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Corinthians 3–1 São Paulo · Serie A

3–1Historical match

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

Match at a glance

Corinthians won 3–1.

Shots
136
Shots on target
42
Possession
45%55%

Full time

What the match recorded

Corinthians beat Sao Paulo 3–1. Recorded in this match (Corinthians – Sao Paulo): shots 13–6, shots on target 4–2, possession 45%–55%, corners 4–5. 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.

Corinthians's recent record differs from the season

moderate

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

1.4 goals/match ▲Goals forLast 5 · Season1.12 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 for1.4 goals/match1.12 goals/match1.13 goals/match

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

Corinthians have a visible home split

moderate

Corinthians's home-only shot average is above their full-season average.

13.6 shots/match ▲ShotsHome only · Season11.4 shots/match
Evidence and caveat

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

Window: home

MetricHome onlySeasonBaseline
Shots13.6 shots/match11.4 shots/match13.1 shots/match

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

This match

Match statistics

  • Shots13 shots6 shotsCorinthians 13 shots, São Paulo 6 shots
  • Shots on target4 shots2 shotsCorinthians 4 shots, São Paulo 2 shots
  • Possession45%55%Corinthians 45%, São Paulo 55%
  • Corners4 corners5 cornersCorinthians 4 corners, São Paulo 5 corners
  • Fouls15 fouls17 foulsCorinthians 15 fouls, São Paulo 17 fouls
  • Yellow cards1 card2 cardsCorinthians 1 card, São Paulo 2 cards
  • Passes321 passes393 passesCorinthians 321 passes, São Paulo 393 passes
  • Pass accuracy83%80%Corinthians 83%, São Paulo 80%
  • Shots inside box7 shots4 shotsCorinthians 7 shots, São Paulo 4 shots
  • Blocked shots2 blocks4 blocksCorinthians 2 blocks, São Paulo 4 blocks
  • Goalkeeper saves1 save1 saveCorinthians 1 save, São Paulo 1 save
  • Offsides0 offsides2 offsidesCorinthians 0 offsides, São Paulo 2 offsides

History

Head-to-head

Recent meetings between these teams.

Last 5 meetings

0Corinthians
2Draws
3São Paulo
São Paulo — Corinthians · Serie A2–0
São Paulo — Corinthians · Serie A3–1
Corinthians — São Paulo · Serie A2–2
São Paulo — Corinthians · Serie A2–1
Corinthians — São Paulo · Serie A1–1

Head-to-Head & Recent Meetings

Metric comparison

Team comparison

Season averages, with the sample size beside each metric.

Where the edge is

Season: Corinthians favored in 4 of 11 directional metrics · São Paulo in 2 · 5 too close

led this metric higher value (descriptive) too close

Window

Season

Corinthians34 matchesSão Paulo34 matches
1.12 goals/matchGoals scored34/341.12 goals/match
1.15 goals/matchGoals allowed34/341.15 goals/match
11.4 shots/matchShots34/34▲ 12.3 shots/match
3.5 shots/matchShots on target34/34▲ 3.71 shots/match
55.2% ●Possession34/3452%
4.59 corners/matchCorners34/34● 4.97 corners/match
3.15 cards/matchCards34/342.62 cards/match
13.9 fouls/matchFouls34/3414.2 fouls/match

Evidence quality

How much supports this analysis

Grade A · Strong evidenceStrong evidence — limited
Season samples34 / 34home / away teams
Recent samples5 / 5last-five windows
FreshnessLess than one dayfrom nearest prior match
  • The fixture is outside the configured active season.
  • Recorded xG is incomplete, so xG context is omitted where unavailable.

Known unknowns

  • Lineups, injuries, suspensions and tactical changes are not available in the retained dataset.
  • Some metrics are unavailable or below their observation minimum: xg_for, xg_against.
  • The fixture season differs from the competition's configured active season.
Analysis cutoff: Fri, 21 Nov 2025, 02:30 UTC · analysis-v4

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