Serie B · 2025Estadio Santa Cruz

Botafogo-SP 2–1 América Mineiro · Serie B

2–1Historical match

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

Match at a glance

Botafogo-SP won 2–1.

Shots
1113
Shots on target
36
Possession
53%47%

Full time

What the match recorded

Botafogo SP beat America Mineiro 2–1. Recorded in this match (Botafogo SP – America Mineiro): shots 11–13, shots on target 3–6, possession 53%–47%, corners 1–6. 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.

Botafogo SP's recent record differs from the season

moderate

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

0.4 goals/match ▲Goals forLast 5 · Season0.7 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 for0.4 goals/match0.7 goals/match1.1 goals/match

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

Recent scheduling adds useful context

weak

A compressed recent schedule is recorded for Botafogo SP, America Mineiro.

4.98 days ▲Rest daysBotafogo SP · America Mineiro6 days
Evidence and caveat

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

Window: previous 14 days

MetricBotafogo SPAmerica MineiroBaseline
Rest days4.98 days6 days—
Matches last 14 days3 matches3 matches—

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

The teams have contrasting possession records

moderate

America Mineiro have recorded the higher season possession share.

47.8%PossessionBotafogo SP · America Mineiro● 56.2%
Evidence and caveat

Comparison: The recorded possession gap is 8.4 percentage points.

Window: season

MetricBotafogo SPAmerica MineiroBaseline
Possession47.8%56.2%49.5%

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

This match

Match statistics

  • Shots11 shots13 shotsBotafogo-SP 11 shots, América Mineiro 13 shots
  • Shots on target3 shots6 shotsBotafogo-SP 3 shots, América Mineiro 6 shots
  • Possession53%47%Botafogo-SP 53%, América Mineiro 47%
  • Corners1 corner6 cornersBotafogo-SP 1 corner, América Mineiro 6 corners
  • Fouls18 fouls19 foulsBotafogo-SP 18 fouls, América Mineiro 19 fouls
  • Yellow cards3 cards4 cardsBotafogo-SP 3 cards, América Mineiro 4 cards
  • Passes365 passes323 passesBotafogo-SP 365 passes, América Mineiro 323 passes
  • Pass accuracy82%77%Botafogo-SP 82%, América Mineiro 77%
  • Shots inside box5 shots6 shotsBotafogo-SP 5 shots, América Mineiro 6 shots
  • Blocked shots1 block3 blocksBotafogo-SP 1 block, América Mineiro 3 blocks
  • Goalkeeper saves5 saves1 saveBotafogo-SP 5 saves, América Mineiro 1 save
  • Offsides1 offside2 offsidesBotafogo-SP 1 offside, América Mineiro 2 offsides

History

Head-to-head

Recent meetings between these teams.

Last 5 meetings

0Botafogo-SP
1Draws
2América Mineiro
América Mineiro — Botafogo-SP · Serie B1–0
América Mineiro — Botafogo-SP · Serie B3–1
Botafogo-SP — América Mineiro · Serie B1–1

Head-to-Head & Recent Meetings

Metric comparison

Team comparison

Season averages, with the sample size beside each metric.

Where the edge is

Season: Botafogo-SP favored in 2 of 11 directional metrics · América Mineiro in 6 · 3 too close

led this metric higher value (descriptive) too close

Window

Season

Botafogo-SP20 matchesAmérica Mineiro20 matches
0.7 goals/matchGoals scored20/20▲ 1.05 goals/match
1.4 goals/matchGoals allowed20/201.4 goals/match
11.3 shots/matchShots19/20▲ 14.1 shots/match
3.53 shots/matchShots on target19/20▲ 5 shots/match
47.8%Possession19/20● 56.2%
4.84 corners/matchCorners19/20● 5.8 corners/match
2.26 cards/matchCards19/202.65 cards/match
12.6 fouls/matchFouls19/2012.8 fouls/match

Evidence quality

How much supports this analysis

Grade A · Strong evidenceStrong evidence — limited
Season samples20 / 20home / 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, 3 Aug 2025, 01:30 UTC · analysis-v4

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