Serie B · 2023

Novorizontino 0–1 Botafogo-SP · Serie B

0–1Historical match

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

Match at a glance

Botafogo-SP won 0–1.

Shots
207
Shots on target
82
Expected goals
1.730.7
Possession
72%28%

Full time

What the match recorded

Botafogo-SP beat Novorizontino 1–0. Recorded in this match (Novorizontino – Botafogo-SP): shots 20–7, shots on target 8–2, expected goals 1.73–0.7, possession 72%–28%. 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.

0.4 goals/match ▲Goals forLast 5 · Season0.79 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 for0.4 goals/match0.79 goals/match1.15 goals/match

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

Recent scheduling adds useful context

weak

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

3.14 days ▲Rest daysNovorizontino · Botafogo-SP3.44 days
Evidence and caveat

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

Window: previous 14 days

MetricNovorizontinoBotafogo-SPBaseline
Rest days3.14 days3.44 days—
Matches last 14 days1 match1 match—

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

Both teams have elevated corners records

moderate

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

6.43 corners/matchCornersNovorizontino · Botafogo-SP● 6.71 corners/match
Evidence and caveat

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

Window: season

MetricNovorizontinoBotafogo-SPBaseline
Corners6.43 corners/match6.71 corners/match5.15 corners/match

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

This match

Match statistics

  • Shots20 shots7 shotsNovorizontino 20 shots, Botafogo-SP 7 shots
  • Shots on target8 shots2 shotsNovorizontino 8 shots, Botafogo-SP 2 shots
  • Expected goals1.73 xG0.7 xGNovorizontino 1.73 xG, Botafogo-SP 0.7 xG
  • Possession72%28%Novorizontino 72%, Botafogo-SP 28%
  • Corners14 corners3 cornersNovorizontino 14 corners, Botafogo-SP 3 corners
  • Fouls15 fouls12 foulsNovorizontino 15 fouls, Botafogo-SP 12 fouls

Metric comparison

Team comparison

Season averages, with the sample size beside each metric.

Where the edge is

Season: Novorizontino favored in 11 of 11 directional metrics · Botafogo-SP in 0

led this metric higher value (descriptive) too close

Window

Season

Novorizontino14 matchesBotafogo-SP14 matches
1.21 goals/match ▲Goals scored14/140.79 goals/match
0.43 goals/match ▲Goals allowed14/141.21 goals/match
1.83 xG/match ▲Expected goals14/141.02 xG/match
17.6 shots/match ▲Shots14/1412.6 shots/match
5.29 shots/match ▲Shots on target14/143.57 shots/match
47.7% ●Possession14/1444.9%
6.43 corners/matchCorners14/14● 6.71 corners/match
17.9 fouls/matchFouls14/1414.9 fouls/match

Evidence quality

How much supports this analysis

Grade A · Strong evidenceStrong evidence — limited
Season samples14 / 14home / 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: Wed, 28 Jun 2023, 04:30 UTC · analysis-v4

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