All you need to know about the Botafogo - Atlético GO game:

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Competition: Brazil Serie A
Competition: Wed 20.January
Match begins: 20:00 (UTC)
Venue: Estádio Nilton Santos (44661 seats)

Season ticket holders at Estádio Nilton Santos haven’t seen too many victories this season, with Botafogo languishing in the 20th position so far. The guesting Atlético GO will be hopeful to defend their higher league position in this one.

Insights:
  • Botafogo has the the worst goal difference (-20) in Serie A

It’s busy days for these teams as both were in action only a few days ago. There’s no rest for the wicked, or in this case; no rest for Botafogo and Atlético GO.

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.

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Botafogo form and stats

The home fans haven’t been spoiled with victories in the Serie A this season. Botafogo, who have the the worst goal difference (-20) in Serie A, have only managed 2 wins, 5 draws and 8 losses from their games here at Estádio Nilton Santos. With seven home Serie A games in a row without a win, the Botafogo fans could feel they are not getting value for their money. It remains to be seen whether this unfortunate streak, which started after the Palmeiras game long ago, can be stopped today. Regardless of arena the trend is looking very unhealthy for Botafogo with their four defeats in a row. Not since the Coritiba game, 31 days ago, have they avoided a loss.

Heartbreak before that as Botafogo lost 0-3 at Vasco da Gama's place.

There will be little rest for Botafogo after this match as they are travelling to Fluminense for a Serie A game in only three days.

Botafogo aren't scoring a lot here at Estádio Nilton Santos in the league, with only 12 goals from 15 games. It's been trouble in front of goal recently, as only 0 of these goals has been scored in their last three home matches. On the other hand, Botafogo have conceded 21 goals.

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Atlético GO form and stats

The visitors are W5-D4-L5 on the road this term. That's in the Serie A.

After this away game Atlético GO return home for a Serie A game against Fortaleza. That game is only four sleeps after this.

The visitors have scored 10 goals from 14 away games in the league, an average of less than one per game. As opposed to that, Atlético have seen the ball go into their own net 15 times on the road.

Head 2 Head

The dueling parties have met before this season: Atlético GO - Botafogo 1-1. As for the last ten games between these two teams, there's four Botafogo victories, four draws and two Atlético GO wins. Over/under statistics; five of these games ended with three goals or more, five matches with two goals or less.

Top Goalscorers

BotafogoP. Garay da Silva
P. Garay da Silva
7 goals
BotafogoM. Barcelos da Silva
M. Barcelos da Silva
6 goals
BotafogoC. Souza e Silva
C. Souza e Silva
4 goals

Botafogo missing players

Atlético GO missing players

Total First Half Second Half
Botafogo Atlético GO
Total Home vs mid Statistics Stat vs low Away Total
30 15 6 Played P 6 15 30
4 2 0 Won W 3 5 8
11 5 3 Drew D 1 4 12
15 8 3 Lost L 2 6 10
26 12 4 Scored S 4 10 26
46 21 9 Conceded C 4 17 35
87% 80% 83% Over 0.5 O 0.5 83% 87% 87%
80% 73% 83% Over 1.5 O 1.5 33% 60% 70%
53% 47% 33% Over 2.5 O 2.5 17% 33% 33%
17% 13% 17% Over 3.5 O 3.5 0% 0% 3%
3% 7% 0% Over 4.5 O 4.5 0% 0% 3%
63% 53% 50% BTTS BTTS 17% 33% 47%
13% 20% 17% Clean Sheets C S 50% 33% 27%
37% 47% 50% Failed to Score F T 50% 47% 40%
 
0 0 0 Corners for (avg) C F 0 0 0
0 0 0 Corners against (avg) C A 0 0 0
2 2.1 2.2 Yellow cards (avg) Y C 2.8 2.1 2
5 3 1 Red cards R C 0 0 4
 
13.6 14.9 14 Shots (avg) S ( 11.8 11.3 12.3
3.8 4.3 4 Shots on Target (avg) S O 4.3 3.6 3.8
23% 19% 17% Goal Efficiency G E 15% 19% 23%
Key stats in Serie A this season:
  • Botafogo has the fewest points (11) at home in Serie A
  • Botafogo has the most conceded goals in the second half (26) in Serie A
  • Botafogo has the the worst goal difference (-20) in Serie A
  • Botafogo has the the worst goal difference (-9) 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 30 16 9 5 50 28 14 9 4 1 23 7 16 7 5 4 27 21 22 57
2 Internacional 29 15 8 6 44 26 14 9 4 1 25 11 15 6 4 5 19 15 18 53
3 Atlético Mineiro 28 15 5 8 48 36 14 10 3 1 31 11 14 5 2 7 17 25 12 50
4 Grêmio 29 12 14 3 38 24 14 9 4 1 26 13 15 3 10 2 12 11 14 50
5 Flamengo 28 14 7 7 47 39 15 7 4 4 27 21 13 7 3 3 20 18 8 49
6 Palmeiras 28 13 9 6 39 26 14 7 5 2 23 13 14 6 4 4 16 13 13 48
7 Fluminense 30 13 7 10 40 37 15 8 4 3 24 14 15 5 3 7 16 23 3 46
8 Santos 29 12 9 8 41 36 15 7 6 2 28 18 14 5 3 6 13 18 5 45
9 Corinthians 28 11 9 8 35 30 14 6 5 3 21 17 14 5 4 5 14 13 5 42
10 Athletico PR 30 11 6 13 27 29 15 6 4 5 14 11 15 5 2 8 13 18 -2 39
11 Ceara 29 10 9 10 40 39 14 5 5 4 16 16 15 5 4 6 24 23 1 39
12 Atlético GO 29 8 12 9 26 33 15 3 8 4 16 18 14 5 4 5 10 15 -7 36
13 Bragantino 29 8 11 10 37 35 15 7 4 4 26 17 14 1 7 6 11 18 2 35
14 Sport Recife 30 9 5 16 24 38 15 7 1 7 15 17 15 2 4 9 9 21 -14 32
15 Vasco da Gama 29 8 8 13 29 40 15 5 4 6 15 15 14 3 4 7 14 25 -11 32
16 Fortaleza 29 7 11 11 24 26 15 5 6 4 12 10 14 2 5 7 12 16 -2 32
17 Bahia 29 8 5 16 35 51 14 6 1 7 19 21 15 2 4 9 16 30 -16 29
18 Goias 29 6 8 15 29 44 14 4 4 6 16 21 15 2 4 9 13 23 -15 26
19 Coritiba 30 6 7 17 23 39 15 3 4 8 8 13 15 3 3 9 15 26 -16 25
20 Botafogo 30 4 11 15 26 46 15 2 5 8 12 21 15 2 6 7 14 25 -20 23

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 30 16 9 5 50 28 14 9 4 1 23 7 16 7 5 4 27 21 22 57
2 Internacional 29 15 8 6 44 26 14 9 4 1 25 11 15 6 4 5 19 15 18 53
3 Atlético Mineiro 28 15 5 8 48 36 14 10 3 1 31 11 14 5 2 7 17 25 12 50
4 Grêmio 29 12 14 3 38 24 14 9 4 1 26 13 15 3 10 2 12 11 14 50
5 Flamengo 28 14 7 7 47 39 15 7 4 4 27 21 13 7 3 3 20 18 8 49
6 Palmeiras 28 13 9 6 39 26 14 7 5 2 23 13 14 6 4 4 16 13 13 48
7 Fluminense 30 13 7 10 40 37 15 8 4 3 24 14 15 5 3 7 16 23 3 46
8 Santos 29 12 9 8 41 36 15 7 6 2 28 18 14 5 3 6 13 18 5 45
9 Corinthians 28 11 9 8 35 30 14 6 5 3 21 17 14 5 4 5 14 13 5 42
10 Athletico PR 30 11 6 13 27 29 15 6 4 5 14 11 15 5 2 8 13 18 -2 39
11 Ceara 29 10 9 10 40 39 14 5 5 4 16 16 15 5 4 6 24 23 1 39
12 Atlético GO 29 8 12 9 26 33 15 3 8 4 16 18 14 5 4 5 10 15 -7 36
13 Bragantino 29 8 11 10 37 35 15 7 4 4 26 17 14 1 7 6 11 18 2 35
14 Sport Recife 30 9 5 16 24 38 15 7 1 7 15 17 15 2 4 9 9 21 -14 32
15 Vasco da Gama 29 8 8 13 29 40 15 5 4 6 15 15 14 3 4 7 14 25 -11 32
16 Fortaleza 29 7 11 11 24 26 15 5 6 4 12 10 14 2 5 7 12 16 -2 32
17 Bahia 29 8 5 16 35 51 14 6 1 7 19 21 15 2 4 9 16 30 -16 29
18 Goias 29 6 8 15 29 44 14 4 4 6 16 21 15 2 4 9 13 23 -15 26
19 Coritiba 30 6 7 17 23 39 15 3 4 8 8 13 15 3 3 9 15 26 -16 25
20 Botafogo 30 4 11 15 26 46 15 2 5 8 12 21 15 2 6 7 14 25 -20 23

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