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Serie A · 2026

Santos vs Palmeiras · Serie A

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vsPre-match analysis

Season

Season averages, with the sample size beside each metric.

Goals scored
1.51.62
Expected goals
1.421.11
Shots
13.214.7
Possession
49.7%51.7%

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What the record shows

The story here is recent context rather than season averages: palmeiras's last-five shots average is above their season average. Limitation: At least one team lacks a recent completed match near this fixture cutoff.

Palmeiras's recent record differs from the season

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

18.8 shots/match ▲ShotsLast 5 · Season14.7 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
Shots18.8 shots/match14.7 shots/match13.9 shots/match

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

Metric comparison

Team comparison

Season averages, with the sample size beside each metric.

Where the edge is

Season: Santos favored in 2 of 13 directional metrics · Palmeiras in 8 · 3 too close

recorded edge higher value (descriptive) too close

Window

Season

Santos26 matchesPalmeiras26 matches
1.5 goals/matchGoals scored26/26▲ 1.62 goals/match
1.46 goals/matchGoals allowed26/26▲ 0.73 goals/match
1.42 xG/match ▲Expected goals22/221.11 xG/match
13.2 shots/matchShots26/26▲ 14.7 shots/match
3.96 shots/matchShots on target26/26▲ 4.85 shots/match
49.7%Possession26/26● 51.7%
5.27 corners/matchCorners26/26● 6.08 corners/match
3.14 cards/matchCards7/72.57 cards/match
13 fouls/matchFouls26/2614.1 fouls/match

History

Head-to-head

Recent meetings between these teams.

Last 5 meetings

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

Head-to-Head & Recent Meetings

Evidence quality

How much supports this analysis

Grade B · Useful evidenceUseful evidence — limited
Season samples26 / 26home / away teams
Recent samples5 / 5last-five windows
Freshness39 daysstale at cutoff
  • At least one team lacks a recent completed match near this fixture cutoff.

Known unknowns

  • Lineups, injuries, suspensions and tactical changes are not available in the retained dataset.
  • The nearest completed-match evidence is stale relative to this fixture cutoff.
Analysis cutoff: Wed, 28 Oct 2026, 21:00 UTC · analysis-v4

Team rankings in Serie A

Goals per match rankingxG per match rankingShots per match ranking
TeamsSantosPalmeiras
CompetitionSerie A
Head-to-headSantos — Palmeiras
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