Botafogo go on their trip to Athletico PR and Arena de Baixada brimming with confidence, but the home team is not a walk in the park. More info on the fixture here!
- Athletico PR have played more matches over 2,5 goals home than away.
- Botafogo is in the best form (5-0-1) in Serie A
Botafogo have a very long trip to this away game, as there's more than 800 kilometers in distance to cover. This could prove a challenge, at least for the supporters.
There’s little time for restitution or working hard at the training pitch these days, with both teams having played their last game less than four days ago.
Athletico PR form and stats
Athletico PR have collected 9 points from their Serie A home games so far after 3-0-1.
The supporters hope that Athletico PR will strike back in this match, putting things right after the 0-1 away loss in the Copa do Brasil fixture against Botafogo.
Preceding that match was a Serie A defeat to Gremio (1-2).This is expected to be a close game, with Athletico PR perhaps considered small favourites due to their home advantage. Looking back at earlier matches similar to this one (expected to be close with Athletico PR as a small favourite), we find 7 games. Athletico has won 4 of these, drawn 2 and lost 1.
There's a new fixture coming up fairly quickly for Athletico PR, as the Copa Libertadores home game vs Libertad is only three days away.
On the other hand, Athletico PR have conceded 5 goals.
Botafogo form and stats
It's gone fairly well in the Serie A away games so far for Botafogo with six points collected from three matches.
The Botafogo goalkeeper Lucas Estella Perri is collecting clean sheets like a laundry worker. It's been 213 league minutes without conceding a goal, and counting.
The regulars enjoyed Botafogo's previous fixture versus Athletico PR, a Copa do Brasil win (1-0) played at home. Eduardo got a match rating of 7.32 in that game, top player of the team. Eduardo hit one key pass, dribled past the opponent 1 of 1 times and had 31 successful passes (of 37 total).
That result followed a home victory 2-0 versus América Mineiro in the Serie A.So, this is expected to be a close game, an even contest. Looking at earlier matches with Botafogo playing away and similar expectations, we found 9 relevant matches. Results were 3 Botafogo wins, 4 draws and 2 defeats.
Botafogo have another fixture that requires travelling in just three nights, a Copa Sudamericana game versus LDU Quito. A rough programme for the visitors!
As for defending, Botafogo rarely keep clean sheets as they have conceded 5 goals from these away matches.
Head 2 Head
Head-to-head statistics (for the preceeding ten meetings): Athletico won five games, one match ended with a draw and Botafogo managed four wins. Over 2,5 goals / under 2,5 goals: four / six.
Top Goalscorers
  F. das Chagas Soares dos Santos 6 goals |   V. Roque Ferreira 3 goals |  C. Alves Cardoso 2 goals |
Athletico PR missing players
Botafogo missing players
| Athletico PR | Botafogo | ||||||
| Total | Home | vs | Statistics | Stat | vs | Away | Total |
| 8 | 4 | 1 | Played | P | 1 | 3 | 8 |
| 4 | 3 | 0 | Won | W | 1 | 2 | 7 |
| 0 | 0 | 0 | Drew | D | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 4 | 1 | 1 | Lost | L | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| 11 | 8 | 1 | Scored | S | 3 | 6 | 16 |
| 11 | 5 | 2 | Conceded | C | 2 | 5 | 6 |
| 100% | 100% | 100% | Over 0.5 | O 0.5 | 100% | 100% | 100% |
| 100% | 100% | 100% | Over 1.5 | O 1.5 | 100% | 100% | 88% |
| 50% | 75% | 100% | Over 2.5 | O 2.5 | 100% | 100% | 62% |
| 12% | 25% | 0% | Over 3.5 | O 3.5 | 100% | 33% | 12% |
| 12% | 25% | 0% | Over 4.5 | O 4.5 | 100% | 33% | 12% |
| 50% | 75% | 100% | BTTS | BTTS | 100% | 100% | 50% |
| 25% | 25% | 0% | Clean Sheets | C S | 0% | 0% | 50% |
| 25% | 0% | 0% | Failed to Score | F T | 0% | 0% | 0% |
| 4.8 | 4.8 | 10 | Corners for (avg) | C F | 2 | 4 | 4.6 |
| 5.4 | 5.5 | 5 | Corners against (avg) | C A | 7 | 5.7 | 5 |
| 2.6 | 2 | 2 | Yellow cards (avg) | Y C | 4 | 3 | 2.5 |
| 1 | 0 | 0 | Red cards | R C | 1 | 1 | 1 |
| 13.9 | 16.2 | 16 | Shots (avg) | S ( | 12 | 11.3 | 15.5 |
| 4.2 | 5 | 4 | Shots on Target (avg) | S O | 6 | 3.7 | 5.1 |
| 32% | 40% | 25% | Goal Efficiency | G E | 50% | 55% | 39% |
| 12.8 | 11.8 | 10 | Shots against (avg) | S A | 24 | 15 | 12.1 |
| 3.9 | 3.5 | 4 | Shots on Target against (avg) | S O | 13 | 7.7 | 5.1 |
- All of Athletico PR's matches have had more than 1,5 goals.
- All of Botafogo's away-matches have had more than 2,5 goals.
- Athletico PR have played more matches over 2,5 goals home than away.
- Athletico PR have scored in all their home matches so far.
- Athletico PR haven’t played a single 0-0 game.
- Botafogo have scored at least twice as many goals as they have conceded.
- Botafogo have scored in all their matches so far.
- Botafogo have the most scored goals in the first half (8) in Serie A
- Botafogo haven’t played a single 0-0 game.
- Botafogo is in the best form (5-0-1) in Serie A
| Total | Home | Away | |||||||||||||||||||
| # | Team | MP | W | D | L | F | A | MP | W | D | L | F | A | MP | W | D | L | F | A | +/- | P |
| 1 | Botafogo | 8 | 7 | 0 | 1 | 16 | 6 | 5 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 10 | 1 | 3 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 6 | 5 | 10 | 21 |
| 2 | Palmeiras | 8 | 4 | 4 | 0 | 17 | 7 | 4 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 9 | 4 | 4 | 1 | 3 | 0 | 8 | 3 | 10 | 16 |
| 3 | Sao Paulo | 8 | 4 | 3 | 1 | 14 | 7 | 4 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 11 | 3 | 4 | 0 | 3 | 1 | 3 | 4 | 7 | 15 |
| 4 | Atlético Mineiro | 8 | 4 | 2 | 2 | 12 | 7 | 4 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 6 | 4 | 4 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 6 | 3 | 5 | 14 |
| 5 | Gremio | 8 | 4 | 2 | 2 | 12 | 11 | 4 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 7 | 4 | 4 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 5 | 7 | 1 | 14 |
| 6 | Fortaleza | 8 | 3 | 4 | 1 | 12 | 6 | 4 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 7 | 3 | 4 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 5 | 3 | 6 | 13 |
| 7 | Cruzeiro | 8 | 4 | 1 | 3 | 12 | 7 | 4 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 4 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 9 | 3 | 5 | 13 |
| 8 | Flamengo | 8 | 4 | 1 | 3 | 14 | 10 | 5 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 9 | 4 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 5 | 6 | 4 | 13 |
| 9 | Fluminense | 8 | 4 | 1 | 3 | 12 | 8 | 3 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 5 | 1 | 5 | 2 | 0 | 3 | 7 | 7 | 4 | 13 |
| 10 | Bragantino | 8 | 3 | 4 | 1 | 13 | 11 | 5 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 8 | 6 | 3 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 5 | 5 | 2 | 13 |
| 11 | Athletico PR | 8 | 4 | 0 | 4 | 11 | 11 | 4 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 8 | 5 | 4 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 3 | 6 | 0 | 12 |
| 12 | Santos | 8 | 3 | 2 | 3 | 8 | 7 | 4 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 6 | 2 | 4 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 2 | 5 | 1 | 11 |
| 13 | Internacional | 8 | 3 | 1 | 4 | 7 | 11 | 4 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 5 | 3 | 4 | 0 | 1 | 3 | 2 | 8 | -4 | 10 |
| 14 | Corinthians | 8 | 2 | 2 | 4 | 8 | 12 | 4 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 6 | 3 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 2 | 9 | -4 | 8 |
| 15 | Cuiaba | 8 | 2 | 2 | 4 | 7 | 13 | 4 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 3 | 8 | 4 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 4 | 5 | -6 | 8 |
| 16 | Bahia | 8 | 2 | 1 | 5 | 9 | 14 | 4 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 7 | 7 | 4 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 2 | 7 | -5 | 7 |
| 17 | Goias | 8 | 2 | 1 | 5 | 7 | 15 | 3 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 5 | 7 | 5 | 0 | 1 | 4 | 2 | 8 | -8 | 7 |
| 18 | Vasco da Gama | 8 | 1 | 3 | 4 | 8 | 13 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 4 | 5 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 6 | 9 | -5 | 6 |
| 19 | América Mineiro | 8 | 1 | 1 | 6 | 7 | 20 | 4 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 3 | 10 | 4 | 0 | 1 | 3 | 4 | 10 | -13 | 4 |
| 20 | Coritiba | 8 | 0 | 3 | 5 | 7 | 17 | 4 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 3 | 7 | 4 | 0 | 1 | 3 | 4 | 10 | -10 | 3 |
