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Serie A · 2025Estádio Governador Plácido Aderaldo Castelo

Fortaleza 0–5 Botafogo · Serie A

0–5Historical match

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

Match at a glance

Botafogo won 0–5.

Shots
921
Shots on target
112
Possession
43%57%

Full time

What the match recorded

Botafogo beat Fortaleza EC 5–0. Recorded in this match (Fortaleza EC – Botafogo): shots 9–21, shots on target 1–12, possession 43%–57%, corners 2–8. 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.

Fortaleza EC's recent record differs from the season

weak

Fortaleza EC'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/match1.14 goals/match

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

This match

Match statistics

  • Shots9 shots21 shotsFortaleza 9 shots, Botafogo 21 shots
  • Shots on target1 shot12 shotsFortaleza 1 shot, Botafogo 12 shots
  • Possession43%57%Fortaleza 43%, Botafogo 57%
  • Corners2 corners8 cornersFortaleza 2 corners, Botafogo 8 corners
  • Fouls8 fouls12 foulsFortaleza 8 fouls, Botafogo 12 fouls
  • Yellow cards2 cards0 cardsFortaleza 2 cards, Botafogo 0 cards
  • Passes366 passes494 passesFortaleza 366 passes, Botafogo 494 passes
  • Pass accuracy84%90%Fortaleza 84%, Botafogo 90%
  • Shots inside box4 shots9 shotsFortaleza 4 shots, Botafogo 9 shots
  • Blocked shots5 blocks4 blocksFortaleza 5 blocks, Botafogo 4 blocks
  • Goalkeeper saves7 saves1 saveFortaleza 7 saves, Botafogo 1 save
  • Offsides1 offside1 offsideFortaleza 1 offside, Botafogo 1 offside

History

Head-to-head

Recent meetings between these teams.

Last 5 meetings

0Fortaleza
2Draws
3Botafogo
Botafogo — Fortaleza · Serie A2–0
Fortaleza — Botafogo · Serie A1–1
Fortaleza — Botafogo · Serie A2–2
Botafogo — Fortaleza · Serie A2–0
Fortaleza — 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: Fortaleza favored in 0 of 11 directional metrics · Botafogo in 11

led this metric higher value (descriptive) too close

Window

Season

Fortaleza18 matchesBotafogo17 matches
1 goal/matchGoals scored18/17▲ 1.35 goals/match
1.61 goals/matchGoals allowed18/17▲ 0.59 goals/match
12.8 shots/matchShots18/17▲ 14.6 shots/match
3.67 shots/matchShots on target18/17▲ 5.29 shots/match
45.8%Possession18/17● 52.2%
6.11 corners/match ●Corners18/174.88 corners/match
3.17 cards/matchCards18/172.18 cards/match
13.8 fouls/matchFouls18/1714.5 fouls/match

Evidence quality

How much supports this analysis

Grade A · Strong evidenceStrong evidence — limited
Season samples18 / 17home / 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: Sun, 10 Aug 2025, 03:30 UTC · analysis-v4

Team rankings in Serie A

Goals per match rankingShots per match rankingShots on target per match ranking
TeamsFortalezaBotafogo
CompetitionSerie ASerie A 2025
Head-to-headFortaleza — Botafogo
MethodHow PitchMath calculates this

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