Serie A · 2024

São Paulo 2–2 Botafogo · Serie A

2–2Historical match

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

Match at a glance

São Paulo and Botafogo drew 2–2.

Shots
1512
Shots on target
66
Expected goals
2.031.71
Possession
69%31%

Full time

What the match recorded

São Paulo and Botafogo drew 2–2. Recorded in this match (São Paulo – Botafogo): shots 15–12, shots on target 6–6, expected goals 2.03–1.71, possession 69%–31%. 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.

Recent scheduling adds useful context

weak

A compressed recent schedule is recorded for São Paulo, Botafogo.

3.04 days ▲Rest daysSão Paulo · Botafogo4.04 days
Evidence and caveat

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

Window: previous 14 days

MetricSão PauloBotafogoBaseline
Rest days3.04 days4.04 days—
Matches last 14 days3 matches3 matches—

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

São Paulo's recent record differs from the season

weak

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

1.2 goals/match ▲Goals forLast 5 · Season1.47 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 for1.2 goals/match1.47 goals/match1.23 goals/match

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

This match

Match statistics

  • Shots15 shots12 shotsSão Paulo 15 shots, Botafogo 12 shots
  • Shots on target6 shots6 shotsSão Paulo 6 shots, Botafogo 6 shots
  • Expected goals2.03 xG1.71 xGSão Paulo 2.03 xG, Botafogo 1.71 xG
  • Possession69%31%São Paulo 69%, Botafogo 31%
  • Corners7 corners1 cornerSão Paulo 7 corners, Botafogo 1 corner
  • Fouls17 fouls22 foulsSão Paulo 17 fouls, Botafogo 22 fouls

History

Head-to-head

Recent meetings between these teams.

Last 5 meetings

0São Paulo
1Draws
3Botafogo
São Paulo — Botafogo · Serie A0–0
Botafogo — São Paulo · Serie A2–1
São Paulo — Botafogo · Serie A0–1
Botafogo — São Paulo · Serie A1–0

Head-to-Head & Recent Meetings

Metric comparison

Team comparison

Season averages, with the sample size beside each metric.

Where the edge is

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

led this metric higher value (descriptive) too close

Window

Season

São Paulo19 matchesBotafogo19 matches
1.47 goals/matchGoals scored19/19▲ 1.63 goals/match
1.05 goals/matchGoals allowed19/19▲ 0.84 goals/match
1.16 xG/matchExpected goals19/191.18 xG/match
13.3 shots/match ▲Shots19/1912.2 shots/match
5 shots/match ▲Shots on target19/194.47 shots/match
57.5% ●Possession19/1950.1%
5.21 corners/match ●Corners19/195.11 corners/match
13 fouls/matchFouls19/1916.7 fouls/match

Evidence quality

How much supports this analysis

Grade A · Strong evidenceStrong evidence — limited
Season samples19 / 19home / 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: Thu, 25 Jul 2024, 02:30 UTC · analysis-v4

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