Serie B · 2023

Ceará 3–0 Botafogo-SP · Serie B

Ceará

WLDDL
3–0Historical match

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

Match at a glance

Ceará won 3–0.

Shots
1411
Shots on target
71
Expected goals
3.280.22
Possession
50%50%

Full time

What the match recorded

Ceará beat Botafogo-SP 3–0. Recorded in this match (Ceará – Botafogo-SP): shots 14–11, shots on target 7–1, expected goals 3.28–0.22, possession 50%–50%. 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.

Recent scheduling adds useful context

weak

A compressed recent schedule is recorded for Ceará, Botafogo-SP.

5.15 days ▲Rest daysCeará · Botafogo-SP4.05 days
Evidence and caveat

Comparison: Rest days and completed matches in the prior 14 days are shown directly.

Window: previous 14 days

MetricCearáBotafogo-SPBaseline
Rest days5.15 days4.05 days—
Matches last 14 days3 matches3 matches—

Caveat: The database does not describe travel, rotation decisions or player-level workload.

Botafogo-SP's recent record differs from the season

weak

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

0.6 goals/match ▲Goals forLast 5 · Season0.75 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 for0.6 goals/match0.75 goals/match1.16 goals/match

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

Botafogo-SP have a visible away split

moderate

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

10.4 shots/match ▲ShotsAway only · Season12.9 shots/match
Evidence and caveat

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

Window: away

MetricAway onlySeasonBaseline
Shots10.4 shots/match12.9 shots/match13.5 shots/match

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

This match

Match statistics

  • Shots14 shots11 shotsCeará 14 shots, Botafogo-SP 11 shots
  • Shots on target7 shots1 shotCeará 7 shots, Botafogo-SP 1 shot
  • Expected goals3.28 xG0.22 xGCeará 3.28 xG, Botafogo-SP 0.22 xG
  • Possession50%50%Ceará 50%, Botafogo-SP 50%
  • Corners4 corners3 cornersCeará 4 corners, Botafogo-SP 3 corners
  • Fouls12 fouls17 foulsCeará 12 fouls, Botafogo-SP 17 fouls

Metric comparison

Team comparison

Season averages, with the sample size beside each metric.

Where the edge is

Season: Ceará favored in 5 of 11 directional metrics · Botafogo-SP in 4 · 2 too close

led this metric higher value (descriptive) too close

Window

Season

Ceará16 matchesBotafogo-SP16 matches
1.19 goals/match ▲Goals scored16/160.75 goals/match
1.19 goals/match ▲Goals allowed16/161.25 goals/match
1.34 xG/match ▲Expected goals16/160.97 xG/match
13.6 shots/match ▲Shots16/1612.9 shots/match
4.31 shots/match ▲Shots on target16/163.44 shots/match
54.8% ●Possession16/1645.5%
5.38 corners/matchCorners16/16● 6.56 corners/match
16.3 fouls/matchFouls16/1614.8 fouls/match

Evidence quality

How much supports this analysis

Grade A · Strong evidenceStrong evidence — limited
Season samples16 / 16home / 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, 8 Jul 2023, 04:30 UTC · analysis-v4

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