Serie A · 2022

Santos 2–0 Botafogo · Serie A

Santos

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2–0Historical match

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

Match at a glance

Santos won 2–0.

Shots
1623
Shots on target
710
Expected goals
21.46
Possession
36%64%

Full time

What the match recorded

Santos beat Botafogo 2–0. Recorded in this match (Santos – Botafogo): shots 16–23, shots on target 7–10, expected goals 2–1.46, possession 36%–64%. 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 below their season average.

0.2 goals/match ▲Goals forLast 5 · Season0.94 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 for0.2 goals/match0.94 goals/match1.19 goals/match

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

Recent scheduling adds useful context

weak

A compressed recent schedule is recorded for Botafogo.

4.1 days ▲Rest daysSantos · Botafogo3.15 days
Evidence and caveat

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

Window: previous 14 days

MetricSantosBotafogoBaseline
Rest days4.1 days3.15 days—
Matches last 14 days2 matches2 matches—

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

Santos have a visible home split

moderate

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

16.4 shots/match ▲ShotsHome only · Season13.8 shots/match
Evidence and caveat

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

Window: home

MetricHome onlySeasonBaseline
Shots16.4 shots/match13.8 shots/match13.8 shots/match

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

This match

Match statistics

  • Shots16 shots23 shotsSantos 16 shots, Botafogo 23 shots
  • Shots on target7 shots10 shotsSantos 7 shots, Botafogo 10 shots
  • Expected goals2 xG1.46 xGSantos 2 xG, Botafogo 1.46 xG
  • Possession36%64%Santos 36%, Botafogo 64%
  • Corners4 corners4 cornersSantos 4 corners, Botafogo 4 corners
  • Fouls15 fouls18 foulsSantos 15 fouls, Botafogo 18 fouls

Metric comparison

Team comparison

Season averages, with the sample size beside each metric.

Where the edge is

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

led this metric higher value (descriptive) too close

Window

Season

Santos18 matchesBotafogo18 matches
1.22 goals/match ▲Goals scored18/180.94 goals/match
0.89 goals/match ▲Goals allowed18/181.33 goals/match
1.56 xG/match ▲Expected goals18/181.11 xG/match
13.8 shots/matchShots18/1813.6 shots/match
4.89 shots/match ▲Shots on target18/184.17 shots/match
46.6%Possession18/18● 49.2%
5.44 corners/match ●Corners18/184.56 corners/match
13.7 fouls/matchFouls18/1813.9 fouls/match

Evidence quality

How much supports this analysis

Grade A · Strong evidenceStrong evidence — limited
Season samples18 / 18home / 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, 21 Jul 2022, 04:30 UTC · analysis-v4

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