Serie B · 2024

América Mineiro 3–1 Botafogo-SP · Serie B

3–1Historical match

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

Match at a glance

América Mineiro won 3–1.

Shots
1813
Shots on target
63
Expected goals
1.991.53
Possession
58%42%

Full time

What the match recorded

América Mineiro beat Botafogo-SP 3–1. Recorded in this match (América Mineiro – Botafogo-SP): shots 18–13, shots on target 6–3, expected goals 1.99–1.53, possession 58%–42%. 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-SP's recent record differs from the season

moderate

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

1.4 goals/match ▲Goals forLast 5 · Season0.95 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 for1.4 goals/match0.95 goals/match1.08 goals/match

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

América Mineiro have a visible home split

moderate

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

17.9 shots/match ▲ShotsHome only · Season14.6 shots/match
Evidence and caveat

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

Window: home

MetricHome onlySeasonBaseline
Shots17.9 shots/match14.6 shots/match12.9 shots/match

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

The teams have contrasting possession records

moderate

América Mineiro have recorded the higher season possession share.

57.1% ●PossessionAmérica Mineiro · Botafogo-SP46.7%
Evidence and caveat

Comparison: The recorded possession gap is 10.4 percentage points.

Window: season

MetricAmérica MineiroBotafogo-SPBaseline
Possession57.1%46.7%50.1%

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

This match

Match statistics

  • Shots18 shots13 shotsAmérica Mineiro 18 shots, Botafogo-SP 13 shots
  • Shots on target6 shots3 shotsAmérica Mineiro 6 shots, Botafogo-SP 3 shots
  • Expected goals1.99 xG1.53 xGAmérica Mineiro 1.99 xG, Botafogo-SP 1.53 xG
  • Possession58%42%América Mineiro 58%, Botafogo-SP 42%
  • Corners5 corners5 cornersAmérica Mineiro 5 corners, Botafogo-SP 5 corners
  • Fouls15 fouls10 foulsAmérica Mineiro 15 fouls, Botafogo-SP 10 fouls

History

Head-to-head

Recent meetings between these teams.

Last 5 meetings

0América Mineiro
1Draws
0Botafogo-SP
Botafogo-SP — América Mineiro · Serie B1–1

Metric comparison

Team comparison

Season averages, with the sample size beside each metric.

Where the edge is

Season: América Mineiro favored in 8 of 11 directional metrics · Botafogo-SP in 1 · 2 too close

led this metric higher value (descriptive) too close

Window

Season

América Mineiro20 matchesBotafogo-SP20 matches
1.3 goals/match ▲Goals scored20/200.95 goals/match
0.85 goals/match ▲Goals allowed20/201.45 goals/match
1.46 xG/match ▲Expected goals20/191.05 xG/match
14.6 shots/match ▲Shots20/2011.9 shots/match
4.15 shots/match ▲Shots on target20/203.75 shots/match
57.1% ●Possession20/2046.7%
5.1 corners/matchCorners20/20● 5.25 corners/match
12.4 fouls/matchFouls20/2014.3 fouls/match

Evidence quality

How much supports this analysis

Grade A · Strong evidenceStrong evidence — limited
Season samples20 / 20home / 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: Sat, 10 Aug 2024, 04:30 UTC · analysis-v4

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