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Serie A · 2023

Santos 4–3 Goiás · Serie A

Santos

DDLLL
4–3Historical match

Goiás

LDWLL

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

Match at a glance

Santos won 4–3.

Shots
1519
Shots on target
65
Expected goals
2.411.95
Possession
34%66%

Full time

What the match recorded

Santos beat Goiás 4–3. Recorded in this match (Santos – Goiás): shots 15–19, shots on target 6–5, expected goals 2.41–1.95, possession 34%–66%. 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.

Goiás's recent record differs from the season

moderate

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

1.4 goals/match ▲Goals forLast 5 · Season1 goal/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 goal/match1.15 goals/match

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

Santos have a visible home split

moderate

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

13.3 shots/match ▲ShotsHome only · Season11.3 shots/match
Evidence and caveat

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

Window: home

MetricHome onlySeasonBaseline
Shots13.3 shots/match11.3 shots/match13.9 shots/match

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

This match

Match statistics

  • Shots15 shots19 shotsSantos 15 shots, Goiás 19 shots
  • Shots on target6 shots5 shotsSantos 6 shots, Goiás 5 shots
  • Expected goals2.41 xG1.95 xGSantos 2.41 xG, Goiás 1.95 xG
  • Possession34%66%Santos 34%, Goiás 66%
  • Corners8 corners13 cornersSantos 8 corners, Goiás 13 corners
  • Fouls17 fouls19 foulsSantos 17 fouls, Goiás 19 fouls

History

Head-to-head

Recent meetings between these teams.

Last 5 meetings

0Santos
0Draws
2Goiás
Santos — Goiás · Serie A1–2
Goiás — Santos · 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: Santos favored in 6 of 11 directional metrics · Goiás in 2 · 3 too close

led this metric higher value (descriptive) too close

Window

Season

Santos14 matchesGoiás14 matches
1.07 goals/match ▲Goals scored14/141 goal/match
1.36 goals/match ▲Goals allowed14/141.86 goals/match
1.12 xG/match ▲Expected goals14/141.06 xG/match
11.3 shots/matchShots14/14▲ 13.4 shots/match
4 shots/matchShots on target14/144.14 shots/match
43.6%Possession14/14● 47.9%
4.5 corners/matchCorners14/14● 6.14 corners/match
15.5 fouls/matchFouls14/1417.4 fouls/match

Evidence quality

How much supports this analysis

Grade A · Strong evidenceStrong evidence — limited
Season samples14 / 14home / 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, 9 Jul 2023, 18:00 UTC · analysis-v4

Team rankings in Serie A

Goals per match rankingxG per match rankingShots per match ranking
TeamsSantosGoiás
CompetitionSerie ASerie A 2023
Head-to-headSantos — Goiás
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