Serie A · 2024

Botafogo 2–1 Corinthians · Serie A

2–1Historical match

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

Match at a glance

Botafogo won 2–1.

Shots
2112
Shots on target
102
Expected goals
2.31.99
Possession
57%43%

Full time

What the match recorded

Botafogo beat Corinthians 2–1. Recorded in this match (Botafogo – Corinthians): shots 21–12, shots on target 10–2, expected goals 2.3–1.99, possession 57%–43%. 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.

20 shots/match ▲ShotsLast 5 · Season14 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
Shots20 shots/match14 shots/match13 shots/match

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

Corinthians have a visible away split

moderate

Corinthians's away-only shot average is below their full-season average.

12.1 shots/match ▲ShotsAway only · Season14.7 shots/match
Evidence and caveat

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

Window: away

MetricAway onlySeasonBaseline
Shots12.1 shots/match14.7 shots/match13 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.

5.81 corners/match ●CornersBotafogo · Corinthians5.73 corners/match
Evidence and caveat

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

Window: season

MetricBotafogoCorinthiansBaseline
Corners5.81 corners/match5.73 corners/match5.15 corners/match

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

This match

Match statistics

  • Shots21 shots12 shotsBotafogo 21 shots, Corinthians 12 shots
  • Shots on target10 shots2 shotsBotafogo 10 shots, Corinthians 2 shots
  • Expected goals2.3 xG1.99 xGBotafogo 2.3 xG, Corinthians 1.99 xG
  • Possession57%43%Botafogo 57%, Corinthians 43%
  • Corners6 corners3 cornersBotafogo 6 corners, Corinthians 3 corners
  • Fouls12 fouls7 foulsBotafogo 12 fouls, Corinthians 7 fouls

History

Head-to-head

Recent meetings between these teams.

Last 5 meetings

2Botafogo
0Draws
3Corinthians
Corinthians — Botafogo · Serie A0–1
Corinthians — Botafogo · Serie A1–0
Botafogo — Corinthians · Serie A3–0
Corinthians — Botafogo · Serie A1–0
Botafogo — Corinthians · Serie A1–3

Head-to-Head & Recent Meetings

Metric comparison

Team comparison

Season averages, with the sample size beside each metric.

Where the edge is

Season: Botafogo favored in 10 of 11 directional metrics · Corinthians in 0 · 1 too close

led this metric higher value (descriptive) too close

Window

Season

Botafogo26 matchesCorinthians26 matches
1.73 goals/match ▲Goals scored26/260.88 goals/match
0.96 goals/match ▲Goals allowed26/261.27 goals/match
1.45 xG/match ▲Expected goals26/261.11 xG/match
14 shots/matchShots26/2614.7 shots/match
5.58 shots/match ▲Shots on target26/264.73 shots/match
51.8% ●Possession26/2649.5%
5.81 corners/match ●Corners26/265.73 corners/match
16.3 fouls/matchFouls26/2613.4 fouls/match

Evidence quality

How much supports this analysis

Grade A · Strong evidenceStrong evidence — limited
Season samples26 / 26home / 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: Sun, 15 Sept 2024, 04:00 UTC · analysis-v4

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