Resende have journeyed here for an interesting battle against the home side Botafogo. Prepare for the fixture with this full Carioca Serie A preview!
- Botafogo have the most points from losing position (4) in Carioca Serie A
- Resende have the fewest scored goals in the first half (0) in Carioca Serie A
These are hectic days for the home side, as they were in action only four days ago in the Carioca Serie A. At least it's nice to return home after that away game at Vasco da Gama.
Botafogo form and stats
As mentioned below, Botafogo are feasting on a winning streak here so far with maximum points from their first 3 Carioca Serie A games. Nine out of nine points from the last three home games for Botafogo, and the home supporters are ready to scream their lungs out to keep the winning streak alive.
A good away victory last time out for Botafogo, who won 1-0 against Vasco da Gama (placed 4th).
A defeat was the result before that one, 1-2 away at Fluminense.Goals are plentiful at Estádio Nilton Santos in the league this season as Botafogo has scored 8 goals here in 3 home games. 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 2 from 3 matches.
Resende form and stats
Still no away game victory in the Carioca Serie A for Resende with 1 draw and 1 loss from their first 2 attempts.
Resende aren't clicking offensively as they have gone 197 league minutes without a goal. Felipe was the last player to find the net.
It's another away game for the visitors, as they travelled to Bangu (placed 8th) in their previous outing. The match ended in a draw 0-0.
A loss against Audax Rio was the result prior to that, in a home game.The visitors are returning home after this fixture, hosting Boavista in just four days.
It's early days yet, but Resende has scored 0 and conceded 1 goals from their travels in the league so far (2 games).
Head 2 Head
Head-2-head stats last ten meetings: eight - one - one (Botafogo wins - draws - Resende wins). As for goals, seven matches ended with three or more goals (over 2,5), three had two or less.Top Goalscorers
  João Felipe 1 goals |  E. Biancucchi 1 goals |
Botafogo missing players
Resende missing players
| Botafogo | Resende | ||||||
| Total | Home | vs | Statistics | Stat | vs | Away | Total |
| 6 | 3 | 1 | Played | P | 0 | 2 | 5 |
| 4 | 3 | 1 | Won | W | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| 1 | 0 | 0 | Drew | D | 0 | 1 | 2 |
| 1 | 0 | 0 | Lost | L | 0 | 1 | 2 |
| 11 | 8 | 2 | Scored | S | 0 | 0 | 2 |
| 5 | 2 | 0 | Conceded | C | 0 | 1 | 3 |
| 100% | 100% | 100% | Over 0.5 | O 0.5 | 0% | 50% | 80% |
| 83% | 100% | 100% | Over 1.5 | O 1.5 | 0% | 0% | 20% |
| 33% | 33% | 0% | Over 2.5 | O 2.5 | 0% | 0% | 0% |
| 17% | 33% | 0% | Over 3.5 | O 3.5 | 0% | 0% | 0% |
| 17% | 33% | 0% | Over 4.5 | O 4.5 | 0% | 0% | 0% |
| 50% | 33% | 0% | BTTS | BTTS | 0% | 0% | 20% |
| 50% | 67% | 100% | Clean Sheets | C S | 0% | 50% | 40% |
| 0% | 0% | 0% | Failed to Score | F T | 0% | 100% | 60% |
| 4.7 | 5.3 | 4 | Corners for (avg) | C F | 0 | 6 | 5.8 |
| 7 | 6 | 6 | Corners against (avg) | C A | 0 | 8 | 6 |
| 3.7 | 4 | 4 | Yellow cards (avg) | Y C | 0 | 4.5 | 3.8 |
| 0 | 0 | 0 | Red cards | R C | 0 | 0 | 2 |
| 9 | 10.7 | 6 | Shots (avg) | S ( | 0 | 9.5 | 10.2 |
| 3.8 | 5.7 | 3 | Shots on Target (avg) | S O | 0 | 2.5 | 2.6 |
| 48% | 47% | 67% | Goal Efficiency | G E | 0% | 0% | 15% |
| 12.8 | 12.3 | 18 | Shots against (avg) | S A | 0 | 9.5 | 11 |
| 3.7 | 4 | 4 | Shots on Target against (avg) | S O | 0 | 3.5 | 3.8 |
- All of Botafogo's home-matches have had more than 1,5 goals.
- Botafogo have scored at least twice as many goals as they have conceded.
- Botafogo have scored in all their matches so far.
- Botafogo have scored more than double the goals of Resende.
- Botafogo have the most points from losing position (4) in Carioca Serie A
- Botafogo have won all their matches at home so far.
- Botafogo haven’t played a single 0-0 game.
- Resende have failed to score a single goal away.
- Resende have the fewest scored goals (0) away in Carioca Serie A
- Resende have the fewest scored goals in the first half (0) in Carioca Serie A
- Resende 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 | Fluminense | 6 | 5 | 0 | 1 | 6 | 2 | 4 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 4 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 4 | 15 |
| 2 | Flamengo | 6 | 4 | 1 | 1 | 12 | 3 | 4 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 10 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 9 | 13 |
| 3 | Botafogo | 6 | 4 | 1 | 1 | 11 | 5 | 3 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 8 | 2 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 3 | 6 | 13 |
| 4 | Vasco da Gama | 6 | 4 | 1 | 1 | 12 | 7 | 4 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 5 | 4 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 7 | 3 | 5 | 13 |
| 5 | Audax Rio | 6 | 2 | 1 | 3 | 4 | 4 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 2 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 7 |
| 6 | Portuguesa RJ | 6 | 2 | 1 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 1 | 3 | 2 | 5 | -1 | 7 |
| 7 | Madureira | 6 | 2 | 1 | 3 | 5 | 8 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 4 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 4 | -3 | 7 |
| 8 | Bangu | 6 | 1 | 3 | 2 | 2 | 4 | 3 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 3 | -2 | 6 |
| 9 | Boavista | 6 | 1 | 3 | 2 | 4 | 8 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 4 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 7 | -4 | 6 |
| 10 | Resende | 5 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 3 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | -1 | 5 |
| 11 | Volta Redonda | 5 | 0 | 2 | 3 | 3 | 7 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 5 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 2 | -4 | 2 |
| 12 | Nova Iguaçu | 6 | 0 | 2 | 4 | 3 | 12 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 5 | 0 | 1 | 4 | 2 | 11 | -9 | 2 |
