Botafogo Shots on Target Stats 2026

Botafogo Shots on Target Stats 2026 - season overview

Botafogo are averaging 5.4 shots on target per game in 2026, with matches involving them seeing 11 total SOT on average. That puts them 3rd of 20 for team SOT per match in their primary competition. Below you'll find player SOT-rate forecasts, the matchup read for the upcoming fixture against Vasco, and a full match-by-match log.

Frequently Asked Questions

Which Botafogo players hit the most shots on target?

Arthur Cabral leads with 8 shots on target across 8 qualifying appearances (1/g, 63% hit rate). The SOT-rate table below ranks every Botafogo player by SOT per qualifying appearance (≥20 minutes), six-game form mask and current Bet365 1+ SOT price.

How does Botafogo's SOT profile look this season?

Botafogo are averaging 5.4 shots on target per game over 10 games and concede 5.6 for a match-total of 11. That ranks 3rd of 20 for team SOT in their primary competition. They take 17.3 shots per game and create 12.9 key passes per game.

How is the SOT matchup read calculated?

SOT matchup blends our attackers' on-target rate (50%) with the opposition's SOT conceded per game (50%). For the upcoming fixture against Vasco, the page weights each Botafogo attacker against the opposition's last-season SOT-conceded rate.

What's the difference between shots and shots on target?

Botafogo take 17.3 shots per game and put 5.4 on target. Players who shoot speculatively often have a low SOT-per-shot ratio; the context panel surfaces the shots/g funnel so you can see the conversion rate.

Where do these SOT stats come from?

All numbers come from match-level Sportmonks data ingested into Statz - 10 Botafogo fixtures in the active window for 2026. Player odds come from Bet365 player markets when priced.

How is conversion (Goals/SOT) useful?

Botafogo are currently converting 17% of their shots on target into goals. A high conversion rate means finishing well; a low one means SOT volume but not yet goals. Pair this with the shots/g funnel to read how the goals number is built.

Botafogo player shots on target rates

Player	Position	Apps	Shots on target	Per game	1+ hit rate
Hakim Ziyech	attacker	1	1	1	100%
Jordan Barrera	midfielder	1	1	1	100%
Matheus Martins	attacker	3	2	0.67	67%
Arthur Cabral	attacker	8	8	1	63%
Danilo	attacker	8	6	0.75	63%
Júnior Santos	attacker	7	5	0.71	57%
Kadir Barría	attacker	4	2	0.5	50%
Alex Telles	defender	9	3	0.33	33%
Kauan Toledo	midfielder	3	1	0.33	33%
Álvaro Montoro	attacker	10	6	0.6	30%
Lucas Villalba	attacker	4	1	0.25	25%
Marçal	defender	4	1	0.25	25%
Danilo	midfielder	9	4	0.44	22%
Huguinho	defender	9	2	0.22	22%
Lucas Monzón	defender	6	1	0.17	17%
Edenilson	midfielder	6	1	0.17	17%
Cristian Medina	midfielder	7	1	0.14	14%
Vitinho	defender	9	1	0.11	11%
Nahuel Ferraresi	defender	9	2	0.22	11%
Gabriel Batista	goalkeeper	7	0	0	0%
Gabriel Justino	defender	6	0	0	0%
Warleson	goalkeeper	4	0	0	0%
Paulinho	defender	2	0	0	0%
Mateo Ponte	defender	2	0	0	0%
Allan	midfielder	1	0	0	0%

Botafogo shots on target match by match

Date	Competition	Opponent	Venue	Score	Team shots on target	Opposition shots on target	Match total	Top player
19 Sep 2026	Campeonato Brasileiro	Mirassol	Away	2-0	5	7	12	Arthur Cabral (2)
16 Sep 2026	Campeonato Brasileiro	Grêmio	Home	3-2	7	3	10	Danilo (3)
12 Sep 2026	Campeonato Brasileiro	Bragantino	Home	1-1	6	8	14	Álvaro Montoro (3)
6 Sep 2026	Campeonato Brasileiro	Palmeiras	Home	0-0	4	5	9	Cristian Medina (1)
30 Aug 2026	Campeonato Brasileiro	Flamengo	Away	3-0	4	6	10	Arthur Cabral (2)
24 Aug 2026	Campeonato Brasileiro	Athletico PR	Home	2-3	8	6	14	Nahuel Ferraresi (2)
21 Aug 2026	Copa Sudamericana	Cienciano	Home	1-0	8	1	9	Júnior Santos (2)
16 Aug 2026	Campeonato Brasileiro	Vitória	Away	1-0	3	4	7	Júnior Santos (1)
14 Aug 2026	Copa Sudamericana	Cienciano	Away	6-1	2	12	14	Matheus Martins (1)
9 Aug 2026	Campeonato Brasileiro	Fluminense	Home	1-1	7	4	11	Arthur Cabral (2)

Botafogo shots on target 2026: last 10 games

Shots on target for per game: 5.4
Shots on target against per game: 5.6
Match total shots on target per game: 11
Games: 10
League rank for match shots on target: 1 of 20

Botafogo Shots on target for 2026 by venue

Scope	Games	Average	Over 2.5 %	Over 3.5 %	Over 4.5 %	Over 5.5 %	Over 6.5 %
Home	6	6.67	100%	100%	83%	83%	67%
Away	4	3.5	75%	50%	25%	0%	0%
Overall	10	5.4	90%	80%	60%	50%	40%

Botafogo Shots on target against 2026 by venue

Scope	Games	Average	Over 2.5 %	Over 3.5 %	Over 4.5 %	Over 5.5 %	Over 6.5 %
Home	6	4.5	83%	67%	50%	33%	17%
Away	4	7.25	100%	100%	75%	75%	50%
Overall	10	5.6	90%	80%	60%	50%	30%

Botafogo Match total 2026 by venue

Scope	Games	Average	Over 6.5 %	Over 7.5 %	Over 8.5 %	Over 9.5 %	Over 10.5 %
Home	6	11.17	100%	100%	100%	67%	50%
Away	4	10.75	100%	75%	75%	75%	50%
Overall	10	11	100%	90%	90%	70%	50%

Botafogo Team shots on target 2026: overall, home and away (last 10 games)

Team shots on target	Overall	Home	Away
Shots on target / match	5.4	6.67	3.5
Total shots / match	17.3	20.5	12.5
Share of shots on target	31%	33%	28%
Goals per shot on target	17%	20%	7%
Shots on target per goal	6	5	14
Shots on target over 2.5	90%	100%	75%
Shots on target over 3.5	80%	100%	50%
Shots on target over 4.5	60%	83%	25%
Shots on target over 5.5	50%	83%	0%
Shots on target over 6.5	40%	67%	0%

Botafogo Shots on target against 2026: overall, home and away (last 10 games)

Shots on target against	Overall	Home	Away
Shots on target against / match	5.6	4.5	7.25
Shots on target against over 2.5	90%	83%	100%
Shots on target against over 3.5	80%	67%	100%
Shots on target against over 4.5	60%	50%	75%
Shots on target against over 5.5	50%	33%	75%
Shots on target against over 6.5	30%	17%	50%

Botafogo Match shots on target 2026: overall, home and away (last 10 games)

Match shots on target	Overall	Home	Away
Match shots on target / match	11	11.17	10.75
Match shots on target over 6.5	100%	100%	100%
Match shots on target over 7.5	90%	100%	75%
Match shots on target over 8.5	90%	100%	75%
Match shots on target over 9.5	70%	67%	75%
Match shots on target over 10.5	50%	50%	50%

Botafogo 1st-half shots on target for 2026 (from 5 of 10 games)

Scope	Games	Average	Over 1.5 %	Over 2.5 %	Over 3.5 %
Home	3	3	100%	67%	33%
Away	2	0.5	0%	0%	0%
Overall	5	2	60%	40%	20%

Botafogo 1st-half shots on target against 2026 (from 5 of 10 games)

Scope	Games	Average	Over 1.5 %	Over 2.5 %	Over 3.5 %
Home	3	1.33	33%	33%	33%
Away	2	3.5	50%	50%	50%
Overall	5	2.2	40%	40%	40%

Botafogo 1st-half match total 2026 (from 5 of 10 games)

Scope	Games	Average	Over 2.5 %	Over 3.5 %	Over 4.5 %	Over 5.5 %
Home	3	4.33	67%	67%	33%	33%
Away	2	4	50%	50%	50%	50%
Overall	5	4.2	60%	60%	40%	40%

Botafogo shots on target match by match 2026

Date	Competition	Opponent	Score	Shots on target for	Shots on target against	Match total	1st-half total
19 Sep	Campeonato Brasileiro	Mirassol (A)	2-0	5	7	12	-
16 Sep	Campeonato Brasileiro	Grêmio (H)	3-2	7	3	10	-
12 Sep	Campeonato Brasileiro	Bragantino (H)	1-1	6	8	14	-
6 Sep	Campeonato Brasileiro	Palmeiras (H)	0-0	4	5	9	-
30 Aug	Campeonato Brasileiro	Flamengo (A)	3-0	4	6	10	-
24 Aug	Campeonato Brasileiro	Athletico PR (H)	2-3	8	6	14	7
21 Aug	Copa Sudamericana	Cienciano (H)	1-0	8	1	9	4
16 Aug	Campeonato Brasileiro	Vitória (A)	1-0	3	4	7	2
14 Aug	Copa Sudamericana	Cienciano (A)	6-1	2	12	14	6
9 Aug	Campeonato Brasileiro	Fluminense (H)	1-1	7	4	11	2

Campeonato Brasileiro shots on target table 2026: every team's shots on target per game

#	Team	MP	For per game	Against per game	Match total per game	Over 8.5 %
1	Botafogo	28	5.18	5.43	10.61	82%
2	Fluminense	28	5.61	4.71	10.32	71%
3	Bahia	28	5	4.86	9.86	68%
4	Vasco da Gama	27	5.37	4.33	9.7	67%
5	Chapecoense	27	3.44	6.11	9.56	56%
6	Bragantino	28	5.11	4.11	9.21	57%
7	Cruzeiro	28	4.82	4.36	9.18	57%
8	Mirassol	28	4.57	4.54	9.11	57%
9	Vitória	28	4.18	4.93	9.11	50%
10	Remo	28	3.68	5.29	8.96	50%
11	Flamengo	28	5.29	3.61	8.89	57%
12	Atlético Mineiro	28	4.64	4.21	8.86	54%
13	Palmeiras	28	4.86	3.86	8.71	57%
14	Athletico PR	28	4.89	3.79	8.68	54%
15	Coritiba	28	3.46	5.18	8.64	43%
16	Grêmio	28	3.61	4.89	8.5	50%
17	Santos	28	4.04	4.39	8.43	43%
18	Internacional	28	4.25	3.75	8	50%
19	São Paulo	28	4.18	3.61	7.79	46%
20	Corinthians	28	3.71	4	7.71	36%

Botafogo shots on target against top-half and bottom-half teams 2026

Opponents	Games	For per game	Against per game	Match total per game	Over 8.5 %
Vs top six	21	4.05	4.57	8.62	57%
Vs top half	33	4.55	4.48	9.03	61%
Vs bottom half	33	5.67	4.21	9.88	70%
Vs bottom six	20	6.4	4.25	10.65	90%

Botafogo shots on target per game by competition, last three seasons

Competition	Season	Games	For per game	Against per game	Match total per game	Over 8.5 %
Campeonato Brasileiro	2026	28	5.18	5.43	10.61	82%
Copa Sudamericana	2026	8	7.25	4.25	11.5	88%
Copa Libertadores	2026	4	4.25	2.5	6.75	25%
Campeonato Brasileiro	2025	38	5.05	3.55	8.61	53%
Copa Libertadores	2025	8	4.63	3.25	7.88	38%
FIFA Club World Cup	2025	4	3.75	4.25	8	25%
Campeonato Brasileiro	2024	38	5.53	3.68	9.21	55%

Botafogo next three opponents: shots on target per game this season

Kick-off	Opponent	Their match total	Their shots on target for	Their shots on target against	Match total at that venue	For at that venue	Against at that venue
Wed 7 Oct 23:30	Vasco (home)	9.7	5.37	4.33	8.62	4.15	4.46
Mon 12 Oct 19:00	Coritiba (away)	8.64	3.46	5.18	8.43	4	4.43
Sat 17 Oct 21:00	Chapecoense (home)	9.56	3.44	6.11	9.93	2.86	7.07

Botafogo players with the most games of 1+ shots on target 2026

#	Player	Position	Games with 1+	Apps	Hit rate
1	Arthur Cabral	attacker	22	33	67%
2	Matheus Martins	attacker	19	31	61%
3	Danilo	midfielder	14	29	48%
4	Álvaro Montoro	attacker	11	34	32%
5	Júnior Santos	attacker	9	20	45%

Botafogo players with the most games of 2+ shots on target 2026

#	Player	Position	Games with 2+	Apps	Hit rate
1	Arthur Cabral	attacker	9	33	27%
2	Matheus Martins	attacker	8	31	26%
3	Danilo	midfielder	5	29	17%
4	Álvaro Montoro	attacker	3	34	9%
5	Júnior Santos	attacker	2	20	10%

Botafogo players with the most games of 3+ shots on target 2026

#	Player	Position	Games with 3+	Apps	Hit rate
1	Danilo	midfielder	2	29	7%
2	Arthur Cabral	attacker	2	33	6%
3	Álvaro Montoro	attacker	2	34	6%
4	Kauan Toledo	midfielder	1	13	8%
5	Lucas Villalba	attacker	1	22	5%

Vasco shots on target match by match, last 10 games (next opponent)

Date	Competition	Opponent	Score	Shots on target for	Shots on target against	Match total	1st-half total
19 Sep	Campeonato Brasileiro	Coritiba (H)	5-0	11	1	12	-
15 Sep	Copa Sudamericana	Santa Fe (H)	2-0	4	3	7	-
12 Sep	Campeonato Brasileiro	Grêmio (A)	1-2	5	4	9	-
8 Sep	Copa Sudamericana	Santa Fe (A)	0-0	4	2	6	-
6 Sep	Campeonato Brasileiro	Fluminense (A)	1-0	4	4	8	-
30 Aug	Campeonato Brasileiro	Cruzeiro (H)	3-1	9	6	15	-
23 Aug	Campeonato Brasileiro	Palmeiras (A)	4-1	4	5	9	2
20 Aug	Copa Sudamericana	Olimpia (A)	1-4	9	7	16	8
16 Aug	Campeonato Brasileiro	Santos (H)	0-3	3	5	8	2
13 Aug	Copa Sudamericana	Olimpia (H)	0-0	7	0	7	4