Welcome to Estádio Nilton Santos and this game starring Botafogo & Bahia in the Serie A. Tipsway has everything you must know!
- Botafogo have the fewest conceded goals (11) in Serie A
- Bahia have conceded at least twice as many goals as they have scored away.
Everyone involved with the away team has to get their travel gear ready for this match as there's a whopping 1600 kilometers to cover before arriving at the match.
These are busy days for the hosts, as they played only four days ago in the Copa Sudamericana. This match was also played here at Estádio Nilton Santos. With two consecutive home games the intense schedule is somewhat softened. Still, Bahia have had more rest.
Botafogo form and stats
Botafogo have been very solid at home in the Serie A so far, with 30 points collected from 10 matches (10-0-0). This has contributed greatly to their 1st position in the table. Botafogo has a nice streak going on as they have played eleven consecutive leaguegames without losing (regardless of home/away).
The home fans saw a 1-1 draw versus Defensa y Justicia in the Copa Sudamericana last time out and are looking for a victory here.
A 0-0 draw away in the Serie A before that, with Sao Paulo the opponent.It should be added that a peek at the 14 latest league games shows that 11 of them qualified as a both teams to score: NO result (only one or none of the sides scored a goal).
The manager Nascimento will start preparations for the next game as soon this is finished, as the hosts are going to Defensa y Justicia in only three days.
Goals decide football matches and Botafogo are scoring many of them at home; 23 on target from 10 league matches. Defensively Botafogo have been outstanding, conceding less than half a goal on average per home game in the league (3 in 10 games). For more goal stats, check the Statistics tab above. It's worth mentioning that 2 of these goals has been conceded in their last three home matches.
Bahia form and stats
The hunting on away grounds haven’t been very fruitful for Bahia so far with only 6 points returning home. The records show 1-3-6 (win-draw-lose).
Bahia had fun at their own home (Estádio Nilton Santos) last time out, beating Bragantino 4-0. Rezende, Hugo, Mingotti and Cauly scored. As mentioned above, Bahia was the only team on the pitch versus Bragantino in their previous game, winning 4-0. This could be a tougher task. Goalkeeper Felipe was absolutely vital in the Bahia victory against Bragantino, making seven saves. Goalkeeper Felipe got the top player rating of the team with 8.63/10. Felipe topped it up with a clean sheet.
A 0-1 defeat away at Atletico Mineiro before that.Bahia are seemingly not capable of scoring regularly on their travels in the league. They have only managed {4 goals} from 10 away games. It's been trouble in front of goal recently, as only 0 of these goals has been scored in their last three away matches. Bahia have conceded 13 goals in these away matches.
Head 2 Head
These opponents have fought before this season: Bahia - Botafogo 1-2. H2H stats regardless of arena (last ten matches): Botafogo four wins, one draw and Bahia five victories. As for goals, seven matches ended with three or more goals (over 2,5), three games had two or less. The games between these clubs sometimes lean towards being aggressive, having seen 5 red cards from the last ten duels.
Top Goalscorers
  F. das Chagas Soares dos Santos 13 goals |  C. de Oliveira Alves 4 goals |  L. Tomaz de Lima 3 goals |
Botafogo missing players
Bahia missing players
| Botafogo | Bahia | ||||||
| Total | Home | vs | Statistics | Stat | vs | Away | Total |
| 20 | 10 | 4 | Played | P | 2 | 10 | 20 |
| 15 | 10 | 4 | Won | W | 0 | 1 | 5 |
| 3 | 0 | 0 | Drew | D | 0 | 3 | 6 |
| 2 | 0 | 0 | Lost | L | 2 | 6 | 9 |
| 35 | 23 | 11 | Scored | S | 1 | 4 | 22 |
| 11 | 3 | 2 | Conceded | C | 4 | 13 | 25 |
| 90% | 100% | 100% | Over 0.5 | O 0.5 | 100% | 80% | 85% |
| 70% | 90% | 100% | Over 1.5 | O 1.5 | 100% | 60% | 70% |
| 40% | 40% | 50% | Over 2.5 | O 2.5 | 50% | 30% | 50% |
| 20% | 20% | 50% | Over 3.5 | O 3.5 | 0% | 0% | 25% |
| 10% | 10% | 25% | Over 4.5 | O 4.5 | 0% | 0% | 5% |
| 35% | 30% | 50% | BTTS | BTTS | 50% | 30% | 50% |
| 60% | 70% | 50% | Clean Sheets | C S | 0% | 30% | 30% |
| 15% | 0% | 0% | Failed to Score | F T | 50% | 60% | 35% |
| 4.5 | 5.4 | 6.2 | Corners for (avg) | C F | 6.5 | 6 | 6.2 |
| 5.8 | 5.1 | 3.5 | Corners against (avg) | C A | 7 | 5.3 | 5 |
| 2.4 | 2.1 | 2 | Yellow cards (avg) | Y C | 0.5 | 2.3 | 2.8 |
| 1 | 0 | 0 | Red cards | R C | 0 | 1 | 3 |
| 13.7 | 16.9 | 16.8 | Shots (avg) | S ( | 11.5 | 11 | 13.7 |
| 5 | 6.6 | 7.2 | Shots on Target (avg) | S O | 4.5 | 3.7 | 4.4 |
| 35% | 35% | 38% | Goal Efficiency | G E | 11% | 11% | 25% |
| 13.2 | 10.9 | 8.8 | Shots against (avg) | S A | 16 | 13 | 12 |
| 5 | 4.3 | 3.8 | Shots on Target against (avg) | S O | 8.5 | 6.4 | 5.8 |
- Bahia have conceded at least twice as many goals as they have scored away.
- Botafogo have scored at least twice as many goals as they have conceded.
- Botafogo have scored at least twice as many goals at home as Bahia have scored away.
- Botafogo have scored in all their home matches so far.
- Botafogo have the fewest conceded goals (11) in Serie A
- Botafogo have the fewest conceded goals (3) at home in Serie A
- Botafogo have the fewest conceded goals in the second half (4) in Serie A
- Botafogo have the most clean sheets (12) in Serie A
- Botafogo have the most clean sheets (7) at home in Serie A
- Botafogo have the most points (30) at home in Serie A
- Botafogo have the most scored goals (23) at home in Serie A
- Botafogo have the most scored goals in the second half (22) in Serie A
- Botafogo have the the best goal difference (+20) at home in Serie A
- Botafogo have the the best goal difference (+24) in Serie A
- Botafogo have won all their matches at home so far.
- Botafogo have won significantly more corners at home than away.
- Botafogo haven’t played a single 0-0 game at home.
| Total | Home | Away | |||||||||||||||||||
| # | Team | MP | W | D | L | F | A | MP | W | D | L | F | A | MP | W | D | L | F | A | +/- | P |
| 1 | Botafogo | 20 | 15 | 3 | 2 | 35 | 11 | 10 | 10 | 0 | 0 | 23 | 3 | 10 | 5 | 3 | 2 | 12 | 8 | 24 | 48 |
| 2 | Palmeiras | 20 | 10 | 7 | 3 | 36 | 17 | 9 | 6 | 2 | 1 | 17 | 8 | 11 | 4 | 5 | 2 | 19 | 9 | 19 | 37 |
| 3 | Flamengo | 20 | 10 | 5 | 5 | 34 | 26 | 9 | 5 | 3 | 1 | 16 | 6 | 11 | 5 | 2 | 4 | 18 | 20 | 8 | 35 |
| 4 | Fluminense | 20 | 10 | 4 | 6 | 28 | 20 | 11 | 8 | 3 | 0 | 18 | 6 | 9 | 2 | 1 | 6 | 10 | 14 | 8 | 34 |
| 5 | Gremio | 19 | 10 | 3 | 6 | 29 | 25 | 10 | 7 | 2 | 1 | 20 | 10 | 9 | 3 | 1 | 5 | 9 | 15 | 4 | 33 |
| 6 | Atletico PR | 20 | 9 | 5 | 6 | 29 | 23 | 10 | 7 | 2 | 1 | 19 | 10 | 10 | 2 | 3 | 5 | 10 | 13 | 6 | 32 |
| 7 | Bragantino | 20 | 8 | 8 | 4 | 27 | 21 | 10 | 5 | 4 | 1 | 15 | 7 | 10 | 3 | 4 | 3 | 12 | 14 | 6 | 32 |
| 8 | Fortaleza | 20 | 8 | 5 | 7 | 22 | 19 | 10 | 5 | 3 | 2 | 14 | 8 | 10 | 3 | 2 | 5 | 8 | 11 | 3 | 29 |
| 9 | Cuiaba | 20 | 8 | 4 | 8 | 21 | 23 | 10 | 3 | 3 | 4 | 12 | 13 | 10 | 5 | 1 | 4 | 9 | 10 | -2 | 28 |
| 10 | Sao Paulo | 20 | 7 | 7 | 6 | 24 | 19 | 11 | 7 | 2 | 2 | 18 | 9 | 9 | 0 | 5 | 4 | 6 | 10 | 5 | 28 |
| 11 | Atletico Mineiro | 20 | 7 | 6 | 7 | 22 | 18 | 9 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 11 | 10 | 11 | 4 | 3 | 4 | 11 | 8 | 4 | 27 |
| 12 | Cruzeiro | 20 | 6 | 7 | 7 | 20 | 17 | 11 | 3 | 3 | 5 | 5 | 8 | 9 | 3 | 4 | 2 | 15 | 9 | 3 | 25 |
| 13 | Corinthians | 19 | 6 | 6 | 7 | 21 | 22 | 8 | 4 | 3 | 1 | 13 | 7 | 11 | 2 | 3 | 6 | 8 | 15 | -1 | 24 |
| 14 | Internacional | 20 | 6 | 6 | 8 | 17 | 24 | 10 | 4 | 3 | 3 | 10 | 9 | 10 | 2 | 3 | 5 | 7 | 15 | -7 | 24 |
| 15 | Goias | 20 | 6 | 5 | 9 | 19 | 28 | 10 | 3 | 4 | 3 | 11 | 14 | 10 | 3 | 1 | 6 | 8 | 14 | -9 | 23 |
| 16 | Bahia | 20 | 5 | 6 | 9 | 22 | 25 | 10 | 4 | 3 | 3 | 18 | 12 | 10 | 1 | 3 | 6 | 4 | 13 | -3 | 21 |
| 17 | Santos | 20 | 5 | 6 | 9 | 21 | 32 | 11 | 4 | 5 | 2 | 18 | 15 | 9 | 1 | 1 | 7 | 3 | 17 | -11 | 21 |
| 18 | Vasco da Gama | 19 | 4 | 4 | 11 | 15 | 29 | 10 | 3 | 1 | 6 | 6 | 12 | 9 | 1 | 3 | 5 | 9 | 17 | -14 | 16 |
| 19 | Coritiba | 20 | 3 | 5 | 12 | 20 | 39 | 10 | 2 | 3 | 5 | 10 | 13 | 10 | 1 | 2 | 7 | 10 | 26 | -19 | 14 |
| 20 | America Mineiro | 19 | 2 | 4 | 13 | 20 | 44 | 9 | 2 | 1 | 6 | 9 | 19 | 10 | 0 | 3 | 7 | 11 | 25 | -24 | 10 |
