Serie A · 2023

Flamengo 1–2 Santos · Serie A

1–2Historical match

Santos

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

Match at a glance

Santos won 1–2.

Shots
815
Shots on target
45
Expected goals
1.230.65
Possession
60%40%

Full time

What the match recorded

Santos beat Flamengo 2–1. Recorded in this match (Flamengo – Santos): shots 8–15, shots on target 4–5, expected goals 1.23–0.65, possession 60%–40%. 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.

Santos's recent record differs from the season

moderate

Santos's last-five shots average is above their season average.

16.8 shots/match ▲ShotsLast 5 · Season12.1 shots/match
Evidence and caveat

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

Window: last_5 versus season

MetricLast 5SeasonBaseline
Shots16.8 shots/match12.1 shots/match13.1 shots/match

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

Recent scheduling adds useful context

weak

A compressed recent schedule is recorded for Flamengo, Santos.

6.94 days ▲Rest daysFlamengo · Santos3.06 days
Evidence and caveat

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

Window: previous 14 days

MetricFlamengoSantosBaseline
Rest days6.94 days3.06 days—
Matches last 14 days3 matches4 matches—

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

Santos have a visible away split

moderate

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

9.81 shots/match ▲ShotsAway only · Season12.1 shots/match
Evidence and caveat

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

Window: away

MetricAway onlySeasonBaseline
Shots9.81 shots/match12.1 shots/match13.1 shots/match

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

This match

Match statistics

  • Shots8 shots15 shotsFlamengo 8 shots, Santos 15 shots
  • Shots on target4 shots5 shotsFlamengo 4 shots, Santos 5 shots
  • Expected goals1.23 xG0.65 xGFlamengo 1.23 xG, Santos 0.65 xG
  • Possession60%40%Flamengo 60%, Santos 40%
  • Corners1 corner6 cornersFlamengo 1 corner, Santos 6 corners
  • Fouls13 fouls16 foulsFlamengo 13 fouls, Santos 16 fouls

History

Head-to-head

Recent meetings between these teams.

Last 5 meetings

3Flamengo
0Draws
0Santos
Santos — Flamengo · Serie A2–3
Flamengo — Santos · Serie A3–2
Santos — Flamengo · Serie A1–2

Head-to-Head & Recent Meetings

Metric comparison

Team comparison

Season averages, with the sample size beside each metric.

Where the edge is

Season: Flamengo favored in 9 of 11 directional metrics · Santos in 0 · 2 too close

led this metric higher value (descriptive) too close

Window

Season

Flamengo30 matchesSantos31 matches
1.47 goals/match ▲Goals scored30/311.16 goals/match
1.2 goals/match ▲Goals allowed30/311.77 goals/match
1.34 xG/match ▲Expected goals30/311.22 xG/match
12.7 shots/matchShots30/3112.1 shots/match
4.6 shots/match ▲Shots on target30/313.97 shots/match
58.6% ●Possession30/3144.2%
5.17 corners/match ●Corners30/314.81 corners/match
13.1 fouls/matchFouls30/3115.2 fouls/match

Evidence quality

How much supports this analysis

Grade A · Strong evidenceStrong evidence — limited
Season samples30 / 31home / 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: Thu, 2 Nov 2023, 03:00 UTC · analysis-v4

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