The fresh new season is about to kick off and the fans are tingling with enthusiasm. It’s a fresh slate as Botafogo greet Audax Rio for the opening game at Estádio Municipal General Raulino de Oliveira. Keep reading!
- Botafogo have scored at least twice as many goals as they have conceded.
- Audax Rio have won significantly more corners away than at home.
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 Botafogo and Audax Rio.
Botafogo form and stats
The previous season, Botafogo's league statistics were 15 wins, 8 draws and 15 losses, producing 11th place in the Carioca Serie A. During these 38 matches they scored {41 goals} and conceded 43. Appearing as the host team in the last season Botafogo delivered 6-4-9 (win-draw-lost) with {18 goals} and 19 conceded.
Botafogo are believed to win this game, given a winning chance of about 70% by the bookmakers. We have checked our records for their performance in similar circumstances and found 8 matches and the win/draw/lost stats: Won 7, drew 0 and lost 1.
It should be considered that a glance at the 13 most recent league fixtures reveals that 10 of them qualified as a both teams not to score result (only one or none of the sides scored a goal).
It's been an intense period of training leading up to this game for Botafogo, who have participated in one training match. Botafogo have won 0 of these, drawn 1 and were beaten in 0 games.
Audax Rio form and stats
Head 2 Head
The duelists have battled earlier this season: Botafogo - Audax Rio 5-2. Previous six meetings between these contenders: Botafogo won three, Audax Rio triumphed in one and we saw two draws. five games with over 2,5 goals, one match with less than 2,5 goals.
Botafogo missing players
Audax Rio missing players
| Botafogo | Audax Rio | ||||||
| Total | Home | vs | Statistics | Stat | vs | Away | Total |
| 15 | 8 | 0 | Played | P | 0 | 8 | 15 |
| 9 | 4 | 0 | Won | W | 0 | 2 | 5 |
| 2 | 1 | 0 | Drew | D | 0 | 2 | 5 |
| 4 | 3 | 0 | Lost | L | 0 | 4 | 5 |
| 23 | 12 | 0 | Scored | S | 0 | 9 | 19 |
| 10 | 6 | 0 | Conceded | C | 0 | 14 | 21 |
| 87% | 88% | 0% | Over 0.5 | O 0.5 | 0% | 100% | 93% |
| 60% | 50% | 0% | Over 1.5 | O 1.5 | 0% | 75% | 73% |
| 33% | 25% | 0% | Over 2.5 | O 2.5 | 0% | 38% | 40% |
| 20% | 25% | 0% | Over 3.5 | O 3.5 | 0% | 25% | 27% |
| 7% | 12% | 0% | Over 4.5 | O 4.5 | 0% | 25% | 20% |
| 27% | 25% | 0% | BTTS | BTTS | 0% | 50% | 60% |
| 47% | 38% | 0% | Clean Sheets | C S | 0% | 25% | 27% |
| 40% | 50% | 0% | Failed to Score | F T | 0% | 25% | 20% |
| 5.1 | 6.4 | 0 | Corners for (avg) | C F | 0 | 5.5 | 4.3 |
| 3.3 | 2.1 | 0 | Corners against (avg) | C A | 0 | 5.9 | 5.1 |
| 2.5 | 2.2 | 0 | Yellow cards (avg) | Y C | 0 | 2.6 | 2.5 |
| 4 | 2 | 0 | Red cards | R C | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| 10.1 | 9.8 | 0 | Shots (avg) | S ( | 0 | 11.2 | 11.3 |
| 4.1 | 3.6 | 0 | Shots on Target (avg) | S O | 0 | 4 | 4.1 |
| 37% | 41% | 0% | Goal Efficiency | G E | 0% | 28% | 31% |
| 8.4 | 7.5 | 0 | Shots against (avg) | S A | 0 | 11.1 | 10.4 |
| 2.8 | 2.8 | 0 | Shots on Target against (avg) | S O | 0 | 5.2 | 4.8 |
- Audax Rio have won significantly more corners away than at home.
- Audax Rio haven’t played a single 0-0 game away.
- Botafogo have scored at least twice as many goals as they have conceded.
- Botafogo have won at least twice as many corners as they have conceded at home.
- Botafogo have won significantly more corners at home than away.
