Serie B · 2024

Novorizontino 2–1 Goiás · Serie B

2–1Historical 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

Novorizontino won 2–1.

Shots
185
Shots on target
42
Expected goals
0.760.42
Possession
38%62%

Full time

What the match recorded

Novorizontino beat Goiás 2–1. Recorded in this match (Novorizontino – Goiás): shots 18–5, shots on target 4–2, expected goals 0.76–0.42, possession 38%–62%. 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.

Novorizontino's recent record differs from the season

weak

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

1.4 goals/match ▲Goals forLast 5 · Season1.16 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/match1.16 goals/match1.06 goals/match

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

Goiás have a visible away split

moderate

Goiás's away-only shot average is below their full-season average.

9.4 shots/match ▲ShotsAway only · Season11.7 shots/match
Evidence and caveat

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

Window: away

MetricAway onlySeasonBaseline
Shots9.4 shots/match11.7 shots/match13.1 shots/match

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

The teams have contrasting possession records

moderate

Goiás have recorded the higher season possession share.

42%PossessionNovorizontino · Goiás● 50.7%
Evidence and caveat

Comparison: The recorded possession gap is 8.7 percentage points.

Window: season

MetricNovorizontinoGoiásBaseline
Possession42%50.7%50.2%

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

This match

Match statistics

  • Shots18 shots5 shotsNovorizontino 18 shots, Goiás 5 shots
  • Shots on target4 shots2 shotsNovorizontino 4 shots, Goiás 2 shots
  • Expected goals0.76 xG0.42 xGNovorizontino 0.76 xG, Goiás 0.42 xG
  • Possession38%62%Novorizontino 38%, Goiás 62%
  • Corners8 corners2 cornersNovorizontino 8 corners, Goiás 2 corners
  • Fouls18 fouls10 foulsNovorizontino 18 fouls, Goiás 10 fouls

Metric comparison

Team comparison

Season averages, with the sample size beside each metric.

Where the edge is

Season: Novorizontino favored in 5 of 11 directional metrics · Goiás in 3 · 3 too close

led this metric higher value (descriptive) too close

Window

Season

Novorizontino19 matchesGoiás18 matches
1.16 goals/matchGoals scored19/18▲ 1.39 goals/match
0.89 goals/match ▲Goals allowed19/181.06 goals/match
1.13 xG/matchExpected goals19/18▲ 1.24 xG/match
13.2 shots/match ▲Shots19/1811.7 shots/match
4.05 shots/matchShots on target19/184.06 shots/match
42%Possession19/18● 50.7%
4.37 corners/matchCorners19/18● 4.44 corners/match
17.2 fouls/matchFouls19/1811.9 fouls/match

Evidence quality

How much supports this analysis

Grade A · Strong evidenceStrong evidence — limited
Season samples19 / 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: Mon, 5 Aug 2024, 01:30 UTC · analysis-v4

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