Serie A · 2024

São Paulo 2–0 Cruzeiro · Serie A

2–0Historical match

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

Match at a glance

São Paulo won 2–0.

Shots
1110
Shots on target
43
Expected goals
0.570.6
Possession
56%44%

Full time

What the match recorded

São Paulo beat Cruzeiro 2–0. Recorded in this match (São Paulo – Cruzeiro): shots 11–10, shots on target 4–3, expected goals 0.57–0.6, possession 56%–44%. 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.

Cruzeiro's recent record differs from the season

weak

Cruzeiro's last-five goals scored average is below their season average.

1 goal/match ▲Goals forLast 5 · Season1.33 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 goal/match1.33 goals/match1.24 goals/match

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

Cruzeiro show a distinct attacking-volume record

moderate

Cruzeiro's shot volume and the opposing shot-allowance context sit below their competition baselines.

15 shots/match ▲ShotsSão Paulo · Cruzeiro12.7 shots/match
Evidence and caveat

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

Window: season

MetricSão PauloCruzeiroBaseline
Shots15 shots/match12.7 shots/match13.3 shots/match
Shots against8.43 shots/match10.8 shots/match12.7 shots/match

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

This match

Match statistics

  • Shots11 shots10 shotsSão Paulo 11 shots, Cruzeiro 10 shots
  • Shots on target4 shots3 shotsSão Paulo 4 shots, Cruzeiro 3 shots
  • Expected goals0.57 xG0.6 xGSão Paulo 0.57 xG, Cruzeiro 0.6 xG
  • Possession56%44%São Paulo 56%, Cruzeiro 44%
  • Corners4 corners2 cornersSão Paulo 4 corners, Cruzeiro 2 corners
  • Fouls18 fouls11 foulsSão Paulo 18 fouls, Cruzeiro 11 fouls

History

Head-to-head

Recent meetings between these teams.

Last 5 meetings

1São Paulo
0Draws
1Cruzeiro
São Paulo — Cruzeiro · Serie A1–0
Cruzeiro — São Paulo · Serie A1–0

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 10 of 11 directional metrics · Cruzeiro in 0 · 1 too close

led this metric higher value (descriptive) too close

Window

Season

São Paulo7 matchesCruzeiro6 matches
1.71 goals/match ▲Goals scored7/61.33 goals/match
0.86 goals/match ▲Goals allowed7/61.5 goals/match
1.29 xG/match ▲Expected goals7/60.94 xG/match
15 shots/match ▲Shots7/612.7 shots/match
5.14 shots/match ▲Shots on target7/64.67 shots/match
59.9% ●Possession7/652.2%
5.71 corners/match ●Corners7/65.33 corners/match
13.4 fouls/matchFouls7/612 fouls/match

Evidence quality

How much supports this analysis

Grade B · Useful evidenceUseful evidence — limited
Season samples7 / 6home / away teams
Recent samples5 / 5last-five windows
FreshnessLess than one dayfrom nearest prior match
  • Evidence is usable but does not meet the strongest completeness 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: Mon, 3 Jun 2024, 01:30 UTC · analysis-v4

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