Serie A · 2025Estadio Urbano Caldeira

Santos 3–0 Cruzeiro · Serie A

Santos

WDDWW
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
198
Shots on target
74
Possession
53%47%

Full time

What the match recorded

Santos beat Cruzeiro 3–0. Recorded in this match (Santos – Cruzeiro): shots 19–8, shots on target 7–4, possession 53%–47%, corners 9–3. 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.

Santos's recent record differs from the season

moderate

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

2.2 goals/match ▲Goals forLast 5 · Season1.18 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 for2.2 goals/match1.18 goals/match1.18 goals/match

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

Recent scheduling adds useful context

moderate

A compressed recent schedule is recorded for Santos, Cruzeiro.

3.85 days ▲Rest daysSantos · Cruzeiro2.85 days
Evidence and caveat

Comparison: Rest days and completed matches in the prior 14 days are shown directly.

Window: previous 14 days

MetricSantosCruzeiroBaseline
Rest days3.85 days2.85 days—
Matches last 14 days3 matches3 matches—

Caveat: The database does not describe travel, rotation decisions or player-level workload.

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 · Season13.2 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/match13.2 shots/match12.8 shots/match

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

This match

Match statistics

  • Shots19 shots8 shotsSantos 19 shots, Cruzeiro 8 shots
  • Shots on target7 shots4 shotsSantos 7 shots, Cruzeiro 4 shots
  • Possession53%47%Santos 53%, Cruzeiro 47%
  • Corners9 corners3 cornersSantos 9 corners, Cruzeiro 3 corners
  • Fouls8 fouls12 foulsSantos 8 fouls, Cruzeiro 12 fouls
  • Yellow cards2 cards2 cardsSantos 2 cards, Cruzeiro 2 cards
  • Passes434 passes390 passesSantos 434 passes, Cruzeiro 390 passes
  • Pass accuracy87%85%Santos 87%, Cruzeiro 85%
  • Shots inside box17 shots1 shotSantos 17 shots, Cruzeiro 1 shot
  • Blocked shots5 blocks2 blocksSantos 5 blocks, Cruzeiro 2 blocks
  • Goalkeeper saves4 saves4 savesSantos 4 saves, Cruzeiro 4 saves
  • Offsides1 offside5 offsidesSantos 1 offside, Cruzeiro 5 offsides

History

Head-to-head

Recent meetings between these teams.

Last 5 meetings

1Santos
0Draws
2Cruzeiro
Cruzeiro — Santos · Serie A1–2
Santos — Cruzeiro · Serie A0–3
Cruzeiro — Santos · Serie A2–1

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 0 of 11 directional metrics · Cruzeiro in 8 · 3 too close

led this metric higher value (descriptive) too close

Window

Season

Santos38 matchesCruzeiro38 matches
1.18 goals/matchGoals scored38/38▲ 1.45 goals/match
1.32 goals/matchGoals allowed38/38▲ 0.82 goals/match
13.2 shots/matchShots38/3813.6 shots/match
4.03 shots/matchShots on target38/38▲ 4.87 shots/match
49.7% ●Possession38/3847.9%
4.79 corners/matchCorners38/38● 5.82 corners/match
2.61 cards/matchCards38/382.95 cards/match
13.7 fouls/matchFouls38/3813.7 fouls/match

Evidence quality

How much supports this analysis

Grade A · Strong evidenceStrong evidence — limited
Season samples38 / 38home / 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: Sun, 7 Dec 2025, 23:00 UTC · analysis-v4

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