Serie A · 2025Estadio Olimpico Nilton Santos

Botafogo 2–1 Bahia · Serie A

2–1Historical match

Bahia

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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 2–1.

Shots
1510
Shots on target
72
Possession
51%49%

Full time

What the match recorded

Botafogo beat Bahia 2–1. Recorded in this match (Botafogo – Bahia): shots 15–10, shots on target 7–2, possession 51%–49%, corners 6–4. 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, Bahia.

3.23 days ▲Rest daysBotafogo · Bahia3.23 days
Evidence and caveat

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

Window: previous 14 days

MetricBotafogoBahiaBaseline
Rest days3.23 days3.23 days—
Matches last 14 days3 matches3 matches—

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

Bahia's recent record differs from the season

weak

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

1 goal/match ▲Goals forLast 5 · Season1.32 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 goal/match1.32 goals/match1.14 goals/match

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

This match

Match statistics

  • Shots15 shots10 shotsBotafogo 15 shots, Bahia 10 shots
  • Shots on target7 shots2 shotsBotafogo 7 shots, Bahia 2 shots
  • Possession51%49%Botafogo 51%, Bahia 49%
  • Corners6 corners4 cornersBotafogo 6 corners, Bahia 4 corners
  • Fouls19 fouls10 foulsBotafogo 19 fouls, Bahia 10 fouls
  • Yellow cards4 cards6 cardsBotafogo 4 cards, Bahia 6 cards
  • Passes418 passes407 passesBotafogo 418 passes, Bahia 407 passes
  • Pass accuracy84%83%Botafogo 84%, Bahia 83%
  • Shots inside box8 shots3 shotsBotafogo 8 shots, Bahia 3 shots
  • Blocked shots3 blocks3 blocksBotafogo 3 blocks, Bahia 3 blocks
  • Goalkeeper saves1 save6 savesBotafogo 1 save, Bahia 6 saves
  • Offsides2 offsides0 offsidesBotafogo 2 offsides, Bahia 0 offsides

History

Head-to-head

Recent meetings between these teams.

Last 5 meetings

2Botafogo
1Draws
2Bahia
Bahia — Botafogo · Serie A1–0
Bahia — Botafogo · Serie A0–0
Botafogo — Bahia · Serie A1–2
Botafogo — Bahia · Serie A3–0
Bahia — Botafogo · Serie A1–2

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

led this metric higher value (descriptive) too close

Window

Season

Botafogo26 matchesBahia25 matches
1.42 goals/match ▲Goals scored26/251.32 goals/match
0.81 goals/match ▲Goals allowed26/251.2 goals/match
14.2 shots/match ▲Shots26/2512.5 shots/match
4.92 shots/match ▲Shots on target26/254.04 shots/match
51.8%Possession26/25● 54.5%
4.69 corners/match ●Corners26/254.2 corners/match
2.27 cards/matchCards26/252.44 cards/match
14.5 fouls/matchFouls26/2512.4 fouls/match

Evidence quality

How much supports this analysis

Grade A · Strong evidenceStrong evidence — limited
Season samples26 / 25home / 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, 2 Oct 2025, 04:30 UTC · analysis-v4

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