Showdown between Botafogo - Atlético GO! Even with their varied results, this match could be awesome!
- Botafogo have the most points from losing position (9) in Serie A
- Atlético GO is in the worst form (1-0-5)
Everyone involved with the away team has to get their travel gear ready for this match as there's a whopping 1300 kilometers to cover before arriving at the match.
It’s a hectic schedule for the away team, as they were in action only four days ago in the Copa Sudamericana.
Botafogo form and stats
When playing at home in the Serie A, Botafogo have managed 3 wins, 2 draws and suffered 5 defeats from 10 games.
The spoils were shared in Botafogo's previous game, also at home. Visiting Ceara (placed 14th) travelled back with a draw after a 1-1 scoreline. Cuesta was "man of the match" with a rating of 7.63 out of 10. The defender Cuesta scored one goal and won 5 of 7 duels.
Prior to that was the away defeat visiting Corinthians (0-1).The hosts are modest favourites in this match, with the bookmakers estimating the chance of a home win at about 50% +- five percent. It's interesting to look at how Botafogo have performed under similar circumstances, so here are some numbers: When modest favourites like this (we found 10 games) they have won 3 times, drawn 4 and lost 3.
If you like betting on "both teams to score": A review of the 12 most recent league games highlights that 10 of them had goals from both teams.
11 goals have been conceded.
Atlético GO form and stats
There's been little loot from Atlético GO's travels as they have only collected 6 points from 10 away games in the Serie A. Atlético GO only have 1 win to counter their 6 defeats and 3 draws.
The club members enjoyed Atlético GO's previous fixture versus Nacional, a Copa Sudamericana win (3-0) played at home. Yippee; their first three points in the league after seven games not winning.
That result followed a home victory 2-1 versus Bragantino in the Serie A.We have checked recent matches where Atlético have had similar odds to win. Win-draw-lose statistics from those 14 games were 6 victories, 3 draws and 5 defeats.
The visitors will be packing their bags again in only four days as another away game awaits: The Copa do Brasil trip to Corinthians.
The visitors have scored 9 goals from 10 away games in the league, an average of less than one per game. The Atlético GO manager Campos has some worries about the defense as 22 goals have been conceded in these travels.
Head 2 Head
Atlético GO have not lost in the last 5 fixtures (2-3-0) facing Botafogo.The newest archived result between these teams is the Atlético GO - Botafogo 1-1 played earlier this season.
Top Goalscorers
  M. Nascimento de Paula 5 goals |   M. Rodrigues Freitas 4 goals | W. Soares da Silva 4 goals |
Botafogo missing players
Atlético GO missing players
| Botafogo | Atlético GO | ||||||
| Total | Home | vs | Statistics | Stat | vs | Away | Total |
| 21 | 10 | 4 | Played | P | 3 | 10 | 21 |
| 7 | 3 | 1 | Won | W | 0 | 1 | 5 |
| 4 | 2 | 2 | Drew | D | 0 | 3 | 5 |
| 10 | 5 | 1 | Lost | L | 3 | 6 | 11 |
| 20 | 10 | 5 | Scored | S | 0 | 9 | 21 |
| 26 | 11 | 4 | Conceded | C | 7 | 22 | 33 |
| 100% | 100% | 100% | Over 0.5 | O 0.5 | 100% | 100% | 100% |
| 62% | 60% | 75% | Over 1.5 | O 1.5 | 67% | 90% | 76% |
| 29% | 30% | 25% | Over 2.5 | O 2.5 | 33% | 40% | 38% |
| 24% | 20% | 25% | Over 3.5 | O 3.5 | 33% | 40% | 24% |
| 5% | 0% | 0% | Over 4.5 | O 4.5 | 0% | 30% | 14% |
| 43% | 50% | 75% | BTTS | BTTS | 0% | 60% | 57% |
| 19% | 20% | 0% | Clean Sheets | C S | 0% | 10% | 10% |
| 38% | 30% | 25% | Failed to Score | F T | 100% | 30% | 33% |
| 4.3 | 4.4 | 5.2 | Corners for (avg) | C F | 4.7 | 4.9 | 5.5 |
| 4.8 | 4.2 | 3.5 | Corners against (avg) | C A | 10.7 | 7.4 | 5.9 |
| 2.7 | 2.8 | 3 | Yellow cards (avg) | Y C | 3.7 | 2.5 | 2.5 |
| 3 | 0 | 0 | Red cards | R C | 0 | 2 | 2 |
| 13.6 | 14.5 | 15.2 | Shots (avg) | S ( | 8.7 | 11.2 | 14 |
| 4.6 | 4.4 | 5.2 | Shots on Target (avg) | S O | 2 | 3.7 | 3.8 |
| 21% | 23% | 24% | Goal Efficiency | G E | 0% | 24% | 26% |
| 14.4 | 12.5 | 11.5 | Shots against (avg) | S A | 18 | 17 | 13.8 |
| 5.2 | 4.1 | 3.5 | Shots on Target against (avg) | S O | 7.7 | 7.3 | 5.3 |
- Atlético GO have conceded at least twice as many goals as they have scored away.
- Atlético GO have played more matches over 2,5 goals away than home.
- Atlético GO have the fewest clean sheets (2) in Serie A
- Atlético GO have the most conceded goals in the first half (21) in Serie A
- Atlético GO haven’t played a single 0-0 game.
- Atlético GO is in the worst form (1-0-5)
- Botafogo have played more matches over 2,5 goals home than away.
- 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 | 21 | 13 | 6 | 2 | 36 | 14 | 11 | 7 | 2 | 2 | 22 | 9 | 10 | 6 | 4 | 0 | 14 | 5 | 22 | 45 |
| 2 | Corinthians | 21 | 11 | 6 | 4 | 26 | 20 | 10 | 7 | 3 | 0 | 14 | 3 | 11 | 4 | 3 | 4 | 12 | 17 | 6 | 39 |
| 3 | Fluminense | 21 | 11 | 5 | 5 | 32 | 22 | 11 | 7 | 1 | 3 | 19 | 11 | 10 | 4 | 4 | 2 | 13 | 11 | 10 | 38 |
| 4 | Atletico PR | 21 | 11 | 4 | 6 | 28 | 22 | 10 | 6 | 3 | 1 | 16 | 8 | 11 | 5 | 1 | 5 | 12 | 14 | 6 | 37 |
| 5 | Flamengo | 21 | 11 | 3 | 7 | 32 | 19 | 10 | 7 | 1 | 2 | 20 | 5 | 11 | 4 | 2 | 5 | 12 | 14 | 13 | 36 |
| 6 | Internacional | 21 | 8 | 9 | 4 | 30 | 23 | 10 | 5 | 4 | 1 | 20 | 11 | 11 | 3 | 5 | 3 | 10 | 12 | 7 | 33 |
| 7 | Atletico Mineiro | 21 | 8 | 8 | 5 | 29 | 26 | 11 | 5 | 3 | 3 | 18 | 13 | 10 | 3 | 5 | 2 | 11 | 13 | 3 | 32 |
| 8 | Bragantino | 21 | 8 | 6 | 7 | 32 | 25 | 11 | 6 | 2 | 3 | 18 | 9 | 10 | 2 | 4 | 4 | 14 | 16 | 7 | 30 |
| 9 | Santos | 21 | 7 | 9 | 5 | 26 | 19 | 11 | 5 | 4 | 2 | 18 | 10 | 10 | 2 | 5 | 3 | 8 | 9 | 7 | 30 |
| 10 | America Mineiro | 21 | 8 | 3 | 10 | 17 | 23 | 10 | 5 | 2 | 3 | 12 | 10 | 11 | 3 | 1 | 7 | 5 | 13 | -6 | 27 |
| 11 | Sao Paulo | 21 | 5 | 11 | 5 | 28 | 27 | 10 | 4 | 4 | 2 | 17 | 13 | 11 | 1 | 7 | 3 | 11 | 14 | 1 | 26 |
| 12 | Botafogo | 21 | 7 | 4 | 10 | 20 | 26 | 10 | 3 | 2 | 5 | 10 | 11 | 11 | 4 | 2 | 5 | 10 | 15 | -6 | 25 |
| 13 | Goias | 21 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 22 | 28 | 10 | 4 | 4 | 2 | 13 | 11 | 11 | 2 | 3 | 6 | 9 | 17 | -6 | 25 |
| 14 | Ceara | 21 | 5 | 10 | 6 | 22 | 22 | 10 | 2 | 5 | 3 | 11 | 12 | 11 | 3 | 5 | 3 | 11 | 10 | 0 | 25 |
| 15 | Coritiba | 21 | 6 | 4 | 11 | 23 | 33 | 11 | 6 | 2 | 3 | 15 | 11 | 10 | 0 | 2 | 8 | 8 | 22 | -10 | 22 |
| 16 | Avai | 21 | 6 | 4 | 11 | 22 | 34 | 11 | 5 | 3 | 3 | 17 | 15 | 10 | 1 | 1 | 8 | 5 | 19 | -12 | 22 |
| 17 | Fortaleza | 21 | 5 | 6 | 10 | 19 | 23 | 11 | 2 | 6 | 3 | 7 | 6 | 10 | 3 | 0 | 7 | 12 | 17 | -4 | 21 |
| 18 | Cuiaba | 21 | 5 | 5 | 11 | 14 | 22 | 10 | 2 | 5 | 3 | 7 | 7 | 11 | 3 | 0 | 8 | 7 | 15 | -8 | 20 |
| 19 | Atlético GO | 21 | 5 | 5 | 11 | 21 | 33 | 11 | 4 | 2 | 5 | 12 | 11 | 10 | 1 | 3 | 6 | 9 | 22 | -12 | 20 |
| 20 | Juventude | 21 | 3 | 7 | 11 | 16 | 34 | 11 | 2 | 3 | 6 | 8 | 15 | 10 | 1 | 4 | 5 | 8 | 19 | -18 | 16 |
