Serie B · 2024

Santos 2–1 América Mineiro · Serie B

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2–1Historical match

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

Match at a glance

Santos won 2–1.

Shots
1613
Shots on target
84
Expected goals
1.860.78
Possession
58%42%

Full time

What the match recorded

Santos beat América Mineiro 2–1. Recorded in this match (Santos – América Mineiro): shots 16–13, shots on target 8–4, expected goals 1.86–0.78, possession 58%–42%. 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's recent record differs from the season

moderate

América Mineiro's last-five goals scored average is below their season average.

0.8 goals/match ▲Goals forLast 5 · Season1.19 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 for0.8 goals/match1.19 goals/match1.04 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.

18.8 shots/match ▲ShotsHome only · Season15.4 shots/match
Evidence and caveat

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

Window: home

MetricHome onlySeasonBaseline
Shots18.8 shots/match15.4 shots/match12.8 shots/match

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

This match

Match statistics

  • Shots16 shots13 shotsSantos 16 shots, América Mineiro 13 shots
  • Shots on target8 shots4 shotsSantos 8 shots, América Mineiro 4 shots
  • Expected goals1.86 xG0.78 xGSantos 1.86 xG, América Mineiro 0.78 xG
  • Possession58%42%Santos 58%, América Mineiro 42%
  • Corners8 corners3 cornersSantos 8 corners, América Mineiro 3 corners
  • Fouls17 fouls8 foulsSantos 17 fouls, América Mineiro 8 fouls

History

Head-to-head

Recent meetings between these teams.

Last 5 meetings

2Santos
0Draws
3América Mineiro
América Mineiro — Santos · Serie B2–1
América Mineiro — Santos · Serie A2–0
Santos — América Mineiro · Serie A3–2
América Mineiro — Santos · Serie A1–0
Santos — América Mineiro · Serie A3–0

Head-to-Head & Recent Meetings

Metric comparison

Team comparison

Season averages, with the sample size beside each metric.

Where the edge is

Season: Santos favored in 8 of 11 directional metrics · América Mineiro in 0 · 3 too close

led this metric higher value (descriptive) too close

Window

Season

Santos26 matchesAmérica Mineiro26 matches
1.5 goals/match ▲Goals scored26/261.19 goals/match
0.73 goals/match ▲Goals allowed26/260.85 goals/match
1.42 xG/matchExpected goals26/261.37 xG/match
15.4 shots/match ▲Shots26/2614.3 shots/match
5.35 shots/match ▲Shots on target26/264.19 shots/match
54%Possession26/26● 56.6%
5.77 corners/match ●Corners26/265.23 corners/match
11.3 fouls/matchFouls26/2612.3 fouls/match

Evidence quality

How much supports this analysis

Grade A · Strong evidenceStrong evidence — limited
Season samples26 / 26home / 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, 15 Sept 2024, 23:00 UTC · analysis-v4

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