Serie A · 2026

São Paulo 2–0 Atlético Mineiro · Serie A

2–0Full-time analysis

This page describes the completed match context. The result is not presented as a prior forecast.

Match at a glance

São Paulo won 2–0.

Shots
234
Shots on target
50
Expected goals
1.780.65
Possession
52%48%

Full time

What the match recorded

São Paulo beat Atlético Mineiro 2–0. Recorded in this match (São Paulo – Atlético Mineiro): shots 23–4, shots on target 5–0, expected goals 1.78–0.65, possession 52%–48%. 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's recent record differs from the season

moderate

São Paulo's last-five shots average is above their season average.

19.8 shots/match ▲ShotsLast 5 · Season13.8 shots/match
Evidence and caveat

Comparison: An unweighted last-five average is compared with the unweighted season average.

Window: last_5 versus season

MetricLast 5SeasonBaseline
Shots19.8 shots/match13.8 shots/match13.6 shots/match

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

This match

Match statistics

  • Shots23 shots4 shotsSão Paulo 23 shots, Atlético Mineiro 4 shots
  • Shots on target5 shots0 shotsSão Paulo 5 shots, Atlético Mineiro 0 shots
  • Expected goals1.78 xG0.65 xGSão Paulo 1.78 xG, Atlético Mineiro 0.65 xG
  • Possession52%48%São Paulo 52%, Atlético Mineiro 48%
  • Corners16 corners2 cornersSão Paulo 16 corners, Atlético Mineiro 2 corners
  • Fouls19 fouls12 foulsSão Paulo 19 fouls, Atlético Mineiro 12 fouls
  • Yellow cards1 card1 cardSão Paulo 1 card, Atlético Mineiro 1 card
  • Passes526 passes521 passesSão Paulo 526 passes, Atlético Mineiro 521 passes
  • Pass accuracy85.6%82.3%São Paulo 85.6%, Atlético Mineiro 82.3%
  • Shots inside box17 shots2 shotsSão Paulo 17 shots, Atlético Mineiro 2 shots
  • Blocked shots8 blocks1 blockSão Paulo 8 blocks, Atlético Mineiro 1 block
  • Goalkeeper saves0 saves3 savesSão Paulo 0 saves, Atlético Mineiro 3 saves
  • Offsides2 offsides0 offsidesSão Paulo 2 offsides, Atlético Mineiro 0 offsides

History

Head-to-head

Recent meetings between these teams.

Last 5 meetings

1São Paulo
2Draws
2Atlético Mineiro
Atlético Mineiro — São Paulo · Serie A1–0
São Paulo — Atlético Mineiro · Serie A2–0
Atlético Mineiro — São Paulo · Serie A0–0
São Paulo — Atlético Mineiro · Serie A2–2
Atlético Mineiro — São Paulo · 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: São Paulo favored in 6 of 13 directional metrics · Atlético Mineiro in 1 · 6 too close

led this metric higher value (descriptive) too close

Window

Season

São Paulo24 matchesAtlético Mineiro24 matches
1.25 goals/matchGoals scored24/241.25 goals/match
1.13 goals/match ▲Goals allowed24/241.21 goals/match
1.24 xG/matchExpected goals20/201.29 xG/match
13.8 shots/matchShots24/2413.3 shots/match
4.38 shots/matchShots on target24/244.33 shots/match
54.8% ●Possession24/2449.4%
6.96 corners/match ●Corners24/244.79 corners/match
1.5 cards/matchCards4/42 cards/match
14.4 fouls/matchFouls24/2411.7 fouls/match

Evidence quality

How much supports this analysis

Grade A · Strong evidenceStrong evidence — ready
Season samples24 / 24home / away teams
Recent samples5 / 5last-five windows
FreshnessLess than one dayfrom nearest prior match
  • 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.
Analysis cutoff: Sun, 6 Sept 2026, 01:30 UTC · analysis-v4

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