Serie A · 2023

São Paulo 0–0 Botafogo · Serie A

0–0Historical 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 0–0.

Shots
1312
Shots on target
41
Expected goals
0.70.94
Possession
64%36%

Full time

What the match recorded

São Paulo and Botafogo drew 0–0. Recorded in this match (São Paulo – Botafogo): shots 13–12, shots on target 4–1, expected goals 0.7–0.94, possession 64%–36%. 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.

São Paulo's recent record differs from the season

moderate

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

0.4 goals/match ▲Goals forLast 5 · Season1.2 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 for0.4 goals/match1.2 goals/match1.11 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.

10.5 shots/match ▲ShotsAway only · Season13.7 shots/match
Evidence and caveat

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

Window: away

MetricAway onlySeasonBaseline
Shots10.5 shots/match13.7 shots/match13.7 shots/match

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

The teams have contrasting possession records

strong

São Paulo have recorded the higher season possession share.

60% ●PossessionSão Paulo · Botafogo45.4%
Evidence and caveat

Comparison: The recorded possession gap is 14.6 percentage points.

Window: season

MetricSão PauloBotafogoBaseline
Possession60%45.4%47.8%

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

This match

Match statistics

  • Shots13 shots12 shotsSão Paulo 13 shots, Botafogo 12 shots
  • Shots on target4 shots1 shotSão Paulo 4 shots, Botafogo 1 shot
  • Expected goals0.7 xG0.94 xGSão Paulo 0.7 xG, Botafogo 0.94 xG
  • Possession64%36%São Paulo 64%, Botafogo 36%
  • Corners5 corners2 cornersSão Paulo 5 corners, Botafogo 2 corners
  • Fouls12 fouls9 foulsSão Paulo 12 fouls, Botafogo 9 fouls

History

Head-to-head

Recent meetings between these teams.

Last 5 meetings

0São Paulo
0Draws
3Botafogo
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 4 of 11 directional metrics · Botafogo in 6 · 1 too close

led this metric higher value (descriptive) too close

Window

Season

São Paulo20 matchesBotafogo20 matches
1.2 goals/matchGoals scored20/20▲ 1.75 goals/match
0.95 goals/matchGoals allowed20/20▲ 0.55 goals/match
1.34 xG/matchExpected goals20/20▲ 1.42 xG/match
14.9 shots/match ▲Shots20/2013.7 shots/match
4.8 shots/matchShots on target20/205 shots/match
60% ●Possession20/2045.4%
6.15 corners/match ●Corners20/204.45 corners/match
14.7 fouls/matchFouls20/2013.9 fouls/match

Evidence quality

How much supports this analysis

Grade A · Strong evidenceStrong evidence — limited
Season samples20 / 20home / 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: Sat, 19 Aug 2023, 23:00 UTC · analysis-v4

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