Happy home supporters, the away team runs away as victors or a tactical 0-0 draw? It's all up in the air when the mid-table sides Botafogo SP and São Bento battle at Estádio Santa Cruz.
- Botafogo SP have the most scored goals (11) in Paulista A1
- São Bento have yet to win a game away.
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 Botafogo SP and São Bento.
Botafogo SP form and stats
When playing at home in the Paulista A1, Botafogo SP, who have the most scored goals (11) in Paulista A1, have managed 1 win, 1 draw and suffered 2 defeats from 4 games.
Happy days for Botafogo SP in their previous game, a fixture away at Ferroviaria that ended with a 2-1 victory.
Preceding that match was a defeat to Ituano (2-3).The hosts are modest favourites in this match, with the bookmakers estimating the chance of a home win at about 50% +- five percent. It's interesting to look at how Botafogo have performed under similar circumstances, so here are some numbers: When modest favourites like this (we found 12 games) they have won 7 times, drawn 2 and lost 3.
Botafogo SP have proved capable of finding the net in their games here at Estádio Santa Cruz with 6 goals in 4 league matches. Defensively it’s touch-and-go for the home team as 7 goals have been conceded.
São Bento form and stats
The story so far for the visiting team on their Paulista A1 travels is 0 wins, 2 draws and 2 defeats. With two straight losses from their last two away games, Bento are hoping that it's time for some travel points again.
The attacking players of São Bento have been feeble for some time now, the team not scoring a league goal in the last 224 minutes.
This game can not go any worse than the previous one, the home loss versus Guarani with 0-1 on the scoreboard.
It was a defeat before that one as the away game against Santos wasn't a success with a 0-1 loss.São Bento are the outsiders in this one, but not by much. Their performance in similar games (being the away team and moderate outsiders) is 2 wins, 8 draws and 9 defeats. From a total of 19 matches.
Little scoring action? 6 league fixtures in a row with this side have had at most two goals.
There's been a serious shortage of goals from São Bento's away games in the league this season with only {1 goals} from 4 matches.
Head 2 Head
Botafogo have avoided defeat in the last 5 fixtures (3-2-0) facing São Bento.Top Goalscorers
  G. Vertuoso 7 goals |
Botafogo SP missing players
São Bento missing players
| Botafogo SP | São Bento | ||||||
| Total | Home | vs | Statistics | Stat | vs | Away | Total |
| 8 | 4 | 0 | Played | P | 0 | 4 | 8 |
| 3 | 1 | 0 | Won | W | 0 | 0 | 2 |
| 2 | 1 | 0 | Drew | D | 0 | 2 | 3 |
| 3 | 2 | 0 | Lost | L | 0 | 2 | 3 |
| 11 | 6 | 0 | Scored | S | 0 | 1 | 5 |
| 11 | 7 | 0 | Conceded | C | 0 | 4 | 7 |
| 100% | 100% | 0% | Over 0.5 | O 0.5 | 0% | 75% | 88% |
| 88% | 75% | 0% | Over 1.5 | O 1.5 | 0% | 50% | 50% |
| 38% | 50% | 0% | Over 2.5 | O 2.5 | 0% | 0% | 12% |
| 25% | 50% | 0% | Over 3.5 | O 3.5 | 0% | 0% | 0% |
| 25% | 50% | 0% | Over 4.5 | O 4.5 | 0% | 0% | 0% |
| 62% | 75% | 0% | BTTS | BTTS | 0% | 25% | 38% |
| 12% | 0% | 0% | Clean Sheets | C S | 0% | 25% | 25% |
| 25% | 25% | 0% | Failed to Score | F T | 0% | 75% | 50% |
| 5 | 6.8 | 0 | Corners for (avg) | C F | 0 | 4.5 | 4.9 |
| 5.9 | 5.5 | 0 | Corners against (avg) | C A | 0 | 8.5 | 5.5 |
| 1.3 | 1.2 | 0 | Yellow cards (avg) | Y C | 0 | 1.8 | 1.8 |
| 0 | 0 | 0 | Red cards | R C | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 11.6 | 14 | 0 | Shots (avg) | S ( | 0 | 7.8 | 11 |
| 4.3 | 4.5 | 0 | Shots on Target (avg) | S O | 0 | 2.5 | 3.6 |
| 30% | 33% | 0% | Goal Efficiency | G E | 0% | 10% | 17% |
| 12.6 | 12.2 | 0 | Shots against (avg) | S A | 0 | 15.5 | 11.8 |
| 5 | 5.2 | 0 | Shots on Target against (avg) | S O | 0 | 6 | 4 |
- Botafogo SP have failed to keep a clean sheet in all their home matches.
- Botafogo SP have played more matches over 2,5 goals home than away.
- Botafogo SP have scored more than double the goals of São Bento.
- Botafogo SP have the fewest clean sheets (0) at home in Paulista A1
- Botafogo SP have the fewest clean sheets (1) in Paulista A1
- Botafogo SP have the most conceded goals (7) at home in Paulista A1
- Botafogo SP have the most conceded goals in the second half (4) in Paulista A1
- Botafogo SP have the most dropped points from leading position (4) in Paulista A1
- Botafogo SP have the most scored goals (11) in Paulista A1
- Botafogo SP have the most scored goals (6) at home in Paulista A1
- Botafogo SP have the most scored goals in the first half (7) in Paulista A1
- Botafogo SP have won significantly more corners at home than away.
- Botafogo SP haven’t played a single 0-0 game.
- São Bento have conceded at least twice as many goals as they have scored away.
- São Bento have yet to win a game away.
| 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 | 8 | 4 | 2 | 2 | 7 | 6 | 5 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 5 | 2 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 4 | 1 | 14 |
| 2 | Botafogo SP | 8 | 3 | 2 | 3 | 11 | 11 | 4 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 6 | 7 | 4 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 5 | 4 | 0 | 11 |
| 3 | Inter de Limeira | 8 | 3 | 1 | 4 | 3 | 7 | 4 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 4 | 4 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 3 | -4 | 10 |
| 4 | Santos | 8 | 2 | 3 | 3 | 7 | 11 | 4 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 4 | 2 | 4 | 0 | 1 | 3 | 3 | 9 | -4 | 9 |
