Serie A · 2023

Fortaleza 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

Fortaleza and Botafogo drew 2–2.

Shots
159
Shots on target
41
Expected goals
1.970.8
Possession
31%69%

Full time

What the match recorded

Fortaleza and Botafogo drew 2–2. Recorded in this match (Fortaleza – Botafogo): shots 15–9, shots on target 4–1, expected goals 1.97–0.8, possession 31%–69%. 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.

Fortaleza's recent record differs from the season

moderate

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

0.8 goals/match ▲Goals forLast 5 · Season1.12 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 for0.8 goals/match1.12 goals/match1.15 goals/match

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

Botafogo have a visible away split

strong

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

10.1 shots/match ▲ShotsAway only · Season13.4 shots/match
Evidence and caveat

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

Window: away

MetricAway onlySeasonBaseline
Shots10.1 shots/match13.4 shots/match13.4 shots/match

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

This match

Match statistics

  • Shots15 shots9 shotsFortaleza 15 shots, Botafogo 9 shots
  • Shots on target4 shots1 shotFortaleza 4 shots, Botafogo 1 shot
  • Expected goals1.97 xG0.8 xGFortaleza 1.97 xG, Botafogo 0.8 xG
  • Possession31%69%Fortaleza 31%, Botafogo 69%
  • Corners4 corners5 cornersFortaleza 4 corners, Botafogo 5 corners
  • Fouls17 fouls19 foulsFortaleza 17 fouls, Botafogo 19 fouls

History

Head-to-head

Recent meetings between these teams.

Last 5 meetings

0Fortaleza
0Draws
3Botafogo
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: Fortaleza favored in 5 of 11 directional metrics · Botafogo in 4 · 2 too close

led this metric higher value (descriptive) too close

Window

Season

Fortaleza34 matchesBotafogo34 matches
1.12 goals/matchGoals scored34/34▲ 1.62 goals/match
1.18 goals/matchGoals allowed34/34▲ 0.94 goals/match
1.38 xG/matchExpected goals34/341.34 xG/match
14.7 shots/match ▲Shots34/3413.4 shots/match
5.03 shots/match ▲Shots on target34/344.74 shots/match
47.3%Possession34/34● 47.7%
5.12 corners/match ●Corners34/344.38 corners/match
13.6 fouls/matchFouls34/3413.6 fouls/match

Evidence quality

How much supports this analysis

Grade A · Strong evidenceStrong evidence — limited
Season samples34 / 34home / 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: Fri, 24 Nov 2023, 02:00 UTC · analysis-v4

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