Botafogo are all set for a new task after their 2-0 against Resende in the previous game. Portuguesa RJ are coming to play!
- Botafogo have scored at least twice as many goals as they have conceded.
- Portuguesa RJ have yet to win a game away.
The hosts Botafogo saw competitive action as recent as three days ago, playing in the Carioca Serie A. At least it's nice to return home after that away game at Resende.
Botafogo form and stats
Botafogo have played 5 Carioca Serie A games at their own stadium so far this season, resulting in 2-1-2 (wins-draws-losses).
Happy days for Botafogo in their previous game, a fixture away at Resende (placed 12th) that ended with a 2-0 victory.
In the match before, 1-1 away to Sergipe (Copa do Brasil). 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 5 matches and the win/draw/lost stats: Won 5, drew 0 and lost 0.
It should be noted that a peek at the 10 latest league fixtures reveals that 9 of them qualified as a both teams to score: NO result (only one or none of the teams scored).
Botafogo aren't scoring a lot here at Centro de Formação de Atletas TROPS in the league, with only {4 goals} from 5 games. Botafogo have showed great defending skills in these home games, allowing the opposition to score only {2 goals}.
Portuguesa RJ form and stats
Playing away, Portuguesa RJ have won 0 games, drawn 3 and suffered 2 defeats in the Carioca Serie A this season.
Portuguesa RJ's last game ended in a draw, the home match versus Audax Rio that finished 1-1.
Prior to that match, the Portuguesa RJ manager da Silva faced defeat when travelling to Fluminense and losing 0-3.The visitors have scored 3 goals from 5 away games in the league, an average of less than one per game. As for defending, Portuguesa RJ rarely keep clean sheets as they have conceded 9 goals from these away matches.
Head 2 Head
As for the last seven games between these two teams, there's three Botafogo victories, three draws and one Portuguesa RJ win. Over/under statistics; five of these games ended with three goals or more, two matches with two goals or less.
Botafogo missing players
Portuguesa RJ missing players
| Botafogo | Portuguesa RJ | ||||||
| Total | Home | vs | Statistics | Stat | vs | Away | Total |
| 10 | 5 | 2 | Played | P | 0 | 5 | 10 |
| 6 | 2 | 1 | Won | W | 0 | 0 | 2 |
| 1 | 1 | 0 | Drew | D | 0 | 3 | 4 |
| 3 | 2 | 1 | Lost | L | 0 | 2 | 4 |
| 13 | 4 | 2 | Scored | S | 0 | 3 | 8 |
| 5 | 2 | 1 | Conceded | C | 0 | 9 | 14 |
| 90% | 80% | 100% | Over 0.5 | O 0.5 | 0% | 80% | 90% |
| 60% | 40% | 50% | Over 1.5 | O 1.5 | 0% | 80% | 70% |
| 20% | 0% | 0% | Over 2.5 | O 2.5 | 0% | 40% | 30% |
| 10% | 0% | 0% | Over 3.5 | O 3.5 | 0% | 20% | 20% |
| 0% | 0% | 0% | Over 4.5 | O 4.5 | 0% | 20% | 10% |
| 10% | 0% | 0% | BTTS | BTTS | 0% | 60% | 50% |
| 60% | 60% | 50% | Clean Sheets | C S | 0% | 20% | 20% |
| 40% | 60% | 50% | Failed to Score | F T | 0% | 40% | 40% |
| 5 | 6.2 | 7.5 | Corners for (avg) | C F | 0 | 4 | 4.5 |
| 4.1 | 2.2 | 2 | Corners against (avg) | C A | 0 | 4 | 4 |
| 2.8 | 2.8 | 2 | Yellow cards (avg) | Y C | 0 | 3.4 | 3 |
| 4 | 2 | 0 | Red cards | R C | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| 9.8 | 9.4 | 4.5 | Shots (avg) | S ( | 0 | 9 | 9.6 |
| 3.5 | 2.8 | 2 | Shots on Target (avg) | S O | 0 | 2.6 | 3.4 |
| 37% | 29% | 50% | Goal Efficiency | G E | 0% | 23% | 24% |
| 8.8 | 7 | 6 | Shots against (avg) | S A | 0 | 10.4 | 8.4 |
| 2.9 | 2.6 | 3 | Shots on Target against (avg) | S O | 0 | 5.6 | 4.2 |
- 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.
- Portuguesa RJ have conceded at least twice as many goals as they have scored away.
- Portuguesa RJ have played more matches over 2,5 goals away than home.
- Portuguesa RJ have yet to win a game away.
| 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 | 10 | 7 | 2 | 1 | 18 | 4 | 5 | 4 | 0 | 1 | 11 | 2 | 5 | 3 | 2 | 0 | 7 | 2 | 14 | 23 |
| 2 | Fluminense | 10 | 7 | 1 | 2 | 18 | 3 | 6 | 4 | 1 | 1 | 10 | 2 | 4 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 8 | 1 | 15 | 22 |
| 3 | Vasco da Gama | 10 | 6 | 2 | 2 | 18 | 6 | 5 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 12 | 3 | 5 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 6 | 3 | 12 | 20 |
| 4 | Volta Redonda | 10 | 6 | 1 | 3 | 24 | 12 | 5 | 3 | 0 | 2 | 11 | 8 | 5 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 13 | 4 | 12 | 19 |
| 5 | Botafogo | 10 | 6 | 1 | 3 | 13 | 5 | 5 | 2 | 1 | 2 | 4 | 2 | 5 | 4 | 0 | 1 | 9 | 3 | 8 | 19 |
| 6 | Audax Rio | 10 | 3 | 4 | 3 | 12 | 13 | 5 | 2 | 3 | 0 | 8 | 5 | 5 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 4 | 8 | -1 | 13 |
| 7 | Bangu | 10 | 3 | 3 | 4 | 6 | 15 | 5 | 2 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 10 | 5 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 3 | 5 | -9 | 12 |
| 8 | Portuguesa RJ | 10 | 2 | 4 | 4 | 8 | 14 | 5 | 2 | 1 | 2 | 5 | 5 | 5 | 0 | 3 | 2 | 3 | 9 | -6 | 10 |
| 9 | Nova Iguaçu | 10 | 2 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 11 | 5 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 3 | 3 | 5 | 0 | 2 | 3 | 1 | 8 | -7 | 10 |
| 10 | Madureira | 10 | 2 | 3 | 5 | 5 | 14 | 5 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 8 | 5 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 3 | 6 | -9 | 9 |
| 11 | Boavista | 10 | 1 | 2 | 7 | 8 | 20 | 4 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 8 | 6 | 0 | 1 | 5 | 5 | 12 | -12 | 5 |
| 12 | Resende | 10 | 1 | 1 | 8 | 3 | 20 | 5 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 2 | 7 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 5 | 1 | 13 | -17 | 4 |
