Serie A · 2023

Botafogo 3–1 Internacional · Serie A

3–1Historical match

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

Match at a glance

Botafogo won 3–1.

Shots
1810
Shots on target
104
Expected goals
2.311.69
Possession
50%50%

Full time

What the match recorded

Botafogo beat Internacional 3–1. Recorded in this match (Botafogo – Internacional): shots 18–10, shots on target 10–4, expected goals 2.31–1.69, possession 50%–50%. 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 have a visible home split

moderate

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

16.8 shots/match ▲ShotsHome only · Season13.7 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/match13.7 shots/match13.7 shots/match

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

Botafogo's recent record differs from the season

weak

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

2.2 goals/match ▲Goals forLast 5 · Season1.84 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 for2.2 goals/match1.84 goals/match1.14 goals/match

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

This match

Match statistics

  • Shots18 shots10 shotsBotafogo 18 shots, Internacional 10 shots
  • Shots on target10 shots4 shotsBotafogo 10 shots, Internacional 4 shots
  • Expected goals2.31 xG1.69 xGBotafogo 2.31 xG, Internacional 1.69 xG
  • Possession50%50%Botafogo 50%, Internacional 50%
  • Corners7 corners3 cornersBotafogo 7 corners, Internacional 3 corners
  • Fouls15 fouls10 foulsBotafogo 15 fouls, Internacional 10 fouls

History

Head-to-head

Recent meetings between these teams.

Last 5 meetings

1Botafogo
0Draws
1Internacional
Botafogo — Internacional · Serie A0–1
Internacional — Botafogo · Serie A2–3

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 · Internacional in 0 · 2 too close

led this metric higher value (descriptive) too close

Window

Season

Botafogo19 matchesInternacional19 matches
1.84 goals/match ▲Goals scored19/190.89 goals/match
0.58 goals/match ▲Goals allowed19/191.21 goals/match
1.44 xG/match ▲Expected goals19/191.07 xG/match
13.7 shots/match ▲Shots19/1912 shots/match
5.21 shots/match ▲Shots on target19/193.79 shots/match
45.8%Possession19/19● 51.2%
4.58 corners/match ●Corners19/194.42 corners/match
14.1 fouls/matchFouls19/1912.8 fouls/match

Evidence quality

How much supports this analysis

Grade A · Strong evidenceStrong evidence — limited
Season samples19 / 19home / 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, 13 Aug 2023, 04:00 UTC · analysis-v4

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