Serie A · 2025Estadio Olimpico Nilton Santos

Botafogo 2–2 Santos · Serie A

2–2Historical match

Santos

DDLWL

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

Match at a glance

Botafogo and Santos drew 2–2.

Shots
189
Shots on target
97
Possession
55%45%

Full time

What the match recorded

Botafogo and Santos drew 2–2. Recorded in this match (Botafogo – Santos): shots 18–9, shots on target 9–7, possession 55%–45%, corners 6–6. 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.

Santos's recent record differs from the season

moderate

Santos's last-five shots average is above their season average.

16.4 shots/match ▲ShotsLast 5 · Season13 shots/match
Evidence and caveat

Comparison: An unweighted last-five average is compared with the unweighted season average.

Window: last_5 versus season

MetricLast 5SeasonBaseline
Shots16.4 shots/match13 shots/match12.9 shots/match

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

Santos have a visible away split

moderate

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

10.3 shots/match ▲ShotsAway only · Season13 shots/match
Evidence and caveat

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

Window: away

MetricAway onlySeasonBaseline
Shots10.3 shots/match13 shots/match12.9 shots/match

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

This match

Match statistics

  • Shots18 shots9 shotsBotafogo 18 shots, Santos 9 shots
  • Shots on target9 shots7 shotsBotafogo 9 shots, Santos 7 shots
  • Possession55%45%Botafogo 55%, Santos 45%
  • Corners6 corners6 cornersBotafogo 6 corners, Santos 6 corners
  • Fouls14 fouls8 foulsBotafogo 14 fouls, Santos 8 fouls
  • Yellow cards4 cards4 cardsBotafogo 4 cards, Santos 4 cards
  • Passes423 passes339 passesBotafogo 423 passes, Santos 339 passes
  • Pass accuracy87%82%Botafogo 87%, Santos 82%
  • Shots inside box11 shots5 shotsBotafogo 11 shots, Santos 5 shots
  • Blocked shots3 blocks1 blockBotafogo 3 blocks, Santos 1 block
  • Goalkeeper saves5 saves7 savesBotafogo 5 saves, Santos 7 saves
  • Offsides4 offsides0 offsidesBotafogo 4 offsides, Santos 0 offsides

History

Head-to-head

Recent meetings between these teams.

Last 5 meetings

2Botafogo
2Draws
1Santos
Santos — Botafogo · Serie A0–1
Botafogo — Santos · Serie A1–1
Santos — Botafogo · Serie A2–2
Botafogo — Santos · Serie A3–0
Santos — Botafogo · Serie A2–0

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 · Santos in 0 · 2 too close

led this metric higher value (descriptive) too close

Window

Season

Botafogo30 matchesSantos29 matches
1.37 goals/match ▲Goals scored30/291.03 goals/match
0.93 goals/match ▲Goals allowed30/291.45 goals/match
14.2 shots/match ▲Shots30/2913 shots/match
4.97 shots/match ▲Shots on target30/293.76 shots/match
51.6% ●Possession30/2949.5%
4.67 corners/match ●Corners30/294.59 corners/match
2.43 cards/matchCards30/292.86 cards/match
14.4 fouls/matchFouls30/2914.6 fouls/match

Evidence quality

How much supports this analysis

Grade A · Strong evidenceStrong evidence — limited
Season samples30 / 29home / 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, 26 Oct 2025, 23:00 UTC · analysis-v4

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