Serie A · 2023

Cruzeiro 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

Cruzeiro and Botafogo drew 0–0.

Shots
132
Shots on target
41
Expected goals
0.960.08
Possession
67%33%

Full time

What the match recorded

Cruzeiro and Botafogo drew 0–0. Recorded in this match (Cruzeiro – Botafogo): shots 13–2, shots on target 4–1, expected goals 0.96–0.08, possession 67%–33%. 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.

Cruzeiro's recent record differs from the season

weak

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

0.8 goals/match ▲Goals forLast 5 · Season1.06 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/match1.06 goals/match1.14 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.

10.3 shots/match ▲ShotsAway only · Season13.5 shots/match
Evidence and caveat

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

Window: away

MetricAway onlySeasonBaseline
Shots10.3 shots/match13.5 shots/match13.6 shots/match

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

The teams have contrasting possession records

moderate

Cruzeiro have recorded the higher season possession share.

53.7% ●PossessionCruzeiro · Botafogo45.6%
Evidence and caveat

Comparison: The recorded possession gap is 8.1 percentage points.

Window: season

MetricCruzeiroBotafogoBaseline
Possession53.7%45.6%48.3%

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

This match

Match statistics

  • Shots13 shots2 shotsCruzeiro 13 shots, Botafogo 2 shots
  • Shots on target4 shots1 shotCruzeiro 4 shots, Botafogo 1 shot
  • Expected goals0.96 xG0.08 xGCruzeiro 0.96 xG, Botafogo 0.08 xG
  • Possession67%33%Cruzeiro 67%, Botafogo 33%
  • Corners8 corners1 cornerCruzeiro 8 corners, Botafogo 1 corner
  • Fouls17 fouls7 foulsCruzeiro 17 fouls, Botafogo 7 fouls

Metric comparison

Team comparison

Season averages, with the sample size beside each metric.

Where the edge is

Season: Cruzeiro favored in 4 of 11 directional metrics · Botafogo in 5 · 2 too close

led this metric higher value (descriptive) too close

Window

Season

Cruzeiro18 matchesBotafogo18 matches
1.06 goals/matchGoals scored18/18▲ 1.78 goals/match
0.83 goals/matchGoals allowed18/18▲ 0.56 goals/match
1.39 xG/matchExpected goals18/181.39 xG/match
14.3 shots/match ▲Shots18/1813.5 shots/match
4.33 shots/matchShots on target18/18▲ 4.94 shots/match
53.7% ●Possession18/1845.6%
7.33 corners/match ●Corners18/184.44 corners/match
14.9 fouls/matchFouls18/1814.1 fouls/match

Evidence quality

How much supports this analysis

Grade A · Strong evidenceStrong evidence — limited
Season samples18 / 18home / 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: Mon, 7 Aug 2023, 01:30 UTC · analysis-v4

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