Serie A · 2023

Fluminense 0–2 Botafogo · Serie A

0–2Historical match

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

Match at a glance

Botafogo won 0–2.

Shots
1912
Shots on target
55
Expected goals
1.121.94
Possession
66%34%

Full time

What the match recorded

Botafogo beat Fluminense 2–0. Recorded in this match (Fluminense – Botafogo): shots 19–12, shots on target 5–5, expected goals 1.12–1.94, possession 66%–34%. 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.

0.8 goals/match ▲Goals forLast 5 · Season1.62 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/match1.62 goals/match1.17 goals/match

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

Botafogo have a visible away split

moderate

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

10.2 shots/match ▲ShotsAway only · Season13.3 shots/match
Evidence and caveat

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

Window: away

MetricAway onlySeasonBaseline
Shots10.2 shots/match13.3 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

strong

Fluminense have recorded the higher season possession share.

61.2% ●PossessionFluminense · Botafogo45.6%
Evidence and caveat

Comparison: The recorded possession gap is 15.6 percentage points.

Window: season

MetricFluminenseBotafogoBaseline
Possession61.2%45.6%48.5%

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

This match

Match statistics

  • Shots19 shots12 shotsFluminense 19 shots, Botafogo 12 shots
  • Shots on target5 shots5 shotsFluminense 5 shots, Botafogo 5 shots
  • Expected goals1.12 xG1.94 xGFluminense 1.12 xG, Botafogo 1.94 xG
  • Possession66%34%Fluminense 66%, Botafogo 34%
  • Corners3 corners2 cornersFluminense 3 corners, Botafogo 2 corners
  • Fouls15 fouls14 foulsFluminense 15 fouls, Botafogo 14 fouls

History

Head-to-head

Recent meetings between these teams.

Last 5 meetings

1Fluminense
1Draws
1Botafogo
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: Fluminense favored in 2 of 11 directional metrics · Botafogo in 6 · 3 too close

led this metric higher value (descriptive) too close

Window

Season

Fluminense26 matchesBotafogo26 matches
1.31 goals/matchGoals scored26/26▲ 1.62 goals/match
1.19 goals/matchGoals allowed26/26▲ 0.62 goals/match
1.37 xG/matchExpected goals26/261.35 xG/match
13.9 shots/matchShots26/2613.3 shots/match
5.5 shots/match ▲Shots on target26/264.81 shots/match
61.2% ●Possession26/2645.6%
5.88 corners/match ●Corners26/264.58 corners/match
12.7 fouls/matchFouls26/2613.7 fouls/match

Evidence quality

How much supports this analysis

Grade A · Strong evidenceStrong evidence — limited
Season samples26 / 26home / 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, 8 Oct 2023, 23:00 UTC · analysis-v4

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