A trophy cabinet can never have too much silverware and both Paraná and Botafogo know what's at stake in this second leg of the Copa do Brasil 3rd Round clash.
It's no vacation for neither Paraná nor Botafogo 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.
It's time to recharge all electronic entertainment devices for Botafogo, who are travelling more than 800 kilometers to play this game.
Paraná form and stats
Paraná have not come this way in the Copa do Brasil without some hard work on the way, more precisely defeating Bahia de Feira and Palmas. Last season, Paraná's Copa do Brasil journey ended in the 2nd round.Paraná have collected seven points from their first three Serie B games here at Estádio Durival de Britto e Silva, a promising start. On the other hand, in the Copa do Brasil, Paraná has performed like this (both home and away): 2 wins, 0 draws and 1 loss.
The spoils were shared in Paraná's previous game, also at home. Visiting Operario PR travelled back with a draw after a 0-0 scoreline. Before that match, a Serie B win away at Guarani.
The manager A. Aal will start preparations for the next game as soon this is finished, as the hosts are going to Vitoria in only three days.
The Paraná fans would probably like to see some more goals scored at their own stadium in the league, the tally being 4 in 3 matches. As for guarding their own goal, Paraná have only let in 1 goal at home.
Botafogo form and stats
The traveling awayteam has defeated Nautico and Caxias in order to reach 3rd Round of Copa do Brasil. Botafogo's mission in Copa do Brasil last season failed in the 3rd round against Juventude.Botafogo are doing rather OK so far in their away games in the Serie A, having played 3 games and collected 3 points (0 wins, 3 draws and 0 losses). When we have look at the Copa do Brasil statistics, we find 1W-2D-0L. This is both home and away. The loyal fans travelling with their beloved Botafogo have enjoyed the stadium food more than the matches as the visitors have gone ten consecutive matches without winning on the road. The last time three points were secured away was the Chapecoense game.
Botafogo has to pack their bags again for the second away game in a row. Last time they traveled to Flamengo for a Serie A game that ended a draw (1-1). Before that, Botafogo secured a home win against Atletico Mineiro with the score 2-1.
As mentioned above, Botafogo drew the match against Flamengo. Manager P. Autuori de Mello brought on Pedro Raúl to rescue the draw from a losing position and it worked.
A quick return to home after this game, as Botafogo are hosting Internacional in the Serie A only three days away.
Many goals are not expected from the visiting Botafogo as they have only managed to score 2 times from 3 away games in the league. They concede less than a goal on average per away game (2 so far).
Head 2 Head
This is not the first time this season these parties meet, as the history books show this recent fixture: Botafogo - Paraná 1-0. H2H stats regardless of arena (last ten matches): Paraná zero wins, two draws and Botafogo eight victories. As for goals, seven matches ended with three or more goals (over 2,5), three games had two or less.Top Goalscorers
  A. Nunes dos Santos 2 goals |  B. Gomes de Oliveira Conceiçao 2 goals |  T. Lira de Matos 1 goals |
Paraná missing players
Botafogo missing players
| Paraná | Botafogo | ||||||
| Total | Home | Statistics | Stat | Away | Total | ||
| 25 | 13 | Played | P | 13 | 25 | ||
| 9 | 6 | Won | W | 1 | 9 | ||
| 8 | 4 | Drew | D | 7 | 10 | ||
| 8 | 3 | Lost | L | 5 | 6 | ||
| 29 | 18 | Scored | S | 5 | 26 | ||
| 24 | 13 | Conceded | C | 15 | 25 | ||
| 88% | 85% | Over 0.5 | O 0.5 | 77% | 88% | ||
| 56% | 54% | Over 1.5 | O 1.5 | 62% | 64% | ||
| 36% | 46% | Over 2.5 | O 2.5 | 15% | 28% | ||
| 20% | 31% | Over 3.5 | O 3.5 | 0% | 8% | ||
| 8% | 15% | Over 4.5 | O 4.5 | 0% | 4% | ||
| 44% | 46% | BTTS | BTTS | 31% | 48% | ||
| 32% | 38% | Clean Sheets | C S | 31% | 28% | ||
| 36% | 31% | Failed to Score | F T | 62% | 36% | ||
| 4.8 | 5.3 | Corners for (avg) | C F | 4.6 | 4.6 | ||
| 5.2 | 3.5 | Corners against (avg) | C A | 6.3 | 6.6 | ||
| 2.1 | 2 | Yellow cards (avg) | Y C | 2.5 | 2.1 | ||
| 5 | 2 | Red cards | R C | 0 | 0 | ||
| 213 | 125 | Total Shots | T S | 137 | 288 | ||
| 91 | 51 | Shots on Target | S O | 43 | 97 | ||
| 31% | 35% | Goal Efficiency | G E | 12% | 26% | ||
| Total | Home | Away | |||||||||||||||||||
| # | Team | MP | W | D | L | F | A | MP | W | D | L | F | A | MP | W | D | L | F | A | +/- | P |
| 1 | Paraná | 5 | 3 | 2 | 0 | 8 | 4 | 3 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 4 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 4 | 3 | 4 | 11 |
| 2 | Cuiaba | 4 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 4 | 10 |
| 3 | Operario PR | 5 | 2 | 3 | 0 | 7 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 6 | 1 | 3 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 5 | 9 |
| 4 | Ponte Preta | 5 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 9 | 7 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 5 | 5 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 4 | 2 | 2 | 8 |
| 5 | CRB | 5 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 6 | 5 | 3 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 4 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 1 | 8 |
| 6 | America Mineiro | 5 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 4 | 3 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 3 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 8 |
| 7 | Juventude | 5 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 7 | 7 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 5 | 6 | 0 | 8 |
| 8 | Chapecoense | 3 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 7 |
| 9 | Vitoria | 5 | 1 | 4 | 0 | 6 | 5 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 5 | 5 | 1 | 7 |
| 10 | Botafogo SP | 5 | 2 | 0 | 3 | 4 | 4 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 6 |
| 11 | Cruzeiro | 5 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 7 | 5 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 3 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 5 | 3 | 2 | 4 |
| 12 | Nautico | 5 | 0 | 4 | 1 | 5 | 7 | 3 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 4 | 4 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 3 | -2 | 4 |
| 13 | Figueirense | 4 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 4 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 3 | -2 | 4 |
| 14 | Brasil de Pelotas | 4 | 0 | 3 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | -1 | 3 |
| 15 | Guarani | 4 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 4 | 6 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 3 | 5 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 1 | -2 | 3 |
| 16 | Avai | 4 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 3 | 5 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | -2 | 3 |
| 17 | CSA | 3 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 5 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 5 | -3 | 3 |
| 18 | Confianca | 4 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 3 | 6 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 3 | 3 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 3 | -3 | 2 |
| 19 | Oeste | 5 | 0 | 2 | 3 | 3 | 7 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 4 | -4 | 2 |
| 20 | Sampaio Correa | 3 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 2 | -3 | 0 |
| 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 | 5 | 4 | 0 | 1 | 8 | 2 | 3 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 6 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 6 | 12 |
| 2 | Vasco da Gama | 4 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 7 | 1 | 3 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 4 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 6 | 10 |
| 3 | Atletico Mineiro | 5 | 3 | 0 | 2 | 7 | 5 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 5 | 2 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 3 | 2 | 9 |
| 4 | Palmeiras | 4 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 5 | 3 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 2 | 8 |
| 5 | São Paulo | 4 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 4 | 3 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 7 |
| 6 | Gremio | 5 | 1 | 4 | 0 | 3 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 7 |
| 7 | Santos | 5 | 2 | 1 | 2 | 6 | 6 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 4 | 2 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 4 | 0 | 7 |
| 8 | Fluminense | 5 | 2 | 1 | 2 | 5 | 5 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 2 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 3 | 0 | 7 |
| 9 | Bahia | 4 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 4 | 4 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 0 | 7 |
| 10 | Botafogo | 4 | 1 | 3 | 0 | 4 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 3 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 6 |
| 11 | Athletico PR | 5 | 2 | 0 | 3 | 5 | 6 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 3 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 3 | 3 | -1 | 6 |
| 12 | Bragantino | 5 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 6 | 7 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 4 | 4 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 3 | -1 | 5 |
| 13 | Flamengo | 5 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 3 | 6 | 3 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 3 | -3 | 5 |
| 14 | Corinthians | 3 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 5 | 4 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 1 | 4 |
| 15 | Goias | 4 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 5 | 6 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 3 | 3 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 3 | -1 | 4 |
| 16 | Fortaleza | 4 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 3 | 2 | -1 | 4 |
| 17 | Atlético GO | 4 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 4 | 6 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 4 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 5 | -2 | 4 |
| 18 | Sport Recife | 5 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 4 | 7 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 3 | -3 | 4 |
| 19 | Ceará | 5 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 5 | 9 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 4 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 5 | -4 | 4 |
| 20 | Coritiba | 5 | 1 | 0 | 4 | 3 | 7 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 3 | 5 | -4 | 3 |