report
Santos and Palmeiras play out goalless Copa do Brasil draw
Santos and Palmeiras were held to a goalless draw at Vila Belmiro in the Copa do Brasil quarter-finals, with neither side able to find a breakthrough across the 90 minutes. The result leaves the tie finely balanced heading into the second leg.
AI-assisted match report written from official match data.
Santos dominated territorially, holding 64 percent of possession and forcing the pace with 19 shots to Palmeiras' nine, yet Abel Ferreira's side held firm defensively despite spending long spells without the ball. Carlos Miguel was called upon to deal with four shots on target but ensured the visitors returned with a share of the points intact.
The home side pushed forward in numbers, winning five corners to Palmeiras' one, but could not turn their territorial advantage into a breakthrough. Referee Davi de Oliveira Lacerda booked four players on each side as the contest grew increasingly physical, with 17 fouls committed by the away side, but no dismissals disrupted either team.
Carlos Miguel produced the highest-rated display of the match at 7.37, marshalling Palmeiras' defence to preserve a clean sheet away from home.
Santos' 64 percent share of possession underlined their control of the ball without translating into a breakthrough.
Santos and Palmeiras drew 0–0 (half-time 0–0).
Santos met Palmeiras in the Copa Do Brasil (Quarter-finals). Kick-off was Thursday, 3 September 2026, 00:30 UTC at Vila Belmiro. Referee: Davi de Oliveira Lacerda.
Team pages: Santos · Palmeiras · Copa Do Brasil
Starting line-ups
Santos (4-2-3-1)
Palmeiras (4-2-3-1)
Sirius · Why these numbers
Before kick-off Sirius gave Santos 23%, the draw 23%, Palmeiras 54%. It finished Santos 0–0 Palmeiras.
Palmeiras' rating gap outweighs Santos' home ground — Palmeiras are clearly the stronger side on our strength rating, and that is most of Palmeiras' 54%. The draw at 23% is about what a gap this size usually leaves.
Why Palmeiras at 54%?
Palmeiras sit 273 points higher on our strength rating — 1642 to 1915. Sides with a 200–300-point rating edge on the road won 51.9% of 6,062 such games. The 300 most similar past games finished 22–24–54.
Why only 54%?
No scored evidence points the other way. 54% is what this rating gap has been worth in games like these; the rest is the draw at 23% and Santos at 23%.
Why is the draw only 23%?
With a rating gap this size the draw starts at 23.8%. These teams' recent games average 2.8 goals — a typical goals environment. Games in that environment drew 24.6% of 24,949.
What did we measure but not count?
Palmeiras bring a 3-goal cushion from the first leg (Palmeiras 3–0 Santos) — the aggregate is what counts. Sides in that position pressed on rather than easing off: first-leg winners by three or more won 55.7% of 609 second legs where the class table expected 48.8% — it's the trailing side, here Santos, that tends to go quiet. Santos are missing 3 regular starters — Gabriel Bontempo, João Schmidt, Lucas Veríssimo — about 24% of their usual starting-XI weight. Our measured receipt covers one-sided absences only, and the picture here isn't one-sided — both squads are short.
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About this match
On this page: the Santos vs Palmeiras final score and result, who scored, starting lineups, match stats and the full match report from this Copa Do Brasil fixture.
- Who scored and when — a goal-by-goal timeline of the match.
- Match stats — possession, shots, expected goals (xG), corners and cards.
- Starting lineups and player ratings for both teams.
- Head-to-head record and recent form for both sides.
The full match report above covers the goals, key moments and stats. Explore more on the Santos and Palmeiras team pages or the Copa Do Brasil page.