Serie A · 2024

Palmeiras 1–3 Botafogo · Serie A

1–3Historical match

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

Match at a glance

Botafogo won 1–3.

Shots
1913
Shots on target
57
Expected goals
1.541.3
Possession
55%45%

Full time

What the match recorded

Botafogo beat Palmeiras 3–1. Recorded in this match (Palmeiras – Botafogo): shots 19–13, shots on target 5–7, expected goals 1.54–1.3, possession 55%–45%. 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.

Botafogo's recent record differs from the season

moderate

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

22.8 shots/match ▲ShotsLast 5 · Season15.5 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
Shots22.8 shots/match15.5 shots/match13.3 shots/match

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

Recent scheduling adds useful context

weak

A compressed recent schedule is recorded for Palmeiras, Botafogo.

3.08 days ▲Rest daysPalmeiras · Botafogo3.08 days
Evidence and caveat

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

Window: previous 14 days

MetricPalmeirasBotafogoBaseline
Rest days3.08 days3.08 days—
Matches last 14 days2 matches2 matches—

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

Both teams have elevated corners records

moderate

Each team's season corners average is above the competition baseline.

6.58 corners/match ●CornersPalmeiras · Botafogo6.14 corners/match
Evidence and caveat

Comparison: Both team averages are compared with the same competition baseline.

Window: season

MetricPalmeirasBotafogoBaseline
Corners6.58 corners/match6.14 corners/match4.94 corners/match

Caveat: A shared historical pattern is descriptive and may not repeat in one fixture.

This match

Match statistics

  • Shots19 shots13 shotsPalmeiras 19 shots, Botafogo 13 shots
  • Shots on target5 shots7 shotsPalmeiras 5 shots, Botafogo 7 shots
  • Expected goals1.54 xG1.3 xGPalmeiras 1.54 xG, Botafogo 1.3 xG
  • Possession55%45%Palmeiras 55%, Botafogo 45%
  • Corners5 corners7 cornersPalmeiras 5 corners, Botafogo 7 corners
  • Fouls9 fouls16 foulsPalmeiras 9 fouls, Botafogo 16 fouls

History

Head-to-head

Recent meetings between these teams.

Last 5 meetings

3Palmeiras
0Draws
2Botafogo
Botafogo — Palmeiras · Serie A1–0
Botafogo — Palmeiras · Serie A3–4
Palmeiras — Botafogo · Serie A0–1
Botafogo — Palmeiras · Serie A1–3
Palmeiras — Botafogo · Serie A4–0

Head-to-Head & Recent Meetings

Metric comparison

Team comparison

Season averages, with the sample size beside each metric.

Where the edge is

Season: Palmeiras favored in 2 of 11 directional metrics · Botafogo in 4 · 5 too close

led this metric higher value (descriptive) too close

Window

Season

Palmeiras36 matchesBotafogo36 matches
1.61 goals/matchGoals scored36/361.56 goals/match
0.86 goals/matchGoals allowed36/36▲ 0.78 goals/match
1.79 xG/match ▲Expected goals36/361.55 xG/match
17.5 shots/match ▲Shots36/3615.5 shots/match
5.81 shots/matchShots on target36/365.53 shots/match
53.6%Possession36/36● 54.7%
6.58 corners/match ●Corners36/366.14 corners/match
13.8 fouls/matchFouls36/3615.5 fouls/match

Evidence quality

How much supports this analysis

Grade A · Strong evidenceStrong evidence — limited
Season samples36 / 36home / away teams
Recent samples5 / 5last-five windows
FreshnessLess than one dayfrom nearest prior match
  • The fixture is outside the configured active season.
  • 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.
  • Some metrics are unavailable or below their observation minimum: cards.
  • The fixture season differs from the competition's configured active season.
Analysis cutoff: Wed, 27 Nov 2024, 04:30 UTC · analysis-v4

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