Serie A · 2023

Goiás 2–1 Botafogo · Serie A

Goiás

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2–1Historical match

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

Match at a glance

Goiás won 2–1.

Shots
717
Shots on target
52
Expected goals
1.881.58
Possession
47%53%

Full time

What the match recorded

Goiás beat Botafogo 2–1. Recorded in this match (Goiás – Botafogo): shots 7–17, shots on target 5–2, expected goals 1.88–1.58, possession 47%–53%. 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.

Recent scheduling adds useful context

moderate

A compressed recent schedule is recorded for Goiás, Botafogo.

3.94 days ▲Rest daysGoiás · Botafogo2.96 days
Evidence and caveat

Comparison: Rest days and completed matches in the prior 14 days are shown directly.

Window: previous 14 days

MetricGoiásBotafogoBaseline
Rest days3.94 days2.96 days—
Matches last 14 days3 matches2 matches—

Caveat: The database does not describe travel, rotation decisions or player-level workload.

Goiás's recent record differs from the season

weak

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

1 goal/match ▲Goals forLast 5 · Season0.83 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 goal/match0.83 goals/match1.33 goals/match

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

Botafogo have a visible away split

weak

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

11.3 shots/match ▲ShotsAway only · Season14 shots/match
Evidence and caveat

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

Window: away

MetricAway onlySeasonBaseline
Shots11.3 shots/match14 shots/match13.8 shots/match

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

This match

Match statistics

  • Shots7 shots17 shotsGoiás 7 shots, Botafogo 17 shots
  • Shots on target5 shots2 shotsGoiás 5 shots, Botafogo 2 shots
  • Expected goals1.88 xG1.58 xGGoiás 1.88 xG, Botafogo 1.58 xG
  • Possession47%53%Goiás 47%, Botafogo 53%
  • Corners4 corners7 cornersGoiás 4 corners, Botafogo 7 corners
  • Fouls23 fouls18 foulsGoiás 23 fouls, Botafogo 18 fouls

History

Head-to-head

Recent meetings between these teams.

Last 5 meetings

1Goiás
0Draws
1Botafogo
Goiás — Botafogo · Serie A0–1
Botafogo — Goiás · Serie A1–2

Head-to-Head & Recent Meetings

Metric comparison

Team comparison

Season averages, with the sample size beside each metric.

Where the edge is

Season: Goiás favored in 2 of 11 directional metrics · Botafogo in 8 · 1 too close

led this metric higher value (descriptive) too close

Window

Season

Goiás6 matchesBotafogo6 matches
0.83 goals/matchGoals scored6/6▲ 2.17 goals/match
2 goals/matchGoals allowed6/6▲ 1 goal/match
1.07 xG/matchExpected goals6/6▲ 1.63 xG/match
14.2 shots/matchShots6/614 shots/match
4.17 shots/matchShots on target6/6▲ 4.5 shots/match
47.2% ●Possession6/640.5%
6.5 corners/match ●Corners6/63.83 corners/match
15.7 fouls/matchFouls6/614.2 fouls/match

Evidence quality

How much supports this analysis

Grade B · Useful evidenceUseful evidence — limited
Season samples6 / 6home / away teams
Recent samples5 / 5last-five windows
FreshnessLess than one dayfrom nearest prior match
  • Evidence is usable but does not meet the strongest completeness 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, 15 May 2023, 01:30 UTC · analysis-v4

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