Serie B · 2024

Botafogo-SP 0–1 Novorizontino · Serie B

0–1Historical match

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

Match at a glance

Novorizontino won 0–1.

Shots
116
Shots on target
34
Expected goals
0.570.58
Possession
56%44%

Full time

What the match recorded

Novorizontino beat Botafogo-SP 1–0. Recorded in this match (Botafogo-SP – Novorizontino): shots 11–6, shots on target 3–4, expected goals 0.57–0.58, possession 56%–44%. 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 below their season average.

0 goals/match ▲Goals forLast 5 · Season0.29 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 goals/match0.29 goals/match1 goal/match

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

Novorizontino have a visible away split

weak

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

12.5 shots/match ▲ShotsAway only · Season15.4 shots/match
Evidence and caveat

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

Window: away

MetricAway onlySeasonBaseline
Shots12.5 shots/match15.4 shots/match13 shots/match

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

Both teams have elevated fouls records

moderate

Each team's season fouls average is above the competition baseline.

15 fouls/matchFoulsBotafogo-SP · Novorizontino16 fouls/match
Evidence and caveat

Comparison: Both team averages are compared with the same competition baseline.

Window: season

MetricBotafogo-SPNovorizontinoBaseline
Fouls15 fouls/match16 fouls/match13 fouls/match

Caveat: A shared historical pattern is descriptive and may not repeat in one fixture.

This match

Match statistics

  • Shots11 shots6 shotsBotafogo-SP 11 shots, Novorizontino 6 shots
  • Shots on target3 shots4 shotsBotafogo-SP 3 shots, Novorizontino 4 shots
  • Expected goals0.57 xG0.58 xGBotafogo-SP 0.57 xG, Novorizontino 0.58 xG
  • Possession56%44%Botafogo-SP 56%, Novorizontino 44%
  • Corners8 corners3 cornersBotafogo-SP 8 corners, Novorizontino 3 corners
  • Fouls18 fouls17 foulsBotafogo-SP 18 fouls, Novorizontino 17 fouls

History

Head-to-head

Recent meetings between these teams.

Last 5 meetings

2Botafogo-SP
0Draws
0Novorizontino
Botafogo-SP — Novorizontino · Serie B2–0
Novorizontino — Botafogo-SP · Serie B0–1

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 4 of 11 directional metrics · Novorizontino in 5 · 2 too close

led this metric higher value (descriptive) too close

Window

Season

Botafogo-SP7 matchesNovorizontino7 matches
0.29 goals/matchGoals scored7/7▲ 1 goal/match
1.29 goals/matchGoals allowed7/71.29 goals/match
0.95 xG/matchExpected goals7/7▲ 1.32 xG/match
13 shots/matchShots7/7▲ 15.4 shots/match
3.14 shots/matchShots on target7/7▲ 4.57 shots/match
51% ●Possession7/749.1%
5.29 corners/matchCorners7/7● 5.43 corners/match
15 fouls/matchFouls7/716 fouls/match

Evidence quality

How much supports this analysis

Grade B · Useful evidenceUseful evidence — limited
Season samples7 / 7home / 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, 28 May 2024, 04:00 UTC · analysis-v4

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