Serie B · 2023

Sport Recife 3–0 Botafogo-SP · Serie B

3–0Historical match

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

Match at a glance

Sport Recife won 3–0.

Shots
1813
Shots on target
44
Expected goals
1.020.8
Possession
46%54%

Full time

What the match recorded

Sport Recife beat Botafogo-SP 3–0. Recorded in this match (Sport Recife – Botafogo-SP): shots 18–13, shots on target 4–4, expected goals 1.02–0.8, 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.

Both teams have elevated corners records

moderate

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

6.2 corners/matchCornersSport Recife · Botafogo-SP● 6.57 corners/match
Evidence and caveat

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

Window: season

MetricSport RecifeBotafogo-SPBaseline
Corners6.2 corners/match6.57 corners/match4.93 corners/match

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

Sport Recife have a visible home split

weak

Sport Recife's home-only shot average is above their full-season average.

17.7 shots/match ▲ShotsHome only · Season14.2 shots/match
Evidence and caveat

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

Window: home

MetricHome onlySeasonBaseline
Shots17.7 shots/match14.2 shots/match13.6 shots/match

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

Botafogo-SP's recent record differs from the season

weak

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

0.8 goals/match ▲Goals forLast 5 · Season1 goal/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 for0.8 goals/match1 goal/match1 goal/match

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

This match

Match statistics

  • Shots18 shots13 shotsSport Recife 18 shots, Botafogo-SP 13 shots
  • Shots on target4 shots4 shotsSport Recife 4 shots, Botafogo-SP 4 shots
  • Expected goals1.02 xG0.8 xGSport Recife 1.02 xG, Botafogo-SP 0.8 xG
  • Possession46%54%Sport Recife 46%, Botafogo-SP 54%
  • Corners5 corners7 cornersSport Recife 5 corners, Botafogo-SP 7 corners
  • Fouls13 fouls11 foulsSport Recife 13 fouls, Botafogo-SP 11 fouls

Metric comparison

Team comparison

Season averages, with the sample size beside each metric.

Where the edge is

Season: Sport Recife favored in 9 of 11 directional metrics · Botafogo-SP in 0 · 2 too close

led this metric higher value (descriptive) too close

Window

Season

Sport Recife5 matchesBotafogo-SP7 matches
1.8 goals/match ▲Goals scored5/71 goal/match
0.6 goals/match ▲Goals allowed5/71.43 goals/match
1.18 xG/match ▲Expected goals5/71.02 xG/match
14.2 shots/match ▲Shots5/712.1 shots/match
4.2 shots/match ▲Shots on target5/73.86 shots/match
46.2% ●Possession5/744%
6.2 corners/matchCorners5/7● 6.57 corners/match
10 fouls/matchFouls5/714.6 fouls/match

Evidence quality

How much supports this analysis

Grade B · Useful evidenceUseful evidence — limited
Season samples5 / 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: Sat, 20 May 2023, 23:00 UTC · analysis-v4

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