Serie A · 2023

Palmeiras 5–0 São Paulo · 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
123
Shots on target
80
Expected goals
2.420.13
Possession
47%53%

Full time

What the match recorded

Palmeiras beat São Paulo 5–0. Recorded in this match (Palmeiras – São Paulo): shots 12–3, shots on target 8–0, expected goals 2.42–0.13, possession 47%–53%. 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.

Recent scheduling adds useful context

weak

A compressed recent schedule is recorded for Palmeiras.

3.06 days ▲Rest daysPalmeiras · São Paulo4.06 days
Evidence and caveat

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

Window: previous 14 days

MetricPalmeirasSão PauloBaseline
Rest days3.06 days4.06 days—
Matches last 14 days2 matches2 matches—

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

São Paulo have a visible away split

moderate

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

11.6 shots/match ▲ShotsAway only · Season14.3 shots/match
Evidence and caveat

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

Window: away

MetricAway onlySeasonBaseline
Shots11.6 shots/match14.3 shots/match13.1 shots/match

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

Both teams have elevated corners records

weak

Each team's season corners average is above the competition baseline.

6.52 corners/match ●CornersPalmeiras · São Paulo5.93 corners/match
Evidence and caveat

Comparison: Both team averages are compared with the same competition baseline.

Window: season

MetricPalmeirasSão PauloBaseline
Corners6.52 corners/match5.93 corners/match5.24 corners/match

Caveat: A shared historical pattern is descriptive and may not repeat in one fixture.

This match

Match statistics

  • Shots12 shots3 shotsPalmeiras 12 shots, São Paulo 3 shots
  • Shots on target8 shots0 shotsPalmeiras 8 shots, São Paulo 0 shots
  • Expected goals2.42 xG0.13 xGPalmeiras 2.42 xG, São Paulo 0.13 xG
  • Possession47%53%Palmeiras 47%, São Paulo 53%
  • Corners5 corners0 cornersPalmeiras 5 corners, São Paulo 0 corners
  • Fouls15 fouls16 foulsPalmeiras 15 fouls, São Paulo 16 fouls

History

Head-to-head

Recent meetings between these teams.

Last 5 meetings

2Palmeiras
1Draws
0São Paulo
São Paulo — Palmeiras · Serie A0–2
Palmeiras — São Paulo · Serie A0–0
São Paulo — Palmeiras · 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: Palmeiras favored in 9 of 11 directional metrics · São Paulo in 0 · 2 too close

led this metric higher value (descriptive) too close

Window

Season

Palmeiras29 matchesSão Paulo29 matches
1.62 goals/match ▲Goals scored29/291.17 goals/match
0.83 goals/match ▲Goals allowed29/291.17 goals/match
1.48 xG/match ▲Expected goals29/291.4 xG/match
15.7 shots/match ▲Shots29/2914.3 shots/match
5.21 shots/match ▲Shots on target29/294.83 shots/match
53.6%Possession29/29● 60.9%
6.52 corners/match ●Corners29/295.93 corners/match
15.8 fouls/matchFouls29/2914.7 fouls/match

Evidence quality

How much supports this analysis

Grade A · Strong evidenceStrong evidence — limited
Season samples29 / 29home / 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, 26 Oct 2023, 03:00 UTC · analysis-v4

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