Serie A game information: Athletico PR vs Botafogo

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Competition: Brazil Serie A
Competition: Sun 13.November
Match begins: 19:00 (UTC)
Venue: Arena da Baixada (43981 seats)

A quick peek at the Serie A table shows that this is top- versus mid-table, but the outcome is not given. Get our Athletico PR - Botafogo match guide!

Insights:
  • Botafogo have played more matches over 2,5 goals away than home.

Botafogo are still fighting for the big positions at the top of the table.

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.

It's no vacation for neither Athletico 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.

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Athletico PR form and stats

Athletico PR are steadily winning Serie A games and points here at Arena da Baixada. 10 wins, 6 draws and 2 defeats is the summary from 18 games.

Athletico PR shared the glory with Atletico GO in their last match, an away game that ended all square 1-1. Athletico's goalie Bento played a big part in securing a draw after 90 minutes against Atletico GO with a stunning six saves. Midfielder Terans was the best player on the team with a rating of 8.31 (out of ten) in that game. Terans scored one goal, hit one key pass and dribled past the opponent 3 of 5 times.

A defeat was the result before that one, 0-2 away at Internacional.

The home team are moderate favourites in this game. How does Athletico PR handle that role? We have found 8 games in our database similar to this one, based on the home odds. The stats for these games are 5 wins, 3 draws and 0 defeats.

A decent goal production from Athletico PR in their home games so far, with 28 goals from 18 league matches. Athletico have only conceded 17 from their league home games. For more goal stats, check the Statistics tab above.

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Botafogo form and stats

As the visiting team in Serie A matches, Botafogo have produced an overall stat of 9-4-5 so far. Botafogo are enjoying a nice run from their away games now, having played seven in a row without losing.

The Botafogo goalkeeper Lucas Estella Perri is collecting clean sheets like a laundry worker. It's been 218 league minutes without conceding a goal, and counting.

Fernandes (2) and Soares scored in Botafogo's previous match, the home game against Santos that ended 3-0. Midfield player Fernandes was the top player of the team with a match rating of 9.15/10. Fernandes scored two goals, hit four key passes, dribled past the opponent 3 of 4 times and had 41 successful passes (of 47 total).

Ahead of that match was the victory versus Atletico Mineiro at their stadium, the result 2-0.

Botafogo are the outsiders in this one, but not by much. Their performance in similar games (being the away team and moderate outsiders) is 1 win, 1 draw and 4 defeats. From a total of 6 matches.

Botafogo are scoring more than one goal per away game on average, having accumulated 23 away goals from 18 games (in the league). As opposed to that, Botafogo have seen the ball go into their own net 21 times on the road. There's been improvement defensively lately, as only 2 of these goals has been conceded in their last three away matches.

Head 2 Head

Botafogo - Athletico PR 2-0 was the story when these two participants previously met, some time ago this season. Last ten meetings between these sides: Athletico won five, Botafogo triumphed in three and we saw two draws. two games with more than 2,5 goals, eight matches with under 2,5 goals.

Top Goalscorers

Athletico PRM. Terans Pérez
M. Terans Pérez
12 goals
BotafogoE. de Souza
E. de Souza
7 goals
BotafogoF. das Chagas Soares dos Santos
F. das Chagas Soares dos Santos
6 goals

Athletico PR missing players

Botafogo missing players

Athletico PR Botafogo
Total Home vs mid Statistics Stat vs top Away Total
37 18 6 Played P 5 18 37
15 10 2 Won W 2 9 15
10 6 3 Drew D 1 4 8
12 2 1 Lost L 2 5 14
45 28 8 Scored S 6 23 41
48 17 7 Conceded C 9 21 40
92% 94% 100% Over 0.5 O 0.5 100% 100% 95%
68% 61% 67% Over 1.5 O 1.5 60% 67% 62%
41% 39% 33% Over 2.5 O 2.5 60% 39% 35%
30% 33% 33% Over 3.5 O 3.5 60% 33% 24%
16% 17% 17% Over 4.5 O 4.5 20% 6% 3%
49% 56% 67% BTTS BTTS 40% 44% 41%
32% 39% 17% Clean Sheets C S 20% 28% 30%
27% 11% 17% Failed to Score F T 40% 28% 35%
 
5.2 6.1 5.8 Corners for (avg) C F 3 4.6 4.7
6.2 5.2 5.5 Corners against (avg) C A 7.2 5.6 5.2
2.5 2.9 2.3 Yellow cards (avg) Y C 2.4 2.7 2.6
4 2 0 Red cards R C 1 3 4
 
13.4 15.3 16.2 Shots (avg) S ( 11.4 13.3 14.2
4 4.8 6 Shots on Target (avg) S O 5.2 5.3 4.9
30% 32% 22% Goal Efficiency G E 23% 24% 23%
 
15 13.2 13.2 Shots against (avg) S A 18.2 14.3 12.9
4.5 3.6 2.7 Shots on Target against (avg) S O 7 5.1 4.1
Key stats in Serie A this season:
  • Botafogo have played more matches over 2,5 goals away than home.
  • Botafogo haven’t played a single 0-0 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 Palmeiras 37 23 12 2 66 24 19 13 4 2 39 12 18 10 8 0 27 12 42 81
2 Internacional 37 19 13 5 55 31 18 12 5 1 37 14 19 7 8 4 18 17 24 70
3 Fluminense 37 20 7 10 62 41 19 12 3 4 39 20 18 8 4 6 23 21 21 67
4 Corinthians 37 18 11 8 44 35 18 12 4 2 24 10 19 6 7 6 20 25 9 65
5 Flamengo 37 18 8 11 59 37 18 11 3 4 36 13 19 7 5 7 23 24 22 62
6 Athletico PR 37 15 10 12 45 48 18 10 6 2 28 17 19 5 4 10 17 31 -3 55
7 Atletico Mineiro 37 14 13 10 44 37 19 8 5 6 25 18 18 6 8 4 19 19 7 55
8 Botafogo 37 15 8 14 41 40 19 6 4 9 18 19 18 9 4 5 23 21 1 53
9 America Mineiro 37 15 7 15 39 39 18 9 3 6 21 17 19 6 4 9 18 22 0 52
10 Fortaleza 37 14 10 13 44 39 19 7 8 4 24 13 18 7 2 9 20 26 5 52
11 Sao Paulo 37 12 15 10 51 42 19 8 6 5 32 21 18 4 9 5 19 21 9 51
12 Santos 37 12 11 14 44 39 18 8 5 5 28 17 19 4 6 9 16 22 5 47
13 Goias 37 11 13 13 40 49 18 6 8 4 20 18 19 5 5 9 20 31 -9 46
14 Bragantino 37 11 11 15 49 58 18 8 5 5 29 22 19 3 6 10 20 36 -9 44
15 Coritiba 37 12 6 19 38 58 19 11 4 4 25 16 18 1 2 15 13 42 -20 42
16 Cuiaba 37 9 11 17 29 41 18 5 8 5 15 14 19 4 3 12 14 27 -12 38
17 Atletico GO 37 8 11 18 38 56 19 6 5 8 22 23 18 2 6 10 16 33 -18 35
18 Ceara 37 6 16 15 30 40 18 3 8 7 16 21 19 3 8 8 14 19 -10 34
19 Avai 37 8 8 21 32 59 19 7 4 8 24 26 18 1 4 13 8 33 -27 32
20 Juventude 37 3 13 21 28 65 19 2 9 8 18 27 18 1 4 13 10 38 -37 22

Read more about Serie A

The Campeonato Brasileiro Série A, often called the Brasileirão (or just Série A), is the primary football competition in Brazil. It has 20 teams playing each other twice from May to December, a total of 38 fixtures. The top team is crowned as the champion and the bottom four are relegated.