Serie A · 2022

Fluminense 3–1 São Paulo · Serie A

3–1Historical match

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

Match at a glance

Fluminense won 3–1.

Shots
188
Shots on target
84
Expected goals
1.740.54
Possession
65%35%

Full time

What the match recorded

Fluminense beat São Paulo 3–1. Recorded in this match (Fluminense – São Paulo): shots 18–8, shots on target 8–4, expected goals 1.74–0.54, possession 65%–35%. 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

moderate

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

2 goals/match ▲Goals forLast 5 · Season1.42 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 for2 goals/match1.42 goals/match1.14 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 Fluminense, São Paulo.

4.85 days ▲Rest daysFluminense · São Paulo3.79 days
Evidence and caveat

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

Window: previous 14 days

MetricFluminenseSão PauloBaseline
Rest days4.85 days3.79 days—
Matches last 14 days3 matches3 matches—

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

Fluminense have a visible home split

moderate

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

17.1 shots/match ▲ShotsHome only · Season14.5 shots/match
Evidence and caveat

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

Window: home

MetricHome onlySeasonBaseline
Shots17.1 shots/match14.5 shots/match13.7 shots/match

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

This match

Match statistics

  • Shots18 shots8 shotsFluminense 18 shots, São Paulo 8 shots
  • Shots on target8 shots4 shotsFluminense 8 shots, São Paulo 4 shots
  • Expected goals1.74 xG0.54 xGFluminense 1.74 xG, São Paulo 0.54 xG
  • Possession65%35%Fluminense 65%, São Paulo 35%
  • Corners8 corners3 cornersFluminense 8 corners, São Paulo 3 corners
  • Fouls16 fouls16 foulsFluminense 16 fouls, São Paulo 16 fouls

History

Head-to-head

Recent meetings between these teams.

Last 5 meetings

0Fluminense
1Draws
0São Paulo
São Paulo — Fluminense · Serie A2–2

Metric comparison

Team comparison

Season averages, with the sample size beside each metric.

Where the edge is

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

led this metric higher value (descriptive) too close

Window

Season

Fluminense36 matchesSão Paulo36 matches
1.64 goals/match ▲Goals scored36/361.42 goals/match
1.14 goals/matchGoals allowed36/361.14 goals/match
1.34 xG/matchExpected goals36/361.34 xG/match
14.5 shots/match ▲Shots36/3613.5 shots/match
4.97 shots/match ▲Shots on target36/364.25 shots/match
60.6% ●Possession36/3655.2%
5.75 corners/matchCorners36/36● 6.11 corners/match
11.3 fouls/matchFouls36/3613.7 fouls/match

Evidence quality

How much supports this analysis

Grade A · Strong evidenceStrong evidence — limited
Season samples36 / 36home / 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, 5 Nov 2022, 23:30 UTC · analysis-v4

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