Portuguesa RJ and Botafogo match-goers have their most treasured supporter clothes on for this first game week of a new Carioca Serie A season. Game on!
- Botafogo have scored at least twice as many goals as they have conceded.
There’s little time for restitution or working hard at the training pitch these days, with both teams having played their last game less than four days ago.
Portuguesa RJ form and stats
Low-scoring affair? In this team's last 11 league matches, 9 have had two goals or less.
Botafogo form and stats
Let's have a look at how Botafogo performed last season in the Carioca Serie A: They landed a 11th position in the league table after playing out 15 victories, 8 draws and 15 defeats. In total they scored 41 and conceded {43 goals} in these matches. The numbers for away games only are: Won 9 - drew 4 and lost 6 with 23/24 goals scored/conceded.
Low-scoring game? 9 of this team's latest 10 league rounds have had two goals or less.
Just as the home team, Botafogo have been through a few friendly games in the intense training period that just finished. The results from these training matches are 0 Botafogo wins, 1 draw and 0 losses.
Head 2 Head
Portuguesa RJ have managed a sequence of 4 consecutive games without losing (2-2-0) when facing Botafogo.Portuguesa RJ and Botafogo have faced each other previously this season: Botafogo - Portuguesa 0-1.
Portuguesa RJ missing players
Botafogo missing players
| Portuguesa RJ | Botafogo | ||||||
| Total | Home | vs | Statistics | Stat | vs | Away | Total |
| 12 | 6 | 0 | Played | P | 0 | 6 | 12 |
| 3 | 2 | 0 | Won | W | 0 | 4 | 6 |
| 5 | 2 | 0 | Drew | D | 0 | 1 | 2 |
| 4 | 2 | 0 | Lost | L | 0 | 1 | 4 |
| 9 | 5 | 0 | Scored | S | 0 | 9 | 13 |
| 14 | 5 | 0 | Conceded | C | 0 | 3 | 6 |
| 83% | 83% | 0% | Over 0.5 | O 0.5 | 0% | 83% | 83% |
| 58% | 50% | 0% | Over 1.5 | O 1.5 | 0% | 67% | 50% |
| 25% | 17% | 0% | Over 2.5 | O 2.5 | 0% | 33% | 17% |
| 17% | 17% | 0% | Over 3.5 | O 3.5 | 0% | 17% | 8% |
| 8% | 0% | 0% | Over 4.5 | O 4.5 | 0% | 0% | 0% |
| 42% | 33% | 0% | BTTS | BTTS | 0% | 17% | 8% |
| 33% | 33% | 0% | Clean Sheets | C S | 0% | 67% | 58% |
| 42% | 50% | 0% | Failed to Score | F T | 0% | 33% | 50% |
| 4.1 | 4.5 | 0 | Corners for (avg) | C F | 0 | 3.5 | 5.1 |
| 4.2 | 3.7 | 0 | Corners against (avg) | C A | 0 | 5.3 | 3.8 |
| 3 | 2.3 | 0 | Yellow cards (avg) | Y C | 0 | 2.5 | 2.5 |
| 1 | 1 | 0 | Red cards | R C | 0 | 2 | 4 |
| 9.2 | 9.8 | 0 | Shots (avg) | S ( | 0 | 9.5 | 9.5 |
| 3.2 | 3.8 | 0 | Shots on Target (avg) | S O | 0 | 4 | 3.2 |
| 24% | 22% | 0% | Goal Efficiency | G E | 0% | 38% | 33% |
| 8.3 | 6.3 | 0 | Shots against (avg) | S A | 0 | 10.2 | 8.6 |
| 3.8 | 2.8 | 0 | Shots on Target against (avg) | S O | 0 | 3 | 2.8 |
- Botafogo have played more matches over 2,5 goals away than home.
- Botafogo have scored at least twice as many goals as they have conceded.
- Botafogo have won significantly less corners away then at home.
