Serie A · 2022

Santos 1–2 Goiás · Serie A

Santos

DWLWD
1–2Historical match

Goiás

WLDWW

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

Match at a glance

Goiás won 1–2.

Shots
249
Shots on target
84
Expected goals
1.580.9
Possession
67%33%

Full time

What the match recorded

Goiás beat Santos 2–1. Recorded in this match (Santos – Goiás): shots 24–9, shots on target 8–4, expected goals 1.58–0.9, possession 67%–33%. 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 below their season average.

0.8 goals/match ▲Goals forLast 5 · Season1.12 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/match1.12 goals/match1.12 goals/match

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

Santos show a distinct attacking-volume record

moderate

Santos's shot volume and the opposing shot-allowance context sit above their competition baselines.

13.6 shots/match ▲ShotsSantos · Goiás11.6 shots/match
Evidence and caveat

Comparison: Team shot volume is paired with the opponent's recorded shot allowance.

Window: season

MetricSantosGoiásBaseline
Shots13.6 shots/match11.6 shots/match13.8 shots/match
Shots against15.7 shots/match18.6 shots/match13.2 shots/match

Caveat: Shot volume describes activity; it does not establish finishing quality or a match outcome.

Santos have a visible home split

moderate

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

16.2 shots/match ▲ShotsHome only · Season13.6 shots/match
Evidence and caveat

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

Window: home

MetricHome onlySeasonBaseline
Shots16.2 shots/match13.6 shots/match13.8 shots/match

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

This match

Match statistics

  • Shots24 shots9 shotsSantos 24 shots, Goiás 9 shots
  • Shots on target8 shots4 shotsSantos 8 shots, Goiás 4 shots
  • Expected goals1.58 xG0.9 xGSantos 1.58 xG, Goiás 0.9 xG
  • Possession67%33%Santos 67%, Goiás 33%
  • Corners13 corners2 cornersSantos 13 corners, Goiás 2 corners
  • Fouls8 fouls16 foulsSantos 8 fouls, Goiás 16 fouls

History

Head-to-head

Recent meetings between these teams.

Last 5 meetings

0Santos
0Draws
1Goiás
Goiás — Santos · Serie A1–0

Metric comparison

Team comparison

Season averages, with the sample size beside each metric.

Where the edge is

Season: Santos favored in 9 of 11 directional metrics · Goiás in 1 · 1 too close

led this metric higher value (descriptive) too close

Window

Season

Santos25 matchesGoiás25 matches
1.12 goals/matchGoals scored25/251.12 goals/match
0.88 goals/match ▲Goals allowed25/251.24 goals/match
1.38 xG/match ▲Expected goals25/250.96 xG/match
13.6 shots/match ▲Shots25/2511.6 shots/match
4.6 shots/match ▲Shots on target25/253.44 shots/match
47.2% ●Possession25/2539.7%
5.64 corners/match ●Corners25/253.16 corners/match
12.7 fouls/matchFouls25/2515.2 fouls/match

Evidence quality

How much supports this analysis

Grade A · Strong evidenceStrong evidence — limited
Season samples25 / 25home / 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: Tue, 6 Sept 2022, 03:00 UTC · analysis-v4

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