Serie A · 2025Estadio Olimpico Nilton Santos

Botafogo 0–3 Flamengo · Serie A

0–3Historical match

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

Match at a glance

Flamengo won 0–3.

Shots
1611
Shots on target
55
Possession
40%60%

Full time

What the match recorded

Flamengo beat Botafogo 3–0. Recorded in this match (Botafogo – Flamengo): shots 16–11, shots on target 5–5, possession 40%–60%, corners 3–2. 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's recent record differs from the season

moderate

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

0.6 goals/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 for0.6 goals/match1.32 goals/match1.18 goals/match

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

Flamengo have a visible away split

moderate

Flamengo's away-only shot average is below their full-season average.

11.6 shots/match ▲ShotsAway only · Season14.5 shots/match
Evidence and caveat

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

Window: away

MetricAway onlySeasonBaseline
Shots11.6 shots/match14.5 shots/match13.1 shots/match

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

The teams have contrasting possession records

moderate

Flamengo have recorded the higher season possession share.

51.6%PossessionBotafogo · Flamengo● 61.7%
Evidence and caveat

Comparison: The recorded possession gap is 10.0 percentage points.

Window: season

MetricBotafogoFlamengoBaseline
Possession51.6%61.7%50%

Caveat: Possession share does not show where possession occurred or how chances were created.

This match

Match statistics

  • Shots16 shots11 shotsBotafogo 16 shots, Flamengo 11 shots
  • Shots on target5 shots5 shotsBotafogo 5 shots, Flamengo 5 shots
  • Possession40%60%Botafogo 40%, Flamengo 60%
  • Corners3 corners2 cornersBotafogo 3 corners, Flamengo 2 corners
  • Fouls16 fouls11 foulsBotafogo 16 fouls, Flamengo 11 fouls
  • Yellow cards5 cards5 cardsBotafogo 5 cards, Flamengo 5 cards
  • Passes362 passes539 passesBotafogo 362 passes, Flamengo 539 passes
  • Pass accuracy84%90%Botafogo 84%, Flamengo 90%
  • Shots inside box8 shots6 shotsBotafogo 8 shots, Flamengo 6 shots
  • Blocked shots2 blocks1 blockBotafogo 2 blocks, Flamengo 1 block
  • Goalkeeper saves1 save5 savesBotafogo 1 save, Flamengo 5 saves
  • Offsides0 offsides0 offsidesBotafogo 0 offsides, Flamengo 0 offsides

History

Head-to-head

Recent meetings between these teams.

Last 5 meetings

3Botafogo
1Draws
1Flamengo
Flamengo — Botafogo · Serie A0–0
Botafogo — Flamengo · Serie A4–1
Flamengo — Botafogo · Serie A0–2
Botafogo — Flamengo · Serie A1–2
Flamengo — Botafogo · Serie A2–3

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 0 of 11 directional metrics · Flamengo in 8 · 3 too close

led this metric higher value (descriptive) too close

Window

Season

Botafogo28 matchesFlamengo27 matches
1.32 goals/matchGoals scored28/27▲ 1.96 goals/match
0.93 goals/matchGoals allowed28/27▲ 0.48 goals/match
14.2 shots/matchShots28/2714.5 shots/match
4.86 shots/matchShots on target28/27▲ 5.33 shots/match
51.6%Possession28/27● 61.7%
4.61 corners/matchCorners28/27● 5.96 corners/match
2.36 cards/matchCards28/272.19 cards/match
14.4 fouls/matchFouls28/2714.1 fouls/match

Evidence quality

How much supports this analysis

Grade A · Strong evidenceStrong evidence — limited
Season samples28 / 27home / 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, 16 Oct 2025, 02:30 UTC · analysis-v4

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