Serie A · 2024

Botafogo 2–0 Fortaleza · Serie A

2–0Historical match

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

Match at a glance

Botafogo won 2–0.

Shots
2210
Shots on target
71
Expected goals
1.90.39
Possession
64%36%

Full time

What the match recorded

Botafogo beat Fortaleza 2–0. Recorded in this match (Botafogo – Fortaleza): shots 22–10, shots on target 7–1, expected goals 1.9–0.39, possession 64%–36%. 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 goals scored average is above their season average.

2.4 goals/match ▲Goals forLast 5 · Season1.72 goals/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 for2.4 goals/match1.72 goals/match1.22 goals/match

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

The teams have contrasting possession records

moderate

Botafogo have recorded the higher season possession share.

51.6% ●PossessionBotafogo · Fortaleza41.6%
Evidence and caveat

Comparison: The recorded possession gap is 10.0 percentage points.

Window: season

MetricBotafogoFortalezaBaseline
Possession51.6%41.6%50.4%

Caveat: Possession share does not show where possession occurred or how chances were created.

This match

Match statistics

  • Shots22 shots10 shotsBotafogo 22 shots, Fortaleza 10 shots
  • Shots on target7 shots1 shotBotafogo 7 shots, Fortaleza 1 shot
  • Expected goals1.9 xG0.39 xGBotafogo 1.9 xG, Fortaleza 0.39 xG
  • Possession64%36%Botafogo 64%, Fortaleza 36%
  • Corners9 corners6 cornersBotafogo 9 corners, Fortaleza 6 corners
  • Fouls13 fouls8 foulsBotafogo 13 fouls, Fortaleza 8 fouls

History

Head-to-head

Recent meetings between these teams.

Last 5 meetings

3Botafogo
2Draws
0Fortaleza
Fortaleza — Botafogo · Serie A1–1
Fortaleza — Botafogo · Serie A2–2
Botafogo — Fortaleza · Serie A2–0
Fortaleza — Botafogo · Serie A1–3
Botafogo — Fortaleza · Serie A3–1

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 · Fortaleza in 0 · 1 too close

led this metric higher value (descriptive) too close

Window

Season

Botafogo25 matchesFortaleza24 matches
1.72 goals/match ▲Goals scored25/241.25 goals/match
0.96 goals/matchGoals allowed25/240.92 goals/match
1.42 xG/match ▲Expected goals25/241.24 xG/match
13.7 shots/match ▲Shots25/2412.5 shots/match
5.4 shots/match ▲Shots on target25/243.83 shots/match
51.6% ●Possession25/2441.6%
5.8 corners/match ●Corners25/244.88 corners/match
16.4 fouls/matchFouls25/2413.4 fouls/match

Evidence quality

How much supports this analysis

Grade A · Strong evidenceStrong evidence — limited
Season samples25 / 24home / 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, 1 Sept 2024, 04:00 UTC · analysis-v4

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