Botafogo have gone over 2.5 goals in 19 of 31 league games this season (61%) — 69% at home, 53% away. They've scored 44 and conceded 48, so their matches average 2.97 goals, and both teams have scored in 68% of them. Record: 10-9-12 in the Serie A, where the division average is 51% over 2.5.
Full Botafogo season view in the app →They are one of the division's more open sides: 61% of their games beat 2.5 goals, 10 points above the Serie A average of 51%. That ranks them 4th of 20 for goals in their matches, 8th for scoring (1.42 a game) and 4th for goals conceded (1.55). They've kept 5 clean sheets and failed to score 7 times in 31 games.
Across 31 matches with half-time data, 54% of the goals in their games have come after the break (42 before, 50 after). Botafogo themselves have scored 19 in first halves and 25 in second.
| P | W | D | L | GF | GA | O2.5 | O3.5 | BTTS | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Overall | 31 | 10 | 9 | 12 | 44 | 48 | 61% | 32% | 68% |
| Home | 16 | 6 | 6 | 4 | 26 | 22 | 69% | 44% | 69% |
| Away | 15 | 4 | 3 | 8 | 18 | 26 | 53% | 20% | 67% |
Home/away splits are small samples — our 30,582-match study found ~94% of such gaps are indistinguishable from chance, which is why the app's ratings pool them rather than trusting the split.
Their most common result this season is 1–1 (5 times). Biggest win: 4–0 at home to Cruzeiro (Fri 30 Jan). Heaviest defeat: 0–3 away at Flamengo. 6 of their 31 games have produced five goals or more.
In 38 league games last season Botafogo's matches went over 2.5 goals 42% of the time. This season they're running hotter at 61%, up 19 points, though 31 games is a small sample to read much into.
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