This promises to be another interesting encounter at Estádio Governador Plácido Aderaldo Castelo in the Serie A. Fortaleza is in 19th position and welcome Botafogo in 11th place. Read all about the match here!
It’s busy days for these teams as both were in action only a few days ago. There’s no rest for the wicked, or in this case; no rest for Fortaleza and Botafogo.
Everyone involved with the away team has to get their travel gear ready for this match as there's a whopping 2600 kilometers to cover before arriving at the match.
Fortaleza form and stats
The home fans saw their team lose the first Serie A game of the season here at Estádio Governador Plácido Aderaldo Castelo. Last season these fans witnessed 3 wins, 1 draw and 0 losses from Fortaleza's 4 home games. With three straight defeats the pressure is piling up on Fortaleza to get some points in this home game. The Fortaleza manager R. Mücke Ceni might feel some added pressure to get something from this game after two straight home defeats.
Tinga was the last player to score a league goal for Fortaleza and it's becoming a more and more distant memory as Fortaleza haven't scored in 192 minutes.
The fans are hoping that Fortaleza will strike back in this match, putting things right after the 0-1 away loss in the Serie A game against São Paulo (placed 8th). Preceding that match was a defeat to Athletico PR (0-2).
The manager R. Mücke Ceni will start preparations for the next game as soon this is finished, as the hosts are going to Goiás in only three days.
Fortaleza has scored 0 goals so far and conceded 2 goals from 1 home game. These are numbers from the league only.
Botafogo form and stats
One match played away so far in the Serie A for Botafogo and it was a tie. Last season the statistics for their away games were 0 wins, 1 draw and 1 loss from 2 games. Botafogo have had a generous will to share for some time now, running a streak of three draws in a row. One point away has become something of a habit for Botafogo who have played out draws in their last three away games.
It's another away game for the visitors, as they travelled to Bragantino (placed 10th) in their previous outing. The Serie A match ended in a draw 1-1. Preceding that game, the 0-0 draw paying a visit to Portuguesa RJ.
Roberto Fernández had red hot gloves after the game against Bragantino, shaping the outcome of the game with seven saves made.
The visitors are returning home after this fixture, hosting Atlético Mineiro in just three days.
1 goal so far away for Botafogo, while their defence has allowed the opposition to score 1. All from 1 league match away.
Let's have a look at how Botafogo performed last season in the Carioca 1: They landed a 2nd position in the league table after playing out 2 victories, 2 draws and 1 defeat. In total they scored 9 and conceded 7 goals in these matches. The numbers for away games only are: Won 0 - drew 1 and lost 1 with 0/3 goals scored/conceded.
Head 2 Head
H2H stats regardless of arena (last six matches): Fortaleza two wins, zero draws and Botafogo four victories. As for goals, two matches ended with three or more goals (over 2,5), four games had two or less.Top Goalscorers
  M. Barcelos da Silva 1 goals |
Fortaleza missing players
Botafogo missing players
| Fortaleza | Botafogo | ||||||
| Total | Home | vs | Statistics | Stat | vs | Away | Total |
| 2 | 1 | 0 | Played | P | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| 0 | 0 | 0 | Won | W | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 0 | 0 | 0 | Drew | D | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| 2 | 1 | 0 | Lost | L | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 0 | 0 | 0 | Scored | S | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| 3 | 2 | 0 | Conceded | C | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| 100% | 100% | 0% | Over 0.5 | O 0.5 | 0% | 100% | 100% |
| 50% | 100% | 0% | Over 1.5 | O 1.5 | 0% | 100% | 100% |
| 0% | 0% | 0% | Over 2.5 | O 2.5 | 0% | 0% | 0% |
| 0% | 0% | 0% | Over 3.5 | O 3.5 | 0% | 0% | 0% |
| 0% | 0% | 0% | Over 4.5 | O 4.5 | 0% | 0% | 0% |
| 0% | 0% | 0% | BTTS | BTTS | 0% | 100% | 100% |
| 0% | 0% | 0% | Clean Sheets | C S | 0% | 0% | 0% |
| 100% | 100% | 0% | Failed to Score | F T | 0% | 0% | 0% |
| 5 | 3 | 0 | Corners for (avg) | C F | 0 | 3 | 3 |
| 4.5 | 4 | 0 | Corners against (avg) | C A | 0 | 11 | 11 |
| 2.5 | 3 | 0 | Yellow cards (avg) | Y C | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| 1 | 1 | 0 | Red cards | R C | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 21 | 10 | 0 | Total Shots | T S | 0 | 8 | 8 |
| 5 | 3 | 0 | Shots on Target | S O | 0 | 3 | 3 |
| 0% | 0% | 0% | Goal Efficiency | G E | 0% | 33% | 33% |
| Fortaleza | Last season | Botafogo | |||||
| Total | Home | Statistics | Stat | Away | Total | ||
| 10 | 6 | Played | P | 6 | 12 | ||
| 5 | 3 | Won | W | 0 | 5 | ||
| 3 | 2 | Drew | D | 2 | 3 | ||
| 2 | 1 | Lost | L | 4 | 4 | ||
| 13 | 8 | Scored | S | 0 | 15 | ||
| 6 | 3 | Conceded | C | 9 | 15 | ||
| 80% | 83% | Over 0.5 | O 0.5 | 67% | 83% | ||
| 60% | 50% | Over 1.5 | O 1.5 | 50% | 67% | ||
| 40% | 33% | Over 2.5 | O 2.5 | 33% | 50% | ||
| 10% | 17% | Over 3.5 | O 3.5 | 0% | 17% | ||
| 0% | 0% | Over 4.5 | O 4.5 | 0% | 8% | ||
| 30% | 33% | BTTS | BTTS | 0% | 42% | ||
| 50% | 50% | Clean Sheets | C S | 33% | 25% | ||
| 40% | 33% | Failed to Score | F T | 100% | 50% | ||
| 6 | 6.7 | Corners for (avg) | C F | 5 | 4.8 | ||
| 4.3 | 3.7 | Corners against (avg) | C A | 5.5 | 5.3 | ||
| 2.5 | 2.7 | Yellow cards (avg) | Y C | 2.7 | 2.2 | ||
| 1 | 1 | Red cards | R C | 0 | 0 | ||
| 89 | 58 | Total Shots | T S | 60 | 155 | ||
| 37 | 28 | Shots on Target | S O | 18 | 54 | ||
| 35% | 29% | Goal Efficiency | G E | 0% | 28% | ||
| Total | Home | Away | |||||||||||||||||||
| # | Team | MP | W | D | L | F | A | MP | W | D | L | F | A | MP | W | D | L | F | A | +/- | P |
| 1 | Athletico PR | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 3 | 6 |
| 2 | Internacional | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 6 |
| 3 | Atlético Mineiro | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 6 |
| 4 | Grêmio | 2 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 4 |
| 5 | Atlético GO | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 3 |
| 6 | Vasco da Gama | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 3 |
| 7 | Bahia | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 3 |
| 8 | São Paulo | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 3 |
| 9 | Sport Recife | 2 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 3 | 4 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 2 | -1 | 3 |
| 10 | Bragantino | 2 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 2 |
| 11 | Botafogo | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| 12 | Palmeiras | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| 13 | Ceará | 2 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 4 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 3 | -1 | 1 |
| 14 | Fluminense | 2 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | -1 | 1 |
| 15 | Santos | 2 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 2 | -2 | 1 |
| 16 | Corinthians | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 3 | -1 | 0 |
| 17 | Goiás | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 2 | -1 | 0 |
| 18 | Coritiba | 2 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | -2 | 0 |
| 19 | Fortaleza | 2 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | -3 | 0 |
| 20 | Flamengo | 2 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 4 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 3 | -4 | 0 |
| Last season | Total | Home | Away | ||||||||||||||||||
| # | Team | MP | W | D | L | F | A | MP | W | D | L | F | A | MP | W | D | L | F | A | +/- | P |
| 1 | Bahia | 8 | 5 | 2 | 1 | 13 | 5 | 4 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 7 | 3 | 4 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 6 | 2 | 8 | 17 |
| 2 | Fortaleza | 8 | 5 | 2 | 1 | 13 | 5 | 4 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 8 | 2 | 4 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 5 | 3 | 8 | 17 |
| 3 | Botafogo PB | 8 | 3 | 4 | 1 | 9 | 9 | 4 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 6 | 4 | 4 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 3 | 5 | 0 | 13 |
| 4 | Sport Recife | 8 | 2 | 4 | 2 | 8 | 9 | 4 | 1 | 3 | 0 | 5 | 4 | 4 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 5 | -1 | 10 |
| 5 | ABC | 8 | 2 | 3 | 3 | 8 | 10 | 4 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 3 | 4 | 4 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 5 | 6 | -2 | 9 |
| 6 | CRB | 8 | 2 | 2 | 4 | 9 | 11 | 4 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 5 | 6 | 4 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 4 | 5 | -2 | 8 |
| 7 | Frei Paulistano | 7 | 1 | 2 | 4 | 6 | 15 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 3 | 6 | 4 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 3 | 9 | -9 | 5 |
| 8 | River | 8 | 1 | 1 | 6 | 7 | 17 | 4 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 5 | 9 | 4 | 0 | 1 | 3 | 2 | 8 | -10 | 4 |
| Last season | Total | Home | Away | ||||||||||||||||||
| # | Team | MP | W | D | L | F | A | MP | W | D | L | F | A | MP | W | D | L | F | A | +/- | P |
| 1 | Flamengo | 5 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 14 | 2 | 3 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 7 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 7 | 1 | 12 | 15 |
| 2 | Botafogo | 5 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 9 | 7 | 3 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 9 | 4 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 2 | 8 |
| 3 | Boavista | 5 | 2 | 1 | 2 | 5 | 5 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 1 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 4 | 0 | 7 |
| 4 | Bangu | 5 | 2 | 1 | 2 | 4 | 6 | 3 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 3 | -2 | 7 |
| 5 | Portuguesa RJ | 5 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 5 | 4 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 5 | 4 | 1 | 5 |
| 6 | Cabofriense | 5 | 0 | 0 | 5 | 4 | 17 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 8 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 2 | 9 | -13 | 0 |