Creeping up on the top teams is the target when these two mid-table teams battle it out. Both are targeting to better their league position, CRB in 12th and Botafogo SP in 9th spot.
- Botafogo SP have played more matches over 2,5 goals away than home.
These teams have little in common geographically as Botafogo SP have to travel 2200 kilometers to reach their opponents. The trip home will be especially long if the match ends in defeat.
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 CRB and Botafogo SP.
CRB form and stats
CRB have played 10 Serie B games at their own stadium so far this season, resulting in 5-3-2 (wins-draws-losses). After failing to beat Ituano here at Estádio Rei Pelé, CRB has put together a very nice winning streak on their own turf with four wins in a row.
The CRB fans enjoyed the previous fixture, watching their team host Atletico GO and win 2-1. Ramon, a natural forward, was the best player for the side in that game, collecting a rating of 8.05 (out of 10). Ramon scored one goal and hit one key pass.
Prior to that was the away defeat visiting Sport Recife (0-2).The home team are moderate favourites in this game. How does CRB handle that role? We have found 9 games in our database similar to this one, based on the home odds. The stats for these games are 6 wins, 2 draws and 1 defeat.
The CRB fans would probably like to see some more goals scored at their own stadium in the league, the tally being 13 in 10 matches.
Botafogo SP form and stats
The story so far for the visiting team on their Serie B travels is 4 wins, 3 draws and 3 defeats.
Edson was the last player to score for the away team. Botafogo SP haven't scored a league goal in the last 180 minutes.
Botafogo are the visiting side once again, their previous game being the 0-0 draw at Sampaio Corrêa (placed 15th). Costa, who plays in defense, got the "man of the match" on his team with the rating 7.84. Costa hit the woodwork once and won 8 of 11 duels.
A 0-2 loss hosting Juventude before that.Botafogo SP are the outsiders in this one, but not by much. Their performance in similar games (being the away team and moderate outsiders) is 4 wins, 3 draws and 6 defeats. From a total of 13 matches.
Few goals the story here? 10 of this club's latest 13 league matches have seen two or less goals.
Many goals are not expected from the visiting Botafogo SP as they have only managed to score 9 times from 10 away games in the league. 13 goals have been conceded by Botafogo SP in these games.
Head 2 Head
This was the scoreline when the squads faced each other previously this campaign; Botafogo SP - CRB 2-0. Previous five meetings between these squads: CRB won four, Botafogo SP were winners in one and we saw zero draws. one game with over 2,5 goals, four matches with under 2,5 goals. The games between these sides have had a tendency to be "violent", having seen 3 red cards from the last five duels.
Top Goalscorers
  A. Alves Erculano 6 goals |  J. da Silva Junior 5 goals |  S. de Oliveira Gabriel Júnior 4 goals |
CRB missing players
Botafogo SP missing players
| CRB | Botafogo SP | ||||||
| Total | Home | vs | Statistics | Stat | vs | Away | Total |
| 20 | 10 | 4 | Played | P | 2 | 10 | 20 |
| 8 | 5 | 2 | Won | W | 0 | 4 | 9 |
| 3 | 3 | 1 | Drew | D | 1 | 3 | 4 |
| 9 | 2 | 1 | Lost | L | 1 | 3 | 7 |
| 22 | 13 | 6 | Scored | S | 1 | 9 | 15 |
| 24 | 10 | 6 | Conceded | C | 4 | 13 | 23 |
| 95% | 90% | 100% | Over 0.5 | O 0.5 | 100% | 90% | 90% |
| 75% | 80% | 100% | Over 1.5 | O 1.5 | 100% | 80% | 65% |
| 50% | 50% | 75% | Over 2.5 | O 2.5 | 50% | 50% | 35% |
| 10% | 10% | 25% | Over 3.5 | O 3.5 | 0% | 0% | 0% |
| 0% | 0% | 0% | Over 4.5 | O 4.5 | 0% | 0% | 0% |
| 50% | 50% | 50% | BTTS | BTTS | 50% | 50% | 25% |
| 30% | 40% | 25% | Clean Sheets | C S | 0% | 20% | 40% |
| 25% | 20% | 25% | Failed to Score | F T | 50% | 40% | 45% |
| 4.2 | 4.7 | 3 | Corners for (avg) | C F | 5.5 | 6 | 6.9 |
| 5.5 | 4.3 | 4 | Corners against (avg) | C A | 5 | 6.7 | 5.3 |
| 2.3 | 1.9 | 0.8 | Yellow cards (avg) | Y C | 1.5 | 3.2 | 2.3 |
| 5 | 3 | 2 | Red cards | R C | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| 13.1 | 14 | 13.5 | Shots (avg) | S ( | 12.5 | 11 | 13.4 |
| 3.7 | 4 | 4.2 | Shots on Target (avg) | S O | 2.5 | 2.8 | 3.6 |
| 30% | 32% | 35% | Goal Efficiency | G E | 20% | 32% | 21% |
| 15.8 | 15.1 | 16 | Shots against (avg) | S A | 16 | 15.4 | 13.7 |
| 5 | 4.7 | 6 | Shots on Target against (avg) | S O | 6 | 4.4 | 4 |
- Botafogo SP have played more matches over 2,5 goals away than 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 | Vitoria | 21 | 13 | 2 | 6 | 33 | 17 | 10 | 8 | 0 | 2 | 18 | 6 | 11 | 5 | 2 | 4 | 15 | 11 | 16 | 41 |
| 2 | Sport Recife | 21 | 12 | 5 | 4 | 32 | 17 | 11 | 9 | 1 | 1 | 23 | 6 | 10 | 3 | 4 | 3 | 9 | 11 | 15 | 41 |
| 3 | Novorizontino | 21 | 12 | 3 | 6 | 27 | 13 | 10 | 6 | 2 | 2 | 13 | 5 | 11 | 6 | 1 | 4 | 14 | 8 | 14 | 39 |
| 4 | Criciúma | 21 | 11 | 5 | 5 | 25 | 15 | 11 | 7 | 1 | 3 | 15 | 8 | 10 | 4 | 4 | 2 | 10 | 7 | 10 | 38 |
| 5 | Juventude | 21 | 11 | 3 | 7 | 24 | 18 | 10 | 6 | 1 | 3 | 13 | 8 | 11 | 5 | 2 | 4 | 11 | 10 | 6 | 36 |
| 6 | Guarani | 21 | 10 | 6 | 5 | 26 | 16 | 10 | 7 | 2 | 1 | 17 | 7 | 11 | 3 | 4 | 4 | 9 | 9 | 10 | 36 |
| 7 | Vila Nova | 21 | 10 | 5 | 6 | 23 | 12 | 10 | 6 | 3 | 1 | 10 | 3 | 11 | 4 | 2 | 5 | 13 | 9 | 11 | 35 |
| 8 | Mirassol | 21 | 10 | 5 | 6 | 24 | 19 | 11 | 6 | 3 | 2 | 14 | 9 | 10 | 4 | 2 | 4 | 10 | 10 | 5 | 35 |
| 9 | Botafogo SP | 20 | 9 | 4 | 7 | 15 | 23 | 10 | 5 | 1 | 4 | 6 | 10 | 10 | 4 | 3 | 3 | 9 | 13 | -8 | 31 |
| 10 | Ceara | 21 | 8 | 6 | 7 | 22 | 22 | 10 | 4 | 2 | 4 | 10 | 12 | 11 | 4 | 4 | 3 | 12 | 10 | 0 | 30 |
| 11 | Atletico GO | 21 | 6 | 10 | 5 | 28 | 32 | 11 | 5 | 5 | 1 | 16 | 13 | 10 | 1 | 5 | 4 | 12 | 19 | -4 | 28 |
| 12 | CRB | 20 | 8 | 3 | 9 | 22 | 24 | 10 | 5 | 3 | 2 | 13 | 10 | 10 | 3 | 0 | 7 | 9 | 14 | -2 | 27 |
| 13 | Ituano | 21 | 6 | 6 | 9 | 19 | 22 | 10 | 4 | 3 | 3 | 12 | 8 | 11 | 2 | 3 | 6 | 7 | 14 | -3 | 24 |
| 14 | Ponte Preta | 21 | 5 | 8 | 8 | 13 | 19 | 11 | 3 | 6 | 2 | 9 | 7 | 10 | 2 | 2 | 6 | 4 | 12 | -6 | 23 |
| 15 | Sampaio Corrêa | 21 | 5 | 7 | 9 | 16 | 25 | 11 | 3 | 5 | 3 | 11 | 12 | 10 | 2 | 2 | 6 | 5 | 13 | -9 | 22 |
| 16 | Tombense | 21 | 5 | 4 | 12 | 20 | 28 | 11 | 3 | 3 | 5 | 15 | 15 | 10 | 2 | 1 | 7 | 5 | 13 | -8 | 19 |
| 17 | Chapecoense | 20 | 4 | 7 | 9 | 22 | 26 | 11 | 3 | 4 | 4 | 10 | 10 | 9 | 1 | 3 | 5 | 12 | 16 | -4 | 19 |
| 18 | Avaí | 20 | 4 | 6 | 10 | 15 | 28 | 10 | 2 | 3 | 5 | 7 | 14 | 10 | 2 | 3 | 5 | 8 | 14 | -13 | 18 |
| 19 | Londrina | 21 | 4 | 4 | 13 | 18 | 32 | 10 | 3 | 2 | 5 | 12 | 13 | 11 | 1 | 2 | 8 | 6 | 19 | -14 | 16 |
| 20 | ABC | 21 | 2 | 7 | 12 | 13 | 29 | 10 | 1 | 3 | 6 | 5 | 12 | 11 | 1 | 4 | 6 | 8 | 17 | -16 | 13 |
