Serie A · 2025Estadio Olimpico Nilton Santos

Botafogo 2–0 Fluminense · Serie A

2–0Historical match

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

Match at a glance

Botafogo won 2–0.

Shots
158
Shots on target
71
Possession
39%61%

Full time

What the match recorded

Botafogo beat Fluminense 2–0. Recorded in this match (Botafogo – Fluminense): shots 15–8, shots on target 7–1, possession 39%–61%, corners 6–3. 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 have a visible home split

weak

Botafogo'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/match11.6 shots/match

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

Botafogo's recent record differs from the season

weak

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

1.2 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 for1.2 goals/match1 goal/match1.2 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 Fluminense.

6.21 days ▲Rest daysBotafogo · Fluminense6.1 days
Evidence and caveat

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

Window: previous 14 days

MetricBotafogoFluminenseBaseline
Rest days6.21 days6.1 days—
Matches last 14 days2 matches3 matches—

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

This match

Match statistics

  • Shots15 shots8 shotsBotafogo 15 shots, Fluminense 8 shots
  • Shots on target7 shots1 shotBotafogo 7 shots, Fluminense 1 shot
  • Possession39%61%Botafogo 39%, Fluminense 61%
  • Corners6 corners3 cornersBotafogo 6 corners, Fluminense 3 corners
  • Fouls21 fouls9 foulsBotafogo 21 fouls, Fluminense 9 fouls
  • Yellow cards4 cards4 cardsBotafogo 4 cards, Fluminense 4 cards
  • Passes395 passes616 passesBotafogo 395 passes, Fluminense 616 passes
  • Pass accuracy87%89%Botafogo 87%, Fluminense 89%
  • Shots inside box11 shots3 shotsBotafogo 11 shots, Fluminense 3 shots
  • Blocked shots1 block2 blocksBotafogo 1 block, Fluminense 2 blocks
  • Goalkeeper saves1 save5 savesBotafogo 1 save, Fluminense 5 saves
  • Offsides2 offsides2 offsidesBotafogo 2 offsides, Fluminense 2 offsides

History

Head-to-head

Recent meetings between these teams.

Last 5 meetings

4Botafogo
1Draws
0Fluminense
Fluminense — Botafogo · Serie A0–1
Botafogo — Fluminense · Serie A1–0
Fluminense — Botafogo · Serie A0–2
Botafogo — Fluminense · Serie A1–0
Fluminense — Botafogo · Serie A2–2

Head-to-Head & Recent Meetings

Metric comparison

Team comparison

Season averages, with the sample size beside each metric.

Where the edge is

Season: Botafogo favored in 6 of 11 directional metrics · Fluminense in 2 · 3 too close

led this metric higher value (descriptive) too close

Window

Season

Botafogo6 matchesFluminense6 matches
1 goal/matchGoals scored6/61 goal/match
0.67 goals/match ▲Goals allowed6/61 goal/match
14.2 shots/match ▲Shots6/611.7 shots/match
5 shots/match ▲Shots on target6/63.33 shots/match
50.5%Possession6/6● 56.3%
5.33 corners/match ●Corners6/64.5 corners/match
2.33 cards/matchCards6/61.5 cards/match
15.5 fouls/matchFouls6/611.7 fouls/match

Evidence quality

How much supports this analysis

Grade B · Useful evidenceUseful evidence — limited
Season samples6 / 6home / away teams
Recent samples5 / 5last-five windows
FreshnessLess than one dayfrom nearest prior match
  • Recorded xG is incomplete, so xG context is omitted where unavailable.

Known unknowns

  • Lineups, injuries, suspensions and tactical changes are not available in the retained dataset.
  • Some metrics are unavailable or below their observation minimum: xg_for, xg_against.
  • The fixture season differs from the competition's configured active season.
Analysis cutoff: Sun, 27 Apr 2025, 04:00 UTC · analysis-v4

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