Serie B · 2024

Botafogo-SP 1–4 Ceará · Serie B

1–4Historical match

Ceará

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

Match at a glance

Ceará won 1–4.

Shots
1016
Shots on target
18
Expected goals
0.62.05
Possession
44%56%

Full time

What the match recorded

Ceará beat Botafogo-SP 4–1. Recorded in this match (Botafogo-SP – Ceará): shots 10–16, shots on target 1–8, expected goals 0.6–2.05, possession 44%–56%. 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.

Ceará's recent record differs from the season

weak

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

2 goals/match ▲Goals forLast 5 · Season1.61 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 for2 goals/match1.61 goals/match1.06 goals/match

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

Botafogo-SP show a distinct attacking-volume record

weak

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

11.8 shots/match ▲ShotsBotafogo-SP · Ceará14.8 shots/match
Evidence and caveat

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

Window: season

MetricBotafogo-SPCearáBaseline
Shots11.8 shots/match14.8 shots/match13 shots/match
Shots against11.8 shots/match10.5 shots/match12.7 shots/match

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

This match

Match statistics

  • Shots10 shots16 shotsBotafogo-SP 10 shots, Ceará 16 shots
  • Shots on target1 shot8 shotsBotafogo-SP 1 shot, Ceará 8 shots
  • Expected goals0.6 xG2.05 xGBotafogo-SP 0.6 xG, Ceará 2.05 xG
  • Possession44%56%Botafogo-SP 44%, Ceará 56%
  • Corners3 corners7 cornersBotafogo-SP 3 corners, Ceará 7 corners
  • Fouls9 fouls13 foulsBotafogo-SP 9 fouls, Ceará 13 fouls

History

Head-to-head

Recent meetings between these teams.

Last 5 meetings

0Botafogo-SP
1Draws
2Ceará
Ceará — Botafogo-SP · Serie B4–1
Botafogo-SP — Ceará · Serie B2–2
Ceará — Botafogo-SP · Serie B3–0

Head-to-Head & Recent Meetings

Metric comparison

Team comparison

Season averages, with the sample size beside each metric.

Where the edge is

Season: Botafogo-SP favored in 0 of 11 directional metrics · Ceará in 10 · 1 too close

led this metric higher value (descriptive) too close

Window

Season

Botafogo-SP36 matchesCeará36 matches
0.89 goals/matchGoals scored36/36▲ 1.61 goals/match
1.31 goals/matchGoals allowed36/36▲ 1.14 goals/match
1.02 xG/matchExpected goals35/36▲ 1.48 xG/match
11.8 shots/matchShots36/36▲ 14.8 shots/match
3.47 shots/matchShots on target36/36▲ 4.94 shots/match
46.9%Possession36/36● 49.5%
5.06 corners/matchCorners36/36● 6.89 corners/match
14.1 fouls/matchFouls36/3613.8 fouls/match

Evidence quality

How much supports this analysis

Grade A · Strong evidenceStrong evidence — limited
Season samples36 / 36home / 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: Wed, 13 Nov 2024, 04:30 UTC · analysis-v4

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