Football betting preview: Botafogo vs Athletico PR

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Competition: Brazil Serie A
Competition: Wed 06.January
Match begins: 22:15 (UTC)
Venue: Estádio Nilton Santos (44661 seats)

Botafogo hope to sell some tickets for this game even though the season has been rough so far with 23 points and a 19th position in the Serie A table. Visiting Athletico PR holds 11th place with 34 pts.

Insights:
  • Botafogo has the fewest points (11) at home in Serie A
  • Athletico PR has the most matches under the total-line (17) in Serie A

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

Athletico PR 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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Botafogo form and stats

Botafogo's results here at Estádio Nilton Santos in the Serie A have been very modest with 2 victories, 5 draws and 7 defeats. The season ticket holders are starting to dread their visits here at Estádio Nilton Santos, with the home team losing four in a row. They have not avoided a defeat here since the Ceara game.

Botafogo's previous game was also a home match, the defeat 0-2 versus Corinthians (placed 9th). In the game before, an away victory match versus Coritiba with a 2-1 scoreline.

There's a new game coming up fairly quickly for Botafogo as they are travelling to their away game against Vasco da Gama in the Serie A. That match is four days after this one.

Botafogo have scored 12 league goals here from 14 matches, not a lot. It's been trouble in front of goal recently, as only 1 of these goals has been scored in their last three home matches. Botafogo have conceded 19 in these home matches.

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Athletico PR form and stats

Athletico PR have only collected 13 points from their away games in the Serie A, after 4-1-8 (13 played).

Did you know that the longest clean sheet streak is 1816 minutes? This record is held by Mazaropi when he played in Vasco da Gama. Athletico PR goalkeeper Aderbar Melo dos Santos Neto is eager to challenge this, with his 226 minutes of keeping balls out from the net.

Impressive finishing from Nikão and Carlos Eduardo (2) secured the home win 3-0 against Vasco da Gama in their previous game. Prior to that result Athletico won their away game at Bragantino. The scoreline was 1-0.

Athletico has another fixture away, a Serie A game, against Coritiba in just three days. A tough schedule for the visitors!

The attacking power of Athletico PR when travelling is not overwhelming with 11 goals scored from 13 league matches away. 18 goals have been conceded by Athletico in these games.

Head 2 Head

This is not the first time this season these parties meet, as the history books show this recent fixture: Athletico PR - Botafogo 1-1. As for the last ten games between these two teams, there's three Botafogo victories, two draws and five Athletico PR wins. Over/under statistics; three of these games ended with three goals or more, seven matches with two goals or less.

Top Goalscorers

BotafogoP. Garay da Silva
P. Garay da Silva
6 goals
BotafogoM. Barcelos da Silva
M. Barcelos da Silva
6 goals
Athletico PRC. Ferreira de Souza
C. Ferreira de Souza
5 goals

Botafogo missing players

Athletico PR missing players

Total First Half Second Half
Botafogo Athletico PR
Total Home vs mid Statistics Stat vs low Away Total
27 14 5 Played P 4 13 27
4 2 0 Won W 2 4 10
11 5 3 Drew D 0 1 4
12 7 2 Lost L 2 8 13
25 12 4 Scored S 3 11 24
39 19 7 Conceded C 2 18 28
85% 79% 80% Over 0.5 O 0.5 100% 100% 96%
78% 71% 80% Over 1.5 O 1.5 25% 62% 52%
52% 50% 40% Over 2.5 O 2.5 0% 38% 33%
19% 14% 20% Over 3.5 O 3.5 0% 23% 11%
4% 7% 0% Over 4.5 O 4.5 0% 0% 0%
67% 57% 60% BTTS BTTS 0% 38% 37%
15% 21% 20% Clean Sheets C S 50% 31% 33%
33% 43% 40% Failed to Score F T 50% 31% 33%
 
0 0 0 Corners for (avg) C F 0 0 0
0 0 0 Corners against (avg) C A 0 0 0
2.1 2 2 Yellow cards (avg) Y C 1.2 2.2 2.4
5 3 1 Red cards R C 0 1 1
 
13.5 14.4 12.2 Shots (avg) S ( 24.2 13.4 12.1
3.7 4.1 3.6 Shots on Target (avg) S O 4.5 3.1 3.1
25% 21% 22% Goal Efficiency G E 17% 28% 29%
Key stats in Serie A this season:
  • Athletico PR has the most matches under the total-line (17) in Serie A
  • Athletico PR have played more matches over 2,5 goals away than home.
  • Athletico PR haven’t played a single 0-0 game away.
  • Botafogo has the fewest points (11) at home in Serie A
  • Botafogo has the the worst goal difference (-7) at home 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 Sao Paulo 27 16 8 3 47 22 13 9 4 0 23 6 14 7 4 3 24 16 25 56
2 Atletico Mineiro 27 15 4 8 46 34 14 10 3 1 31 11 13 5 1 7 15 23 12 49
3 Flamengo 26 14 7 5 46 35 13 7 4 2 26 17 13 7 3 3 20 18 11 49
4 Internacional 27 13 8 6 41 26 13 8 4 1 24 11 14 5 4 5 17 15 15 47
5 Gremio 26 11 12 3 35 22 13 8 4 1 24 12 13 3 8 2 11 10 13 45
6 Palmeiras 26 12 8 6 37 25 13 7 4 2 22 12 13 5 4 4 15 13 12 44
7 Fluminense 27 11 7 9 37 31 14 7 4 3 23 14 13 4 3 6 14 17 6 40
8 Santos 27 10 9 8 38 35 14 6 6 2 26 17 13 4 3 6 12 18 3 39
9 Corinthians 27 10 9 8 30 30 13 5 5 3 16 17 14 5 4 5 14 13 0 39
10 Ceara 27 9 9 9 38 37 13 5 5 3 16 14 14 4 4 6 22 23 1 36
11 Athletico PR 27 10 4 13 24 28 14 6 3 5 13 10 13 4 1 8 11 18 -4 34
12 Atletico GO 27 8 10 9 25 32 13 3 6 4 15 17 14 5 4 5 10 15 -7 34
13 Bragantino 27 7 10 10 31 31 13 6 3 4 20 13 14 1 7 6 11 18 0 31
14 Fortaleza 27 7 10 10 24 25 14 5 5 4 12 10 13 2 5 6 12 15 -1 31
15 Sport Recife 27 8 5 14 23 36 13 6 1 6 14 16 14 2 4 8 9 20 -13 29
16 Bahia 27 8 4 15 33 48 14 6 1 7 19 21 13 2 3 8 14 27 -15 28
17 Vasco da Gama 26 7 7 12 26 39 13 4 4 5 12 14 13 3 3 7 14 25 -13 28
18 Goias 27 5 8 14 27 42 14 4 4 6 16 21 13 1 4 8 11 21 -15 23
19 Botafogo 27 4 11 12 25 39 14 2 5 7 12 19 13 2 6 5 13 20 -14 23
20 Coritiba 27 5 6 16 21 37 13 3 3 7 7 11 14 2 3 9 14 26 -16 21

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 Sao Paulo 27 16 8 3 47 22 13 9 4 0 23 6 14 7 4 3 24 16 25 56
2 Atletico Mineiro 27 15 4 8 46 34 14 10 3 1 31 11 13 5 1 7 15 23 12 49
3 Flamengo 26 14 7 5 46 35 13 7 4 2 26 17 13 7 3 3 20 18 11 49
4 Internacional 27 13 8 6 41 26 13 8 4 1 24 11 14 5 4 5 17 15 15 47
5 Gremio 26 11 12 3 35 22 13 8 4 1 24 12 13 3 8 2 11 10 13 45
6 Palmeiras 26 12 8 6 37 25 13 7 4 2 22 12 13 5 4 4 15 13 12 44
7 Fluminense 27 11 7 9 37 31 14 7 4 3 23 14 13 4 3 6 14 17 6 40
8 Santos 27 10 9 8 38 35 14 6 6 2 26 17 13 4 3 6 12 18 3 39
9 Corinthians 27 10 9 8 30 30 13 5 5 3 16 17 14 5 4 5 14 13 0 39
10 Ceara 27 9 9 9 38 37 13 5 5 3 16 14 14 4 4 6 22 23 1 36
11 Athletico PR 27 10 4 13 24 28 14 6 3 5 13 10 13 4 1 8 11 18 -4 34
12 Atletico GO 27 8 10 9 25 32 13 3 6 4 15 17 14 5 4 5 10 15 -7 34
13 Bragantino 27 7 10 10 31 31 13 6 3 4 20 13 14 1 7 6 11 18 0 31
14 Fortaleza 27 7 10 10 24 25 14 5 5 4 12 10 13 2 5 6 12 15 -1 31
15 Sport Recife 27 8 5 14 23 36 13 6 1 6 14 16 14 2 4 8 9 20 -13 29
16 Bahia 27 8 4 15 33 48 14 6 1 7 19 21 13 2 3 8 14 27 -15 28
17 Vasco da Gama 26 7 7 12 26 39 13 4 4 5 12 14 13 3 3 7 14 25 -13 28
18 Goias 27 5 8 14 27 42 14 4 4 6 16 21 13 1 4 8 11 21 -15 23
19 Botafogo 27 4 11 12 25 39 14 2 5 7 12 19 13 2 6 5 13 20 -14 23
20 Coritiba 27 5 6 16 21 37 13 3 3 7 7 11 14 2 3 9 14 26 -16 21

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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.