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Serie A · 2022

São Paulo 2–1 Santos · Serie A

2–1Historical match

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

Match at a glance

São Paulo won 2–1.

Shots
108
Shots on target
33
Expected goals
1.441.34
Possession
57%43%

Full time

What the match recorded

São Paulo beat Santos 2–1. Recorded in this match (São Paulo – Santos): shots 10–8, shots on target 3–3, expected goals 1.44–1.34, possession 57%–43%. 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 show a distinct attacking-volume record

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

14.5 shots/match ▲ShotsSão Paulo · Santos11 shots/match
Evidence and caveat

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

Window: season

MetricSão PauloSantosBaseline
Shots14.5 shots/match11 shots/match14 shots/match
Shots against12.3 shots/match19.3 shots/match13.6 shots/match

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

The teams have contrasting possession records

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São Paulo have recorded the higher season possession share.

56.3% ●PossessionSão Paulo · Santos37.8%
Evidence and caveat

Comparison: The recorded possession gap is 18.5 percentage points.

Window: season

MetricSão PauloSantosBaseline
Possession56.3%37.8%51.5%

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

This match

Match statistics

  • Shots10 shots8 shotsSão Paulo 10 shots, Santos 8 shots
  • Shots on target3 shots3 shotsSão Paulo 3 shots, Santos 3 shots
  • Expected goals1.44 xG1.34 xGSão Paulo 1.44 xG, Santos 1.34 xG
  • Possession57%43%São Paulo 57%, Santos 43%
  • Corners2 corners4 cornersSão Paulo 2 corners, Santos 4 corners
  • Fouls15 fouls8 foulsSão Paulo 15 fouls, Santos 8 fouls

Metric comparison

Team comparison

Season averages, with the sample size beside each metric.

Where the edge is

Season: São Paulo favored in 0 of 11 directional metrics · Santos in 0 · 11 too close

led this metric higher value (descriptive) too close

Window

Season

São Paulo4 matchesSantos4 matches
2 goals/match ▲Goals scored4/41.5 goals/match
1.25 goals/matchGoals allowed4/4▲ 0.75 goals/match
1.33 xG/matchExpected goals4/41.35 xG/match
14.5 shots/match ▲Shots4/411 shots/match
4.75 shots/matchShots on target4/44.75 shots/match
56.3% ●Possession4/437.8%
4.75 corners/match ●Corners4/43 corners/match
17.3 fouls/matchFouls4/416 fouls/match

Evidence quality

How much supports this analysis

Grade C · Limited evidenceLimited evidence — limited
Season samples4 / 4home / away teams
Recent samples4 / 4last-five windows
FreshnessLess than one dayfrom nearest prior match
  • At least one team has fewer than the configured season sample.
  • At least one team has an incomplete last-five window.

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 completed-match sample is too small for broad style conclusions.
  • The fixture season differs from the competition's configured active season.
Analysis cutoff: Tue, 3 May 2022, 03:00 UTC · analysis-v4

Team rankings in Serie A

Goals per match rankingxG per match rankingShots per match ranking
TeamsSão PauloSantos
CompetitionSerie ASerie A 2022
MethodHow PitchMath calculates this

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