This has the potential to be an engrossing game as Botafogo have their presumed home advantage, while Athletico PR are in front by 10 points in the Serie A standings.
- Botafogo have the fewest scored goals in the first half (4) in Serie A
It's time to recharge all electronic entertainment devices for Athletico PR, who are travelling more than 800 kilometers to play this game.
It's no vacation for neither Botafogo nor Athletico PR 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.
Botafogo form and stats
With 2 Serie A wins, 1 draw and 5 defeats from their home games, Botafogo are certainly not brimming with confidence.
Stress levels are on the rise for Botafogo's attacking players as they have now played 296 minutes without scoring in a league game. Lopes was their last goal scorer.
Botafogo faced defeat in their previous match, away at Santos (0-2). Fernandes (midfield was the top team player in that game with a rating of 8.04/10. Fernandes hit the woodwork once, hit three key passes and had 58 successful passes (of 62 total).
Before that game, the home loss against Atlético Mineiro with the scoreline 0-1.The bookmakers consider this a fairly even contest. One could say only the home advantage separates the teams. It could be relevant to look at how Botafogo have performed in matches similar to this (as small favourites). Our database has found 7 matches with the results: Won 3, drawn 1 and lost 3.
Sports bettors, take note: A review of the 11 latest league matches shows that 9 of them had at least one goal from each side.
Botafogo have scored 7 league goals here from 8 matches, not a lot. Botafogo's goalkeeper has had to pick the ball out of their own net 10 times. For more goal stats, check the Statistics tab above.
Athletico PR form and stats
4-1-4 is the win-draw-loss statistic for Athletico PR in their Serie A matches away.
Impressive finishing from Canobbio, Terans, Cittadini and Cuello secured the home win 4-1 against Atlético GO in their previous game. Terans got a match rating of 8.13 in that game, top player of the team. Terans scored one goal, served one assist and hit two key passes.
Ahead of that game was the 0-0 draw at home against Internacional.As mentioned above, this is an open game with no clear favourite. We have found 11 similar matches played by Athletico PR in our archives, and the results are: 6 wins for Athletico PR, 2 draws and 3 defeats.
Athletico PR have another match that requires travelling in just four sleeps, a Copa do Brasil match vs Flamengo. A difficult programme for the visitors!
As opposed to that, Athletico have seen the ball go into their own net 10 times on the road.
Head 2 Head
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
  M. Terans Pérez 7 goals |   M. Nascimento de Paula 5 goals | V. Soares dos Santos 2 goals |
Botafogo missing players
Athletico PR missing players
| Botafogo | Athletico PR | ||||||
| Total | Home | vs | Statistics | Stat | vs | Away | Total |
| 18 | 8 | 3 | Played | P | 1 | 9 | 18 |
| 6 | 2 | 0 | Won | W | 0 | 4 | 9 |
| 3 | 1 | 0 | Drew | D | 0 | 1 | 4 |
| 9 | 5 | 3 | Lost | L | 1 | 4 | 5 |
| 17 | 7 | 1 | Scored | S | 0 | 9 | 24 |
| 24 | 10 | 5 | Conceded | C | 4 | 10 | 18 |
| 100% | 100% | 100% | Over 0.5 | O 0.5 | 100% | 89% | 89% |
| 61% | 50% | 33% | Over 1.5 | O 1.5 | 100% | 56% | 56% |
| 33% | 38% | 33% | Over 2.5 | O 2.5 | 100% | 44% | 44% |
| 28% | 25% | 33% | Over 3.5 | O 3.5 | 100% | 22% | 28% |
| 6% | 0% | 0% | Over 4.5 | O 4.5 | 0% | 0% | 11% |
| 44% | 50% | 33% | BTTS | BTTS | 0% | 33% | 44% |
| 17% | 12% | 0% | Clean Sheets | C S | 0% | 44% | 39% |
| 39% | 38% | 67% | Failed to Score | F T | 100% | 33% | 28% |
| 4.6 | 4.9 | 3 | Corners for (avg) | C F | 5 | 4.4 | 4.9 |
| 4.4 | 2.9 | 4 | Corners against (avg) | C A | 5 | 7.1 | 6.3 |
| 2.9 | 3.1 | 2.7 | Yellow cards (avg) | Y C | 3 | 2.3 | 2.7 |
| 3 | 0 | 0 | Red cards | R C | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| 13.8 | 14.5 | 11 | Shots (avg) | S ( | 7 | 12.1 | 13.5 |
| 4.7 | 4.2 | 3 | Shots on Target (avg) | S O | 0 | 3.6 | 3.9 |
| 20% | 21% | 11% | Goal Efficiency | G E | 0% | 28% | 34% |
| 14.1 | 11.2 | 15 | Shots against (avg) | S A | 18 | 17.8 | 16.1 |
| 5.3 | 3.9 | 5.3 | Shots on Target against (avg) | S O | 9 | 4.9 | 4.6 |
- Botafogo have played more matches over 2,5 goals home than away.
- Botafogo have the fewest scored goals in the first half (4) in Serie A
- Botafogo have the most points from losing position (9) in Serie A
- Botafogo haven’t played a single 0-0 game.
| 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 | 18 | 10 | 6 | 2 | 29 | 12 | 9 | 5 | 2 | 2 | 17 | 8 | 9 | 5 | 4 | 0 | 12 | 4 | 17 | 36 |
| 2 | Corinthians | 18 | 9 | 5 | 4 | 22 | 18 | 9 | 6 | 3 | 0 | 13 | 3 | 9 | 3 | 2 | 4 | 9 | 15 | 4 | 32 |
| 3 | Atlético Mineiro | 18 | 8 | 8 | 2 | 26 | 18 | 9 | 5 | 3 | 1 | 15 | 8 | 9 | 3 | 5 | 1 | 11 | 10 | 8 | 32 |
| 4 | Fluminense | 18 | 9 | 4 | 5 | 27 | 19 | 9 | 5 | 1 | 3 | 16 | 10 | 9 | 4 | 3 | 2 | 11 | 9 | 8 | 31 |
| 5 | Athletico PR | 18 | 9 | 4 | 5 | 24 | 18 | 9 | 5 | 3 | 1 | 15 | 8 | 9 | 4 | 1 | 4 | 9 | 10 | 6 | 31 |
| 6 | Internacional | 18 | 7 | 9 | 2 | 26 | 18 | 9 | 4 | 4 | 1 | 17 | 11 | 9 | 3 | 5 | 1 | 9 | 7 | 8 | 30 |
| 7 | Flamengo | 18 | 8 | 3 | 7 | 24 | 17 | 9 | 6 | 1 | 2 | 16 | 4 | 9 | 2 | 2 | 5 | 8 | 13 | 7 | 27 |
| 8 | Bragantino | 18 | 7 | 6 | 5 | 29 | 21 | 10 | 5 | 2 | 3 | 17 | 9 | 8 | 2 | 4 | 2 | 12 | 12 | 8 | 27 |
| 9 | Santos | 18 | 6 | 7 | 5 | 22 | 16 | 10 | 5 | 3 | 2 | 16 | 8 | 8 | 1 | 4 | 3 | 6 | 8 | 6 | 25 |
| 10 | Sao Paulo | 18 | 5 | 10 | 3 | 25 | 21 | 8 | 4 | 3 | 1 | 14 | 8 | 10 | 1 | 7 | 2 | 11 | 13 | 4 | 25 |
| 11 | Ceara | 18 | 5 | 9 | 4 | 20 | 18 | 9 | 2 | 5 | 2 | 10 | 10 | 9 | 3 | 4 | 2 | 10 | 8 | 2 | 24 |
| 12 | Botafogo | 18 | 6 | 3 | 9 | 17 | 24 | 8 | 2 | 1 | 5 | 7 | 10 | 10 | 4 | 2 | 4 | 10 | 14 | -7 | 21 |
| 13 | Avai | 18 | 6 | 3 | 9 | 19 | 28 | 9 | 5 | 2 | 2 | 15 | 12 | 9 | 1 | 1 | 7 | 4 | 16 | -9 | 21 |
| 14 | Goias | 18 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 18 | 22 | 9 | 3 | 4 | 2 | 12 | 11 | 9 | 2 | 2 | 5 | 6 | 11 | -4 | 21 |
| 15 | Cuiaba | 18 | 5 | 5 | 8 | 14 | 19 | 9 | 2 | 5 | 2 | 7 | 6 | 9 | 3 | 0 | 6 | 7 | 13 | -5 | 20 |
| 16 | Coritiba | 18 | 5 | 4 | 9 | 21 | 30 | 9 | 5 | 2 | 2 | 13 | 9 | 9 | 0 | 2 | 7 | 8 | 21 | -9 | 19 |
| 17 | América Mineiro | 18 | 5 | 3 | 10 | 12 | 22 | 9 | 4 | 2 | 3 | 9 | 9 | 9 | 1 | 1 | 7 | 3 | 13 | -10 | 18 |
| 18 | Atlético GO | 18 | 4 | 5 | 9 | 18 | 27 | 9 | 3 | 2 | 4 | 10 | 9 | 9 | 1 | 3 | 5 | 8 | 18 | -9 | 17 |
| 19 | Fortaleza | 18 | 3 | 5 | 10 | 15 | 23 | 9 | 1 | 5 | 3 | 4 | 6 | 9 | 2 | 0 | 7 | 11 | 17 | -8 | 14 |
| 20 | Juventude | 18 | 2 | 7 | 9 | 15 | 32 | 9 | 1 | 3 | 5 | 7 | 14 | 9 | 1 | 4 | 4 | 8 | 18 | -17 | 13 |
