Serie A · 2024

São Paulo 3–1 Corinthians · Serie A

3–1Historical match

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

Match at a glance

São Paulo won 3–1.

Shots
1911
Shots on target
83
Expected goals
2.970.84
Possession
53%47%

Full time

What the match recorded

São Paulo beat Corinthians 3–1. Recorded in this match (São Paulo – Corinthians): shots 19–11, shots on target 8–3, expected goals 2.97–0.84, possession 53%–47%. 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.

Corinthians's recent record differs from the season

moderate

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

1.4 goals/match ▲Goals forLast 5 · Season0.96 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/match0.96 goals/match1.21 goals/match

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

Corinthians have a visible away split

moderate

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

12 shots/match ▲ShotsAway only · Season14.6 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/match14.6 shots/match13.2 shots/match

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

This match

Match statistics

  • Shots19 shots11 shotsSão Paulo 19 shots, Corinthians 11 shots
  • Shots on target8 shots3 shotsSão Paulo 8 shots, Corinthians 3 shots
  • Expected goals2.97 xG0.84 xGSão Paulo 2.97 xG, Corinthians 0.84 xG
  • Possession53%47%São Paulo 53%, Corinthians 47%
  • Corners7 corners2 cornersSão Paulo 7 corners, Corinthians 2 corners
  • Fouls18 fouls17 foulsSão Paulo 18 fouls, Corinthians 17 fouls

History

Head-to-head

Recent meetings between these teams.

Last 5 meetings

1São Paulo
4Draws
0Corinthians
Corinthians — São Paulo · Serie A2–2
São Paulo — Corinthians · Serie A2–1
Corinthians — São Paulo · Serie A1–1
São Paulo — Corinthians · Serie A1–1
Corinthians — São Paulo · Serie A1–1

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 · Corinthians in 1 · 2 too close

led this metric higher value (descriptive) too close

Window

Season

São Paulo28 matchesCorinthians28 matches
1.36 goals/match ▲Goals scored28/280.96 goals/match
1.07 goals/match ▲Goals allowed28/281.29 goals/match
1.18 xG/matchExpected goals28/281.16 xG/match
13 shots/matchShots28/28▲ 14.6 shots/match
4.64 shots/matchShots on target28/284.75 shots/match
56.2% ●Possession28/2849.8%
5.18 corners/matchCorners28/28● 5.61 corners/match
13.2 fouls/matchFouls28/2813.3 fouls/match

Evidence quality

How much supports this analysis

Grade A · Strong evidenceStrong evidence — limited
Season samples28 / 28home / 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, 29 Sept 2024, 23:00 UTC · analysis-v4

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