Serie A · 2022

Goiás 0–1 Botafogo · Serie A

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0–1Historical match

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

Match at a glance

Botafogo won 0–1.

Shots
617
Shots on target
16
Expected goals
0.170.74
Possession
45%55%

Full time

What the match recorded

Botafogo beat Goiás 1–0. Recorded in this match (Goiás – Botafogo): shots 6–17, shots on target 1–6, expected goals 0.17–0.74, 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.

Goiás's recent record differs from the season

weak

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

8.4 shots/match ▲ShotsLast 5 · Season11 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
Shots8.4 shots/match11 shots/match13.8 shots/match

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

Botafogo show a distinct attacking-volume record

moderate

Botafogo's shot volume and the opposing shot-allowance context sit above their competition baselines.

11 shots/match ▲ShotsGoiás · Botafogo14.1 shots/match
Evidence and caveat

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

Window: season

MetricGoiásBotafogoBaseline
Shots11 shots/match14.1 shots/match13.8 shots/match
Shots against18.5 shots/match12.9 shots/match13.1 shots/match

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

The teams have contrasting possession records

moderate

Botafogo have recorded the higher season possession share.

39.5%PossessionGoiás · Botafogo● 49.7%
Evidence and caveat

Comparison: The recorded possession gap is 10.2 percentage points.

Window: season

MetricGoiásBotafogoBaseline
Possession39.5%49.7%49.9%

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

This match

Match statistics

  • Shots6 shots17 shotsGoiás 6 shots, Botafogo 17 shots
  • Shots on target1 shot6 shotsGoiás 1 shot, Botafogo 6 shots
  • Expected goals0.17 xG0.74 xGGoiás 0.17 xG, Botafogo 0.74 xG
  • Possession45%55%Goiás 45%, Botafogo 55%
  • Corners6 corners11 cornersGoiás 6 corners, Botafogo 11 corners
  • Fouls16 fouls14 foulsGoiás 16 fouls, Botafogo 14 fouls

History

Head-to-head

Recent meetings between these teams.

Last 5 meetings

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

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 9

led this metric higher value (descriptive) too close

Window

Season

Goiás28 matchesBotafogo28 matches
1.07 goals/match ▲Goals scored28/281 goal/match
1.21 goals/matchGoals allowed28/28▲ 1.07 goals/match
0.92 xG/matchExpected goals28/28▲ 1.1 xG/match
11 shots/matchShots28/28▲ 14.1 shots/match
3.32 shots/matchShots on target28/28▲ 4.64 shots/match
39.5%Possession28/28● 49.7%
3.25 corners/matchCorners28/28● 4.89 corners/match
15.3 fouls/matchFouls28/2814.1 fouls/match

Evidence quality

How much supports this analysis

Grade A · Strong evidenceStrong evidence — limited
Season samples28 / 28home / 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: Thu, 29 Sept 2022, 04:45 UTC · analysis-v4

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