Serie A: Botafogo expected to win home fixture vs Cuiabá

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Competition: Brazil Serie A
Competition: Sun 29.Oct
Match begins: 23:00 (UTC)
Venue: Estádio Nilton Santos (44661 seats)

The standings tells us that 22 points split the two combatants in this Serie A match. Botafogo have both the points- and home stadium advantage.

Insights:
  • Botafogo have the fewest conceded goals (18) in Serie A
  • Cuiabá have the fewest scored goals in the first half (10) in Serie A

It's quite the trip for Cuiabá when visiting Botafogo as the cities are 1900 kilometers apart.

Cuiabá could be less fresh than the hosts in this fixture, as they played a Serie A game only four sleeps ago.

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Botafogo form and stats

Botafogo have been very solid at home in the Serie A so far, with 35 points collected from 14 matches (11-2-1). This has contributed greatly to their 1st position in the table. Their last two home games have resulted in two points, meaning they were both draws.

The spoils were shared in Botafogo's previous game, also at home. Visiting Atletico PR (placed 5th) travelled back with a draw after a 1-1 scoreline. Defender Plácido got the top score of the team in the match with a rating of 7.64/10. Plácido hit four key passes and won 4 of 10 duels.

In the preceding match a 2-1 victory visiting América Mineiro.

Another home game is coming up fairly shortly for the hosts, as Palmeiras are coming to town in three days.

Goals decide football matches and Botafogo are scoring many of them at home; 29 on target from 14 league matches. It's been trouble in front of goal recently, as only 3 of these goals has been scored in their last three home matches. Botafogo are not conceding a lot of goals here at Estádio Nilton Santos in the league, averaging less than one per game. The total is 7 from 14 matches. It's worth mentioning that 4 of these goals has been conceded in their last three home matches.

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Cuiabá form and stats

The story so far for the visiting team on their Serie A travels is 6 wins, 1 draw and 7 defeats.

Home advantage was not enough for Cuiabá in their previous game as they lost hosting Corinthians, 0-1. That loss was their first after four consecutive league rounds winning points. The attacker Clayson got a match rating of 7.83 in that game. Clayson hit three key passes and dribled past the opponent 3 of 5 times.

A 1-1 draw was the result before that, hosting Goiás.

Stats flash: 10 of the latest 12 league fixtures involving this club have ended with only one (or no) team scoring (Both Teams to Score NO in sports betting words).

The visitors are returning home after this fixture, hosting Vasco da Gama in just four days.

The visitors have scored 12 goals from 14 away games in the league, an average of less than one per game. As opposed to that, Cuiabá have seen the ball go into their own net 15 times on the road.

Head 2 Head

The most recent registered history involving both these contenders is the Cuiabá - Botafogo 0-1 played earlier this season. As for the last six games between these two teams, there's two Botafogo victories, one draw and three Cuiabá wins. Over/under statistics; one of these games ended with three goals or more, five matches with two goals or less. The games between these clubs have sometimes been aggressive, having seen 3 red cards from the last six duels.

Top Goalscorers

BotafogoF. das Chagas Soares dos Santos
F. das Chagas Soares dos Santos
16 goals
CuiabáD. Brum Silva Acosta
D. Brum Silva Acosta
10 goals
BotafogoJ. dos Santos Junior
J. dos Santos Junior
5 goals

Botafogo missing players

Cuiabá missing players

Total First Half Second Half
Botafogo Cuiabá
Total Home vs mid Statistics Stat vs top Away Total
28 14 5 Played P 4 14 29
18 11 5 Won W 0 6 10
5 2 0 Drew D 0 1 7
5 1 0 Lost L 4 7 12
45 29 10 Scored S 1 12 30
18 7 2 Conceded C 8 15 32
93% 100% 100% Over 0.5 O 0.5 100% 100% 97%
71% 93% 80% Over 1.5 O 1.5 100% 64% 72%
39% 43% 40% Over 2.5 O 2.5 25% 29% 38%
14% 14% 20% Over 3.5 O 3.5 0% 0% 7%
7% 7% 0% Over 4.5 O 4.5 0% 0% 0%
39% 43% 40% BTTS BTTS 25% 29% 38%
50% 57% 60% Clean Sheets C S 0% 29% 28%
18% 0% 0% Failed to Score F T 75% 43% 38%
 
4.5 6 5.8 Corners for (avg) C F 5 4.3 5.5
5.8 5 5.2 Corners against (avg) C A 5.5 5.9 4.7
2.3 2.1 2.8 Yellow cards (avg) Y C 3 3 2.4
2 0 0 Red cards R C 1 1 2
 
13 16 18.8 Shots (avg) S ( 11.5 11.6 13.1
4.8 6.4 7.4 Shots on Target (avg) S O 2.8 3.6 4.2
34% 33% 27% Goal Efficiency G E 9% 24% 25%
 
13.8 11.3 11 Shots against (avg) S A 12.8 14 11.4
4.9 4.1 4.2 Shots on Target against (avg) S O 5 4.4 4
Key stats in Serie A this season:
  • Botafogo have played more matches over 2,5 goals home than 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 Cuiabá have scored away.
  • Botafogo have scored in all their home matches so far.
  • Botafogo have the fewest conceded goals (18) in Serie A
  • Botafogo have the fewest conceded goals (7) at home in Serie A
  • Botafogo have the fewest conceded goals in the second half (7) in Serie A
  • Botafogo have the the best goal difference (+22) at home in Serie A
  • Botafogo have the the best goal difference (+27) in Serie A
  • Botafogo have won significantly more corners at home than away.
  • Botafogo haven’t played a single 0-0 game at home.
  • Cuiabá have the fewest scored goals in the first half (10) in Serie A
  • Cuiabá have won significantly less corners away then at home.
  • Cuiabá haven’t played a single 0-0 game away.

  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 28 18 5 5 45 18 14 11 2 1 29 7 14 7 3 4 16 11 27 59
2 Bragantino 29 14 10 5 41 26 15 9 4 2 23 10 14 5 6 3 18 16 15 52
3 Palmeiras 29 14 8 7 47 24 14 9 2 3 25 12 15 5 6 4 22 12 23 50
4 Flamengo 29 14 8 7 43 34 13 7 4 2 18 9 16 7 4 5 25 25 9 50
5 Atletico PR 29 13 9 7 44 34 15 9 5 1 28 17 14 4 4 6 16 17 10 48
6 Grêmio 29 14 5 10 46 42 15 11 2 2 30 14 14 3 3 8 16 28 4 47
7 Atletico Mineiro 29 13 7 9 34 23 14 6 3 5 16 13 15 7 4 4 18 10 11 46
8 Fluminense 29 13 6 10 42 38 16 11 4 1 28 14 13 2 2 9 14 24 4 45
9 Fortaleza 28 12 6 10 33 29 14 8 4 2 23 13 14 4 2 8 10 16 4 42
10 Sao Paulo 29 10 8 11 34 34 15 10 2 3 26 13 14 0 6 8 8 21 0 38
11 Internacional 29 10 8 11 32 34 14 7 3 4 22 15 15 3 5 7 10 19 -2 38
12 Cuiabá 29 10 7 12 30 32 15 4 6 5 18 17 14 6 1 7 12 15 -2 37
13 Cruzeiro 29 9 10 10 28 24 15 4 5 6 9 11 14 5 5 4 19 13 4 37
14 Corinthians 29 8 12 9 35 36 14 5 8 1 21 14 15 3 4 8 14 22 -1 36
15 Bahia 29 9 7 13 37 41 14 6 4 4 23 15 15 3 3 9 14 26 -4 34
16 Santos 29 9 6 14 33 53 15 6 5 4 25 23 14 3 1 10 8 30 -20 33
17 Goiás 29 7 10 12 31 43 14 4 6 4 17 20 15 3 4 8 14 23 -12 31
18 Vasco da Gama 29 8 6 15 29 41 15 6 2 7 17 17 14 2 4 8 12 24 -12 30
19 Coritiba 29 5 5 19 30 61 14 3 3 8 14 22 15 2 2 11 16 39 -31 20
20 América Mineiro 29 4 7 18 33 60 14 4 1 9 14 25 15 0 6 9 19 35 -27 19

Table
  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 28 18 5 5 45 18 14 11 2 1 29 7 14 7 3 4 16 11 27 59
2 Bragantino 29 14 10 5 41 26 15 9 4 2 23 10 14 5 6 3 18 16 15 52
3 Palmeiras 29 14 8 7 47 24 14 9 2 3 25 12 15 5 6 4 22 12 23 50
4 Flamengo 29 14 8 7 43 34 13 7 4 2 18 9 16 7 4 5 25 25 9 50
5 Atletico PR 29 13 9 7 44 34 15 9 5 1 28 17 14 4 4 6 16 17 10 48
6 Grêmio 29 14 5 10 46 42 15 11 2 2 30 14 14 3 3 8 16 28 4 47
7 Atletico Mineiro 29 13 7 9 34 23 14 6 3 5 16 13 15 7 4 4 18 10 11 46
8 Fluminense 29 13 6 10 42 38 16 11 4 1 28 14 13 2 2 9 14 24 4 45
9 Fortaleza 28 12 6 10 33 29 14 8 4 2 23 13 14 4 2 8 10 16 4 42
10 Sao Paulo 29 10 8 11 34 34 15 10 2 3 26 13 14 0 6 8 8 21 0 38
11 Internacional 29 10 8 11 32 34 14 7 3 4 22 15 15 3 5 7 10 19 -2 38
12 Cuiabá 29 10 7 12 30 32 15 4 6 5 18 17 14 6 1 7 12 15 -2 37
13 Cruzeiro 29 9 10 10 28 24 15 4 5 6 9 11 14 5 5 4 19 13 4 37
14 Corinthians 29 8 12 9 35 36 14 5 8 1 21 14 15 3 4 8 14 22 -1 36
15 Bahia 29 9 7 13 37 41 14 6 4 4 23 15 15 3 3 9 14 26 -4 34
16 Santos 29 9 6 14 33 53 15 6 5 4 25 23 14 3 1 10 8 30 -20 33
17 Goiás 29 7 10 12 31 43 14 4 6 4 17 20 15 3 4 8 14 23 -12 31
18 Vasco da Gama 29 8 6 15 29 41 15 6 2 7 17 17 14 2 4 8 12 24 -12 30
19 Coritiba 29 5 5 19 30 61 14 3 3 8 14 22 15 2 2 11 16 39 -31 20
20 América Mineiro 29 4 7 18 33 60 14 4 1 9 14 25 15 0 6 9 19 35 -27 19

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The Campeonato Brasileiro Série A, often called the Brasileirão (or just Série A), is the primary football competition in Brazil. It has 20 teams playing each other twice from May to December, a total of 38 fixtures. The top team is crowned as the champion and the bottom four are relegated.