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Serie B · 2025Raulino de Oliveira

Volta Redonda 0–1 Botafogo-SP · Serie B

0–1Historical match

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

Match at a glance

Botafogo-SP won 0–1.

Shots
1210
Shots on target
23
Possession
61%39%

Full time

What the match recorded

Botafogo SP beat Volta Redonda 1–0. Recorded in this match (Volta Redonda – Botafogo SP): shots 12–10, shots on target 2–3, possession 61%–39%, corners 3–4. 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.

Botafogo SP's recent record differs from the season

moderate

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

1.2 goals/match ▲Goals forLast 5 · Season0.89 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 for1.2 goals/match0.89 goals/match1.11 goals/match

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

The teams have contrasting possession records

moderate

Volta Redonda have recorded the higher season possession share.

54.9% ●PossessionVolta Redonda · Botafogo SP46.9%
Evidence and caveat

Comparison: The recorded possession gap is 8.0 percentage points.

Window: season

MetricVolta RedondaBotafogo SPBaseline
Possession54.9%46.9%49.8%

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

This match

Match statistics

  • Shots12 shots10 shotsVolta Redonda 12 shots, Botafogo-SP 10 shots
  • Shots on target2 shots3 shotsVolta Redonda 2 shots, Botafogo-SP 3 shots
  • Possession61%39%Volta Redonda 61%, Botafogo-SP 39%
  • Corners3 corners4 cornersVolta Redonda 3 corners, Botafogo-SP 4 corners
  • Fouls10 fouls14 foulsVolta Redonda 10 fouls, Botafogo-SP 14 fouls
  • Yellow cards3 cards3 cardsVolta Redonda 3 cards, Botafogo-SP 3 cards
  • Passes422 passes258 passesVolta Redonda 422 passes, Botafogo-SP 258 passes
  • Pass accuracy83%71%Volta Redonda 83%, Botafogo-SP 71%
  • Shots inside box5 shots8 shotsVolta Redonda 5 shots, Botafogo-SP 8 shots
  • Blocked shots3 blocks5 blocksVolta Redonda 3 blocks, Botafogo-SP 5 blocks
  • Goalkeeper saves1 save3 savesVolta Redonda 1 save, Botafogo-SP 3 saves
  • Offsides3 offsides0 offsidesVolta Redonda 3 offsides, Botafogo-SP 0 offsides

History

Head-to-head

Recent meetings between these teams.

Last 5 meetings

0Volta Redonda
1Draws
0Botafogo-SP
Botafogo-SP — Volta Redonda · Serie B0–0

Metric comparison

Team comparison

Season averages, with the sample size beside each metric.

Where the edge is

Season: Volta Redonda favored in 8 of 11 directional metrics · Botafogo-SP in 2 · 1 too close

led this metric higher value (descriptive) too close

Window

Season

Volta Redonda35 matchesBotafogo-SP35 matches
0.66 goals/matchGoals scored35/35▲ 0.89 goals/match
1.09 goals/match ▲Goals allowed35/351.43 goals/match
15.5 shots/match ▲Shots34/3410.9 shots/match
4.32 shots/match ▲Shots on target34/343.65 shots/match
54.9% ●Possession34/3446.9%
5.38 corners/match ●Corners34/344.5 corners/match
2.47 cards/matchCards34/342.38 cards/match
12.9 fouls/matchFouls34/3412.6 fouls/match

Evidence quality

How much supports this analysis

Grade A · Strong evidenceStrong evidence — limited
Season samples35 / 35home / 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: Tue, 4 Nov 2025, 02:00 UTC · analysis-v4

Team rankings in Serie B

Goals per match rankingShots per match rankingShots on target per match ranking
TeamsVolta RedondaBotafogo-SP
CompetitionSerie BSerie B 2025
MethodHow PitchMath calculates this

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