Botafogo open their doors to Nova Iguaçu for another exciting Carioca Serie A game here at Estádio Luso-Brasileiro.
- Nova Iguaçu have the most conceded goals (7) away in Carioca Serie A
It's no vacation for neither Botafogo nor Nova Iguaçu as both were in action only a few days ago. Expect some tired legs on the pitch and/or possibly some changes to the lineups.
Botafogo form and stats
OK but not perfect. That could be the conclusion for Botafogo's two home games in the Carioca Serie A so far this season, having collected 3 points here at Estádio Luso-Brasileiro.
Botafogo are confident in defense, having played 213 minutes without conceding a goal in the league.
Botafogo are returning here after visiting Fluminense and winning with a 1-0 scoreline.
Before that game, the 2-0 home victory against Madureira.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 4 matches and the win/draw/lost stats: Won 4, drew 0 and lost 0.
Botafogo are traveling soon after this match as the Carioca Serie A match at Boavista awaits in four days.
It's still early days, but we have some goal stats for the Botafogo at home in the league. 2 on target and 1 scored by the opposition; from 2 matches.
Nova Iguaçu form and stats
The Carioca Serie A season is young and Nova Iguaçu have only just started going through their travel schedule, with 3 away games done and still no victory. 1 draw and 2 defeats so far.
Iguaçu are travelling after their nice 1-0 home win in the fixture against Bangu (placed 4th). That victory felt good as this team had gone four league matches without victory.
Preceding that game, the 1-1 draw paying a visit to Audax Rio.Nova Iguaçu are seemingly not capable of scoring regularly on their travels in the league. They have only managed {1 goals} from 3 away games. For Iguaçu, more than two goals on average per game end up in their own net.
Head 2 Head
Botafogo have avoided a loss in the last 12 fixtures (8-4-0) against Nova Iguaçu.Top Goalscorers
  F. das Chagas Soares dos Santos 6 goals |  C. de Oliveira Alves 3 goals |  J. Santos Sa 2 goals |
Botafogo missing players
Nova Iguaçu missing players
| Botafogo | Nova Iguaçu | ||||||
| Total | Home | vs | Statistics | Stat | vs | Away | Total |
| 4 | 2 | 0 | Played | P | 2 | 3 | 5 |
| 3 | 1 | 0 | Won | W | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| 0 | 0 | 0 | Drew | D | 0 | 1 | 2 |
| 1 | 1 | 0 | Lost | L | 2 | 2 | 2 |
| 5 | 2 | 0 | Scored | S | 0 | 1 | 2 |
| 2 | 1 | 0 | Conceded | C | 6 | 7 | 7 |
| 100% | 100% | 0% | Over 0.5 | O 0.5 | 100% | 100% | 80% |
| 50% | 50% | 0% | Over 1.5 | O 1.5 | 50% | 67% | 40% |
| 25% | 0% | 0% | Over 2.5 | O 2.5 | 50% | 33% | 20% |
| 0% | 0% | 0% | Over 3.5 | O 3.5 | 50% | 33% | 20% |
| 0% | 0% | 0% | Over 4.5 | O 4.5 | 50% | 33% | 20% |
| 25% | 0% | 0% | BTTS | BTTS | 0% | 33% | 20% |
| 50% | 50% | 0% | Clean Sheets | C S | 0% | 0% | 40% |
| 25% | 50% | 0% | Failed to Score | F T | 100% | 67% | 60% |
| 5.2 | 7 | 0 | Corners for (avg) | C F | 3 | 3.3 | 2.2 |
| 4.8 | 4 | 0 | Corners against (avg) | C A | 4 | 3.7 | 3.6 |
| 2.8 | 1 | 0 | Yellow cards (avg) | Y C | 1.5 | 2.7 | 2.8 |
| 0 | 0 | 0 | Red cards | R C | 2 | 2 | 2 |
| 8.8 | 11 | 0 | Shots (avg) | S ( | 6.5 | 8 | 7.2 |
| 2.5 | 2.5 | 0 | Shots on Target (avg) | S O | 2 | 3.7 | 3.2 |
| 50% | 40% | 0% | Goal Efficiency | G E | 0% | 9% | 12% |
| 9.8 | 9 | 0 | Shots against (avg) | S A | 11.5 | 12 | 11 |
| 3.8 | 3.5 | 0 | Shots on Target against (avg) | S O | 6.5 | 5.3 | 4.8 |
- Nova Iguaçu have the most conceded goals (7) away in Carioca Serie A
- Nova Iguaçu have the the worst goal difference (-6) away in Carioca Serie A
| Botafogo | Last season | Nova Iguaçu | |||||
| Total | Home | Statistics | Stat | Away | Total | ||
| 38 | 19 | Played | P | 8 | 15 | ||
| 15 | 6 | Won | W | 2 | 6 | ||
| 8 | 4 | Drew | D | 2 | 4 | ||
| 15 | 9 | Lost | L | 4 | 5 | ||
| 41 | 18 | Scored | S | 8 | 16 | ||
| 43 | 19 | Conceded | C | 15 | 18 | ||
| 95% | 89% | Over 0.5 | O 0.5 | 88% | 87% | ||
| 63% | 58% | Over 1.5 | O 1.5 | 75% | 60% | ||
| 37% | 32% | Over 2.5 | O 2.5 | 50% | 40% | ||
| 24% | 16% | Over 3.5 | O 3.5 | 38% | 20% | ||
| 3% | 0% | Over 4.5 | O 4.5 | 38% | 20% | ||
| 39% | 37% | BTTS | BTTS | 50% | 40% | ||
| 29% | 32% | Clean Sheets | C S | 12% | 33% | ||
| 37% | 42% | Failed to Score | F T | 50% | 40% | ||
| 4.6 | 4.7 | Corners for (avg) | C F | 3.8 | 3.9 | ||
| 5.2 | 4.8 | Corners against (avg) | C A | 3.5 | 3.7 | ||
| 2.6 | 2.5 | Yellow cards (avg) | Y C | 2.8 | 2.7 | ||
| 4 | 1 | Red cards | R C | 0 | 1 | ||
| 13.8 | 15 | Shots (avg) | S ( | 9.6 | 9.6 | ||
| 4.8 | 4.6 | Shots on Target (avg) | S O | 3.6 | 3.7 | ||
| 22% | 21% | Goal Efficiency | G E | 28% | 29% | ||
| 12.7 | 11.6 | Shots against (avg) | S A | 9.9 | 9 | ||
| 4.1 | 3.3 | Shots on Target against (avg) | S O | 4.8 | 3.8 | ||
| 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 | 5 | 3 | 2 | 0 | 11 | 2 | 3 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 10 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 9 | 11 |
| 2 | Fluminense | 5 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 5 | 2 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 3 | 10 |
| 3 | Botafogo | 4 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 5 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 1 | 3 | 9 |
| 4 | Bangu | 5 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 5 | 4 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 3 | 1 | 8 |
| 5 | Volta Redonda | 4 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 9 | 5 | 3 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 9 | 5 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 7 |
| 6 | Vasco da Gama | 3 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 1 | 2 | 5 |
| 7 | Audax Rio | 5 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 5 | 6 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 3 | 4 | -1 | 5 |
| 8 | Madureira | 5 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 3 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 2 | -1 | 5 |
| 9 | Nova Iguaçu | 5 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 7 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 7 | -5 | 5 |
| 10 | Portuguesa RJ | 5 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 2 | 7 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 3 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 4 | -5 | 4 |
| 11 | Resende | 5 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 3 | 9 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 6 | -6 | 4 |
| 12 | Boavista | 5 | 0 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 8 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 4 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 4 | -4 | 2 |
