Serie A · 2023

América Mineiro 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

América Mineiro won 2–1.

Shots
913
Shots on target
45
Expected goals
1.271.44
Possession
26%74%

Full time

What the match recorded

América Mineiro beat São Paulo 2–1. Recorded in this match (América Mineiro – São Paulo): shots 9–13, shots on target 4–5, expected goals 1.27–1.44, possession 26%–74%. 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

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

0.4 goals/match ▲Goals forLast 5 · Season1.19 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 for0.4 goals/match1.19 goals/match1.12 goals/match

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

The teams have contrasting possession records

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São Paulo have recorded the higher season possession share.

42.4%PossessionAmérica Mineiro · São Paulo● 60.6%
Evidence and caveat

Comparison: The recorded possession gap is 18.3 percentage points.

Window: season

MetricAmérica MineiroSão PauloBaseline
Possession42.4%60.6%48.1%

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

This match

Match statistics

  • Shots9 shots13 shotsAmérica Mineiro 9 shots, São Paulo 13 shots
  • Shots on target4 shots5 shotsAmérica Mineiro 4 shots, São Paulo 5 shots
  • Expected goals1.27 xG1.44 xGAmérica Mineiro 1.27 xG, São Paulo 1.44 xG
  • Possession26%74%América Mineiro 26%, São Paulo 74%
  • Corners4 corners6 cornersAmérica Mineiro 4 corners, São Paulo 6 corners
  • Fouls21 fouls9 foulsAmérica Mineiro 21 fouls, São Paulo 9 fouls

History

Head-to-head

Recent meetings between these teams.

Last 5 meetings

0América Mineiro
0Draws
3São Paulo
São Paulo — América Mineiro · Serie A3–0
América Mineiro — São Paulo · Serie A1–2
São Paulo — América Mineiro · 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: América Mineiro favored in 1 of 11 directional metrics · São Paulo in 7 · 3 too close

led this metric higher value (descriptive) too close

Window

Season

América Mineiro20 matchesSão Paulo21 matches
1.1 goals/matchGoals scored20/21▲ 1.19 goals/match
2.25 goals/matchGoals allowed20/21▲ 1 goal/match
1.3 xG/matchExpected goals20/211.35 xG/match
14.4 shots/matchShots20/2114.8 shots/match
4.45 shots/matchShots on target20/21▲ 4.81 shots/match
42.4%Possession20/21● 60.6%
4.65 corners/matchCorners20/21● 6.14 corners/match
16.2 fouls/matchFouls20/2114.4 fouls/match

Evidence quality

How much supports this analysis

Grade A · Strong evidenceStrong evidence — limited
Season samples20 / 21home / 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: Sun, 27 Aug 2023, 23:00 UTC · analysis-v4

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