Serie A · 2023

Internacional 2–1 São Paulo · Serie A

2–1Historical match

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

Match at a glance

Internacional won 2–1.

Shots
1511
Shots on target
53
Expected goals
1.041.45
Possession
43%57%

Full time

What the match recorded

Internacional beat São Paulo 2–1. Recorded in this match (Internacional – São Paulo): shots 15–11, shots on target 5–3, expected goals 1.04–1.45, possession 43%–57%. 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.

São Paulo's recent record differs from the season

moderate

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

0.6 goals/match ▲Goals forLast 5 · Season1.18 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 for0.6 goals/match1.18 goals/match1.14 goals/match

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

Internacional have a visible home split

moderate

Internacional's home-only shot average is above their full-season average.

14 shots/match ▲ShotsHome only · Season12.1 shots/match
Evidence and caveat

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

Window: home

MetricHome onlySeasonBaseline
Shots14 shots/match12.1 shots/match13.7 shots/match

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

The teams have contrasting possession records

moderate

São Paulo have recorded the higher season possession share.

51.9%PossessionInternacional · São Paulo● 60.5%
Evidence and caveat

Comparison: The recorded possession gap is 8.5 percentage points.

Window: season

MetricInternacionalSão PauloBaseline
Possession51.9%60.5%47.9%

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

This match

Match statistics

  • Shots15 shots11 shotsInternacional 15 shots, São Paulo 11 shots
  • Shots on target5 shots3 shotsInternacional 5 shots, São Paulo 3 shots
  • Expected goals1.04 xG1.45 xGInternacional 1.04 xG, São Paulo 1.45 xG
  • Possession43%57%Internacional 43%, São Paulo 57%
  • Corners4 corners7 cornersInternacional 4 corners, São Paulo 7 corners
  • Fouls17 fouls14 foulsInternacional 17 fouls, São Paulo 14 fouls

History

Head-to-head

Recent meetings between these teams.

Last 5 meetings

1Internacional
1Draws
1São Paulo
São Paulo — Internacional · Serie A2–0
São Paulo — Internacional · Serie A0–1
Internacional — São Paulo · Serie A3–3

Head-to-Head & Recent Meetings

Metric comparison

Team comparison

Season averages, with the sample size beside each metric.

Where the edge is

Season: Internacional favored in 1 of 11 directional metrics · São Paulo in 8 · 2 too close

led this metric higher value (descriptive) too close

Window

Season

Internacional23 matchesSão Paulo22 matches
0.83 goals/matchGoals scored23/22▲ 1.18 goals/match
1.09 goals/matchGoals allowed23/221.05 goals/match
1.02 xG/matchExpected goals23/22▲ 1.35 xG/match
12.1 shots/matchShots23/22▲ 14.6 shots/match
3.7 shots/matchShots on target23/22▲ 4.73 shots/match
51.9%Possession23/22● 60.5%
4.61 corners/matchCorners23/22● 6.18 corners/match
13.3 fouls/matchFouls23/2214.4 fouls/match

Evidence quality

How much supports this analysis

Grade A · Strong evidenceStrong evidence — limited
Season samples23 / 22home / 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, 14 Sept 2023, 04:30 UTC · analysis-v4

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