Counter-Punch
Botafogo
Botafogo were happy without the ball and still created more — 0.89 xG from 36.0% possession.
- Possession
- 36.0%
- Expected goals
- 0.89
- Opponent xG
- 0.57
Serie A · Matchday 21Botafogo
Danilo Santos 30', 79'
A. Montoro 52'
3 – 2
FT
HT 1–1
Gremio
J. Cabral 36'
Gustavo Martins 88'
Serie A
Matchday 21Botafogo3–2Gremio
0.89
Expected goals
0.57
30′36′52′79′88′
Shot-by-shot xG is not available for this fixture, so the race is shown as full-time totals: BOT 0.89, GRE 0.57.
Match report
Botafogo 3-2 Gremio
Botafogo edged out Gremio 3-2 at Estadio Olimpico Nilton Santos in Serie A. Santos opened the scoring for Botafogo on 30', Cabral levelled for Gremio on 36', Montoro put Botafogo back in front on 52', Santos added his second on 79' and Martins pulled one back for Gremio on 88'.
Expected goals finished Botafogo 0.89, Gremio 0.57. The scoreline is a fair reflection of who created more. Gremio held 64.0% of the ball.
The numbers picked up more than the scoreline shows. Botafogo graded out for counter-punch — 36.0% possession and 0.89 expected goals. Gremio graded out for clinical edge — 2 goals and 0.57 expected goals.
Álvaro Montoro came out of it with the best individual rating on the pitch, 8.9 for Botafogo from 1 goal, 2 assists and 3 key passes.
It was a niggly afternoon: 24 fouls between them and 2 yellow cards, with Botafogo conceding the most free-kicks (13).
Assembled by TackleZone from this fixture’s match events, team statistics and player ratings. Figures are as reported by the competition feed; where a statistic was not reported, it is left out rather than shown as zero. Longer written analysis is published for selected matches.
Quick stats
36%Possession64%
10Shots13
0.89xG0.57
What the numbers say
5 readsClinical Edge
Gremio
Gremio finished well above what their chances were worth — 2 goals from 0.57 xG.
- Goals
- 2
- Expected goals
- 0.57
- Overperformance
- +1.43
Clinical Edge
Botafogo
Botafogo finished well above what their chances were worth — 3 goals from 0.89 xG.
- Goals
- 3
- Expected goals
- 0.89
- Overperformance
- +2.11
Passive Possession
Gremio
Gremio controlled the ball without ever turning it into danger — territory, not threat.
- Possession
- 64.0%
- Expected goals
- 0.57
- On target
- 3
- xG per 100 passes
- 0.09
Timeline
Danilo Santos — assist: A. Montoro
⚽30'
⚽36'
J. Cabral
Half-time
G. Justino ↑ L. Monzon ↓
🔄46'
Danilo Pereira ↑ Edenilson ↓
🔄46'
A. Montoro — assist: Vitinho
⚽52'
🔄60'
J. Enamorado ↑ J. Cabral ↓
🔄66'
M. Braithwaite ↑ F. Krovinovic ↓
Marcal ↑ Junior Santos ↓
🔄73'
🟨78'
Erick Noriega
Dissent
🔄78'
Tete ↑ C. Pavon ↓
🔄78'
Matheus Nascimento ↑ E. Noriega ↓
Danilo Santos — assist: A. Montoro
⚽79'
Allan ↑ A. Montoro ↓
🔄85'
Tiquinho Soares ↑ Arthur Cabral ↓
🔄86'
⚽88'
Gustavo Martins — assist: Tete
📺90+3'
Carlos Vinícius · Goal cancelled
Danilo dos Santos de Oliveira
Time Wasting
🟨90+4'
📺90+7'
Matheus Nascimento · Card upgrade cancelled
Match info
Kickoff
VenueEstadio Olimpico Nilton Santos, Rio de Janeiro
RefereeE. Batista
CompetitionSerie A
Season2026
RoundMatchday 21
StatusMatch Finished