Serie B · 2023

Botafogo-SP 2–2 Ceará · Serie B

2–2Historical 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

Botafogo-SP and Ceará drew 2–2.

Shots
1510
Shots on target
34
Expected goals
1.230.99
Possession
46%54%

Full time

What the match recorded

Botafogo-SP and Ceará drew 2–2. Recorded in this match (Botafogo-SP – Ceará): shots 15–10, shots on target 3–4, expected goals 1.23–0.99, possession 46%–54%. 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.

1.2 goals/match ▲Goals forLast 5 · Season0.71 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 for1.2 goals/match0.71 goals/match1.06 goals/match

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

Ceará have a visible away split

moderate

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

11.5 shots/match ▲ShotsAway only · Season13.8 shots/match
Evidence and caveat

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

Window: away

MetricAway onlySeasonBaseline
Shots11.5 shots/match13.8 shots/match13.2 shots/match

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

The teams have contrasting possession records

moderate

Ceará have recorded the higher season possession share.

44.7%PossessionBotafogo-SP · Ceará● 53%
Evidence and caveat

Comparison: The recorded possession gap is 8.3 percentage points.

Window: season

MetricBotafogo-SPCearáBaseline
Possession44.7%53%49.7%

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

This match

Match statistics

  • Shots15 shots10 shotsBotafogo-SP 15 shots, Ceará 10 shots
  • Shots on target3 shots4 shotsBotafogo-SP 3 shots, Ceará 4 shots
  • Expected goals1.23 xG0.99 xGBotafogo-SP 1.23 xG, Ceará 0.99 xG
  • Possession46%54%Botafogo-SP 46%, Ceará 54%
  • Corners5 corners7 cornersBotafogo-SP 5 corners, Ceará 7 corners
  • Fouls17 fouls14 foulsBotafogo-SP 17 fouls, Ceará 14 fouls

History

Head-to-head

Recent meetings between these teams.

Last 5 meetings

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

Metric comparison

Team comparison

Season averages, with the sample size beside each metric.

Where the edge is

Season: Botafogo-SP favored in 5 of 11 directional metrics · Ceará in 5 · 1 too close

led this metric higher value (descriptive) too close

Window

Season

Botafogo-SP35 matchesCeará35 matches
0.71 goals/matchGoals scored35/35▲ 1.03 goals/match
1.03 goals/match ▲Goals allowed35/351.11 goals/match
0.94 xG/matchExpected goals35/35▲ 1.24 xG/match
12.3 shots/matchShots35/35▲ 13.8 shots/match
3.26 shots/matchShots on target35/35▲ 4.31 shots/match
44.7%Possession35/35● 53%
5.31 corners/matchCorners35/35● 5.54 corners/match
15.5 fouls/matchFouls35/3516.5 fouls/match

Evidence quality

How much supports this analysis

Grade A · Strong evidenceStrong evidence — limited
Season samples35 / 35home / 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: Sun, 5 Nov 2023, 00:00 UTC · analysis-v4

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