Serie A · 2023

Bahia 1–2 Santos · Serie A

Bahia

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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
1916
Shots on target
57
Expected goals
0.922.9
Possession
63%37%

Full time

What the match recorded

Santos beat Bahia 2–1. Recorded in this match (Bahia – Santos): shots 19–16, shots on target 5–7, expected goals 0.92–2.9, possession 63%–37%. 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.

Bahia's recent record differs from the season

moderate

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

2 goals/match ▲Goals forLast 5 · Season1.17 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 for2 goals/match1.17 goals/match1.17 goals/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 Bahia.

4 days ▲Rest daysBahia · Santos4.04 days
Evidence and caveat

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

Window: previous 14 days

MetricBahiaSantosBaseline
Rest days4 days4.04 days—
Matches last 14 days1 match1 match—

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

Santos show a distinct attacking-volume record

moderate

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

14.2 shots/match ▲ShotsBahia · Santos11 shots/match
Evidence and caveat

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

Window: season

MetricBahiaSantosBaseline
Shots14.2 shots/match11 shots/match13.7 shots/match
Shots against11.8 shots/match15.3 shots/match13.3 shots/match

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

This match

Match statistics

  • Shots19 shots16 shotsBahia 19 shots, Santos 16 shots
  • Shots on target5 shots7 shotsBahia 5 shots, Santos 7 shots
  • Expected goals0.92 xG2.9 xGBahia 0.92 xG, Santos 2.9 xG
  • Possession63%37%Bahia 63%, Santos 37%
  • Corners6 corners8 cornersBahia 6 corners, Santos 8 corners
  • Fouls13 fouls13 foulsBahia 13 fouls, Santos 13 fouls

History

Head-to-head

Recent meetings between these teams.

Last 5 meetings

0Bahia
0Draws
1Santos
Santos — Bahia · Serie A3–0

Metric comparison

Team comparison

Season averages, with the sample size beside each metric.

Where the edge is

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

led this metric higher value (descriptive) too close

Window

Season

Bahia24 matchesSantos24 matches
1.17 goals/match ▲Goals scored24/240.96 goals/match
1.38 goals/match ▲Goals allowed24/241.67 goals/match
1.34 xG/match ▲Expected goals24/241.1 xG/match
14.2 shots/match ▲Shots24/2411 shots/match
4.58 shots/match ▲Shots on target24/243.5 shots/match
52.2% ●Possession24/2444.8%
6.04 corners/match ●Corners24/244.63 corners/match
15.3 fouls/matchFouls24/2415.8 fouls/match

Evidence quality

How much supports this analysis

Grade A · Strong evidenceStrong evidence — limited
Season samples24 / 24home / 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: Tue, 19 Sept 2023, 03:00 UTC · analysis-v4

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