Serie A · 2023

Botafogo 3–4 Grêmio · Serie A

3–4Historical match

Grêmio

LWWWW

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

Match at a glance

Grêmio won 3–4.

Shots
1213
Shots on target
56
Expected goals
1.422.01
Possession
52%48%

Full time

What the match recorded

Grêmio beat Botafogo 4–3. Recorded in this match (Botafogo – Grêmio): shots 12–13, shots on target 5–6, expected goals 1.42–2.01, possession 52%–48%. 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.

Grêmio's recent record differs from the season

moderate

Grêmio's last-five goals scored average is above their season average.

2.8 goals/match ▲Goals forLast 5 · Season1.73 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 for2.8 goals/match1.73 goals/match1.15 goals/match

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

Recent scheduling adds useful context

weak

A compressed recent schedule is recorded for Botafogo, Grêmio.

3.04 days ▲Rest daysBotafogo · Grêmio5.02 days
Evidence and caveat

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

Window: previous 14 days

MetricBotafogoGrêmioBaseline
Rest days3.04 days5.02 days—
Matches last 14 days3 matches3 matches—

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

Botafogo have a visible home split

moderate

Botafogo's home-only shot average is above their full-season average.

16.8 shots/match ▲ShotsHome only · Season13.6 shots/match
Evidence and caveat

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

Window: home

MetricHome onlySeasonBaseline
Shots16.8 shots/match13.6 shots/match13.3 shots/match

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

This match

Match statistics

  • Shots12 shots13 shotsBotafogo 12 shots, Grêmio 13 shots
  • Shots on target5 shots6 shotsBotafogo 5 shots, Grêmio 6 shots
  • Expected goals1.42 xG2.01 xGBotafogo 1.42 xG, Grêmio 2.01 xG
  • Possession52%48%Botafogo 52%, Grêmio 48%
  • Corners2 corners6 cornersBotafogo 2 corners, Grêmio 6 corners
  • Fouls8 fouls17 foulsBotafogo 8 fouls, Grêmio 17 fouls

History

Head-to-head

Recent meetings between these teams.

Last 5 meetings

1Botafogo
0Draws
0Grêmio
Grêmio — Botafogo · Serie A0–2

Metric comparison

Team comparison

Season averages, with the sample size beside each metric.

Where the edge is

Season: Botafogo favored in 7 of 11 directional metrics · Grêmio in 1 · 3 too close

led this metric higher value (descriptive) too close

Window

Season

Botafogo32 matchesGrêmio33 matches
1.59 goals/matchGoals scored32/33▲ 1.73 goals/match
0.88 goals/match ▲Goals allowed32/331.48 goals/match
1.38 xG/matchExpected goals32/331.32 xG/match
13.6 shots/match ▲Shots32/3312.8 shots/match
4.88 shots/matchShots on target32/334.88 shots/match
47.4% ●Possession32/3345.6%
4.41 corners/matchCorners32/33● 5.12 corners/match
13.4 fouls/matchFouls32/3312.3 fouls/match

Evidence quality

How much supports this analysis

Grade A · Strong evidenceStrong evidence — limited
Season samples32 / 33home / 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, 10 Nov 2023, 03:00 UTC · analysis-v4

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