Serie A · 2023

Cruzeiro 1–0 São Paulo · Serie A

1–0Historical match

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

Match at a glance

Cruzeiro won 1–0.

Shots
614
Shots on target
08
Expected goals
0.471.39
Possession
31%69%

Full time

What the match recorded

Cruzeiro beat São Paulo 1–0. Recorded in this match (Cruzeiro – São Paulo): shots 6–14, shots on target 0–8, expected goals 0.47–1.39, possession 31%–69%. 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.

Cruzeiro's recent record differs from the season

moderate

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

0.8 goals/match ▲Goals forLast 5 · Season1.25 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 for0.8 goals/match1.25 goals/match1.25 goals/match

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

Recent scheduling adds useful context

weak

A compressed recent schedule is recorded for Cruzeiro, São Paulo.

3.08 days ▲Rest daysCruzeiro · São Paulo3.08 days
Evidence and caveat

Comparison: Rest days and completed matches in the prior 14 days are shown directly.

Window: previous 14 days

MetricCruzeiroSão PauloBaseline
Rest days3.08 days3.08 days—
Matches last 14 days1 match2 matches—

Caveat: The database does not describe travel, rotation decisions or player-level workload.

Both teams have elevated corners records

weak

Each team's season corners average is above the competition baseline.

7.08 corners/match ●CornersCruzeiro · São Paulo6.08 corners/match
Evidence and caveat

Comparison: Both team averages are compared with the same competition baseline.

Window: season

MetricCruzeiroSão PauloBaseline
Corners7.08 corners/match6.08 corners/match5.53 corners/match

Caveat: A shared historical pattern is descriptive and may not repeat in one fixture.

This match

Match statistics

  • Shots6 shots14 shotsCruzeiro 6 shots, São Paulo 14 shots
  • Shots on target0 shots8 shotsCruzeiro 0 shots, São Paulo 8 shots
  • Expected goals0.47 xG1.39 xGCruzeiro 0.47 xG, São Paulo 1.39 xG
  • Possession31%69%Cruzeiro 31%, São Paulo 69%
  • Corners6 corners5 cornersCruzeiro 6 corners, São Paulo 5 corners
  • Fouls14 fouls15 foulsCruzeiro 14 fouls, São Paulo 15 fouls

Metric comparison

Team comparison

Season averages, with the sample size beside each metric.

Where the edge is

Season: Cruzeiro favored in 5 of 11 directional metrics · São Paulo in 5 · 1 too close

led this metric higher value (descriptive) too close

Window

Season

Cruzeiro12 matchesSão Paulo12 matches
1.25 goals/matchGoals scored12/12▲ 1.42 goals/match
0.92 goals/match ▲Goals allowed12/121.08 goals/match
1.56 xG/match ▲Expected goals12/121.39 xG/match
15.4 shots/matchShots12/1214.8 shots/match
4.83 shots/matchShots on target12/12▲ 5.17 shots/match
53.3%Possession12/12● 60.4%
7.08 corners/match ●Corners12/126.08 corners/match
14.5 fouls/matchFouls12/1214.4 fouls/match

Evidence quality

How much supports this analysis

Grade A · Strong evidenceStrong evidence — limited
Season samples12 / 12home / 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, 25 Jun 2023, 04:00 UTC · analysis-v4

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