Serie A · 2022

Fluminense 2–2 Botafogo · Serie A

2–2Historical match

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

Match at a glance

Fluminense and Botafogo drew 2–2.

Shots
1812
Shots on target
75
Expected goals
2.250.72
Possession
65%35%

Full time

What the match recorded

Fluminense and Botafogo drew 2–2. Recorded in this match (Fluminense – Botafogo): shots 18–12, shots on target 7–5, expected goals 2.25–0.72, possession 65%–35%. 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

weak

Botafogo's last-five shots average is below their season average.

11 shots/match ▲ShotsLast 5 · Season13.6 shots/match
Evidence and caveat

Comparison: An unweighted last-five average is compared with the unweighted season average.

Window: last_5 versus season

MetricLast 5SeasonBaseline
Shots11 shots/match13.6 shots/match13.6 shots/match

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

Fluminense have a visible home split

moderate

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

17 shots/match ▲ShotsHome only · Season14.3 shots/match
Evidence and caveat

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

Window: home

MetricHome onlySeasonBaseline
Shots17 shots/match14.3 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

Fluminense have recorded the higher season possession share.

60.5% ●PossessionFluminense · Botafogo48.6%
Evidence and caveat

Comparison: The recorded possession gap is 11.9 percentage points.

Window: season

MetricFluminenseBotafogoBaseline
Possession60.5%48.6%50%

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

This match

Match statistics

  • Shots18 shots12 shotsFluminense 18 shots, Botafogo 12 shots
  • Shots on target7 shots5 shotsFluminense 7 shots, Botafogo 5 shots
  • Expected goals2.25 xG0.72 xGFluminense 2.25 xG, Botafogo 0.72 xG
  • Possession65%35%Fluminense 65%, Botafogo 35%
  • Corners9 corners2 cornersFluminense 9 corners, Botafogo 2 corners
  • Fouls15 fouls11 foulsFluminense 15 fouls, Botafogo 11 fouls

History

Head-to-head

Recent meetings between these teams.

Last 5 meetings

1Fluminense
0Draws
0Botafogo
Botafogo — Fluminense · Serie A0–1

Metric comparison

Team comparison

Season averages, with the sample size beside each metric.

Where the edge is

Season: Fluminense favored in 6 of 11 directional metrics · Botafogo in 1 · 4 too close

led this metric higher value (descriptive) too close

Window

Season

Fluminense33 matchesBotafogo33 matches
1.61 goals/match ▲Goals scored33/331.03 goals/match
1.21 goals/matchGoals allowed33/33▲ 1.12 goals/match
1.3 xG/match ▲Expected goals33/331.09 xG/match
14.3 shots/matchShots33/3313.6 shots/match
4.85 shots/match ▲Shots on target33/334.45 shots/match
60.5% ●Possession33/3348.6%
5.73 corners/match ●Corners33/334.64 corners/match
11.3 fouls/matchFouls33/3314.1 fouls/match

Evidence quality

How much supports this analysis

Grade A · Strong evidenceStrong evidence — limited
Season samples33 / 33home / 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 Oct 2022, 23:00 UTC · analysis-v4

Team rankings in Serie A

Make a graphic from this match

Creator Studio builds a branded post from this match's recorded data, with its evidence grade and source cutoff carried into the export.

Turn this match into a graphicReady-made from PitchMath data · No sign-up required