Serie A · 2022

Botafogo 3–0 Santos · Serie A

3–0Historical match

Santos

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

Match at a glance

Botafogo won 3–0.

Shots
144
Shots on target
70
Expected goals
1.320.41
Possession
45%55%

Full time

What the match recorded

Botafogo beat Santos 3–0. Recorded in this match (Botafogo – Santos): shots 14–4, shots on target 7–0, expected goals 1.32–0.41, possession 45%–55%. 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's recent record differs from the season

moderate

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

1.8 goals/match ▲Goals forLast 5 · Season1.11 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/match1.11 goals/match1.19 goals/match

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

Recent scheduling adds useful context

moderate

A compressed recent schedule is recorded for Botafogo.

3 days ▲Rest daysBotafogo · Santos5.15 days
Evidence and caveat

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

Window: previous 14 days

MetricBotafogoSantosBaseline
Rest days3 days5.15 days—
Matches last 14 days2 matches2 matches—

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

Santos have a visible away split

moderate

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

10.4 shots/match ▲ShotsAway only · Season12.7 shots/match
Evidence and caveat

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

Window: away

MetricAway onlySeasonBaseline
Shots10.4 shots/match12.7 shots/match13.6 shots/match

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

This match

Match statistics

  • Shots14 shots4 shotsBotafogo 14 shots, Santos 4 shots
  • Shots on target7 shots0 shotsBotafogo 7 shots, Santos 0 shots
  • Expected goals1.32 xG0.41 xGBotafogo 1.32 xG, Santos 0.41 xG
  • Possession45%55%Botafogo 45%, Santos 55%
  • Corners3 corners4 cornersBotafogo 3 corners, Santos 4 corners
  • Fouls15 fouls17 foulsBotafogo 15 fouls, Santos 17 fouls

History

Head-to-head

Recent meetings between these teams.

Last 5 meetings

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

Metric comparison

Team comparison

Season averages, with the sample size beside each metric.

Where the edge is

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

led this metric higher value (descriptive) too close

Window

Season

Botafogo37 matchesSantos37 matches
1.11 goals/matchGoals scored37/37▲ 1.19 goals/match
1.08 goals/matchGoals allowed37/371.05 goals/match
1.1 xG/matchExpected goals37/37▲ 1.23 xG/match
13.8 shots/match ▲Shots37/3712.7 shots/match
4.57 shots/matchShots on target37/374.38 shots/match
48.5% ●Possession37/3747.9%
4.7 corners/matchCorners37/37● 5.41 corners/match
13.9 fouls/matchFouls37/3713.3 fouls/match

Evidence quality

How much supports this analysis

Grade A · Strong evidenceStrong evidence — limited
Season samples37 / 37home / 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: Fri, 11 Nov 2022, 03:00 UTC · analysis-v4

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