The gaffer de Castro looks to whip up Botafogo win vs Audax Rio

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Competition: Brazil Carioca Serie A
Competition: Sun 15.January
Match begins: 19:00 (UTC)
Venue: Estádio Nilton Santos (44661 seats)

Here's another intriguing fixture in the Carioca Serie A. Botafogo is in the 4th place from completing zero games. They host Audax Rio who are placed 2nd from one matches.

There has not been much time to rest for the guests, as they played a Carioca Serie A game only three days ago. That game, against Flamengo, was also an away game. It's a tiring schedule for Audax Rio.

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Botafogo form and stats

The season before, Botafogo's league results were 15 wins, 8 draws and 15 losses, ending with 11th position in the Serie A. From these 38 matches they scored {41 goals} and gave away 43. Appearing as the host team in the last season Botafogo managed 6-4-9 (win-draw-lost) with {18 goals} and 19 conceded.

There's a new game coming up fairly quickly for Botafogo as they are travelling to their away game against Volta Redonda in the Carioca Serie A. That match is four days after this one.

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Audax Rio form and stats

Let's have a look at how Audax Rio performed last season in the Carioca Serie A: They landed a 8th position in the league table after playing out 3 victories, 2 draws and 6 defeats. In total they scored 9 and conceded {14 goals} in these matches. The numbers for away games only are: Won 2 - drew 0 and lost 4 with 4/9 goals scored/conceded. The visitors' first away game in the Carioca Serie A ended in defeat. Last season Audax Rio had these away match statistics: Played 6; won 2, drew 0 and lost 4.

The visitors are returning home after this fixture, hosting Vasco da Gama in just four days.

Audax Rio have the goal stats of 0-1 (for/against) from 1 business trip in the league at this early stage of the season.

Head 2 Head

Last three meetings between these contenders: Botafogo won one, Audax Rio were winners in zero and we saw two draws. three games with more than 2,5 goals, zero matches with less than 2,5 goals.

Top Goalscorers

BotafogoF. das Chagas Soares dos Santos
F. das Chagas Soares dos Santos
6 goals
BotafogoC. de Oliveira Alves
C. de Oliveira Alves
3 goals
BotafogoJ. Santos Sa
J. Santos Sa
2 goals

Botafogo missing players

Audax Rio missing players

Total First Half Second Half
Botafogo Audax Rio
Total Home vs top Statistics Stat vs top Away Total
0 0 0 Played P 1 1 1
0 0 0 Won W 0 0 0
0 0 0 Drew D 0 0 0
0 0 0 Lost L 1 1 1
0 0 0 Scored S 0 0 0
0 0 0 Conceded C 1 1 1
0% 0% 0% Over 0.5 O 0.5 100% 100% 100%
0% 0% 0% Over 1.5 O 1.5 0% 0% 0%
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% 0% 0%
0% 0% 0% Clean Sheets C S 0% 0% 0%
0% 0% 0% Failed to Score F T 100% 100% 100%
 
0 0 0 Corners for (avg) C F 3 3 3
0 0 0 Corners against (avg) C A 6 6 6
0 0 0 Yellow cards (avg) Y C 2 2 2
0 0 0 Red cards R C 0 0 0
 
0 0 0 Shots (avg) S ( 9 9 9
0 0 0 Shots on Target (avg) S O 0 0 0
0% 0% 0% Goal Efficiency G E 0% 0% 0%
 
0 0 0 Shots against (avg) S A 7 7 7
0 0 0 Shots on Target against (avg) S O 2 2 2
Botafogo Last season Audax Rio
Total Home   Statistics Stat   Away Total
38 19   Played P   7 13
15 6   Won W   2 3
8 4   Drew D   0 2
15 9   Lost L   5 8
41 18   Scored S   5 11
43 19   Conceded C   11 18
95% 89%   Over 0.5 O 0.5   100% 92%
63% 58%   Over 1.5 O 1.5   57% 62%
37% 32%   Over 2.5 O 2.5   43% 46%
24% 16%   Over 3.5 O 3.5   29% 23%
3% 0%   Over 4.5 O 4.5   0% 0%
39% 37%   BTTS BTTS   29% 38%
29% 32%   Clean Sheets C S   14% 23%
37% 42%   Failed to Score F T   57% 46%
 
4.6 4.7   Corners for (avg) C F   4.6 4.7
5.2 4.8   Corners against (avg) C A   5.6 5.7
2.6 2.5   Yellow cards (avg) Y C   3.7 3.5
4 1   Red cards R C   3 3
 
13.8 15   Shots (avg) S (   11.7 10.4
4.8 4.6   Shots on Target (avg) S O   4.3 4
22% 21%   Goal Efficiency G E   17% 21%
 
12.7 11.6   Shots against (avg) S A   14 11.6
4.1 3.3   Shots on Target against (avg) S O   5.1 4.2

  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 1 1 0 0 1 0 1 1 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 3
2 Audax Rio 1 0 0 1 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 1 0 1 -1 0
2 Bangu 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
3 Boavista 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
4 Botafogo 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
6 Fluminense 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
7 Madureira 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
8 Nova Iguacu 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
9 Portuguesa RJ 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
10 Resende 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
11 Vasco da Gama 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
12 Volta Redonda 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 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 Palmeiras 38 23 12 3 66 27 19 13 4 2 39 12 19 10 8 1 27 15 39 81
2 Internacional 38 20 13 5 58 31 19 13 5 1 40 14 19 7 8 4 18 17 27 73
3 Fluminense 38 21 7 10 63 41 19 12 3 4 39 20 19 9 4 6 24 21 22 70
4 Corinthians 38 18 11 9 44 36 19 12 4 3 24 11 19 6 7 6 20 25 8 65
5 Flamengo 38 18 8 12 60 39 19 11 3 5 37 15 19 7 5 7 23 24 21 62
6 Atletico Mineiro 38 15 13 10 45 37 19 8 5 6 25 18 19 7 8 4 20 19 8 58
7 Atletico PR 38 16 10 12 48 48 19 11 6 2 31 17 19 5 4 10 17 31 0 58
8 Fortaleza 38 15 10 13 46 39 19 7 8 4 24 13 19 8 2 9 22 26 7 55
9 Sao Paulo 38 13 15 10 55 42 19 8 6 5 32 21 19 5 9 5 23 21 13 54
10 America Mineiro 38 15 8 15 40 40 19 9 4 6 22 18 19 6 4 9 18 22 0 53
11 Botafogo 38 15 8 15 41 43 19 6 4 9 18 19 19 9 4 6 23 24 -2 53
12 Santos 38 12 11 15 44 41 19 8 5 6 28 19 19 4 6 9 16 22 3 47
13 Goias 38 11 13 14 40 53 19 6 8 5 20 22 19 5 5 9 20 31 -13 46
14 Bragantino 38 11 11 16 49 59 19 8 5 6 29 23 19 3 6 10 20 36 -10 44
15 Coritiba 38 12 6 20 39 60 19 11 4 4 25 16 19 1 2 16 14 44 -21 42
16 Cuiaba 38 10 11 17 31 42 19 6 8 5 17 15 19 4 3 12 14 27 -11 41
17 Ceara 38 7 16 15 34 41 19 4 8 7 20 22 19 3 8 8 14 19 -7 37
18 Atletico GO 38 8 12 18 39 57 19 6 5 8 22 23 19 2 7 10 17 34 -18 36
19 Avai 38 9 8 21 34 60 19 7 4 8 24 26 19 2 4 13 10 34 -26 35
20 Juventude 38 3 13 22 29 69 19 2 9 8 18 27 19 1 4 14 11 42 -40 22
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 11 8 2 1 27 8 6 4 1 1 14 5 5 4 1 0 13 3 19 26
2 Fluminense 11 8 1 2 15 3 6 4 0 2 8 3 5 4 1 0 7 0 12 25
3 Botafogo 11 7 2 2 25 15 6 5 0 1 16 6 5 2 2 1 9 9 10 23
4 Vasco da Gama 11 7 1 3 19 11 6 4 1 1 10 4 5 3 0 2 9 7 8 22
5 Nova Iguacu 11 4 2 5 11 15 5 3 1 1 6 2 6 1 1 4 5 13 -4 14
6 Portuguesa RJ 11 3 3 5 11 12 6 3 2 1 9 6 5 0 1 4 2 6 -1 12
7 Resende 11 3 3 5 11 17 5 2 1 2 6 8 6 1 2 3 5 9 -6 12
8 Audax Rio 11 3 2 6 9 14 5 1 2 2 5 5 6 2 0 4 4 9 -5 11
9 Madureira 11 3 2 6 9 17 5 1 0 4 4 9 6 2 2 2 5 8 -8 11
10 Boavista 11 3 4 4 13 16 5 2 2 1 7 4 6 1 2 3 6 12 -3 9
11 Bangu 11 2 3 6 5 17 5 1 3 1 3 7 6 1 0 5 2 10 -12 9
12 Volta Redonda 11 1 3 7 11 21 6 1 1 4 9 10 5 0 2 3 2 11 -10 6

Table
  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 1 1 0 0 1 0 1 1 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 3
2 Audax Rio 1 0 0 1 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 1 0 1 -1 0
2 Bangu 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
3 Boavista 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
4 Botafogo 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
6 Fluminense 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
7 Madureira 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
8 Nova Iguacu 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
9 Portuguesa RJ 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
10 Resende 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
11 Vasco da Gama 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
12 Volta Redonda 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0

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