Football tips: Athletico PR vs Botafogo - predictions and betting guide

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Competition: Brazil Serie A
Date: Sun 17.November
Match begins: 21:00 (UTC)
Venue: Arena da Baixada (43000 seats)

The league table in Serie A tells a story about these teams so far, with Athletico PR leading Botafogo by 14 points. Match preview to follow:

Both teams have had enough rest since their last competitive action. Let's hope for an energetic game!

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.

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Athletico PR form and stats

Athletico PR have played 16 Serie A games at their own stadium so far this season, resulting in 9-3-4 (wins-draws-losses).

Athletico PR are returning here after visiting São Paulo in a Serie A game and winning with a 1-0 scoreline. Preceding that game was the home draw versus Cruzeiro that ended 0-0.

The home team are expected to win this game about three out of four times, according to the bookmaker odds. When checking the database for Athletico PR home games with this odds we find four games with a similar winning chance. Resulting in 3 wins, 1 draw and 0 defeats. Looking at the victories, 2 matches were won by at least two goals.

Athletico PR are certainly not overdoing their scoring at home in league matches, having created 22 goals in 16 attempts. Athletico PR have only conceded 11 from their league home games. For more goal stats, check the Statistics tab above.

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Botafogo form and stats

Botafogo have only collected 11 points from their away games in the Serie A, after 3-2-11 (16 played). A depressing six defeats in a row for Botafogo in their away games. Unhappy days, as the last time they avoided a loss on the road was versus Ceará.

Botafogo won their last game, 2-0 versus Avaí played at home. A 0-1 loss hosting Flamengo before that.

You'll want to know how Botafogo managed when outsiders such as today. Our database found three similar matches resulting in 0 away wins, 0 draws and 3 home wins.

The visitors have scored 11 goals from 16 away games in the league, an average of less than one per game. In the opposite end, Botafogo have conceded 25 goals in their away games.

Head 2 Head

This is not the first time this season these parties meet, as the history books show this recent fixture: Botafogo - Athletico PR 2-1. Head-2-head stats last ten meetings: 5 - 1 - 4 (Athletico PR wins - draws - Botafogo wins). As for goals, 4 matches ended with three or more goals (over 2,5), 6 had two or less.

Top Goalscorers

Athletico PRMarcelo Cirino
Marcelo Cirino
9 goals
Athletico PRRony
Rony
6 goals
Athletico PRMádson
Mádson
4 goals

Athletico PR missing players

Botafogo missing players

Athletico PR Botafogo
Total Home vs low Statistics Stat vs top Away Total
32 16 6 Played P 5 16 32
14 9 3 Won W 0 3 11
8 3 2 Drew D 0 2 3
10 4 1 Lost L 5 11 18
45 22 6 Scored S 3 11 28
31 11 2 Conceded C 13 25 40
97% 94% 83% Over 0.5 O 0.5 100% 88% 91%
69% 50% 33% Over 1.5 O 1.5 80% 62% 56%
41% 25% 17% Over 2.5 O 2.5 60% 38% 38%
19% 19% 0% Over 3.5 O 3.5 40% 19% 16%
12% 19% 0% Over 4.5 O 4.5 40% 19% 12%
53% 31% 17% BTTS BTTS 40% 31% 34%
31% 44% 67% Clean Sheets C S 0% 25% 25%
19% 31% 33% Failed to Score F T 60% 56% 50%
 
6 7.5 7.5 Corners For (avg) C F 4.6 2.9 3.8
3.8 3.2 3.5 Corners Against (avg) C A 5.8 7.6 6.7
2.1 1.8 1.3 Yellow Cards (avg) Y C 2 1.9 2.6
0 0 0 Red Cards R C 0 1 3
Key stats this season:
  • Athletico PR have won at least twice as many corners as they have conceded at home.
  • Athletico PR have won significantly more corners at home than away.
  • Botafogo have conceded at least twice as many corners as they have won away.
  • Botafogo have conceded at least twice as many goals as they have scored away.
  • Botafogo have won significantly less corners away then at home.

  Total Home Away  
# Team MP W D L F A MP W D L F A MP W D L F A +/- P
1 Flamengo 32 24 5 3 68 26 16 15 1 0 42 12 16 9 4 3 26 14 42 77
2 Palmeiras 32 19 10 3 51 24 16 12 4 0 33 7 16 7 6 3 18 17 27 67
3 Santos 32 19 7 6 48 28 15 11 3 1 33 13 17 8 4 5 15 15 20 64
4 Gremio 32 16 8 8 55 32 16 10 3 3 33 17 16 6 5 5 22 15 23 56
5 São Paulo 32 14 10 8 32 23 17 8 6 3 20 11 15 6 4 5 12 12 9 52
6 Athletico PR 32 14 8 10 45 31 16 9 3 4 22 11 16 5 5 6 23 20 14 50
7 Internacional 32 14 7 11 37 32 16 10 5 1 23 10 16 4 2 10 14 22 5 49
8 Corinthians 32 12 13 7 36 29 16 9 6 1 21 11 16 3 7 6 15 18 7 49
9 Bahia 32 11 10 11 35 33 16 7 5 4 21 15 16 4 5 7 14 18 2 43
10 Goias 32 12 6 14 34 50 16 9 3 4 23 16 16 3 3 10 11 34 -16 42
11 Vasco da Gama 32 11 9 12 31 37 16 6 4 6 17 20 16 5 5 6 14 17 -6 42
12 Atlético Mineiro 32 11 7 14 38 43 16 8 2 6 24 21 16 3 5 8 14 22 -5 40
13 Fortaleza 32 11 6 15 39 44 16 8 2 6 19 15 16 3 4 9 20 29 -5 39
14 Botafogo 32 11 3 18 28 40 16 8 1 7 17 15 16 3 2 11 11 25 -12 36
15 Ceará 32 10 6 16 32 32 16 8 4 4 21 11 16 2 2 12 11 21 0 36
16 Cruzeiro 32 7 14 11 26 36 16 5 7 4 13 14 16 2 7 7 13 22 -10 35
17 Fluminense 32 9 7 16 32 43 16 5 5 6 16 14 16 4 2 10 16 29 -11 34
18 CSA 32 7 8 17 21 47 16 6 5 5 15 19 16 1 3 12 6 28 -26 29
19 Chapecoense 32 4 10 18 25 48 16 2 5 9 12 21 16 2 5 9 13 27 -23 22
20 Avaí 32 3 8 21 16 51 16 1 7 8 9 22 16 2 1 13 7 29 -35 17

Table
  Total Home Away  
# Team MP W D L F A MP W D L F A MP W D L F A +/- P
1 Flamengo 32 24 5 3 68 26 16 15 1 0 42 12 16 9 4 3 26 14 42 77
2 Palmeiras 32 19 10 3 51 24 16 12 4 0 33 7 16 7 6 3 18 17 27 67
3 Santos 32 19 7 6 48 28 15 11 3 1 33 13 17 8 4 5 15 15 20 64
4 Gremio 32 16 8 8 55 32 16 10 3 3 33 17 16 6 5 5 22 15 23 56
5 São Paulo 32 14 10 8 32 23 17 8 6 3 20 11 15 6 4 5 12 12 9 52
6 Athletico PR 32 14 8 10 45 31 16 9 3 4 22 11 16 5 5 6 23 20 14 50
7 Internacional 32 14 7 11 37 32 16 10 5 1 23 10 16 4 2 10 14 22 5 49
8 Corinthians 32 12 13 7 36 29 16 9 6 1 21 11 16 3 7 6 15 18 7 49
9 Bahia 32 11 10 11 35 33 16 7 5 4 21 15 16 4 5 7 14 18 2 43
10 Goias 32 12 6 14 34 50 16 9 3 4 23 16 16 3 3 10 11 34 -16 42
11 Vasco da Gama 32 11 9 12 31 37 16 6 4 6 17 20 16 5 5 6 14 17 -6 42
12 Atlético Mineiro 32 11 7 14 38 43 16 8 2 6 24 21 16 3 5 8 14 22 -5 40
13 Fortaleza 32 11 6 15 39 44 16 8 2 6 19 15 16 3 4 9 20 29 -5 39
14 Botafogo 32 11 3 18 28 40 16 8 1 7 17 15 16 3 2 11 11 25 -12 36
15 Ceará 32 10 6 16 32 32 16 8 4 4 21 11 16 2 2 12 11 21 0 36
16 Cruzeiro 32 7 14 11 26 36 16 5 7 4 13 14 16 2 7 7 13 22 -10 35
17 Fluminense 32 9 7 16 32 43 16 5 5 6 16 14 16 4 2 10 16 29 -11 34
18 CSA 32 7 8 17 21 47 16 6 5 5 15 19 16 1 3 12 6 28 -26 29
19 Chapecoense 32 4 10 18 25 48 16 2 5 9 12 21 16 2 5 9 13 27 -23 22
20 Avaí 32 3 8 21 16 51 16 1 7 8 9 22 16 2 1 13 7 29 -35 17

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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.