Carioca U20 preview of Macaé U20 - Botafogo U20: Visitors believed to win

It's no vacation for neither Macaé U20 nor Botafogo U20 as both were in action only a few days ago. Expect some tired legs on the pitch and/or possibly some changes to the lineups.

Macaé U20 form and stats

The story so far for Macaé U20, who have the most conceded goals (16) in Carioca U20, at their home stadium is 1 win, 1 draw and 1 defeat. With three straight defeats the pressure is piling up on Macaé U20 to get some points in this home game.

The Macaé U20 crowd went home unhappy last time out, seeing their beloved players lose 0-7 to Botafogo U20 here in a Carioca U20 match. Heartbreak before that as Macaé U20 lost 0-5 at Cabofriense U20's place.

No one expects the home team to get anything from this game. It's not often a home team are such massive outsiders as in this game. We've searched our database for matches where Macaé U20 had similar winning odds as today, and found two games. In these, the hosts won 0, drew 0 and lost 2. Betting people looking at handicaps might be interested to know that Macaé U20 lost 2 similar games by at least two goals.

The Macaé U20 fans would probably like to see some more goals scored at their own stadium, the tally being 3 in 3 matches. Macaé U20 are struggling defensively, conceding on average more than two goals per home game (7 from 3 played).

Botafogo U20 form and stats

Botafogo U20 are happy with their away performances so far, having secured two victories and one draw from their first three travels. Momentum is building for Botafogo U20 in their away games, having won their two previous outings.

It's the second away game in a row for Botafogo U20, but there's smiles all around after the 7-0 victory versus Macaé U20 in the Carioca U20 last time out. The game before that, in the Brasileiro U20, was lost at home, a 0-1 defeat against Flamengo RJ U20.

As mentioned earlier, Botafogo U20 will not be satisfied unless they get maximum points from this game. Performing as huge favourites away from home has earlier resulted in 1 win (1 by two or more goals winning margin), 0 draws and 0 surprising defeats.

The Botafogo U20 manager has seen his team go crazy on the road this season, having scored 11 goals in 3 away games. They concede less than a goal on average per away game (2 so far).

Head 2 Head

Macaé U20 and Botafogo U20 have met before this season: Macaé U20 - Botafogo U20 0-7. Macaé U20-Botafogo U20 H2H statistics last one meeting regardless of arena: Macaé U20 0 wins, Botafogo U20 1 win, 0 draws. 1 of these one matches had three or more goals (over 2,5).

Macaé U20 missing players

Botafogo U20 missing players