Betting preview: Botafogo expected to win when Portuguesa RJ visit

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Competition: Brazil Carioca Serie A
Competition: Mon 27.March
Match begins: 23:00 (UTC)
Venue: Estádio Municipal General Raulino de Oliveira (18230 seats)

It's the premier match of the new season for Botafogo and Portuguesa RJ. The page is empty, the possibilities infinite.

Insights:
  • Botafogo have scored at least twice as many goals as they have conceded.
  • Portuguesa RJ have conceded at least twice as many goals as they have scored away.

Botafogo and Portuguesa RJ should both be in good shape for this meeting, as there's been enough days for both of them to train and rest since their last matches.

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Botafogo form and stats

The previous season, Botafogo's league stats were 15 wins, 8 draws and 15 losses, ending with 11th position in the Carioca Serie A. During these 38 matches they scored {41 goals} and let in 43. Appearing as the home team in the previous season Botafogo produced 6-4-9 (win-draw-lost) with {18 goals} and 19 conceded.

The home team are expected to win this game about three out of four times, according to the bookmaker odds. When checking the database for Botafogo home games with this odds we find 6 games with a similar winning chance. Resulting in 5 wins, 0 draws and 1 defeat. Looking at the victories, 3 matches were won by at least two goals.

Trouble hitting the net? In this team's last 10 league games, 9 have contained zero, one or two goals.

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.

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Portuguesa RJ form and stats

Lacking goals? 9 of this team's latest 11 league rounds have seen two or less goals.

Head 2 Head

Portuguesa RJ have not lost in the last 5 matches (2-3-0) facing Botafogo.

The participants have played each other previously this season, with the match result Portuguesa RJ - Botafogo 0-0 registered in the official records.

Botafogo missing players

Portuguesa RJ missing players

Botafogo Portuguesa RJ
Total Home vs Statistics Stat vs Away Total
12 6 0 Played P 0 6 12
6 2 0 Won W 0 1 3
2 1 0 Drew D 0 3 5
4 3 0 Lost L 0 2 4
13 4 0 Scored S 0 4 9
6 3 0 Conceded C 0 9 14
83% 83% 0% Over 0.5 O 0.5 0% 83% 83%
50% 33% 0% Over 1.5 O 1.5 0% 67% 58%
17% 0% 0% Over 2.5 O 2.5 0% 33% 25%
8% 0% 0% Over 3.5 O 3.5 0% 17% 17%
0% 0% 0% Over 4.5 O 4.5 0% 17% 8%
8% 0% 0% BTTS BTTS 0% 50% 42%
58% 50% 0% Clean Sheets C S 0% 33% 33%
50% 67% 0% Failed to Score F T 0% 33% 42%
 
5.1 6.7 0 Corners for (avg) C F 0 3.7 4.1
3.8 2.2 0 Corners against (avg) C A 0 4.8 4.2
2.7 2.5 0 Yellow cards (avg) Y C 0 3.7 3.2
4 2 0 Red cards R C 0 0 1
 
9.8 9.5 0 Shots (avg) S ( 0 8.7 9.2
3.5 2.5 0 Shots on Target (avg) S O 0 2.5 3.2
31% 27% 0% Goal Efficiency G E 0% 27% 24%
 
8.6 7 0 Shots against (avg) S A 0 10.3 8.7
2.8 2.5 0 Shots on Target against (avg) S O 0 4.8 4.1
Key stats in Carioca Serie A this season:
  • 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.

Read more about Carioca Serie A

There are 26 state football leagues in Brazil. Because of long distances in Brazil a very competitive football culture developed within each state. Therefore, Brazil remain one of the few countries who still run state championships alongside the national ones. Most of them run from January to May, outside the national season.