The league table is allowed to rest as Botafogo SP and Santos battle for Copa do Brasil honors in this first 3rd Round leg of two fixtures.
Both sides have had time to rest since their previous effort on the pitch. Let's look for an enthusiastic fixture!
Botafogo SP form and stats
Action has already taken place for Botafogo in Copa do Brasil as they have defeated Sao Raimundo RR and Parnahyba to reach the 3rd Round. Botafogo SP was eliminated in the 1st round last season in the Copa do Brasil.Botafogo SP have played 6 Paulista A1 games at their own stadium so far this season, resulting in 2-1-3 (wins-draws-losses).
Botafogo SP faced defeat in their previous match, away at Bragantino (0-2).
A win at home before that, as predicted. The team were big favourites against Sao Raimundo RR and won 3-1.
The manager Batista will start preparations for the next game as soon this is finished, as the hosts are going to Juventude in only four days.
The Botafogo fans would probably like to see some more goals scored at their own stadium in the league, the tally being 8 in 6 matches. Defensively it’s touch-and-go for the home team as 10 goals have been conceded.
Santos form and stats
The traveling awayteam has defeated Ceilandia in order to reach 3rd round of Copa do Brasil. Last season their Copa do Brasil adventure ended in the round of 16.There's been little loot from Santos's travels as they have only collected 2 points from 6 away games in the Paulista A1. Santos only have 0 wins to counter their 4 defeats and 2 draws.
Two away matches in a row for Santos, whose coach Hellmann could celebrate last time after the Copa Sudamericana win against Blooming.
It was a Paulista A1 defeat before that one as the away game against Ituano wasn't a success with a 0-3 loss.The attacking power of Santos when travelling is not overwhelming with 4 goals scored from 6 league matches away. For Santos, more than two goals on average per game end up in their own net.
Head 2 Head
As for the last ten games between these two teams, there's two Botafogo SP victories, three draws and five Santos wins. Over/under statistics; four of these games ended with three goals or more, six matches with two goals or less.
Botafogo SP missing players
Santos missing players
| Botafogo SP | Santos | ||||||
| Total | Home | Statistics | Stat | Away | Total | ||
| 25 | 13 | Played | P | 13 | 25 | ||
| 11 | 6 | Won | W | 4 | 9 | ||
| 5 | 3 | Drew | D | 2 | 6 | ||
| 9 | 4 | Lost | L | 7 | 10 | ||
| 36 | 23 | Scored | S | 13 | 31 | ||
| 32 | 20 | Conceded | C | 22 | 33 | ||
| 96% | 100% | Over 0.5 | O 0.5 | 100% | 96% | ||
| 80% | 85% | Over 1.5 | O 1.5 | 77% | 76% | ||
| 52% | 69% | Over 2.5 | O 2.5 | 46% | 44% | ||
| 32% | 54% | Over 3.5 | O 3.5 | 31% | 28% | ||
| 12% | 23% | Over 4.5 | O 4.5 | 15% | 12% | ||
| 64% | 85% | BTTS | BTTS | 46% | 48% | ||
| 16% | 8% | Clean Sheets | C S | 23% | 28% | ||
| 24% | 8% | Failed to Score | F T | 31% | 28% | ||
| 4.5 | 5.6 | Corners for (avg) | C F | 3.6 | 4.9 | ||
| 5.6 | 5.2 | Corners against (avg) | C A | 5 | 4.5 | ||
| 2.1 | 1.4 | Yellow cards (avg) | Y C | 2.6 | 2.5 | ||
| 0 | 0 | Red cards | R C | 2 | 4 | ||
| 10.2 | 12.5 | Shots (avg) | S ( | 9 | 10.8 | ||
| 3.9 | 4.2 | Shots on Target (avg) | S O | 3 | 3.5 | ||
| 36% | 41% | Goal Efficiency | G E | 33% | 35% | ||
| 11.6 | 10.5 | Shots against (avg) | S A | 13.5 | 12 | ||
| 4.2 | 4.1 | Shots on Target against (avg) | S O | 5.3 | 4.2 | ||
| Total | Home | Away | |||||||||||||||||||
| # | Team | MP | W | D | L | F | A | MP | W | D | L | F | A | MP | W | D | L | F | A | +/- | P |
| 1 | Bragantino | 12 | 6 | 2 | 4 | 15 | 10 | 6 | 4 | 1 | 1 | 10 | 3 | 6 | 2 | 1 | 3 | 5 | 7 | 5 | 20 |
| 2 | Botafogo SP | 12 | 4 | 2 | 6 | 14 | 17 | 6 | 2 | 1 | 3 | 8 | 10 | 6 | 2 | 1 | 3 | 6 | 7 | -3 | 14 |
| 3 | Santos | 12 | 3 | 5 | 4 | 14 | 17 | 6 | 3 | 3 | 0 | 10 | 4 | 6 | 0 | 2 | 4 | 4 | 13 | -3 | 14 |
| 4 | Inter de Limeira | 12 | 3 | 2 | 7 | 4 | 18 | 6 | 1 | 1 | 4 | 1 | 10 | 6 | 2 | 1 | 3 | 3 | 8 | -14 | 11 |
