Serie A · 2022

Athletico 1–0 São Paulo · Serie A

1–0Historical match

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

Match at a glance

Athletico won 1–0.

Shots
1012
Shots on target
42
Expected goals
2.461.36
Possession
40%60%

Full time

What the match recorded

Athletico beat São Paulo 1–0. Recorded in this match (Athletico – São Paulo): shots 10–12, shots on target 4–2, expected goals 2.46–1.36, possession 40%–60%. 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 below their season average.

10.4 shots/match ▲ShotsLast 5 · Season13.3 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
Shots10.4 shots/match13.3 shots/match13.8 shots/match

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

São Paulo have a visible away split

moderate

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

10.9 shots/match ▲ShotsAway only · Season13.3 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/match13.3 shots/match13.8 shots/match

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

Recent scheduling adds useful context

weak

A compressed recent schedule is recorded for São Paulo.

7.79 days ▲Rest daysAthletico · São Paulo7.88 days
Evidence and caveat

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

Window: previous 14 days

MetricAthleticoSão PauloBaseline
Rest days7.79 days7.88 days—
Matches last 14 days2 matches3 matches—

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

This match

Match statistics

  • Shots10 shots12 shotsAthletico 10 shots, São Paulo 12 shots
  • Shots on target4 shots2 shotsAthletico 4 shots, São Paulo 2 shots
  • Expected goals2.46 xG1.36 xGAthletico 2.46 xG, São Paulo 1.36 xG
  • Possession40%60%Athletico 40%, São Paulo 60%
  • Corners6 corners5 cornersAthletico 6 corners, São Paulo 5 corners
  • Fouls15 fouls13 foulsAthletico 15 fouls, São Paulo 13 fouls

History

Head-to-head

Recent meetings between these teams.

Last 5 meetings

0Athletico
0Draws
1São Paulo
São Paulo — Athletico · Serie A4–0

Metric comparison

Team comparison

Season averages, with the sample size beside each metric.

Where the edge is

Season: Athletico favored in 2 of 11 directional metrics · São Paulo in 6 · 3 too close

led this metric higher value (descriptive) too close

Window

Season

Athletico20 matchesSão Paulo20 matches
1.25 goals/matchGoals scored20/20▲ 1.4 goals/match
1 goal/match ▲Goals allowed20/201.25 goals/match
1.43 xG/matchExpected goals20/201.41 xG/match
13 shots/matchShots20/2013.3 shots/match
4.3 shots/matchShots on target20/204.1 shots/match
43.3%Possession20/20● 53.7%
5.25 corners/matchCorners20/20● 5.9 corners/match
13.9 fouls/matchFouls20/2015.1 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: Sun, 31 Jul 2022, 23:00 UTC · analysis-v4

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