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Serie A · 2022

Botafogo 1–2 Goiás · Serie A

1–2Historical match

Goiás

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

Match at a glance

Goiás won 1–2.

Shots
1611
Shots on target
54
Expected goals
0.581.9
Possession
62%38%

Full time

What the match recorded

Goiás beat Botafogo 2–1. Recorded in this match (Botafogo – Goiás): shots 16–11, shots on target 5–4, expected goals 0.58–1.9, possession 62%–38%. 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 show a distinct attacking-volume record

moderate

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

13.6 shots/match ▲ShotsBotafogo · Goiás9.78 shots/match
Evidence and caveat

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

Window: season

MetricBotafogoGoiásBaseline
Shots13.6 shots/match9.78 shots/match12.9 shots/match
Shots against12.7 shots/match18.2 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.

57.4% ●PossessionBotafogo · Goiás38.3%
Evidence and caveat

Comparison: The recorded possession gap is 19.1 percentage points.

Window: season

MetricBotafogoGoiásBaseline
Possession57.4%38.3%50.3%

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

This match

Match statistics

  • Shots16 shots11 shotsBotafogo 16 shots, Goiás 11 shots
  • Shots on target5 shots4 shotsBotafogo 5 shots, Goiás 4 shots
  • Expected goals0.58 xG1.9 xGBotafogo 0.58 xG, Goiás 1.9 xG
  • Possession62%38%Botafogo 62%, Goiás 38%
  • Corners9 corners2 cornersBotafogo 9 corners, Goiás 2 corners
  • Fouls11 fouls22 foulsBotafogo 11 fouls, Goiás 22 fouls

Metric comparison

Team comparison

Season averages, with the sample size beside each metric.

Where the edge is

Season: Botafogo favored in 9 of 11 directional metrics · Goiás in 1 · 1 too close

led this metric higher value (descriptive) too close

Window

Season

Botafogo9 matchesGoiás9 matches
1.33 goals/match ▲Goals scored9/91.11 goals/match
1.22 goals/match ▲Goals allowed9/91.33 goals/match
1.15 xG/matchExpected goals9/91.16 xG/match
13.6 shots/match ▲Shots9/99.78 shots/match
4.44 shots/match ▲Shots on target9/93 shots/match
57.4% ●Possession9/938.3%
5.44 corners/match ●Corners9/93 corners/match
11.6 fouls/matchFouls9/916.9 fouls/match

Evidence quality

How much supports this analysis

Grade B · Useful evidenceUseful evidence — limited
Season samples9 / 9home / 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: Tue, 7 Jun 2022, 03:00 UTC · analysis-v4

Team rankings in Serie A

Goals per match rankingxG per match rankingShots per match ranking
TeamsBotafogoGoiás
CompetitionSerie ASerie A 2022
MethodHow PitchMath calculates this

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