Serie A · 2025Estadio Olimpico Nilton Santos

Botafogo 3–2 Ceará · Serie A

3–2Historical 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 won 3–2.

Shots
169
Shots on target
103
Possession
58%42%

Full time

What the match recorded

Botafogo beat Ceara 3–2. Recorded in this match (Botafogo – Ceara): shots 16–9, shots on target 10–3, possession 58%–42%, corners 6–0. 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 Botafogo, Ceara.

3.17 days ▲Rest daysBotafogo · Ceara3.06 days
Evidence and caveat

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

Window: previous 14 days

MetricBotafogoCearaBaseline
Rest days3.17 days3.06 days—
Matches last 14 days1 match1 match—

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

Botafogo's recent record differs from the season

moderate

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

1.6 goals/match ▲Goals forLast 5 · Season1.27 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 for1.6 goals/match1.27 goals/match1.05 goals/match

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

Botafogo have a visible home split

moderate

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

16.2 shots/match ▲ShotsHome only · Season13.5 shots/match
Evidence and caveat

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

Window: home

MetricHome onlySeasonBaseline
Shots16.2 shots/match13.5 shots/match12.5 shots/match

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

This match

Match statistics

  • Shots16 shots9 shotsBotafogo 16 shots, Ceará 9 shots
  • Shots on target10 shots3 shotsBotafogo 10 shots, Ceará 3 shots
  • Possession58%42%Botafogo 58%, Ceará 42%
  • Corners6 corners0 cornersBotafogo 6 corners, Ceará 0 corners
  • Fouls12 fouls11 foulsBotafogo 12 fouls, Ceará 11 fouls
  • Yellow cards1 card2 cardsBotafogo 1 card, Ceará 2 cards
  • Passes515 passes364 passesBotafogo 515 passes, Ceará 364 passes
  • Pass accuracy89%85%Botafogo 89%, Ceará 85%
  • Shots inside box11 shots4 shotsBotafogo 11 shots, Ceará 4 shots
  • Blocked shots2 blocks2 blocksBotafogo 2 blocks, Ceará 2 blocks
  • Goalkeeper saves1 save7 savesBotafogo 1 save, Ceará 7 saves
  • Offsides2 offsides3 offsidesBotafogo 2 offsides, Ceará 3 offsides

History

Head-to-head

Recent meetings between these teams.

Last 5 meetings

1Botafogo
1Draws
0Ceará
Botafogo — Ceará · Serie A1–1
Ceará — Botafogo · Serie A1–3

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 9 of 11 directional metrics · Ceará in 1 · 1 too close

led this metric higher value (descriptive) too close

Window

Season

Botafogo11 matchesCeará11 matches
1.27 goals/match ▲Goals scored11/111.18 goals/match
0.64 goals/match ▲Goals allowed11/111 goal/match
13.5 shots/match ▲Shots11/1111.1 shots/match
4.91 shots/match ▲Shots on target11/113.91 shots/match
50.9% ●Possession11/1140.3%
4.55 corners/match ●Corners11/113.45 corners/match
2.36 cards/matchCards11/112 cards/match
14.8 fouls/matchFouls11/1114.4 fouls/match

Evidence quality

How much supports this analysis

Grade A · Strong evidenceStrong evidence — limited
Season samples11 / 11home / away teams
Recent samples5 / 5last-five windows
FreshnessLess than one dayfrom nearest prior match
  • The fixture is outside the configured active season.
  • 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: Thu, 5 Jun 2025, 03:00 UTC · analysis-v4

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