Serie A · 2023

Santos 2–2 Botafogo · Serie A

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2–2Historical match

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

Match at a glance

Santos and Botafogo drew 2–2.

Shots
718
Shots on target
27
Expected goals
0.911
Possession
37%63%

Full time

What the match recorded

Santos and Botafogo drew 2–2. Recorded in this match (Santos – Botafogo): shots 7–18, shots on target 2–7, expected goals 0.91–1, possession 37%–63%. 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.

Santos's recent record differs from the season

moderate

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

1.8 goals/match ▲Goals forLast 5 · Season1.13 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 for1.8 goals/match1.13 goals/match1.13 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.

11.4 shots/match ▲ShotsAway only · Season14.2 shots/match
Evidence and caveat

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

Window: away

MetricAway onlySeasonBaseline
Shots11.4 shots/match14.2 shots/match13.8 shots/match

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

Santos show a distinct attacking-volume record

weak

Santos's shot volume and the opposing shot-allowance context sit below their competition baselines.

10.8 shots/match ▲ShotsSantos · Botafogo14.2 shots/match
Evidence and caveat

Comparison: Team shot volume is paired with the opponent's recorded shot allowance.

Window: season

MetricSantosBotafogoBaseline
Shots10.8 shots/match14.2 shots/match13.8 shots/match
Shots against15.9 shots/match13 shots/match13.4 shots/match

Caveat: Shot volume describes activity; it does not establish finishing quality or a match outcome.

This match

Match statistics

  • Shots7 shots18 shotsSantos 7 shots, Botafogo 18 shots
  • Shots on target2 shots7 shotsSantos 2 shots, Botafogo 7 shots
  • Expected goals0.91 xG1 xGSantos 0.91 xG, Botafogo 1 xG
  • Possession37%63%Santos 37%, Botafogo 63%
  • Corners2 corners8 cornersSantos 2 corners, Botafogo 8 corners
  • Fouls23 fouls20 foulsSantos 23 fouls, Botafogo 20 fouls

History

Head-to-head

Recent meetings between these teams.

Last 5 meetings

1Santos
0Draws
1Botafogo
Botafogo — Santos · Serie A3–0
Santos — Botafogo · Serie A2–0

Head-to-Head & Recent Meetings

Metric comparison

Team comparison

Season averages, with the sample size beside each metric.

Where the edge is

Season: Santos favored in 0 of 11 directional metrics · Botafogo in 10 · 1 too close

led this metric higher value (descriptive) too close

Window

Season

Santos16 matchesBotafogo16 matches
1.13 goals/matchGoals scored16/16▲ 1.75 goals/match
1.56 goals/matchGoals allowed16/16▲ 0.56 goals/match
1.11 xG/matchExpected goals16/16▲ 1.5 xG/match
10.8 shots/matchShots16/16▲ 14.2 shots/match
3.81 shots/matchShots on target16/16▲ 5.06 shots/match
42.7%Possession16/16● 45.7%
4.25 corners/matchCorners16/16● 4.5 corners/match
16 fouls/matchFouls16/1614.5 fouls/match

Evidence quality

How much supports this analysis

Grade A · Strong evidenceStrong evidence — limited
Season samples16 / 16home / 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, 23 Jul 2023, 23:00 UTC · analysis-v4

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