Serie A · 2024

Athletico 0–1 Botafogo · Serie A

0–1Historical match

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

Match at a glance

Botafogo won 0–1.

Shots
2611
Shots on target
33
Expected goals
1.61.18
Possession
53%47%

Full time

What the match recorded

Botafogo beat Athletico 1–0. Recorded in this match (Athletico – Botafogo): shots 26–11, shots on target 3–3, expected goals 1.6–1.18, possession 53%–47%. 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.

Athletico's recent record differs from the season

moderate

Athletico's last-five goals scored average is below their season average.

0.2 goals/match ▲Goals forLast 5 · Season1 goal/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 for0.2 goals/match1 goal/match1.19 goals/match

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

Athletico have a visible home split

strong

Athletico's home-only shot average is above their full-season average.

20.8 shots/match ▲ShotsHome only · Season16 shots/match
Evidence and caveat

Comparison: Venue-only shot volume is compared with the same team's season record.

Window: home

MetricHome onlySeasonBaseline
Shots20.8 shots/match16 shots/match13.2 shots/match

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

Both teams have elevated corners records

weak

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

6.5 corners/match ●CornersAthletico · Botafogo5.62 corners/match
Evidence and caveat

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

Window: season

MetricAthleticoBotafogoBaseline
Corners6.5 corners/match5.62 corners/match4.95 corners/match

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

This match

Match statistics

  • Shots26 shots11 shotsAthletico 26 shots, Botafogo 11 shots
  • Shots on target3 shots3 shotsAthletico 3 shots, Botafogo 3 shots
  • Expected goals1.6 xG1.18 xGAthletico 1.6 xG, Botafogo 1.18 xG
  • Possession53%47%Athletico 53%, Botafogo 47%
  • Corners8 corners3 cornersAthletico 8 corners, Botafogo 3 corners
  • Fouls8 fouls20 foulsAthletico 8 fouls, Botafogo 20 fouls

History

Head-to-head

Recent meetings between these teams.

Last 5 meetings

2Athletico
2Draws
1Botafogo
Botafogo — Athletico · Serie A1–1
Botafogo — Athletico · Serie A1–1
Athletico — Botafogo · Serie A1–0
Athletico — Botafogo · Serie A3–0
Botafogo — Athletico · Serie A2–0

Head-to-Head & Recent Meetings

Metric comparison

Team comparison

Season averages, with the sample size beside each metric.

Where the edge is

Season: Athletico favored in 1 of 11 directional metrics · Botafogo in 9 · 1 too close

led this metric higher value (descriptive) too close

Window

Season

Athletico27 matchesBotafogo29 matches
1 goal/matchGoals scored27/29▲ 1.62 goals/match
1.15 goals/matchGoals allowed27/29▲ 0.86 goals/match
1.32 xG/matchExpected goals26/29▲ 1.43 xG/match
16 shots/match ▲Shots26/2913.8 shots/match
5.04 shots/matchShots on target26/29▲ 5.41 shots/match
50.6%Possession26/29● 52%
6.5 corners/match ●Corners26/295.62 corners/match
13.2 fouls/matchFouls26/2916.2 fouls/match

Evidence quality

How much supports this analysis

Grade A · Strong evidenceStrong evidence — limited
Season samples27 / 29home / 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: Sat, 5 Oct 2024, 23:30 UTC · analysis-v4

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