Serie A · 2022

Flamengo 3–2 Santos · Serie A

3–2Historical match

Santos

LLWWL

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

Match at a glance

Flamengo won 3–2.

Shots
198
Shots on target
124
Expected goals
2.060.7
Possession
55%45%

Full time

What the match recorded

Flamengo beat Santos 3–2. Recorded in this match (Flamengo – Santos): shots 19–8, shots on target 12–4, expected goals 2.06–0.7, possession 55%–45%. 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.

1.8 goals/match ▲Goals forLast 5 · Season1.18 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 for1.8 goals/match1.18 goals/match1.12 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 Flamengo, Santos.

3.11 days ▲Rest daysFlamengo · Santos3.11 days
Evidence and caveat

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

Window: previous 14 days

MetricFlamengoSantosBaseline
Rest days3.11 days3.11 days—
Matches last 14 days2 matches2 matches—

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

Santos have a visible away split

moderate

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

10.9 shots/match ▲ShotsAway only · Season13.2 shots/match
Evidence and caveat

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

Window: away

MetricAway onlySeasonBaseline
Shots10.9 shots/match13.2 shots/match13.6 shots/match

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

This match

Match statistics

  • Shots19 shots8 shotsFlamengo 19 shots, Santos 8 shots
  • Shots on target12 shots4 shotsFlamengo 12 shots, Santos 4 shots
  • Expected goals2.06 xG0.7 xGFlamengo 2.06 xG, Santos 0.7 xG
  • Possession55%45%Flamengo 55%, Santos 45%
  • Corners7 corners2 cornersFlamengo 7 corners, Santos 2 corners
  • Fouls14 fouls16 foulsFlamengo 14 fouls, Santos 16 fouls

History

Head-to-head

Recent meetings between these teams.

Last 5 meetings

1Flamengo
0Draws
0Santos
Santos — Flamengo · Serie A1–2

Metric comparison

Team comparison

Season averages, with the sample size beside each metric.

Where the edge is

Season: Flamengo favored in 9 of 11 directional metrics · Santos in 0 · 2 too close

led this metric higher value (descriptive) too close

Window

Season

Flamengo34 matchesSantos34 matches
1.65 goals/match ▲Goals scored34/341.18 goals/match
0.94 goals/matchGoals allowed34/340.97 goals/match
1.78 xG/match ▲Expected goals34/341.28 xG/match
15 shots/match ▲Shots34/3413.2 shots/match
5.71 shots/match ▲Shots on target34/344.44 shots/match
57.1% ●Possession34/3447.6%
6.29 corners/match ●Corners34/345.29 corners/match
13.4 fouls/matchFouls34/3413.3 fouls/match

Evidence quality

How much supports this analysis

Grade A · Strong evidenceStrong evidence — limited
Season samples34 / 34home / 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: Wed, 26 Oct 2022, 04:45 UTC · analysis-v4

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