Serie A · 2023

São Paulo 4–1 Santos · Serie A

4–1Historical 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

São Paulo won 4–1.

Shots
248
Shots on target
73
Expected goals
3.471.13
Possession
64%36%

Full time

What the match recorded

São Paulo beat Santos 4–1. Recorded in this match (São Paulo – Santos): shots 24–8, shots on target 7–3, expected goals 3.47–1.13, possession 64%–36%. 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.

Santos's recent record differs from the season

moderate

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

1.4 goals/match ▲Goals forLast 5 · Season1.07 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 for1.4 goals/match1.07 goals/match1.1 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.

8.57 shots/match ▲ShotsAway only · Season11.1 shots/match
Evidence and caveat

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

Window: away

MetricAway onlySeasonBaseline
Shots8.57 shots/match11.1 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

strong

São Paulo have recorded the higher season possession share.

59% ●PossessionSão Paulo · Santos43.1%
Evidence and caveat

Comparison: The recorded possession gap is 15.9 percentage points.

Window: season

MetricSão PauloSantosBaseline
Possession59%43.1%48%

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

This match

Match statistics

  • Shots24 shots8 shotsSão Paulo 24 shots, Santos 8 shots
  • Shots on target7 shots3 shotsSão Paulo 7 shots, Santos 3 shots
  • Expected goals3.47 xG1.13 xGSão Paulo 3.47 xG, Santos 1.13 xG
  • Possession64%36%São Paulo 64%, Santos 36%
  • Corners4 corners3 cornersSão Paulo 4 corners, Santos 3 corners
  • Fouls21 fouls16 foulsSão Paulo 21 fouls, Santos 16 fouls

History

Head-to-head

Recent meetings between these teams.

Last 5 meetings

1São Paulo
0Draws
1Santos
Santos — São Paulo · Serie A1–0
São Paulo — Santos · Serie A2–1

Head-to-Head & Recent Meetings

Metric comparison

Team comparison

Season averages, with the sample size beside each metric.

Where the edge is

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

led this metric higher value (descriptive) too close

Window

Season

São Paulo15 matchesSantos15 matches
1.47 goals/match ▲Goals scored15/151.07 goals/match
0.93 goals/match ▲Goals allowed15/151.53 goals/match
1.45 xG/match ▲Expected goals15/151.12 xG/match
15.3 shots/match ▲Shots15/1511.1 shots/match
4.93 shots/match ▲Shots on target15/153.93 shots/match
59% ●Possession15/1543.1%
6.2 corners/match ●Corners15/154.4 corners/match
14.6 fouls/matchFouls15/1515.5 fouls/match

Evidence quality

How much supports this analysis

Grade A · Strong evidenceStrong evidence — limited
Season samples15 / 15home / 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, 16 Jul 2023, 23:00 UTC · analysis-v4

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