The Carioca 1 league table might not tell the truth so early on, but it's the best truth we have so far. These two teams are placed 2nd and 5th respectively.
There’s little time for restitution or working hard at the training pitch these days, with both teams having played their last game less than four days ago.
Americano form and stats
Nice going but not perfect. That could be the conclusion for Americano's home games so far this young season, having collected 6 from their 2 home matches here at Estádio Eucy Resende de Mendonça. The home team are struggling everywhere these days as they haven't won a game, regardless of being the home or the away team, in ten attempts.In their previous game, the manager Josué Teixeira led his Americano to a defeat in the Carioca 1 match away at Bangu. The manager is hoping to put things right immediately here at Estádio Eucy Resende de Mendonça. A defeat was the result before that one, 0-1 away at Boavista.
It's still early days, but we have some goal stats for the Americano at home. 3 on target and 1 scored by the opposition; from 2 matches.
Botafogo form and stats
The visitors are W1-D0-L1 on the road this term.Botafogo are travelling after their nice 4-1 home win in the Carioca 1 against Portuguesa RJ (placed 6th). Ahead of that match was the away draw versus Fluminense that ended 1-1.
As for goals scored and conceded in away games so far, Botafogo has managed 4 goals and let in 4 from 2 matches.
Head 2 Head
Last eight meetings between the teams: Americano won 1, Botafogo won 6 and 1 draw.Top Goalscorers
  N. Lodeiro 8 goals |  C. Seedorf 7 goals |  Fellype Gabriel 5 goals |
Americano missing players
Botafogo missing players
| Americano | Botafogo | |||
| Total | Home | Statistic | Away | Total |
| 15 | 6 | Played | 6 | 10 |
| 100% | 100% | Over 0.5 | 83% | 90% |
| 67% | 83% | Over 1.5 | 67% | 70% |
| 33% | 67% | Over 2.5 | 50% | 50% |
| 20% | 33% | Over 3.5 | 17% | 20% |
| 13% | 17% | Over 4.5 | 17% | 10% |
| 47% | 67% | Both teams to score | 67% | 60% |
| 20% | 17% | Clean Sheet | 17% | 20% |
| 33% | 17% | Failed To Score | 33% | 30% |
| Total | Home | Away | |||||||||||||||||||
| # | Team | MP | W | D | L | F | A | MP | W | D | L | F | A | MP | W | D | L | F | A | D | P |
| 1 | Resende | 5 | 3 | 2 | 0 | 6 | 3 | 3 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 2 | 3 | 11 |
| 2 | Americano | 5 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 6 | 3 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 1 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 2 | 3 | 10 |
| 3 | América RJ | 5 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 4 | 3 | 3 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 3 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 8 |
| 4 | Macaé | 5 | 2 | 1 | 2 | 4 | 5 | 3 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 3 | 3 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 2 | -1 | 7 |
| 5 | Nova Iguaçu | 5 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 5 | 7 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 4 | -2 | 4 |
| 6 | Goytacaz | 5 | 0 | 1 | 4 | 3 | 7 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 2 | 5 | -4 | 1 |
| Total | Home | Away | |||||||||||||||||||
| # | Team | MP | W | D | L | F | A | MP | W | D | L | F | A | MP | W | D | L | F | A | D | P |
| 1 | Flamengo | 5 | 4 | 1 | 0 | 12 | 4 | 3 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 9 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 2 | 8 | 13 |
| 2 | Resende | 5 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 7 | 4 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 4 | 1 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 8 |
| 3 | Bangu | 5 | 2 | 1 | 2 | 4 | 5 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 5 | -1 | 7 |
| 4 | Boavista | 5 | 2 | 0 | 3 | 4 | 9 | 3 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 3 | 4 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 5 | -5 | 6 |
| 5 | Botafogo | 5 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 5 | 6 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 3 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 4 | 3 | -1 | 4 |
| 6 | Cabofriense | 5 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 4 | 8 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 4 | 2 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 6 | -4 | 4 |
