Serie A · 2022

Santos 2–2 Fluminense · Serie A

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2–2Historical match

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

Match at a glance

Santos and Fluminense drew 2–2.

Shots
1012
Shots on target
37
Expected goals
0.991.29
Possession
33%67%

Full time

What the match recorded

Santos and Fluminense drew 2–2. Recorded in this match (Santos – Fluminense): shots 10–12, shots on target 3–7, expected goals 0.99–1.29, possession 33%–67%. 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.

Fluminense's recent record differs from the season

moderate

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

2.2 goals/match ▲Goals forLast 5 · Season1.55 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 for2.2 goals/match1.55 goals/match1.15 goals/match

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

Fluminense have a visible away split

moderate

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

11.5 shots/match ▲ShotsAway only · Season14.3 shots/match
Evidence and caveat

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

Window: away

MetricAway onlySeasonBaseline
Shots11.5 shots/match14.3 shots/match13.8 shots/match

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

The teams have contrasting possession records

strong

Fluminense have recorded the higher season possession share.

46%PossessionSantos · Fluminense● 58.7%
Evidence and caveat

Comparison: The recorded possession gap is 12.6 percentage points.

Window: season

MetricSantosFluminenseBaseline
Possession46%58.7%49.7%

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

This match

Match statistics

  • Shots10 shots12 shotsSantos 10 shots, Fluminense 12 shots
  • Shots on target3 shots7 shotsSantos 3 shots, Fluminense 7 shots
  • Expected goals0.99 xG1.29 xGSantos 0.99 xG, Fluminense 1.29 xG
  • Possession33%67%Santos 33%, Fluminense 67%
  • Corners5 corners5 cornersSantos 5 corners, Fluminense 5 corners
  • Fouls14 fouls12 foulsSantos 14 fouls, Fluminense 12 fouls

History

Head-to-head

Recent meetings between these teams.

Last 5 meetings

0Santos
1Draws
0Fluminense
Fluminense — Santos · Serie A0–0

Metric comparison

Team comparison

Season averages, with the sample size beside each metric.

Where the edge is

Season: Santos favored in 2 of 11 directional metrics · Fluminense in 7 · 2 too close

led this metric higher value (descriptive) too close

Window

Season

Santos20 matchesFluminense20 matches
1.2 goals/matchGoals scored20/20▲ 1.55 goals/match
0.9 goals/match ▲Goals allowed20/201.1 goals/match
1.5 xG/match ▲Expected goals20/201.26 xG/match
13.5 shots/matchShots20/20▲ 14.3 shots/match
4.7 shots/matchShots on target20/204.75 shots/match
46%Possession20/20● 58.7%
5.4 corners/matchCorners20/20● 5.8 corners/match
13.6 fouls/matchFouls20/2011.9 fouls/match

Evidence quality

How much supports this analysis

Grade A · Strong evidenceStrong evidence — limited
Season samples20 / 20home / 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, 2 Aug 2022, 03:00 UTC · analysis-v4

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