Carioca Serie A match information and numbers: Fluminense meet Botafogo

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Competition: Brazil Carioca Serie A
Competition: Thu 10.February
Match begins: 23:00 (UTC)
Venue: Estádio Nilton Santos (44661 seats)

Botafogo have journeyed here for an absorbing game against the hosting Fluminense. Get ready for the game with this in-depth Carioca Serie A preview!

Insights:
  • Fluminense have the fewest conceded goals (1) in Carioca Serie A
  • Botafogo have the the best goal difference (+6) 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.

It’s busy days for these teams as both were in action only a few days ago. There’s no rest for the wicked, or in this case; no rest for Fluminense and Botafogo.

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Fluminense form and stats

OK but not perfect. That could be the conclusion for Fluminense's two home games in the Carioca Serie A so far this season, having collected 3 points here at Estádio Nilton Santos.

The Fluminense goalkeeper Marcos Felipe de Freitas Monteiro is looking to record 90 more "clean sheet" minutes as his team have now played 346 minutes without conceding a goal in the Carioca Serie A.

A good away victory last time out for Fluminense, who won 1-0 against Flamengo (placed 4th).

Previous to that game, a home match hosting Audax Rio in a game that was won 1-0.

The home team are moderate favourites in this game. How does Fluminense handle that role? We have found nine games in our database similar to this one, based on the home odds. The stats for these games are five wins, three draws and one defeat.

The match schedule is unforgiving for Fluminense as they have a new game in only three days, a Carioca Serie A match thankfully also at home. Portuguesa RJ are visiting.

At Estádio Nilton Santos, Fluminense has the goal stats of 1-1 (for/against) from 2 league fixtures.

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Botafogo form and stats

The visitors settled for one point in their first Carioca Serie A away game of the season. During their previous season 19 away games resulted in 5 wins, 8 draws and 6 defeats. In general it has been a productive period now for Botafogo as they haven't lost any of their last 14 games.

The regulars enjoyed Botafogo's previous game versus Nova Iguaçu (placed 12th), a 2-0 win played at home.

A home win before that, celebrating 4-2 vs Madureira.

Botafogo are the outsiders in this one, but not by much. Their performance in similar games (being the away team and moderate outsiders) is one win, three draws and four defeats. From a total of eight matches.

The visitors will be packing their bags again in only three days as another away game awaits: The Carioca Serie A trip to Vasco da Gama.

Botafogo have the goal stats of 1-1 (for/against) from 1 business trip in the league at this early stage of the season.

Head 2 Head

Head-2-head stats last ten meetings: five - four - one (Fluminense wins - draws - Botafogo wins). As for goals, one match ended with three or more goals (over 2,5), nine had two or less.

Fluminense missing players

Botafogo missing players

Total First Half Second Half
Fluminense Botafogo
Total Home vs top Statistics Stat vs top Away Total
4 2 0 Played P 0 1 4
3 1 0 Won W 0 0 3
0 0 0 Drew D 0 1 1
1 1 0 Lost L 0 0 0
3 1 0 Scored S 0 1 9
1 1 0 Conceded C 0 1 3
100% 100% 0% Over 0.5 O 0.5 0% 100% 100%
0% 0% 0% Over 1.5 O 1.5 0% 100% 100%
0% 0% 0% Over 2.5 O 2.5 0% 0% 25%
0% 0% 0% Over 3.5 O 3.5 0% 0% 25%
0% 0% 0% Over 4.5 O 4.5 0% 0% 25%
0% 0% 0% BTTS BTTS 0% 100% 50%
75% 50% 0% Clean Sheets C S 0% 0% 50%
25% 50% 0% Failed to Score F T 0% 0% 0%
 
6 7.5 0 Corners for (avg) C F 0 2 4.5
4.2 3.5 0 Corners against (avg) C A 0 4 5.5
2 0.5 0 Yellow cards (avg) Y C 0 2 3.5
1 0 0 Red cards R C 0 0 0
 
13.5 16 0 Shots (avg) S ( 0 11 10.8
4.2 4 0 Shots on Target (avg) S O 0 4 5.2
18% 12% 0% Goal Efficiency G E 0% 25% 43%
 
8 10 0 Shots against (avg) S A 0 6 10.8
3.2 4 0 Shots on Target against (avg) S O 0 2 3.5
Key stats in Carioca Serie A this season:
  • Botafogo have the most points from losing position (4) in Carioca Serie A
  • Botafogo have the most scored goals in the second half (7) in Carioca Serie A
  • Botafogo have the the best goal difference (+6) in Carioca Serie A
  • Fluminense have the fewest conceded goals (1) in Carioca Serie A
  • Fluminense have the most clean sheets (3) in Carioca Serie A
Fluminense Last season Botafogo
Total Home   Statistics Stat   Away Total
38 19   Played P   19 38
15 11   Won W   5 20
9 5   Drew D   8 10
14 3   Lost L   6 8
38 24   Scored S   17 56
38 14   Conceded C   18 31
92% 89%   Over 0.5 O 0.5   84% 92%
55% 63%   Over 1.5 O 1.5   58% 71%
32% 32%   Over 2.5 O 2.5   26% 37%
13% 11%   Over 3.5 O 3.5   16% 21%
5% 5%   Over 4.5 O 4.5   0% 5%
39% 42%   BTTS BTTS   42% 37%
32% 47%   Clean Sheets C S   42% 53%
37% 21%   Failed to Score F T   32% 18%
 
4.5 4.5   Corners for (avg) C F   5.3 5.8
4.8 4.1   Corners against (avg) C A   4.9 4.5
2.2 2.7   Yellow cards (avg) Y C   2.1 1.8
2 1   Red cards R C   3 3
 
11.1 12.1   Shots (avg) S (   10.7 11.9
3.9 4.1   Shots on Target (avg) S O   3.9 4.7
26% 31%   Goal Efficiency G E   23% 31%
 
12 10.9   Shots against (avg) S A   11.9 10.1
3.7 3.6   Shots on Target against (avg) S O   3.9 3.4

  Total Home Away  
# Team MP W D L F A MP W D L F A MP W D L F A +/- P
1 Botafogo 4 3 1 0 9 3 3 3 0 0 8 2 1 0 1 0 1 1 6 10
2 Vasco da Gama 4 3 1 0 11 6 2 1 1 0 4 3 2 2 0 0 7 3 5 10
3 Fluminense 4 3 0 1 3 1 2 1 0 1 1 1 2 2 0 0 2 0 2 9
4 Flamengo 4 2 1 1 5 2 3 2 0 1 5 2 1 0 1 0 0 0 3 7
5 Portuguesa RJ 4 2 1 1 4 3 2 2 0 0 2 0 2 0 1 1 2 3 1 7
6 Boavista 4 1 2 1 3 5 2 1 1 0 2 1 2 0 1 1 1 4 -2 5
7 Resende 4 1 1 2 2 3 3 1 1 1 2 2 1 0 0 1 0 1 -1 4
8 Audax Rio 4 1 1 2 1 2 1 0 1 0 0 0 3 1 0 2 1 2 -1 4
9 Bangu 4 1 1 2 2 4 1 0 1 0 1 1 3 1 0 2 1 3 -2 4
10 Madureira 4 1 0 3 4 8 3 1 0 2 2 4 1 0 0 1 2 4 -4 3
11 Volta Redonda 4 0 2 2 3 6 2 0 1 1 2 4 2 0 1 1 1 2 -3 2
12 Nova Iguaçu 4 0 1 3 2 6 0 0 0 0 0 0 4 0 1 3 2 6 -4 1
Last season Total Home Away  
# Team MP W D L F A MP W D L F A MP W D L F A +/- P
1 Atletico Mineiro 38 26 6 6 67 34 19 17 1 1 42 13 19 9 5 5 25 21 33 84
2 Flamengo 38 21 8 9 69 36 19 13 1 5 31 15 19 8 7 4 38 21 33 71
3 Palmeiras 38 20 6 12 58 43 19 11 3 5 33 26 19 9 3 7 25 17 15 66
4 Fortaleza 38 17 7 14 44 45 19 11 4 4 26 19 19 6 3 10 18 26 -1 58
5 Corinthians 38 15 12 11 40 36 19 10 5 4 26 18 19 5 7 7 14 18 4 57
6 Bragantino 38 14 14 10 55 46 19 7 9 3 28 20 19 7 5 7 27 26 9 56
7 Fluminense 38 15 9 14 38 38 19 11 5 3 24 14 19 4 4 11 14 24 0 54
8 America Mineiro 38 13 14 11 41 37 19 9 6 4 22 11 19 4 8 7 19 26 4 53
9 Atletico GO 38 13 14 11 33 36 19 6 10 3 17 14 19 7 4 8 16 22 -3 53
10 Santos 38 12 14 12 35 40 19 9 6 4 21 14 19 3 8 8 14 26 -5 50
11 Ceara 38 11 17 10 39 38 19 10 7 2 24 14 19 1 10 8 15 24 1 50
12 Internacional 38 12 12 14 44 42 19 8 6 5 29 22 19 4 6 9 15 20 2 48
13 Sao Paulo 38 11 15 12 31 39 19 7 9 3 18 15 19 4 6 9 13 24 -8 48
14 Atletico PR 38 13 8 17 41 45 19 8 5 6 23 21 19 5 3 11 18 24 -4 47
15 Cuiaba 38 10 17 11 34 37 19 7 6 6 18 20 19 3 11 5 16 17 -3 47
16 Juventude 38 11 13 14 36 44 19 9 6 4 19 15 19 2 7 10 17 29 -8 46
17 Gremio 38 12 7 19 44 51 19 8 6 5 29 21 19 4 1 14 15 30 -7 43
18 Bahia 38 11 10 17 42 51 19 8 5 6 27 22 19 3 5 11 15 29 -9 43
19 Sport Recife 38 9 11 18 24 37 19 5 7 7 13 13 19 4 4 11 11 24 -13 38
20 Chapecoense 38 1 12 25 27 67 19 0 6 13 13 32 19 1 6 12 14 35 -40 15
Last season Total Home Away  
# Team MP W D L F A MP W D L F A MP W D L F A +/- P
1 Botafogo 38 20 10 8 56 31 19 15 2 2 39 13 19 5 8 6 17 18 25 70
2 Goias 38 17 14 7 48 31 19 10 7 2 30 16 19 7 7 5 18 15 17 65
3 Coritiba 38 18 10 10 49 35 19 11 5 3 29 14 19 7 5 7 20 21 14 64
4 Avai 38 18 10 10 44 35 19 10 6 3 24 14 19 8 4 7 20 21 9 64
5 CSA 38 18 8 12 48 33 19 9 6 4 28 15 19 9 2 8 20 18 15 62
6 Guarani 38 16 12 10 54 41 19 10 4 5 28 17 19 6 8 5 26 24 13 60
7 CRB 38 16 12 10 47 39 19 8 9 2 26 17 19 8 3 8 21 22 8 60
8 Nautico 38 14 11 13 50 50 19 8 6 5 30 25 19 6 5 8 20 25 0 53
9 Vila Nova 38 12 15 11 35 36 19 6 10 3 13 11 19 6 5 8 22 25 -1 51
10 Vasco da Gama 38 13 10 15 43 52 19 9 4 6 25 24 19 4 6 9 18 28 -9 49
11 Ponte Preta 38 12 13 13 39 40 19 9 7 3 26 17 19 3 6 10 13 23 -1 49
12 Operario PR 38 13 9 16 35 46 19 9 4 6 22 21 19 4 5 10 13 25 -11 48
13 Cruzeiro 38 10 18 10 42 44 19 5 10 4 24 24 19 5 8 6 18 20 -2 48
14 Sampaio Correa 38 12 11 15 41 42 19 9 5 5 25 16 19 3 6 10 16 26 -1 47
15 Brusque 38 13 9 16 44 56 19 9 5 5 25 16 19 4 4 11 19 40 -12 45
16 Londrina 38 11 11 16 31 41 19 6 5 8 17 19 19 5 6 8 14 22 -10 44
17 Remo 38 11 10 17 31 42 19 7 4 8 11 13 19 4 6 9 20 29 -11 43
18 Vitoria 38 8 16 14 31 32 19 5 7 7 18 14 19 3 9 7 13 18 -1 40
19 Confianca 38 9 10 19 35 48 19 6 3 10 20 25 19 3 7 9 15 23 -13 37
20 Brasil de Pelotas 38 4 11 23 23 52 19 4 6 9 14 21 19 0 5 14 9 31 -29 23

Table
  Total Home Away  
# Team MP W D L F A MP W D L F A MP W D L F A +/- P
1 Botafogo 4 3 1 0 9 3 3 3 0 0 8 2 1 0 1 0 1 1 6 10
2 Vasco da Gama 4 3 1 0 11 6 2 1 1 0 4 3 2 2 0 0 7 3 5 10
3 Fluminense 4 3 0 1 3 1 2 1 0 1 1 1 2 2 0 0 2 0 2 9
4 Flamengo 4 2 1 1 5 2 3 2 0 1 5 2 1 0 1 0 0 0 3 7
5 Portuguesa RJ 4 2 1 1 4 3 2 2 0 0 2 0 2 0 1 1 2 3 1 7
6 Boavista 4 1 2 1 3 5 2 1 1 0 2 1 2 0 1 1 1 4 -2 5
7 Resende 4 1 1 2 2 3 3 1 1 1 2 2 1 0 0 1 0 1 -1 4
8 Audax Rio 4 1 1 2 1 2 1 0 1 0 0 0 3 1 0 2 1 2 -1 4
9 Bangu 4 1 1 2 2 4 1 0 1 0 1 1 3 1 0 2 1 3 -2 4
10 Madureira 4 1 0 3 4 8 3 1 0 2 2 4 1 0 0 1 2 4 -4 3
11 Volta Redonda 4 0 2 2 3 6 2 0 1 1 2 4 2 0 1 1 1 2 -3 2
12 Nova Iguaçu 4 0 1 3 2 6 0 0 0 0 0 0 4 0 1 3 2 6 -4 1

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