Sao Paulo vs Santos

20 April 2025 · Brasileirão · 2025 · Referee Wilton Pereira Sampaio

Full time 2 – 1

Half-time: 2–1

  • Ferreirinha 10’
  • André Silva 23’
  • Tiquinho Soares 45+3’ (pen)

Match summary

Sao Paulo beat Santos 2-1. Sao Paulo led 2-1 at half-time.

Ferreirinha put Sao Paulo ahead in the 10th minute, André Silva made it 2-0 in the 23rd minute, and Tiquinho Soares pulled one back to make it 2-1 from the penalty spot in first-half stoppage time.

There was little between the sides on chances: Sao Paulo created 1.69 expected goals (xG) from 6 shots, Santos 1.43 from 15.

Match stats

41% Possession 59%
6 Shots 15
3 Shots on target 3
5 Corners 5
323 Passes 452
79.3% Pass accuracy 84.3%
20 Tackles 28
17 Fouls 13
7 Yellow cards 3
2 Offsides 2

Key events

Sao Paulo Santos
L. ZubeldiaManagerArgument
0’
Kick-off
FerreirinhaLeft foot shot1-0 (Sao Paulo)
10’
André SilvaLeft foot shot2-0 (Sao Paulo)
23’
31’
Benjamín RollheiserFoul
André SilvaShot on target
34’
40’
GuilhermeShot on target
SabinoFoul
41’
45+3’
Tiquinho SoaresPenalty2-1 (Santos)
Marcos AntônioFoul
45+5’
Half-time2-1
48’
Tiquinho SoaresFoul
Second half underway
RafaelArgument
57’
AlissonFoul
63’
Matheus AlvesFoul
75’
76’
Diego PitucaGabriel Bontempo
76’
João Pedro ChermontLeonardo Godoy
Damián BobadillaMatheus Alves
77’
Nahuel FerraresiLucas Ferreira
77’
77’
Gabriel VeronÁlvaro Barreal
88’
ThacianoJoão Schmidt
RodriguinhoMarcos Antônio
90+1’
Igor ViníciusCédric Soares
90+1’
90+2’
Deivid WashingtonGuilherme
RodriguinhoTime wasting
90+2’
90+4’
ThacianoShot on target
Enzo DíazFoul
90+5’
90+8’
GilArgument
Full-time2-1

How the chances added up

Running total of expected goals (xG) for each side through the match. xG rates each chance by how often similar shots are scored. A goal is marked where it was scored.

0.0 0.5 1.0 1.5 2.0 0’ 15’ 30’ 45’ 60’ 75’ 90’ HT 1.69 1.43 10’ Ferreirinha (Sao Paulo), 1-0 10’ 23’ André Silva (Sao Paulo), 2-0 23’ 45+3’ Tiquinho Soares (Santos), 2-1 45+3’ 0.0 0.5 1.0 1.5 2.0 0’ 15’ 30’ 45’ 60’ 75’ 90’ HT 1.69 1.43 10’ Ferreirinha (Sao Paulo), 1-0 Ferreirinha 10’ 23’ André Silva (Sao Paulo), 2-0 Silva 23’ 45+3’ Tiquinho Soares (Santos), 2-1 Soares 45+3’
Sao Paulo 1.69 xGSantos 1.43 xG Goal

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Shot map

Every shot and where it was taken from.

 Santos attacking Sao Paulo attacking 
10’ Ferreirinha (Sao Paulo), open play, 0.89 xG, goal 48’ Tiquinho Soares (Santos), penalty, 0.79 xG, goal 23’ André Silva (Sao Paulo), open play, 0.62 xG, goal 87’ Guilherme (Santos), open play, 0.11 xG, off target 34’ André Silva (Sao Paulo), open play, 0.09 xG, saved 20’ Tiquinho Soares (Santos), open play, 0.07 xG, blocked 50’ Zé Ivaldo (Santos), set piece, 0.07 xG, off target 90+4’ Thaciano (Santos), open play, 0.06 xG, saved 90+4’ Thaciano (Santos), from a corner, 0.06 xG, off target 52’ Tiquinho Soares (Santos), open play, 0.05 xG, off target 85’ Gabriel Veron (Santos), open play, 0.05 xG, off target 14’ Gil (Santos), set piece, 0.04 xG, blocked 73’ Enzo Díaz (Sao Paulo), direct free kick, 0.04 xG, off target 9’ Marcos Antônio (Sao Paulo), open play, 0.03 xG, off target 40’ Guilherme (Santos), open play, 0.03 xG, saved 57’ Guilherme (Santos), set piece, 0.03 xG, off target 28’ Tiquinho Soares (Santos), from a corner, 0.02 xG, blocked 85’ Gabriel Veron (Santos), open play, 0.02 xG, blocked 36’ Enzo Díaz (Sao Paulo), set piece, 0.01 xG, blocked 90+7’ Gil (Santos), from a corner, 0.01 xG, blocked 22’ Tiquinho Soares (Santos), open play, 0.01 xG, off target 10’ Ferreirinha (Sao Paulo), open play, 0.89 xG, goal 48’ Tiquinho Soares (Santos), penalty, 0.79 xG, goal 23’ André Silva (Sao Paulo), open play, 0.62 xG, goal 87’ Guilherme (Santos), open play, 0.11 xG, off target 34’ André Silva (Sao Paulo), open play, 0.09 xG, saved 20’ Tiquinho Soares (Santos), open play, 0.07 xG, blocked 50’ Zé Ivaldo (Santos), set piece, 0.07 xG, off target 90+4’ Thaciano (Santos), open play, 0.06 xG, saved 90+4’ Thaciano (Santos), from a corner, 0.06 xG, off target 52’ Tiquinho Soares (Santos), open play, 0.05 xG, off target 85’ Gabriel Veron (Santos), open play, 0.05 xG, off target 14’ Gil (Santos), set piece, 0.04 xG, blocked 73’ Enzo Díaz (Sao Paulo), direct free kick, 0.04 xG, off target 9’ Marcos Antônio (Sao Paulo), open play, 0.03 xG, off target 40’ Guilherme (Santos), open play, 0.03 xG, saved 57’ Guilherme (Santos), set piece, 0.03 xG, off target 28’ Tiquinho Soares (Santos), from a corner, 0.02 xG, blocked 85’ Gabriel Veron (Santos), open play, 0.02 xG, blocked 36’ Enzo Díaz (Sao Paulo), set piece, 0.01 xG, blocked 90+7’ Gil (Santos), from a corner, 0.01 xG, blocked 22’ Tiquinho Soares (Santos), open play, 0.01 xG, off target
Size shows xG Goal On target Off target or blocked

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Lineups

Sao Paulo 4-2-3-1 Starting XI
Rafael
Díaz
Ruan
Sabino
Soares 90’
Alisson
Antônio 90’
Ferreirinha
Alves 77’
Ferreira 77’
Silva
Santos 4-2-3-1 Starting XI
Brazão
Escobar
Godoy 76’
Ivaldo
Gil
Bontempo 76’
Schmidt 88’
Barreal 77’
Guilherme 90’
Rollheiser
Soares

Player stats

Goalkeeper1 player
Rafael
90′ 2 1 21 – – – – –
Defenders5 players
Cédric Soares Taken off
89′ 2 – – 2 – 28 2 – – –
Ruan
90′ – 1 – 1 1 27 2 – – –
Sabino
90′ 1 2 – 4 1 37 3 – – –
Enzo Díaz
90′ 3 2 – 7 2 30 4 – – –
Nahuel Ferraresi Came on as a substitute
13′ 1 – – 1 – 4 1 – – –
Midfielders6 players
Alisson
90′ – – 46 – 0.01 – 2 1 2 1 –
Marcos Antônio Taken off
89′ – – 41 – 0.02 1 – 3 1 1 –
Lucas Ferreira Taken off
77′ – – 19 1 0.02 6 – 12 – 1 –
Matheus Alves Taken off
77′ – 1 27 1 0.29 2 1 6 1 – –
Ferreirinha
90′ 1 – 19 1 0.03 2 – 5 – 3 –
Damián Bobadilla Came on as a substitute
13′ – – 5 – 0.00 – – – – – –
Forwards1 player
André Silva
90′ 1 1 2 2 0.71 0.65 1 5 3 17 –
Came on Taken off Sent off Red is the most in that position for the team

Every player who took the pitch, starters first and then substitutes. A dash means none. xG and xA are expected goals and assists.

Form going into the game

Sao Paulo LDDDD
Santos LLDLW

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Previous and next meeting

 Previous meeting: Santos 0-0 Sao Paulo, 12 Nov 23 Next meeting: Santos 1-0 Sao Paulo, 21 Sep 25  All Sao Paulo vs Santos meetings

Shots, expected goals, timeline, lineups, team and player statistics from Bzzoiro Sports Data (sports.bzzoiro.com). Results and odds from football-data.co.uk. Referee data before 2025/26 from the Transfermarkt datasets project.