Serie A · 2024

Palmeiras 5–0 Criciúma · Serie A

5–0Historical match

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

Match at a glance

Palmeiras won 5–0.

Shots
1414
Shots on target
85
Expected goals
1.860.67
Possession
53%47%

Full time

What the match recorded

Palmeiras beat Criciúma 5–0. Recorded in this match (Palmeiras – Criciúma): shots 14–14, shots on target 8–5, expected goals 1.86–0.67, 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.

Palmeiras's recent record differs from the season

moderate

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

3 goals/match ▲Goals forLast 5 · Season1.65 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 for3 goals/match1.65 goals/match1.22 goals/match

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

Palmeiras show a distinct attacking-volume record

strong

Palmeiras's shot volume and the opposing shot-allowance context sit above their competition baselines.

18 shots/match ▲ShotsPalmeiras · Criciúma14.3 shots/match
Evidence and caveat

Comparison: Team shot volume is paired with the opponent's recorded shot allowance.

Window: season

MetricPalmeirasCriciúmaBaseline
Shots18 shots/match14.3 shots/match13.2 shots/match
Shots against11.8 shots/match16 shots/match13.3 shots/match

Caveat: Shot volume describes activity; it does not establish finishing quality or a match outcome.

The teams have contrasting possession records

moderate

Palmeiras have recorded the higher season possession share.

54.3% ●PossessionPalmeiras · Criciúma43.9%
Evidence and caveat

Comparison: The recorded possession gap is 10.4 percentage points.

Window: season

MetricPalmeirasCriciúmaBaseline
Possession54.3%43.9%50.6%

Caveat: Possession share does not show where possession occurred or how chances were created.

This match

Match statistics

  • Shots14 shots14 shotsPalmeiras 14 shots, Criciúma 14 shots
  • Shots on target8 shots5 shotsPalmeiras 8 shots, Criciúma 5 shots
  • Expected goals1.86 xG0.67 xGPalmeiras 1.86 xG, Criciúma 0.67 xG
  • Possession53%47%Palmeiras 53%, Criciúma 47%
  • Corners4 corners6 cornersPalmeiras 4 corners, Criciúma 6 corners
  • Fouls12 fouls11 foulsPalmeiras 12 fouls, Criciúma 11 fouls

History

Head-to-head

Recent meetings between these teams.

Last 5 meetings

1Palmeiras
0Draws
0Criciúma
Criciúma — Palmeiras · Serie A1–2

Metric comparison

Team comparison

Season averages, with the sample size beside each metric.

Where the edge is

Season: Palmeiras favored in 10 of 11 directional metrics · Criciúma in 1

led this metric higher value (descriptive) too close

Window

Season

Palmeiras26 matchesCriciúma25 matches
1.65 goals/match ▲Goals scored26/251.28 goals/match
0.73 goals/match ▲Goals allowed26/251.6 goals/match
1.77 xG/match ▲Expected goals26/251.17 xG/match
18 shots/match ▲Shots26/2514.3 shots/match
5.85 shots/match ▲Shots on target26/254.76 shots/match
54.3% ●Possession26/2543.9%
6.88 corners/match ●Corners26/254.48 corners/match
13.9 fouls/matchFouls26/2513.8 fouls/match

Evidence quality

How much supports this analysis

Grade A · Strong evidenceStrong evidence — limited
Season samples26 / 25home / 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, 15 Sept 2024, 23:00 UTC · analysis-v4

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