Serie A · 2022

Santos 1–2 Flamengo · Serie A

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1–2Historical match

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

Match at a glance

Flamengo won 1–2.

Shots
1612
Shots on target
76
Expected goals
0.712.75
Possession
46%54%

Full time

What the match recorded

Flamengo beat Santos 2–1. Recorded in this match (Santos – Flamengo): shots 16–12, shots on target 7–6, expected goals 0.71–2.75, possession 46%–54%. 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.

Flamengo's recent record differs from the season

moderate

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

1.6 goals/match ▲Goals forLast 5 · Season1.2 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 for1.6 goals/match1.2 goals/match1.17 goals/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.

16.1 shots/match ▲ShotsHome only · Season13.8 shots/match
Evidence and caveat

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

Window: home

MetricHome onlySeasonBaseline
Shots16.1 shots/match13.8 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

Flamengo have recorded the higher season possession share.

46.4%PossessionSantos · Flamengo● 57.3%
Evidence and caveat

Comparison: The recorded possession gap is 10.9 percentage points.

Window: season

MetricSantosFlamengoBaseline
Possession46.4%57.3%49.8%

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

This match

Match statistics

  • Shots16 shots12 shotsSantos 16 shots, Flamengo 12 shots
  • Shots on target7 shots6 shotsSantos 7 shots, Flamengo 6 shots
  • Expected goals0.71 xG2.75 xGSantos 0.71 xG, Flamengo 2.75 xG
  • Possession46%54%Santos 46%, Flamengo 54%
  • Corners7 corners3 cornersSantos 7 corners, Flamengo 3 corners
  • Fouls15 fouls13 foulsSantos 15 fouls, Flamengo 13 fouls

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 · Flamengo in 3 · 5 too close

led this metric higher value (descriptive) too close

Window

Season

Santos15 matchesFlamengo15 matches
1.27 goals/match ▲Goals scored15/151.2 goals/match
1 goal/match ▲Goals allowed15/151.07 goals/match
1.62 xG/matchExpected goals15/151.59 xG/match
13.8 shots/matchShots15/1513.7 shots/match
4.93 shots/matchShots on target15/154.73 shots/match
46.4%Possession15/15● 57.3%
5.13 corners/matchCorners15/15● 5.93 corners/match
13.8 fouls/matchFouls15/1514.5 fouls/match

Evidence quality

How much supports this analysis

Grade A · Strong evidenceStrong evidence — limited
Season samples15 / 15home / 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, 3 Jul 2022, 02:00 UTC · analysis-v4

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