Serie A · 2023

Fluminense 1–0 Santos · Serie A

1–0Historical 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

Fluminense won 1–0.

Shots
153
Shots on target
90
Expected goals
2.030.15
Possession
71%29%

Full time

What the match recorded

Fluminense beat Santos 1–0. Recorded in this match (Fluminense – Santos): shots 15–3, shots on target 9–0, expected goals 2.03–0.15, possession 71%–29%. 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.

Fluminense's recent record differs from the season

moderate

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

0.6 goals/match ▲Goals forLast 5 · Season1.29 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/match1.29 goals/match1.12 goals/match

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

Santos have a visible away split

moderate

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

7.88 shots/match ▲ShotsAway only · Season10.4 shots/match
Evidence and caveat

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

Window: away

MetricAway onlySeasonBaseline
Shots7.88 shots/match10.4 shots/match13.9 shots/match

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

The teams have contrasting possession records

strong

Fluminense have recorded the higher season possession share.

60% ●PossessionFluminense · Santos41.9%
Evidence and caveat

Comparison: The recorded possession gap is 18.1 percentage points.

Window: season

MetricFluminenseSantosBaseline
Possession60%41.9%48.1%

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

This match

Match statistics

  • Shots15 shots3 shotsFluminense 15 shots, Santos 3 shots
  • Shots on target9 shots0 shotsFluminense 9 shots, Santos 0 shots
  • Expected goals2.03 xG0.15 xGFluminense 2.03 xG, Santos 0.15 xG
  • Possession71%29%Fluminense 71%, Santos 29%
  • Corners6 corners2 cornersFluminense 6 corners, Santos 2 corners
  • Fouls18 fouls20 foulsFluminense 18 fouls, Santos 20 fouls

History

Head-to-head

Recent meetings between these teams.

Last 5 meetings

0Fluminense
2Draws
0Santos
Santos — Fluminense · Serie A2–2
Fluminense — Santos · Serie A0–0

Head-to-Head & Recent Meetings

Metric comparison

Team comparison

Season averages, with the sample size beside each metric.

Where the edge is

Season: Fluminense favored in 10 of 11 directional metrics · Santos in 0 · 1 too close

led this metric higher value (descriptive) too close

Window

Season

Fluminense17 matchesSantos17 matches
1.29 goals/match ▲Goals scored17/171.06 goals/match
0.94 goals/match ▲Goals allowed17/171.53 goals/match
1.37 xG/match ▲Expected goals17/171.05 xG/match
13.1 shots/match ▲Shots17/1710.4 shots/match
5.41 shots/match ▲Shots on target17/173.59 shots/match
60% ●Possession17/1741.9%
6.12 corners/match ●Corners17/174.12 corners/match
13.6 fouls/matchFouls17/1716.2 fouls/match

Evidence quality

How much supports this analysis

Grade A · Strong evidenceStrong evidence — limited
Season samples17 / 17home / 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: Sat, 29 Jul 2023, 23:00 UTC · analysis-v4

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