Botafogo SP vs Ponte Preta — Serie B 2026
Match Prediction
Statistical Prediction
Based on xG from last 7+ matches
Botafogo SP54%
Ponte Preta21%✓ Correct in 50 of 100 matches — 5 more than always backing the home side
The model picks a winner (home or away) for each finished match using only pre-kickoff data, then checks it against the real result: 50.3% correct across 585,131 matches, vs 44.5% for always backing the home side.
Home picks 50.6% correct · Away picks 49.3% correct
Football matches only. Past performance is not indicative of future results.
Expected goals in this match
What is xG?
Every shot is scored 0–1 by how likely it is to be a goal from that spot — a chance in the middle of the box ≈ 0.4, a long shot from a tight angle ≈ 0.03, a penalty ≈ 0.76. Add them up over a match and that is the xG.
The scoreline can lie: you can win 1-0 on a fluke while creating half the chances. xG shows who was really closer to scoring — and over a season it predicts results better than goals alone.
Botafogo SP creates 83% more chances
Season form · 14 home / 7 away
creates per match
allows per match
finishing
Total goals
- Under56
- Over44
Fewer than 3 goals likely
Both teams score
- No54
- Yes46
One side may not score
Score probability
Probability of each scoreline, %
Botafogo SP ↓
Most likely 1–0 (14%) · grid covers 98% of scorelines
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Winning margin
Team goals
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Combos
Model probabilities, not odds. For information only.
How is this calculated?
Every number below comes from this match — nothing is made up.
Recent form of each side
Botafogo SP at home — creates 1.27, concedes 0.97 · 14 matches
Ponte Preta away — creates 0.76, concedes 1.87 · 7 matches
⚑ Home and away form are counted separately — the home-field edge is already baked into these numbers.
Expected goals for this match
Botafogo SP attack 1.27 + Ponte Preta defence 1.87 → ÷2 → 1.57
Ponte Preta attack 0.76 + Botafogo SP defence 0.97 → ÷2 → 0.86
Each side's attack is blended with the other's defence, then averaged.
Chance of every scoreline
From those two numbers a Poisson distribution gives the probability of each exact score — the grid shown above.
The answer to "why 54%?"
Botafogo SP at 54% is simply the biggest of the three — that is the pick.
What the model can't see
It reads only the stats of recent matches. It knows nothing about:
- injuries & suspensions
- the matchday lineup
- motivation — cup, relegation, a title race
- weather & pitch condition
- in-game coaching decisions
So 54% does not mean "Botafogo SP will win" — it means "on the available stats, this is the most likely result."
Statistical model based on expected goals (xG). For informational purposes only.
Player of the match
Match Events
Head to Head
5 previous meetings
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Avai
Fortaleza EC
Vila Nova
LondrinaBotafogo SP
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Atletico Goianiense
CRB
Novorizontino
Sport Recife
São Bernardo
Athletic Club
America Mineiro
Ceara
Nautico RecifePonte PretaIf points are equal: 1. Goal difference 2. Goals scored 3. Head-to-head
P = Played · W = Won · D = Drawn · L = Lost · GF = Goals for · GA = Goals against · GD = Goal difference · Pts = Points
Possession
Shots
Pass accuracy
Statistics
Botafogo SP host Ponte Preta on Saturday, 12 August 2023 at 20:00. The match is part of the Serie B 2026/2027 season.
Serie B: Botafogo SP 0–0 Ponte Preta
Botafogo SP and Ponte Preta drew 0-0 in Serie B on August 12, 2023.
Botafogo SP controlled possession (58%) and registered 14 shots to 7.
The match was played at Estádio Santa Cruz in Ribeirão Preto, São Paulo.