Serie A · 2025Estadio Olimpico Nilton Santos

Botafogo 3–2 Sport Recife · Serie A

3–2Historical match

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

Match at a glance

Botafogo won 3–2.

Shots
2715
Shots on target
94
Possession
60%40%

Full time

What the match recorded

Botafogo beat Sport Recife 3–2. Recorded in this match (Botafogo – Sport Recife): shots 27–15, shots on target 9–4, possession 60%–40%, corners 7–5. 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 Sport Recife.

9.19 days ▲Rest daysBotafogo · Sport Recife3.08 days
Evidence and caveat

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

Window: previous 14 days

MetricBotafogoSport RecifeBaseline
Rest days9.19 days3.08 days—
Matches last 14 days2 matches3 matches—

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

Sport Recife's recent record differs from the season

moderate

Sport Recife's last-five goals scored average is above their season average.

1 goal/match ▲Goals forLast 5 · Season0.79 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/match0.79 goals/match1.12 goals/match

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

Botafogo show a distinct attacking-volume record

moderate

Botafogo's shot volume and the opposing shot-allowance context sit above their competition baselines.

14.6 shots/match ▲ShotsBotafogo · Sport Recife12.6 shots/match
Evidence and caveat

Comparison: Team shot volume is paired with the opponent's recorded shot allowance.

Window: season

MetricBotafogoSport RecifeBaseline
Shots14.6 shots/match12.6 shots/match13 shots/match
Shots against12 shots/match16 shots/match12.9 shots/match

Caveat: Shot volume describes activity; it does not establish finishing quality or a match outcome.

This match

Match statistics

  • Shots27 shots15 shotsBotafogo 27 shots, Sport Recife 15 shots
  • Shots on target9 shots4 shotsBotafogo 9 shots, Sport Recife 4 shots
  • Possession60%40%Botafogo 60%, Sport Recife 40%
  • Corners7 corners5 cornersBotafogo 7 corners, Sport Recife 5 corners
  • Fouls11 fouls7 foulsBotafogo 11 fouls, Sport Recife 7 fouls
  • Yellow cards2 cards4 cardsBotafogo 2 cards, Sport Recife 4 cards
  • Passes508 passes336 passesBotafogo 508 passes, Sport Recife 336 passes
  • Pass accuracy87%76%Botafogo 87%, Sport Recife 76%
  • Shots inside box18 shots12 shotsBotafogo 18 shots, Sport Recife 12 shots
  • Blocked shots8 blocks6 blocksBotafogo 8 blocks, Sport Recife 6 blocks
  • Goalkeeper saves2 saves6 savesBotafogo 2 saves, Sport Recife 6 saves
  • Offsides1 offside3 offsidesBotafogo 1 offside, Sport Recife 3 offsides

History

Head-to-head

Recent meetings between these teams.

Last 5 meetings

1Botafogo
0Draws
0Sport Recife
Sport Recife — Botafogo · Serie A0–1

Metric comparison

Team comparison

Season averages, with the sample size beside each metric.

Where the edge is

Season: Botafogo favored in 10 of 11 directional metrics · Sport Recife in 0 · 1 too close

led this metric higher value (descriptive) too close

Window

Season

Botafogo34 matchesSport Recife34 matches
1.38 goals/match ▲Goals scored34/340.79 goals/match
0.88 goals/match ▲Goals allowed34/341.85 goals/match
14.6 shots/match ▲Shots34/3412.6 shots/match
5.03 shots/match ▲Shots on target34/343.88 shots/match
51.6% ●Possession34/3446.1%
4.82 corners/matchCorners34/34● 5.82 corners/match
2.44 cards/matchCards34/342.65 cards/match
14.5 fouls/matchFouls34/3413.7 fouls/match

Evidence quality

How much supports this analysis

Grade A · Strong evidenceStrong evidence — limited
Season samples34 / 34home / 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: Wed, 19 Nov 2025, 03:30 UTC · analysis-v4

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