Corinthians vs Botafogo: form, goals and key statistics

Key match information

Corinthians played Botafogo in Serie A (Brazil). The match was played on 30 November 2025. Final score: 2:2.

Current form

Corinthians: 2-0-3, 1.20 points/match. Botafogo: 3-2-0, 2.20 points/match.

Goal statistics

Corinthians scores 1.09 and concedes 1.20 goals per match. Botafogo scores 1.43 and concedes 0.91. League average: 2.48 goals.

BTTS / Over / Under

BTTS: Corinthians 49%, Botafogo 31%. Over 2.5: Corinthians 43%, Botafogo 37%. League level: BTTS 48%, Over 2.5 45%.

xG, shots and style

Botafogo has higher xG: 1.56 vs 1.21. Corinthians: 11.1 shots per match, Botafogo: 14.7.

Match halves

Corinthians: half-time lead 20%, second-half goals 0.74. Botafogo: half-time lead 37%, second-half goals 0.74.

Goals by minute

Corinthians: 76-90+ (13 goals). Botafogo: 76-90+ (14 goals). This is historical distribution, not a predicted goal minute.

League context

Serie A: 2.48 goals per match, BTTS 48%, Over 2.5 45%.

Head-to-head

Before this fixture, 1 previous H2H matches were available: 0-1-0. Average goals 2.00, BTTS 100%.

Half-by-half

1 : 0
1st half
1 : 2
2nd half

Match statistics

61Possession (%)39
CorinthiansBotafogo
14Shots8
CorinthiansBotafogo
6Shots on target2
CorinthiansBotafogo
1.54xG0.83
CorinthiansBotafogo
7Corners4
CorinthiansBotafogo
33Dangerous attacks25
CorinthiansBotafogo
13Fouls18
CorinthiansBotafogo
3Cards7
CorinthiansBotafogo

Pre-match profilewhat do the season numbers say?

This is a team profile based on season data and form. Match-flow statistics are shown only after the fixture is played.

CorinthiansBotafogo
1.09Goals scored / match1.43
CorinthiansBotafogo
1.2Goals conceded / match0.91
CorinthiansBotafogo
55%Average possession51%
CorinthiansBotafogo
3.43Shots on target / match5.11
CorinthiansBotafogo

Team statswho is more efficient?

Attack and defence comparison for both teams in the current season.

11.09Shots per match14.66
CorinthiansBotafogo
3.43Shots on target5.11
CorinthiansBotafogo
9.8%Shot conversion9.7%
CorinthiansBotafogo
55%Possession51%
CorinthiansBotafogo
1.21xG for1.56
CorinthiansBotafogo
1.28xG against1.27
CorinthiansBotafogo

Shooting quality

Corinthians: BalancedBotafogo: Attacking
CorinthiansBotafogo
Accuracy (shots on target)31%35%
Chance quality (xG per shot)0.110.11
Finishing (goals per shot on target)0.320.28

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 matches and season record, overall and split by home and away matches.

Botafogo is 83% better for: last-5 form.

1.2 pts / match - Corinthians · 2.2 pts / match - Botafogo

Corinthians
WLLWL
Season result split
34% W26% R40% P
Season (W-D-L)
12-9-14
1.29 pts / match · goal difference -4
Last 5 (W-D-L)
2-0-3
1.20 pts / match
Record at home (W-D-L)
8-4-5
Last 5 at home
4-0-1
WWWLW
Last 5 matches - averages
Goals scored: 1.2Goals conceded: 1.4xG: 1.23Opponent xG: 1.48BTTS: 40%Over 2.5: 60%
Botafogo
DWDWW
Unbeaten in the last 5 matches
Season result split
46% W29% R26% P
Season (W-D-L)
16-10-9
1.66 pts / match · goal difference +18
Last 5 (W-D-L)
3-2-0
2.20 pts / match
Record away (W-D-L)
6-5-6
Last 5 away
1-2-2
LLWDD
Last 5 matches - averages
Goals scored: 1.8Goals conceded: 0.8xG: 1.74Opponent xG: 1.12BTTS: 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 31% better for: goals scored per match.

1.09 goals / match - Corinthians · 1.43 goals / match - Botafogo

Botafogo is 32% better for: goals conceded per match.

1.2 goals / match - Corinthians · 0.91 goals / match - Botafogo

Corinthians scoring profile: strong

Corinthians scores in 71% of matches (25 of 35 matches), while Botafogo keeps a clean sheet in 43% (15 of 35 matches).

Botafogo scoring profile: strong

Botafogo scores in 60% of matches (21 of 35 matches), while Corinthians keeps a clean sheet in 31% (11 of 35 matches).

38Goals scored (season)50
CorinthiansBotafogo
42Goals conceded (season)32
CorinthiansBotafogo
2.29Average goals in match2.34
CorinthiansBotafogo
6Goals scored (last 5)9
CorinthiansBotafogo
7Goals conceded (last 5)4
CorinthiansBotafogo

How often they score at least...

71%1 goal60%
CorinthiansBotafogo
20%2 goals46%
CorinthiansBotafogo
14%3 goals26%
CorinthiansBotafogo
3%4 goals9%
CorinthiansBotafogo

How often they concede at least...

69%1 goal57%
CorinthiansBotafogo
40%2 goals29%
CorinthiansBotafogo
9%3 goals6%
CorinthiansBotafogo
3%4 goals0%
CorinthiansBotafogo

* Statistics include both teams' home and away matches in the current season.

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

How often both teams' matches have goals on both sides, compared with the league average.

48%
League average

Goal patterns

11%BTTS at half-time14%
CorinthiansBotafogo
0%BTTS in both halves0%
CorinthiansBotafogo
17%Scored in both halves37%
CorinthiansBotafogo

BTTS and goal count

31%Min. 3 goals and BTTS26%
CorinthiansBotafogo
11%Min. 3 goals without BTTS11%
CorinthiansBotafogo
40%BTTS - last 540%
CorinthiansBotafogo

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

How often matches involving these teams clear goal thresholds, in the full match and in each half.

1st half

69%Min. 1 goal before half-time69%
CorinthiansBotafogo
26%Min. 2 goals before half-time29%
CorinthiansBotafogo
9%Min. 3 goals before half-time14%
CorinthiansBotafogo

2nd half

74%Min. 1 goal after half-time71%
CorinthiansBotafogo
37%Min. 2 goals after half-time34%
CorinthiansBotafogo
11%Min. 3 goals after half-time11%
CorinthiansBotafogo

Match 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 51% better for: first-half form (half-time points).

0.97 pts / match - Corinthians · 1.46 pts / match - Botafogo

Corinthians - half-time state
20% leading37% draw43% trailing
Botafogo - half-time state
37% leading34% draw29% trailing

Before half-time (1st half)

0.97Points per match (1st half)1.46
CorinthiansBotafogo
0.34Goals scored (1st half)0.69
CorinthiansBotafogo
0.69Goals conceded (1st half)0.46
CorinthiansBotafogo
1.03Average goals (1st half)1.14
CorinthiansBotafogo
51%Clean sheet before half-time63%
CorinthiansBotafogo
69%No goal before half-time54%
CorinthiansBotafogo

After half-time (2nd half)

1.6Points per match (2nd half)1.57
CorinthiansBotafogo
0.74Goals scored (2nd half)0.74
CorinthiansBotafogo
0.51Goals conceded (2nd half)0.46
CorinthiansBotafogo
1.26Average goals (2nd half)1.2
CorinthiansBotafogo
63%Clean sheet after half-time69%
CorinthiansBotafogo
43%No goal after half-time49%
CorinthiansBotafogo

Corinthians - second-half results

40% W40% R20% P
34
Half-time points
12
Half-time goals
-12
Goal difference (1st half)
56
Second-half points
+8
Goal difference (2nd half)
0.97
PPG before half-time
Lead holding170%

Leads at half-time in 20% of matches and wins 34%. Also wins matches without a half-time lead.

Defence after half-time-0.2

Defence stays stable across the full match.

Botafogo - second-half results

40% W37% R23% P
51
Half-time points
24
Half-time goals
+8
Goal difference (1st half)
55
Second-half points
+10
Goal difference (2nd half)
1.46
PPG before half-time
Lead holding124%

Leads at half-time in 37% of matches and wins 46%. Also wins matches without a half-time lead.

Defence after half-time0.0

Defence stays stable across the full match.

Corinthians - last 5 matches by half
1st half2nd half
Points per match1.201.60
Goals scored / match0.40.8
Goals conceded / match0.60.8
Average goals in match1.01.6
1 goal100%80%
2 goals0%60%
3 goals0%20%
Clean sheet40%40%
No goal60%40%
Goal difference-10
Half-time: 40% leading - 0% draw - 60% trailing
2nd half: 40% won - 40% draw - 20% lost
BTTS at half-time (last 5): 0% - Half-time goals total: 2
Botafogo - last 5 matches by half
1st half2nd half
Points per match1.601.60
Goals scored / match0.81.0
Goals conceded / match0.40.4
Average goals in match1.21.4
1 goal60%60%
2 goals40%60%
3 goals20%20%
Clean sheet80%80%
No goal40%40%
Goal difference+2+3
Half-time: 40% leading - 40% draw - 20% trailing
2nd half: 40% won - 40% draw - 20% lost
BTTS at half-time (last 5): 20% - Half-time goals total: 4

* Colours in tables show event frequency: green is common, yellow is moderate, red is rare. It is frequency, not a team rating.

Goals by minutewhen do goals arrive?

Match phases in which both teams most often score and concede.

Corinthians
ScoredConceded
2
6
0-15
6
5
16-30
4
13
31-45
5
7
46-60
8
3
61-75
13
8
76-90

Most dangerous in minutes 76-90 (13 goals). Concedes most in 31-45 (13). Late-goal balance (76-90): +5 - wins late phases.

Botafogo
ScoredConceded
6
5
0-15
6
5
16-30
12
6
31-45
8
7
46-60
4
3
61-75
14
6
76-90

Most dangerous in minutes 76-90 (14 goals). Concedes most in 46-60 (7). Late-goal balance (76-90): +8 - wins late phases.

* 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 based on completed matches from the current season.

Match profile

2.31
Estimated goals
attack vs opponent defence
1.0 : 1.3
Estimated goal split
home : away
93%
Pace vs league
100% = league average
40%
Both teams scored (BTTS)
average from both teams' seasons
-14%
Derby effect
H2H goals vs typical matches
43%
BTTS estimate
from both teams' scoring frequency
12%
0:0 risk
about 1 in 8 matches
0-1
Most common goal range
attack vs defence on both sides

Corinthians

Net xG balance
Difference between the quality of chances created and allowed per match.
-0.07
Results compared with xG
Difference between the actual goal balance and the balance suggested by xG.
-0.04
Points compared with goal balance
Comparison between collected points and the points implied by the team's goal balance.
-2.3 pts
Finishing efficiency
Does the team convert chances? Positive means it scores more than the quality of chances suggests.
-0.12
Defensive efficiency
Does the defence or goalkeeper save the team? Positive means it concedes less than the chances allowed suggest.
+0.08
Attack vs league
How much the team scores compared with the league average for this role. 120% means 20% above average.
72%
Defence vs league
How much the team concedes compared with the league average. 80% means 20% fewer goals conceded.
122%
Form trend
Compares points from the last 5 matches with the whole-season average.
-0.09
Stronger second half?
How many more goals the team scores after half-time than before it.
+0.4
Late goals
34% of this team's goals come in minutes 76-90. For comparison, 5% come in the first quarter-hour.
34%

Botafogo

Net xG balance
Difference between the quality of chances created and allowed per match.
+0.29
Results compared with xG
Difference between the actual goal balance and the balance suggested by xG.
+0.23
Points compared with goal balance
Comparison between collected points and the points implied by the team's goal balance.
-16.5 pts
Finishing efficiency
Does the team convert chances? Positive means it scores more than the quality of chances suggests.
-0.13
Defensive efficiency
Does the defence or goalkeeper save the team? Positive means it concedes less than the chances allowed suggest.
+0.36
Attack vs league
How much the team scores compared with the league average for this role. 120% means 20% above average.
146%
Defence vs league
How much the team concedes compared with the league average. 80% means 20% fewer goals conceded.
60%
Form trend
Compares points from the last 5 matches with the whole-season average.
+0.54
Stronger second half?
How many more goals the team scores after half-time than before it.
+0.1
Late goals
28% of this team's goals come in minutes 76-90. For comparison, 12% come in the first quarter-hour.
28%

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

League contextis this a high-scoring league?

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

Teams vs league

CorinthiansLigaBotafogo
Average goals in match 2.292.48 2.34
Both teams scored 49%48% 31%
Min. 3 goals (Over 2.5) 43%45% 37%
Clean sheets 31%30% 43%
Goal before half-time 69%70% 69%
Goal after half-time 74%75% 71%

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

2.48
Average goals per match
48%
Both teams scored
45%
Min. 3 goals (Over 2.5)
30%
Clean sheets
1.51
Home goals / match
0.98
Away goals / match
+54%
Home attack advantage
+35%
Home defence advantage
+27%
Total home advantage
Goals in 1st half (whole league)
70%
1 goal
30%
2 goals
10%
3 goals
1%
4 goals
Goals in 2nd half (whole league)
75%
1 goal
38%
2 goals
18%
3 goals
5%
4 goals

Lineups and player events

Verified starters, substitutes and recorded player events for this match.

Match timeline

Goals, cards and substitutions arranged in chronological order.

  1. BotafogoYellow cardMateo Ponte Costa
  2. CorinthiansYellow cardRaniele Almeida Melo
  3. BotafogoSubstitutionOn: Arthur Mendonça CabralOff: Kadir Barria
  4. BotafogoYellow cardAllan Marques Loureiro

Referee and managers

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

Head-to-head

Previous meeting: Corinthians 0 - 1 - 0 Botafogo. Average goals 2.00, both teams scored in 100% matches.

Botafogo FR
1 : 1
SC Corinthians Paulista

FAQ

What was the result of Corinthians vs Botafogo?

The Serie A match finished Corinthians 2:2 Botafogo. Full match statistics, the half-by-half breakdown and head-to-head are on this page.

What do the goal statistics show before Corinthians vs Botafogo?

Corinthians score 1.09 goals per game on average and Botafogo 1.43. The Serie A average is 2.48 goals, with Over 2.5 landing in 45% of games. Both teams score in 49% of Corinthians's matches and 31% of Botafogo's.

What form are Corinthians and Botafogo in?

Over the last 5 games Corinthians have a 2-0-3 record (1.20 points per game) and Botafogo 3-2-0 (2.20 points per game).

Where can I find a betting tip and analysis for Corinthians vs Botafogo?

This page shows the full statistical context — form, head-to-head, goals, BTTS and Over/Under. The tip, value assessment and full reasoning are in the NoFluffPicks app.