Serie A · 2024

São Paulo 2–1 Athletico · Serie A

2–1Historical match

A completed match from a finished season. This page is the record of what happened.

Match at a glance

São Paulo won 2–1.

Shots
109
Shots on target
33
Expected goals
1.430.22
Possession
78%22%

Full time

What the match recorded

São Paulo beat Athletico 2–1. Recorded in this match (São Paulo – Athletico): shots 10–9, shots on target 3–3, expected goals 1.43–0.22, possession 78%–22%. This is what was recorded. It is not a claim that the result was foreseeable.

Pre-match record

What the data showed before kick-off. Kept for reference; it did not know the result.

Athletico's recent record differs from the season

moderate

Athletico's last-five goals scored average is above their season average.

1.4 goals/match ▲Goals forLast 5 · Season1.06 goals/match
Evidence and caveat

Comparison: An unweighted last-five average is compared with the unweighted season average.

Window: last_5 versus season

MetricLast 5SeasonBaseline
Goals for1.4 goals/match1.06 goals/match1.18 goals/match

Caveat: Five matches are sensitive to opponent mix and isolated match states.

Athletico have a visible away split

strong

Athletico's away-only shot average is below their full-season average.

12 shots/match ▲ShotsAway only · Season16 shots/match
Evidence and caveat

Comparison: Venue-only shot volume is compared with the same team's season record.

Window: away

MetricAway onlySeasonBaseline
Shots12 shots/match16 shots/match13.2 shots/match

Caveat: Venue splits can reflect opponent mix and should be read with the listed sample.

Recent scheduling adds useful context

weak

A compressed recent schedule is recorded for São Paulo.

3.98 days ▲Rest daysSão Paulo · Athletico7.1 days
Evidence and caveat

Comparison: Rest days and completed matches in the prior 14 days are shown directly.

Window: previous 14 days

MetricSão PauloAthleticoBaseline
Rest days3.98 days7.1 days—
Matches last 14 days2 matches1 match—

Caveat: The database does not describe travel, rotation decisions or player-level workload.

This match

Match statistics

  • Shots10 shots9 shotsSão Paulo 10 shots, Athletico 9 shots
  • Shots on target3 shots3 shotsSão Paulo 3 shots, Athletico 3 shots
  • Expected goals1.43 xG0.22 xGSão Paulo 1.43 xG, Athletico 0.22 xG
  • Possession78%22%São Paulo 78%, Athletico 22%
  • Corners5 corners6 cornersSão Paulo 5 corners, Athletico 6 corners
  • Fouls5 fouls20 foulsSão Paulo 5 fouls, Athletico 20 fouls

History

Head-to-head

Recent meetings between these teams.

Last 5 meetings

3São Paulo
1Draws
1Athletico
Athletico — São Paulo · Serie A1–2
Athletico — São Paulo · Serie A1–1
São Paulo — Athletico · Serie A2–1
Athletico — São Paulo · Serie A1–0
São Paulo — Athletico · Serie A4–0

Head-to-Head & Recent Meetings

Metric comparison

Team comparison

Season averages, with the sample size beside each metric.

Where the edge is

Season: São Paulo favored in 8 of 11 directional metrics · Athletico in 3

led this metric higher value (descriptive) too close

Window

Season

São Paulo33 matchesAthletico32 matches
1.42 goals/match ▲Goals scored33/321.06 goals/match
1.03 goals/match ▲Goals allowed33/321.28 goals/match
1.16 xG/matchExpected goals33/31▲ 1.27 xG/match
12.9 shots/matchShots33/31▲ 16 shots/match
4.52 shots/matchShots on target33/31▲ 4.97 shots/match
57.5% ●Possession33/3149.1%
5.15 corners/matchCorners33/31● 6.52 corners/match
12.6 fouls/matchFouls33/3113.1 fouls/match

Evidence quality

How much supports this analysis

Grade A · Strong evidenceStrong evidence — limited
Season samples33 / 32home / away teams
Recent samples5 / 5last-five windows
FreshnessLess than one dayfrom nearest prior match
  • The fixture is outside the configured active season.
  • Recent samples and important metric coverage meet the strong evidence threshold.

Known unknowns

  • Lineups, injuries, suspensions and tactical changes are not available in the retained dataset.
  • Some metrics are unavailable or below their observation minimum: cards.
  • The fixture season differs from the competition's configured active season.
Analysis cutoff: Sun, 10 Nov 2024, 04:00 UTC · analysis-v4

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