Corinthians come from a 4-4 scoreline against Grêmio in their previous week, a game to remember. The next assignment is this sturdy Botafogo team.
- Botafogo have the most scored goals (39) in Serie A
The hosts Corinthians saw competitive action as recent as four days ago, playing in the Serie A. Thankfully the previous game, versus Grêmio, was also a home game here at Neo Química Arena. The away team is better rested.
Corinthians form and stats
Corinthians have collected 18 points from their Serie A home games so far after 4-6-1. Three draws from their last three home games means a steady supply of points here at Neo Química Arena, but a victory now would be sweet for Corinthians.
A draw after 90 minutes last time out for Corinthians, who played 4-4 against Grêmio. That match was also played at this venue (Neo Química Arena). Trouble was brewing at the score 0-2 against Grêmio last time out, but a goal from Giuliano completed a comeback to a draw result for Corinthians. Giuliano was able to secure the draw 4-4 in the game against Grêmio after coming on as a substitute and scoring the final goal. In the starting lineup today? The attacker Alberto was declared "man of the match" for Corinthians with the rating of 7.81/10. Alberto scored one goal and hit one key pass.
A defeat was the result before that one, 1-2 away at Fortaleza.Some members of the home team might already be thinking of their next match, the Copa Sudamericana game versus Fortaleza in only four days. This game is also played here at Neo Química Arena.
The Corinthians fans have had their share of opportunities to cheer home goals this season, having seen 18 goals in 11 league matches. Corinthians's goalkeeper has had to pick the ball out of their own net 12 times. For more goal stats, check the Statistics tab above.
Botafogo form and stats
Playing away, Botafogo have won 5 games, drawn 3 and suffered 3 defeats in the Serie A this season.
Botafogo are travelling again after losing away to Atletico Mineiro in their previous match (0-1). Cuesta was the top performer of the team in that game with a match score of 7.34. The defender Cuesta won 4 of 6 duels.
The game before that, was lost at home, a 1-2 defeat against Flamengo.Take note: 13 of the last 17 league matches featuring this club have ended with only one (or no) side scoring (Both Teams to Score NO in the betting world).
Botafogo find the net regularly in their away games. 12 goals from 11 away fixtures in the league. It's been trouble in front of goal recently, as only 0 of these goals has been scored in their last three away matches. They concede less than a goal on average per away game (9 so far). There's been improvement defensively lately, as only 1 of these goals has been conceded in their last three away matches.
Head 2 Head
Botafogo - Corinthians 3-0 was the result in these teams' last head to head fixture, earlier this season. H2H stats regardless of arena (last ten matches): Corinthians five wins, one draw and Botafogo four victories. As for goals, four matches ended with three or more goals (over 2,5), six games had two or less.
Top Goalscorers
  F. das Chagas Soares dos Santos 13 goals |   Y. Monteiro da Silva 5 goals |  C. de Oliveira Alves 4 goals |
Corinthians missing players
Botafogo missing players
| Corinthians | Botafogo | ||||||
| Total | Home | vs | Statistics | Stat | vs | Away | Total |
| 23 | 11 | 4 | Played | P | 3 | 11 | 23 |
| 6 | 4 | 1 | Won | W | 1 | 5 | 16 |
| 9 | 6 | 2 | Drew | D | 1 | 3 | 3 |
| 8 | 1 | 1 | Lost | L | 1 | 3 | 4 |
| 27 | 18 | 6 | Scored | S | 5 | 12 | 39 |
| 29 | 12 | 5 | Conceded | C | 5 | 9 | 14 |
| 91% | 91% | 75% | Over 0.5 | O 0.5 | 100% | 82% | 91% |
| 74% | 82% | 50% | Over 1.5 | O 1.5 | 100% | 45% | 70% |
| 39% | 36% | 25% | Over 2.5 | O 2.5 | 100% | 36% | 43% |
| 22% | 27% | 25% | Over 3.5 | O 3.5 | 33% | 18% | 17% |
| 4% | 9% | 25% | Over 4.5 | O 4.5 | 0% | 9% | 9% |
| 57% | 73% | 25% | BTTS | BTTS | 100% | 36% | 35% |
| 22% | 18% | 50% | Clean Sheets | C S | 0% | 45% | 57% |
| 30% | 18% | 50% | Failed to Score | F T | 0% | 36% | 17% |
| 4.6 | 5 | 4.8 | Corners for (avg) | C F | 6 | 3.5 | 4.7 |
| 5.7 | 5.1 | 5.8 | Corners against (avg) | C A | 4 | 6.5 | 5.9 |
| 2.3 | 2.3 | 2 | Yellow cards (avg) | Y C | 2.7 | 2.5 | 2.3 |
| 1 | 1 | 1 | Red cards | R C | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| 12 | 15.4 | 13.8 | Shots (avg) | S ( | 13.3 | 10.2 | 13.4 |
| 4.1 | 5.9 | 4.5 | Shots on Target (avg) | S O | 4 | 3.2 | 4.9 |
| 28% | 28% | 33% | Goal Efficiency | G E | 42% | 34% | 35% |
| 16.6 | 14.6 | 16 | Shots against (avg) | S A | 9.3 | 15.2 | 13.3 |
| 5 | 4.2 | 5.8 | Shots on Target against (avg) | S O | 4 | 5.7 | 5 |
- Botafogo have scored at least twice as many goals as they have conceded.
- Botafogo have the fewest conceded goals (14) in Serie A
- Botafogo have the fewest conceded goals in the second half (6) in Serie A
- Botafogo have the most clean sheets (13) in Serie A
- Botafogo have the most scored goals (39) in Serie A
- Botafogo have the most scored goals in the second half (24) in Serie A
- Botafogo have the the best goal difference (+25) in Serie A
- Botafogo have won significantly less corners away then 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 | 23 | 16 | 3 | 4 | 39 | 14 | 12 | 11 | 0 | 1 | 27 | 5 | 11 | 5 | 3 | 3 | 12 | 9 | 25 | 51 |
| 2 | Palmeiras | 23 | 12 | 8 | 3 | 38 | 17 | 11 | 8 | 2 | 1 | 19 | 8 | 12 | 4 | 6 | 2 | 19 | 9 | 21 | 44 |
| 3 | Grêmio | 23 | 12 | 4 | 7 | 38 | 31 | 12 | 9 | 2 | 1 | 25 | 10 | 11 | 3 | 2 | 6 | 13 | 21 | 7 | 40 |
| 4 | Flamengo | 23 | 11 | 6 | 6 | 36 | 30 | 11 | 5 | 4 | 2 | 16 | 9 | 12 | 6 | 2 | 4 | 20 | 21 | 6 | 39 |
| 5 | Bragantino | 23 | 10 | 9 | 4 | 31 | 21 | 12 | 7 | 4 | 1 | 19 | 7 | 11 | 3 | 5 | 3 | 12 | 14 | 10 | 39 |
| 6 | Fluminense | 23 | 11 | 5 | 7 | 33 | 26 | 12 | 9 | 3 | 0 | 19 | 6 | 11 | 2 | 2 | 7 | 14 | 20 | 7 | 38 |
| 7 | Atletico PR | 23 | 10 | 7 | 6 | 35 | 26 | 12 | 7 | 4 | 1 | 22 | 13 | 11 | 3 | 3 | 5 | 13 | 13 | 9 | 37 |
| 8 | Fortaleza | 23 | 10 | 5 | 8 | 27 | 22 | 12 | 7 | 3 | 2 | 19 | 10 | 11 | 3 | 2 | 6 | 8 | 12 | 5 | 35 |
| 9 | Atletico Mineiro | 23 | 9 | 7 | 7 | 26 | 19 | 11 | 5 | 3 | 3 | 14 | 10 | 12 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 12 | 9 | 7 | 34 |
| 10 | Cuiaba | 23 | 8 | 5 | 10 | 23 | 29 | 11 | 3 | 4 | 4 | 14 | 15 | 12 | 5 | 1 | 6 | 9 | 14 | -6 | 29 |
| 11 | Cruzeiro | 23 | 7 | 8 | 8 | 23 | 20 | 12 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 5 | 8 | 11 | 4 | 4 | 3 | 18 | 12 | 3 | 29 |
| 12 | Internacional | 23 | 7 | 8 | 8 | 19 | 25 | 11 | 5 | 3 | 3 | 12 | 10 | 12 | 2 | 5 | 5 | 7 | 15 | -6 | 29 |
| 13 | Sao Paulo | 22 | 7 | 7 | 8 | 26 | 23 | 11 | 7 | 2 | 2 | 18 | 9 | 11 | 0 | 5 | 6 | 8 | 14 | 3 | 28 |
| 14 | Corinthians | 23 | 6 | 9 | 8 | 27 | 29 | 11 | 4 | 6 | 1 | 18 | 12 | 12 | 2 | 3 | 7 | 9 | 17 | -2 | 27 |
| 15 | Bahia | 24 | 6 | 7 | 11 | 28 | 33 | 12 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 20 | 15 | 12 | 2 | 3 | 7 | 8 | 18 | -5 | 25 |
| 16 | Goias | 23 | 6 | 7 | 10 | 20 | 30 | 11 | 3 | 5 | 3 | 11 | 14 | 12 | 3 | 2 | 7 | 9 | 16 | -10 | 25 |
| 17 | Santos | 24 | 6 | 6 | 12 | 23 | 40 | 12 | 4 | 5 | 3 | 18 | 18 | 12 | 2 | 1 | 9 | 5 | 22 | -17 | 24 |
| 18 | Vasco da Gama | 22 | 5 | 5 | 12 | 20 | 33 | 11 | 4 | 1 | 6 | 10 | 14 | 11 | 1 | 4 | 6 | 10 | 19 | -13 | 20 |
| 19 | America Mineiro | 22 | 4 | 5 | 13 | 26 | 47 | 11 | 4 | 1 | 6 | 13 | 20 | 11 | 0 | 4 | 7 | 13 | 27 | -21 | 17 |
| 20 | Coritiba | 22 | 3 | 5 | 14 | 23 | 46 | 11 | 2 | 3 | 6 | 12 | 17 | 11 | 1 | 2 | 8 | 11 | 29 | -23 | 14 |
