Serie A · 2022

Santos 1–0 São Paulo · Serie A

Santos

WDDWL
1–0Historical match

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

Match at a glance

Santos won 1–0.

Shots
1318
Shots on target
56
Expected goals
0.971.25
Possession
29%71%

Full time

What the match recorded

Santos beat São Paulo 1–0. Recorded in this match (Santos – São Paulo): shots 13–18, shots on target 5–6, expected goals 0.97–1.25, possession 29%–71%. 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

weak

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

15.8 shots/match ▲ShotsLast 5 · Season13.6 shots/match
Evidence and caveat

Comparison: An unweighted last-five average is compared with the unweighted season average.

Window: last_5 versus season

MetricLast 5SeasonBaseline
Shots15.8 shots/match13.6 shots/match13.7 shots/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.

15.6 shots/match ▲ShotsHome only · Season13.5 shots/match
Evidence and caveat

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

Window: home

MetricHome onlySeasonBaseline
Shots15.6 shots/match13.5 shots/match13.7 shots/match

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

The teams have contrasting possession records

moderate

São Paulo have recorded the higher season possession share.

46.1%PossessionSantos · São Paulo● 54.3%
Evidence and caveat

Comparison: The recorded possession gap is 8.2 percentage points.

Window: season

MetricSantosSão PauloBaseline
Possession46.1%54.3%50%

Caveat: Possession share does not show where possession occurred or how chances were created.

This match

Match statistics

  • Shots13 shots18 shotsSantos 13 shots, São Paulo 18 shots
  • Shots on target5 shots6 shotsSantos 5 shots, São Paulo 6 shots
  • Expected goals0.97 xG1.25 xGSantos 0.97 xG, São Paulo 1.25 xG
  • Possession29%71%Santos 29%, São Paulo 71%
  • Corners5 corners9 cornersSantos 5 corners, São Paulo 9 corners
  • Fouls12 fouls9 foulsSantos 12 fouls, São Paulo 9 fouls

History

Head-to-head

Recent meetings between these teams.

Last 5 meetings

0Santos
0Draws
1São Paulo
São Paulo — Santos · Serie A2–1

Metric comparison

Team comparison

Season averages, with the sample size beside each metric.

Where the edge is

Season: Santos favored in 3 of 11 directional metrics · São Paulo in 4 · 4 too close

led this metric higher value (descriptive) too close

Window

Season

Santos23 matchesSão Paulo23 matches
1.17 goals/matchGoals scored23/23▲ 1.35 goals/match
0.87 goals/match ▲Goals allowed23/231.22 goals/match
1.41 xG/matchExpected goals23/231.37 xG/match
13.5 shots/matchShots23/2313.6 shots/match
4.61 shots/match ▲Shots on target23/234.22 shots/match
46.1%Possession23/23● 54.3%
5.48 corners/matchCorners23/23● 6.3 corners/match
13.2 fouls/matchFouls23/2314.7 fouls/match

Evidence quality

How much supports this analysis

Grade A · Strong evidenceStrong evidence — limited
Season samples23 / 23home / 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: Mon, 22 Aug 2022, 02:00 UTC · analysis-v4

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