Botafogo 2-1 Fluminense
Model accuracy
Match stats
Standouts: Jefferson 8.1 · J. Sornoza 8.1 · Marcinho 7.7
Match analysis
5 sections21:3714 May 2018: the Serie A matchday 5 match ended Botafogo 2-1 Fluminense.
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Result and story of the match
It was 1-1 at half-time. The decisive goals came after the interval. Botafogo scored first, in the 27th minute.
Goals and key moments
Goals: 27' Rodrigo Lindoso, assisted by Marcinho → 1-0; 33' Pedro, assisted by Marcos Júnior → 1-1; 64' Kieza, assisted by Marcinho → 2-1.
Yellow cards: Botafogo 2, Fluminense 2.
Statistical comparison
Shots 8-22 (5-9 on target); possession 41%-59%; corners 5-9; pass accuracy 78%-84%.
Goals by half: 1-1 in the first, 1-0 in the second.
Standout players
Jefferson was Botafogo's highest-rated player at 8.1 in 90 minutes: 8 saves, won 1 of 1 duels.
J. Sornoza was Fluminense's highest-rated player at 8.1 in 90 minutes: 5 shots on target, 4 key passes, won 3 of 6 duels.
How the model did
There was no model estimate locked before kick-off for this match, so it is not part of the track record.
Statistical model estimate; for information and entertainment only.
Match summary
14 May 2018: the Serie A matchday 5 match ended Botafogo 2-1 Fluminense. Goals: Rodrigo Lindoso 27', Pedro 33', Kieza 64'. Match stats: possession Botafogo 41%, Fluminense 59%; shots on target 5-9.
Updated: · Sources: Methodology
Points are only for rankings and badges; they have no other value.The model's score is now the “predicted score”: a pick that agrees with the match outcome and follows the real score distribution over a season (previously the single most likely score). Past points are unchanged.