Serie A · 2024

Botafogo 1–0 Fluminense · Serie A

1–0Historical match

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

Match at a glance

Botafogo won 1–0.

Shots
196
Shots on target
60
Expected goals
1.750.22
Possession
44%56%

Full time

What the match recorded

Botafogo beat Fluminense 1–0. Recorded in this match (Botafogo – Fluminense): shots 19–6, shots on target 6–0, expected goals 1.75–0.22, possession 44%–56%. 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 below their season average.

1.2 goals/match ▲Goals forLast 5 · Season1.75 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/match1.75 goals/match1.13 goals/match

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

Fluminense have a visible away split

weak

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

8.75 shots/match ▲ShotsAway only · Season12.5 shots/match
Evidence and caveat

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

Window: away

MetricAway onlySeasonBaseline
Shots8.75 shots/match12.5 shots/match13.3 shots/match

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

The teams have contrasting possession records

moderate

Fluminense have recorded the higher season possession share.

49.5%PossessionBotafogo · Fluminense● 58.5%
Evidence and caveat

Comparison: The recorded possession gap is 9.0 percentage points.

Window: season

MetricBotafogoFluminenseBaseline
Possession49.5%58.5%48.3%

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

This match

Match statistics

  • Shots19 shots6 shotsBotafogo 19 shots, Fluminense 6 shots
  • Shots on target6 shots0 shotsBotafogo 6 shots, Fluminense 0 shots
  • Expected goals1.75 xG0.22 xGBotafogo 1.75 xG, Fluminense 0.22 xG
  • Possession44%56%Botafogo 44%, Fluminense 56%
  • Corners14 corners2 cornersBotafogo 14 corners, Fluminense 2 corners
  • Fouls22 fouls13 foulsBotafogo 22 fouls, Fluminense 13 fouls

History

Head-to-head

Recent meetings between these teams.

Last 5 meetings

2Botafogo
1Draws
1Fluminense
Fluminense — Botafogo · Serie A0–2
Botafogo — Fluminense · Serie A1–0
Fluminense — Botafogo · Serie A2–2
Botafogo — Fluminense · Serie A0–1

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 9 of 11 directional metrics · Fluminense in 0 · 2 too close

led this metric higher value (descriptive) too close

Window

Season

Botafogo8 matchesFluminense8 matches
1.75 goals/match ▲Goals scored8/81.13 goals/match
0.88 goals/match ▲Goals allowed8/81.75 goals/match
1.38 xG/match ▲Expected goals8/81.1 xG/match
12 shots/matchShots8/812.5 shots/match
4.25 shots/matchShots on target8/84.38 shots/match
49.5%Possession8/8● 58.5%
6 corners/match ●Corners8/85.13 corners/match
16 fouls/matchFouls8/813.9 fouls/match

Evidence quality

How much supports this analysis

Grade B · Useful evidenceUseful evidence — limited
Season samples8 / 8home / away teams
Recent samples5 / 5last-five windows
FreshnessLess than one dayfrom nearest prior match
  • Evidence is usable but does not meet the strongest completeness 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, 12 Jun 2024, 03:00 UTC · analysis-v4

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