The league table is allowed to rest as Cuiabá and Botafogo battle for Copa do Brasil honors in this first 8th Finals leg of two fixtures.
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 Cuiabá and Botafogo.
Botafogo have a very long trip to this away game, as there's more than 1900 kilometers in distance to cover. This could prove a challenge, at least for the supporters.
Cuiabá form and stats
Last season, Cuiabá's Copa do Brasil journey ended in the 2nd round.24 points is a decent return from 10 Serie B games here at Arena Pantanal for Cuiabá. The data says 7 wins, 3 draws and 0 losses. The Cuiabá fans aren't used to losing league-games here at Arena Pantanal and will expect new points from this game. Cuiabá has played 15 games in a row here without a defeat.
Cuiabá's last game was hosting CRB and winning 3-0. Before that match, a Copa do Brasil win away at Botafogo.
There will be little rest for Cuiabá after this match as they are travelling to Brasil de Pelotas for a Serie B game in only four days.
The Cuiabá fans have had their share of opportunities to cheer home goals this season, having seen 16 goals in 10 league matches. It's been trouble in front of goal recently, as only -1 of these goals has been scored in their last three home matches. Cuiabá have showed great defending skills in these home games, allowing the opposition to score only 5 goals. There's been improvement defensively lately, as only -1 of these goals has been conceded in their last 3 home matches.
Botafogo form and stats
Botafogo's mission in Copa do Brasil last season failed in the 3rd round against Juventude.Playing away, Botafogo have won 1 game, drawn 6 and suffered 1 defeat in the Serie A this season. When we have look at the Copa do Brasil statistics, we find 3W-3D-1L. This is both home and away.
Botafogo's last game was the home draw against Ceara (2-2). A 0-1 loss hosting Cuiabá before that.
Botafogo are scoring more than one goal per away game on average, having accumulated 9 away goals from 8 games (in the league). 10 goals have been conceded by Botafogo in these games.
Head 2 Head
The two sides played each other earlier this season: Botafogo - Cuiabá 0-1. Head-2-head stats last two meetings: one - zero - one (Cuiabá wins - draws - Botafogo wins). As for goals, one match ended with three or more goals (over 2,5), one had two or less.Top Goalscorers
![]() M. Barcelos da Silva 5 goals | ![]() C. Souza e Silva 4 goals | ![]() P. Garay da Silva 3 goals |
Cuiabá missing players
Botafogo missing players
| Cuiabá | Botafogo | ||||||
| Total | Home | Statistics | Stat | Away | Total | ||
| 25 | 13 | Played | P | 12 | 25 | ||
| 14 | 9 | Won | W | 2 | 5 | ||
| 8 | 4 | Drew | D | 9 | 15 | ||
| 3 | 0 | Lost | L | 1 | 5 | ||
| 43 | 26 | Scored | S | 11 | 23 | ||
| 20 | 6 | Conceded | C | 11 | 25 | ||
| 92% | 85% | Over 0.5 | O 0.5 | 67% | 72% | ||
| 68% | 62% | Over 1.5 | O 1.5 | 67% | 64% | ||
| 44% | 54% | Over 2.5 | O 2.5 | 33% | 36% | ||
| 20% | 23% | Over 3.5 | O 3.5 | 17% | 16% | ||
| 16% | 15% | Over 4.5 | O 4.5 | 0% | 4% | ||
| 44% | 31% | BTTS | BTTS | 67% | 60% | ||
| 48% | 69% | Clean Sheets | C S | 33% | 32% | ||
| 16% | 15% | Failed to Score | F T | 33% | 36% | ||
| 0 | 0 | Corners for (avg) | C F | 0 | 0 | ||
| 0 | 0 | Corners against (avg) | C A | 0 | 0 | ||
| 2 | 1.4 | Yellow cards (avg) | Y C | 2.2 | 2.2 | ||
| 6 | 2 | Red cards | R C | 1 | 3 | ||
| 331 | 213 | Total Shots | T S | 151 | 335 | ||
| 146 | 97 | Shots on Target | S O | 40 | 96 | ||
| 29% | 27% | Goal Efficiency | G E | 28% | 23% | ||
| Total | Home | Away | |||||||||||||||||||
| # | Team | MP | W | D | L | F | A | MP | W | D | L | F | A | MP | W | D | L | F | A | +/- | P |
| 1 | Chapecoense | 19 | 11 | 7 | 1 | 21 | 5 | 9 | 6 | 3 | 0 | 8 | 1 | 10 | 5 | 4 | 1 | 13 | 4 | 16 | 40 |
| 2 | Cuiabá | 19 | 10 | 6 | 3 | 26 | 17 | 10 | 7 | 3 | 0 | 16 | 5 | 9 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 10 | 12 | 9 | 36 |
| 3 | America Mineiro | 19 | 10 | 5 | 4 | 20 | 12 | 9 | 5 | 2 | 2 | 12 | 7 | 10 | 5 | 3 | 2 | 8 | 5 | 8 | 35 |
| 4 | CSA | 19 | 8 | 4 | 7 | 26 | 21 | 10 | 7 | 1 | 2 | 20 | 9 | 9 | 1 | 3 | 5 | 6 | 12 | 5 | 28 |
| 5 | Juventude | 18 | 7 | 7 | 4 | 26 | 19 | 9 | 4 | 4 | 1 | 12 | 6 | 9 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 14 | 13 | 7 | 28 |
| 6 | Parana | 19 | 7 | 7 | 5 | 22 | 19 | 10 | 5 | 4 | 1 | 13 | 4 | 9 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 9 | 15 | 3 | 28 |
| 7 | Sampaio Correa | 17 | 8 | 3 | 6 | 25 | 15 | 9 | 5 | 0 | 4 | 12 | 7 | 8 | 3 | 3 | 2 | 13 | 8 | 10 | 27 |
| 8 | Ponte Preta | 18 | 8 | 3 | 7 | 23 | 26 | 9 | 4 | 2 | 3 | 12 | 15 | 9 | 4 | 1 | 4 | 11 | 11 | -3 | 27 |
| 9 | Avai | 19 | 8 | 2 | 9 | 21 | 25 | 10 | 5 | 1 | 4 | 12 | 12 | 9 | 3 | 1 | 5 | 9 | 13 | -4 | 26 |
| 10 | CRB | 19 | 7 | 5 | 7 | 22 | 23 | 9 | 5 | 3 | 1 | 14 | 7 | 10 | 2 | 2 | 6 | 8 | 16 | -1 | 26 |
| 11 | Confianca | 19 | 6 | 7 | 6 | 21 | 22 | 9 | 4 | 4 | 1 | 12 | 9 | 10 | 2 | 3 | 5 | 9 | 13 | -1 | 25 |
| 12 | Operario PR | 19 | 5 | 8 | 6 | 17 | 18 | 9 | 3 | 4 | 2 | 12 | 8 | 10 | 2 | 4 | 4 | 5 | 10 | -1 | 23 |
| 13 | Guarani | 18 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 18 | 21 | 9 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 12 | 11 | 9 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 6 | 10 | -3 | 21 |
| 14 | Vitoria | 19 | 4 | 9 | 6 | 21 | 21 | 10 | 4 | 3 | 3 | 12 | 9 | 9 | 0 | 6 | 3 | 9 | 12 | 0 | 21 |
| 15 | Brasil de Pelotas | 18 | 4 | 9 | 5 | 14 | 16 | 8 | 2 | 5 | 1 | 7 | 6 | 10 | 2 | 4 | 4 | 7 | 10 | -2 | 21 |
| 16 | Cruzeiro | 19 | 7 | 5 | 7 | 19 | 17 | 10 | 4 | 2 | 4 | 11 | 8 | 9 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 8 | 9 | 2 | 20 |
| 17 | Figueirense | 18 | 4 | 7 | 7 | 12 | 17 | 9 | 2 | 5 | 2 | 9 | 6 | 9 | 2 | 2 | 5 | 3 | 11 | -5 | 19 |
| 18 | Nautico | 18 | 4 | 7 | 7 | 16 | 22 | 9 | 2 | 5 | 2 | 10 | 10 | 9 | 2 | 2 | 5 | 6 | 12 | -6 | 19 |
| 19 | Botafogo SP | 19 | 5 | 3 | 11 | 12 | 19 | 9 | 3 | 1 | 5 | 8 | 9 | 10 | 2 | 2 | 6 | 4 | 10 | -7 | 18 |
| 20 | Oeste | 19 | 1 | 4 | 14 | 10 | 37 | 10 | 1 | 2 | 7 | 4 | 15 | 9 | 0 | 2 | 7 | 6 | 22 | -27 | 7 |
| Total | Home | Away | |||||||||||||||||||
| # | Team | MP | W | D | L | F | A | MP | W | D | L | F | A | MP | W | D | L | F | A | +/- | P |
| 1 | Internacional | 19 | 10 | 5 | 4 | 30 | 16 | 9 | 6 | 3 | 0 | 17 | 6 | 10 | 4 | 2 | 4 | 13 | 10 | 14 | 35 |
| 2 | Flamengo | 18 | 10 | 5 | 3 | 32 | 21 | 8 | 4 | 3 | 1 | 13 | 7 | 10 | 6 | 2 | 2 | 19 | 14 | 11 | 35 |
| 3 | Atletico Mineiro | 17 | 10 | 2 | 5 | 31 | 20 | 9 | 7 | 2 | 0 | 21 | 6 | 8 | 3 | 0 | 5 | 10 | 14 | 11 | 32 |
| 4 | Fluminense | 19 | 9 | 5 | 5 | 29 | 21 | 10 | 6 | 3 | 1 | 19 | 10 | 9 | 3 | 2 | 4 | 10 | 11 | 8 | 32 |
| 5 | Sao Paulo | 15 | 7 | 6 | 2 | 20 | 13 | 8 | 5 | 3 | 0 | 12 | 4 | 7 | 2 | 3 | 2 | 8 | 9 | 7 | 27 |
| 6 | Santos | 18 | 7 | 6 | 5 | 24 | 22 | 9 | 3 | 4 | 2 | 14 | 11 | 9 | 4 | 2 | 3 | 10 | 11 | 2 | 27 |
| 7 | Palmeiras | 17 | 6 | 7 | 4 | 22 | 20 | 8 | 2 | 4 | 2 | 10 | 12 | 9 | 4 | 3 | 2 | 12 | 8 | 2 | 25 |
| 8 | Fortaleza | 17 | 6 | 6 | 5 | 16 | 12 | 9 | 5 | 2 | 2 | 9 | 4 | 8 | 1 | 4 | 3 | 7 | 8 | 4 | 24 |
| 9 | Corinthians | 19 | 6 | 6 | 7 | 22 | 26 | 9 | 3 | 4 | 2 | 12 | 14 | 10 | 3 | 2 | 5 | 10 | 12 | -4 | 24 |
| 10 | Gremio | 17 | 5 | 9 | 3 | 19 | 16 | 8 | 3 | 4 | 1 | 10 | 7 | 9 | 2 | 5 | 2 | 9 | 9 | 3 | 24 |
| 11 | Ceara | 18 | 6 | 5 | 7 | 23 | 26 | 9 | 5 | 2 | 2 | 12 | 9 | 9 | 1 | 3 | 5 | 11 | 17 | -3 | 23 |
| 12 | Atletico GO | 19 | 5 | 7 | 7 | 17 | 25 | 9 | 2 | 4 | 3 | 12 | 14 | 10 | 3 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 11 | -8 | 22 |
| 13 | Sport Recife | 18 | 6 | 3 | 9 | 18 | 26 | 8 | 4 | 0 | 4 | 11 | 12 | 10 | 2 | 3 | 5 | 7 | 14 | -8 | 21 |
| 14 | Botafogo | 18 | 3 | 11 | 4 | 19 | 22 | 10 | 2 | 5 | 3 | 10 | 12 | 8 | 1 | 6 | 1 | 9 | 10 | -3 | 20 |
| 15 | Bahia | 17 | 5 | 4 | 8 | 22 | 25 | 9 | 4 | 1 | 4 | 14 | 13 | 8 | 1 | 3 | 4 | 8 | 12 | -3 | 19 |
| 16 | Coritiba | 19 | 5 | 4 | 10 | 16 | 24 | 9 | 3 | 2 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 10 | 2 | 2 | 6 | 11 | 18 | -8 | 19 |
| 17 | Bragantino | 18 | 4 | 7 | 7 | 21 | 24 | 9 | 4 | 2 | 3 | 13 | 10 | 9 | 0 | 5 | 4 | 8 | 14 | -3 | 19 |
| 18 | Vasco da Gama | 16 | 5 | 3 | 8 | 19 | 24 | 8 | 3 | 2 | 3 | 9 | 8 | 8 | 2 | 1 | 5 | 10 | 16 | -5 | 18 |
| 19 | Atletico PR | 17 | 4 | 4 | 9 | 13 | 19 | 10 | 3 | 3 | 4 | 7 | 8 | 7 | 1 | 1 | 5 | 6 | 11 | -6 | 16 |
| 20 | Goias | 16 | 2 | 5 | 9 | 19 | 30 | 8 | 2 | 2 | 4 | 13 | 16 | 8 | 0 | 3 | 5 | 6 | 14 | -11 | 11 |