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Serie A · 2022

Santos 3–0 América Mineiro · Serie A

3–0Historical match

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

Match at a glance

Santos won 3–0.

Shots
1819
Shots on target
82
Expected goals
2.340.89
Possession
39%61%

Full time

What the match recorded

Santos beat América Mineiro 3–0. Recorded in this match (Santos – América Mineiro): shots 18–19, shots on target 8–2, expected goals 2.34–0.89, possession 39%–61%. 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.

América Mineiro show a distinct attacking-volume record

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

12 shots/match ▲ShotsSantos · América Mineiro16 shots/match
Evidence and caveat

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

Window: season

MetricSantosAmérica MineiroBaseline
Shots12 shots/match16 shots/match13.9 shots/match
Shots against22.3 shots/match14.7 shots/match14 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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América Mineiro have recorded the higher season possession share.

36%PossessionSantos · América Mineiro● 49.7%
Evidence and caveat

Comparison: The recorded possession gap is 13.7 percentage points.

Window: season

MetricSantosAmérica MineiroBaseline
Possession36%49.7%51.2%

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

This match

Match statistics

  • Shots18 shots19 shotsSantos 18 shots, América Mineiro 19 shots
  • Shots on target8 shots2 shotsSantos 8 shots, América Mineiro 2 shots
  • Expected goals2.34 xG0.89 xGSantos 2.34 xG, América Mineiro 0.89 xG
  • Possession39%61%Santos 39%, América Mineiro 61%
  • Corners3 corners8 cornersSantos 3 corners, América Mineiro 8 corners
  • Fouls16 fouls8 foulsSantos 16 fouls, América Mineiro 8 fouls

Metric comparison

Team comparison

Season averages, with the sample size beside each metric.

Where the edge is

Season: Santos favored in 0 of 11 directional metrics · América Mineiro in 0 · 11 too close

led this metric higher value (descriptive) too close

Window

Season

Santos3 matchesAmérica Mineiro3 matches
1.67 goals/match ▲Goals scored3/31.33 goals/match
0.33 goals/match ▲Goals allowed3/31.67 goals/match
1.35 xG/match ▲Expected goals3/30.89 xG/match
12 shots/matchShots3/3▲ 16 shots/match
5.33 shots/match ▲Shots on target3/34 shots/match
36%Possession3/3● 49.7%
2.67 corners/matchCorners3/3● 4.67 corners/match
18.7 fouls/matchFouls3/315 fouls/match

Evidence quality

How much supports this analysis

Grade C · Limited evidenceLimited evidence — limited
Season samples3 / 3home / away teams
Recent samples3 / 3last-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: Sun, 24 Apr 2022, 23:00 UTC · analysis-v4

Team rankings in Serie A

Goals per match rankingxG per match rankingShots per match ranking
TeamsSantosAmérica Mineiro
CompetitionSerie ASerie A 2022
MethodHow PitchMath calculates this

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