Brazil - Serie AEstádio Nilton SantosData current as of September 19, 2026

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Botafogo vs Grêmio: match statistics

Botafogo vs Grêmio: form, goals and key statistics

Game details

Botafogo plays Grêmio in Serie A (Brazil). The match time may change. Statistics remain available as match context. Venue: Estádio Nilton Santos.

Recent form

Botafogo has 0 wins, 2 draws and 3 losses over its last five games, averaging 0.40 points per game. Grêmio has 1 win, 0 draws and 4 losses, with 0.60 points per game.

Scoring records

Botafogo scores 1.46 goals per game and allows 1.58. Grêmio scores 1.08 and allows 1.35. Games in this league average 2.66 goals.

BTTS and goal totals

Both teams score in 69% of Botafogo's games and 58% of Grêmio's. The Over 2.5 rates are 65% and 46%, compared with league averages of 59% for BTTS and 51% for Over 2.5.

xG and shots

Botafogo has the higher season xG average, 1.57 to 1.25 per game. Botafogo takes 14.5 shots per game, while Grêmio takes 11.4.

First-half and second-half trends

Botafogo leads at halftime in 35% of its games and scores 0.85 goals per game after halftime. Grêmio leads at halftime in 19% and scores 0.65 after halftime.

When the teams score

Botafogo's most productive scoring window is minutes 76-90+ (12 goals). For Grêmio, it is minutes 46-60 (9 goals). These are past scoring patterns, not predicted goal times.

League scoring profile

Serie A games average 2.66 goals. Both teams score in 59% of games, and 51% finish with at least three goals.

Head-to-head record

Before this game, 3 previous meetings were available. The record was 1 home win, 1 draw and 1 away win. Those games averaged 5.00 goals, with both teams scoring in 100% of them.

Pre-game profilewhat do the season numbers say?

This team profile combines season stats and recent form. In-game statistics appear after the final whistle.

1.46Goals scored / game1.08
BotafogoGrêmio
1.58Goals allowed / game1.35
BotafogoGrêmio
48%Average possession50%
BotafogoGrêmio
5.15Shots on target / game3.62
BotafogoGrêmio

Team statswho is more efficient?

Compare both teams' attacking and defensive records this season.

14.46Shots per game11.42
BotafogoGrêmio
5.15Shots on target3.62
BotafogoGrêmio
10.1%Shot conversion9.4%
BotafogoGrêmio
48%Possession50%
BotafogoGrêmio
1.57xG for1.25
BotafogoGrêmio
1.7xG against1.65
BotafogoGrêmio

Shooting quality

Botafogo: AttackingGrêmio: Balanced
BotafogoGrêmio
Accuracy (shots on target)36%32%
Chance quality (xG per shot)0.110.11
Finishing (goals per shot on target)0.280.30

xG per shot around 0.08 usually means long-range attempts; 0.15+ usually means box chances. The style label comes from possession, shot volume and conversion.

* xG (expected goals) says how many goals a team should score from its chances. If actual goals are above xG, finishing is above average; if below xG, chances are being missed.

Team formwho is in better shape?

Last five games and season record, overall, at home and away.

Grêmio is 50% better for: last-5 form.

0.4 pts / game - Botafogo · 0.6 pts / game - Grêmio

Botafogo
LLLDD
No win in the last 5 games
Season result split
31% W31% D38% L
Season (W-D-L)
8-8-10
1.23 pts / game · goal difference -3
Last 5 (W-D-L)
0-2-3
0.40 pts / game
Record at home (W-D-L)
4-6-3
Last 5 at home
0-4-1
DDLDD
Last 5 games - averages
Goals scored: 0.6Goals conceded: 1.6xG: 1.94Opponent xG: 1.72BTTS: 40%Over 2.5: 40%
Grêmio
LLWLL
Season result split
27% W27% D46% L
Season (W-D-L)
7-7-12
1.08 pts / game · goal difference -7
Last 5 (W-D-L)
1-0-4
0.60 pts / game
Record away (W-D-L)
0-4-9
Last 5 away
0-1-4
DLLLL
Last 5 games - averages
Goals scored: 0.8Goals conceded: 1.6xG: 1.25Opponent xG: 2.28BTTS: 40%Over 2.5: 60%

Goalshow do both teams score and concede?

How many goals both teams score and concede, plus how often they keep a clean sheet or fail to score.

Botafogo is 35% better for: goals scored per game.

1.46 goals / game - Botafogo · 1.08 goals / game - Grêmio

Grêmio is 17% better for: goals allowed per game.

1.58 goals / game - Botafogo · 1.35 goals / game - Grêmio

Botafogo scoring profile: very strong

Botafogo scores in 77% of games (20 of 26 games), while Grêmio keeps a clean sheet in 19% (5 of 26 games).

Grêmio scoring profile: very strong

Grêmio scores in 65% of games (17 of 26 games), while Botafogo keeps a clean sheet in 15% (4 of 26 games).

38Goals scored (season)28
BotafogoGrêmio
41Goals conceded (season)35
BotafogoGrêmio
3.04Average goals per game2.42
BotafogoGrêmio
3Goals scored (last 5)4
BotafogoGrêmio
8Goals conceded (last 5)8
BotafogoGrêmio

How often they score at least...

77%1 goal65%
BotafogoGrêmio
42%2 goals23%
BotafogoGrêmio
19%3 goals12%
BotafogoGrêmio
8%4 goals4%
BotafogoGrêmio

How often they concede at least...

85%1 goal81%
BotafogoGrêmio
42%2 goals42%
BotafogoGrêmio
19%3 goals12%
BotafogoGrêmio
8%4 goals0%
BotafogoGrêmio

* Statistics include both teams' home and away games this season.

Both teams scored (BTTS)how often do both teams score?

How often games involving these teams produce goals at both ends, compared with the league average.

Goal patterns

23%BTTS at half-time23%
BotafogoGrêmio
8%BTTS in both halves8%
BotafogoGrêmio
23%Scored in both halves15%
BotafogoGrêmio

BTTS and goal count

54%Min. 3 goals and BTTS42%
BotafogoGrêmio
12%Min. 3 goals without BTTS4%
BotafogoGrêmio
40%BTTS - last 540%
BotafogoGrêmio

Goal count (Over/Under)how often do these games cross the goal lines?

See how often games involving these teams clear each goal line, for the full game and each half.

1st half

77%Min. 1 goal before half-time58%
BotafogoGrêmio
31%Min. 2 goals before half-time27%
BotafogoGrêmio
19%Min. 3 goals before half-time12%
BotafogoGrêmio

2nd half

85%Min. 1 goal after half-time77%
BotafogoGrêmio
50%Min. 2 goals after half-time46%
BotafogoGrêmio
23%Min. 3 goals after half-time15%
BotafogoGrêmio

Game halveswhen do the teams score more often?

How teams split performance between first and second half: goals, points, clean sheets and half-time state.

Botafogo is 17% better for: first-half form (half-time points).

1.31 pts / game - Botafogo · 1.12 pts / game - Grêmio

Botafogo - half-time state
35% leading27% draw38% trailing
Grêmio - half-time state
19% leading54% draw27% trailing

Before half-time (1st half)

1.31Points per game (1st half)1.12
BotafogoGrêmio
0.62Goals scored (1st half)0.42
BotafogoGrêmio
0.69Goals conceded (1st half)0.54
BotafogoGrêmio
1.31Average goals (1st half)0.96
BotafogoGrêmio
42%Clean sheet before half-time58%
BotafogoGrêmio
58%No goal before half-time62%
BotafogoGrêmio

After half-time (2nd half)

1.46Points per game (2nd half)1.15
BotafogoGrêmio
0.85Goals scored (2nd half)0.65
BotafogoGrêmio
0.88Goals conceded (2nd half)0.81
BotafogoGrêmio
1.73Average goals (2nd half)1.46
BotafogoGrêmio
42%Clean sheet after half-time38%
BotafogoGrêmio
42%No goal after half-time58%
BotafogoGrêmio

Botafogo - second-half results

38% W31% D31% L
34
Half-time points
16
Half-time goals
-2
Goal difference (1st half)
38
Second-half points
-1
Goal difference (2nd half)
1.31
PPG before half-time
Lead holding89%

Leads at halftime in 35% of games and wins 31%. Usually protects a halftime lead through the final whistle.

Defense after halftime+0.2

Allows 0.2 more goals per game after halftime, a sign that the defense becomes less effective later in games.

Grêmio - second-half results

27% W35% D38% L
29
Half-time points
11
Half-time goals
-3
Goal difference (1st half)
30
Second-half points
-4
Goal difference (2nd half)
1.12
PPG before half-time
Lead holding142%

Leads at halftime in 19% of games and wins 27%. Also wins some games without leading at halftime.

Defense after halftime+0.3

Allows 0.3 more goals per game after halftime, a sign that the defense becomes less effective later in games.

Botafogo - last 5 games by half
1st half2nd half
Points per game0.201.60
Goals scored / game0.00.6
Goals allowed / game1.00.6
Average goals per game1.01.2
1 goal80%60%
2 goals20%40%
3 goals0%20%
Clean sheet20%60%
No goal100%60%
Goal difference-50
Half-time: 0% leading - 20% draw - 80% trailing
2nd half: 40% won - 40% draw - 20% lost
BTTS at half-time (last 5): 0% - Half-time goals total: 0
Grêmio - last 5 games by half
1st half2nd half
Points per game1.600.60
Goals scored / game0.60.2
Goals allowed / game0.41.2
Average goals per game1.01.4
1 goal60%100%
2 goals20%40%
3 goals20%0%
Clean sheet60%20%
No goal60%80%
Goal difference+1-5
Half-time: 40% leading - 40% draw - 20% trailing
2nd half: 20% won - 0% draw - 80% lost
BTTS at half-time (last 5): 20% - Half-time goals total: 3

* Table colors show frequency: green is common, yellow is moderate and red is rare. They are not team ratings.

Goals by minutewhen do goals arrive?

The parts of a game in which both teams score and allow the most goals.

Botafogo
ScoredConceded
7
9
0-15
2
5
16-30
7
4
31-45
5
11
46-60
5
3
61-75
12
9
76-90

Most dangerous in minutes 76-90 (12 goals). Concedes most in 46-60 (11). Late-goal balance (76-90): +3 - wins late phases.

Grêmio
ScoredConceded
2
2
0-15
4
5
16-30
5
7
31-45
9
6
46-60
4
11
61-75
4
4
76-90

Most dangerous in minutes 46-60 (9 goals). Concedes most in 61-75 (11). Late-goal balance (76-90): 0.

* Buckets 31-45 and 76-90 include added-time goals.

Additional team indicatorswhat do xG, efficiency and form show?

A comparison of chance quality, results and trends from completed games this season.

Game profile

2.74
Estimated goals
attack vs. opponent defense
1.4 : 1.3
Estimated goal split
home : away
103%
Pace vs league
100% = league average
64%
Both teams scored (BTTS)
average from both teams' seasons
+83%
Derby effect
H2H goals vs typical matches
50%
BTTS estimate
from both teams' scoring frequency
8%
0:0 risk
about 1 in 13 matches
0-1
Most common goal range
attack vs. defense for both teams

Botafogo

Net xG balance
Difference between the quality of chances created and allowed per match.
-0.13
Results compared with xG
Difference between the actual goal balance and the balance suggested by xG.
+0.01
Points compared with goal balance
Comparison between collected points and the points implied by the team's goal balance.
-4.0 pts
Finishing efficiency
Does the team convert chances? Positive means it scores more than the quality of chances suggests.
-0.11
Defensive efficiency
Does the defense or goalkeeper outperform the chances allowed? A positive value means the team allows fewer goals than its xGA suggests.
+0.12
Attack vs league
How much the team scores compared with the league average for this role. 120% means 20% above average.
97%
Defense vs. league
Goals allowed compared with the league average. An 80% score means 20% fewer goals allowed.
137%
Form trend
Compares points from the last five games with the full-season average.
-0.83
Stronger second half?
How many more goals the team scores after half-time than before it.
+0.2
Late goals
32% of this team's goals come in minutes 76-90. For comparison, 18% come in the first quarter-hour.
32%

Grêmio

Net xG balance
Difference between the quality of chances created and allowed per match.
-0.40
Results compared with xG
Difference between the actual goal balance and the balance suggested by xG.
+0.13
Points compared with goal balance
Comparison between collected points and the points implied by the team's goal balance.
-2.4 pts
Finishing efficiency
Does the team convert chances? Positive means it scores more than the quality of chances suggests.
-0.17
Defensive efficiency
Does the defense or goalkeeper outperform the chances allowed? A positive value means the team allows fewer goals than its xGA suggests.
+0.30
Attack vs league
How much the team scores compared with the league average for this role. 120% means 20% above average.
94%
Defense vs. league
Goals allowed compared with the league average. An 80% score means 20% fewer goals allowed.
89%
Form trend
Compares points from the last five games with the full-season average.
-0.48
Stronger second half?
How many more goals the team scores after half-time than before it.
+0.2
Late goals
14% of this team's goals come in minutes 76-90. For comparison, 7% come in the first quarter-hour.
14%

* The estimated goal total and split, BTTS estimate, 0:0 risk and goal range use public season averages and frequencies for both teams. This is a statistical game profile, not a private model prediction or betting pick. The remaining indicators describe completed games from the season.

League contextis this a high-scoring league?

How both teams compare with league-wide averages (Serie A).

Teams vs league

BotafogoLigaGrêmio
Average goals per game 3.042.66 2.42
Both teams scored 69%59% 58%
Min. 3 goals (Over 2.5) 65%51% 46%
Clean sheets 15%23% 19%
Goal before half-time 77%74% 58%
Goal after half-time 85%79% 77%

^ green = above league average, ˇ red = below league average. This shows direction of the gap, not a team rating.

2.66
Average goals per game
59%
Both teams scored
51%
Min. 3 goals (Over 2.5)
23%
Clean sheets
1.51
Home goals / game
1.15
Away goals / game
+31%
Home attack advantage
+24%
Home defensive advantage
+22%
Total home advantage
Goals in 1st half (whole league)
74%
1 goal
33%
2 goals
9%
3 goals
2%
4 goals
Goals in 2nd half (whole league)
79%
1 goal
44%
2 goals
17%
3 goals
6%
4 goals

Referee and managers

Open their season profiles to compare match records, goals and disciplinary trends.

Head-to-head

Record from Botafogo's perspective: 1 win, 1 draw and 1 loss against Grêmio. Games average 5.00 goals, and both teams scored in 100% of them.