A total of seven sets of fixtures are done and both Botafogo and Flamengo are up there with the best. Get ready!
- Botafogo have won all their matches at home so far.
- Flamengo have the the best goal difference (+10) in Carioca Serie A
These teams are located so close to each other that their supporters eat in the same restaurants, hang out at the same night clubs and give birth at the same hospitals. This means added importance to the game and a vibrant atmosphere.
There has not been much time to rest for the guests, as they played a Supercopa do Brasil game only three days ago. That game, against Atletico Mineiro, was also an away game. It's a tiring schedule for Flamengo.
Botafogo form and stats
Botafogo have played 4 Carioca Serie A games at their own stadium so far this season, resulting in 4-0-0 (wins-draws-losses). Botafogo has won so many consecutive home games (four in a row) that they struggle to remember the last time points were lost here at Estádio Nilton Santos. We remember; it was Guarani.
The Botafogo club members enjoyed the previous fixture, watching their team host Resende and win 2-1.
A strong away win before that one, visiting Vasco da Gama and winning 1-0.There will be little rest for Botafogo after this match as they are travelling to Portuguesa RJ for a Carioca Serie A game in only four days.
The Botafogo manager Moreira has got the team scoring with 10 from 4 home games in the league. Botafogo are not conceding a lot of goals here at Estádio Nilton Santos in the league, averaging less than one per game. The total is 3 from 4 matches.
Flamengo form and stats
Flamengo are happy with their away performances in the Carioca Serie A so far, having secured two victories and one draw from their first three travels. Momentum is building for Flamengo in their away games, having won their two previous outings.
Preceding that game was the away Carioca Serie A victory against Madureira with the score of 2-1.A new game in only four days for Flamengo, the Carioca Serie A home match versus Resende. Busy days.
Flamengo are scoring more than one goal per away game on average, having accumulated 4 away goals from 3 games (in the league). It's not easy to score on Flamengo as they have only conceded 2 goals from these away games.
Head 2 Head
Botafogo-Flamengo H2H statistics last ten meetings regardless of arena: Botafogo two wins, Flamengo seven wins, one draw. four of these ten matches had three or more goals (over 2,5). The games between these teams sometimes lean towards being brutal, having seen 5 red cards from the last ten duels.Top Goalscorers
  G. Barbosa Almeida 1 goals |  B. Pinto 1 goals |
Botafogo missing players
Flamengo missing players
| Botafogo | Flamengo | ||||||
| Total | Home | vs | Statistics | Stat | vs | Away | Total |
| 7 | 4 | 0 | Played | P | 0 | 3 | 7 |
| 5 | 4 | 0 | Won | W | 0 | 2 | 5 |
| 1 | 0 | 0 | Drew | D | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| 1 | 0 | 0 | Lost | L | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| 13 | 10 | 0 | Scored | S | 0 | 4 | 14 |
| 6 | 3 | 0 | Conceded | C | 0 | 2 | 4 |
| 100% | 100% | 0% | Over 0.5 | O 0.5 | 0% | 67% | 86% |
| 86% | 100% | 0% | Over 1.5 | O 1.5 | 0% | 67% | 71% |
| 43% | 50% | 0% | Over 2.5 | O 2.5 | 0% | 67% | 71% |
| 14% | 25% | 0% | Over 3.5 | O 3.5 | 0% | 0% | 14% |
| 14% | 25% | 0% | Over 4.5 | O 4.5 | 0% | 0% | 14% |
| 57% | 50% | 0% | BTTS | BTTS | 0% | 67% | 43% |
| 43% | 50% | 0% | Clean Sheets | C S | 0% | 33% | 43% |
| 0% | 0% | 0% | Failed to Score | F T | 0% | 33% | 29% |
| 5.6 | 6.8 | 0 | Corners for (avg) | C F | 0 | 7.3 | 6.4 |
| 7 | 6.2 | 0 | Corners against (avg) | C A | 0 | 5.3 | 4.3 |
| 3.3 | 3.2 | 0 | Yellow cards (avg) | Y C | 0 | 2.7 | 3 |
| 0 | 0 | 0 | Red cards | R C | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| 9.4 | 11 | 0 | Shots (avg) | S ( | 0 | 11 | 10.7 |
| 4 | 5.5 | 0 | Shots on Target (avg) | S O | 0 | 3.7 | 4 |
| 46% | 45% | 0% | Goal Efficiency | G E | 0% | 36% | 50% |
| 12.9 | 12.5 | 0 | Shots against (avg) | S A | 0 | 7 | 6.4 |
| 3.7 | 4 | 0 | Shots on Target against (avg) | S O | 0 | 2.7 | 2.7 |
- All of Botafogo's home-matches have had more than 1,5 goals.
- Botafogo have played more matches over 2,5 goals home than away.
- Botafogo have scored at least twice as many goals as they have conceded.
- Botafogo have scored at least twice as many goals at home as Flamengo have scored away.
- Botafogo have scored in all their matches so far.
- Botafogo have won all their matches at home so far.
- Botafogo have won significantly more corners at home than away.
- Botafogo haven’t played a single 0-0 game.
- Flamengo have not yet lost a game away.
- Flamengo have scored at least twice as many goals as they have conceded.
- Flamengo have the most matches over the total-line (2) in Carioca Serie A
- Flamengo have the the best goal difference (+10) in Carioca Serie A
| Total | Home | Away | |||||||||||||||||||
| # | Team | MP | W | D | L | F | A | MP | W | D | L | F | A | MP | W | D | L | F | A | +/- | P |
| 1 | Fluminense | 8 | 7 | 0 | 1 | 10 | 2 | 5 | 4 | 0 | 1 | 7 | 2 | 3 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 8 | 21 |
| 2 | Vasco da Gama | 8 | 6 | 1 | 1 | 15 | 7 | 5 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 7 | 4 | 3 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 8 | 3 | 8 | 19 |
| 3 | Flamengo | 7 | 5 | 1 | 1 | 14 | 4 | 4 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 10 | 2 | 3 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 4 | 2 | 10 | 16 |
| 4 | Botafogo | 7 | 5 | 1 | 1 | 13 | 6 | 4 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 10 | 3 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 3 | 7 | 16 |
| 5 | Resende | 7 | 2 | 2 | 3 | 7 | 7 | 4 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 6 | 4 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 3 | 0 | 8 |
| 6 | Portuguesa RJ | 8 | 2 | 2 | 4 | 5 | 7 | 4 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 2 | 4 | 0 | 1 | 3 | 2 | 5 | -2 | 8 |
| 7 | Madureira | 8 | 2 | 2 | 4 | 6 | 10 | 4 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 3 | 6 | 4 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 3 | 4 | -4 | 8 |
| 8 | Audax Rio | 8 | 2 | 1 | 5 | 4 | 9 | 4 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 3 | 4 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 1 | 6 | -5 | 7 |
| 9 | Bangu | 8 | 1 | 3 | 4 | 2 | 7 | 3 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 5 | 1 | 0 | 4 | 1 | 6 | -5 | 6 |
| 10 | Volta Redonda | 7 | 1 | 2 | 4 | 7 | 10 | 4 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 6 | 5 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 5 | -3 | 5 |
| 11 | Nova Iguacu | 8 | 1 | 2 | 5 | 4 | 13 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 5 | 0 | 1 | 4 | 2 | 11 | -9 | 5 |
| 12 | Boavista | 8 | 2 | 3 | 3 | 8 | 13 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 6 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 6 | 12 | -5 | 2 |
