Botafogo receive Corinthians for another action-packed Serie A fixture here at Estádio Nilton Santos.
- Botafogo is in the best form (4-0-0) in Serie A
It's no vacation for neither Botafogo nor Corinthians 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
Perfect Serie A season at home so far for Botafogo 2 wins from 2 appearances.
Botafogo's previous game was also played at home, ending 2-0 versus Atletico Mineiro (placed 16th). The home side are looking to build on that result. Santos (midfield) was the top team player in that game with a rating of 8.11/10. Santos hit three key passes and dribled past the opponent 7 of 7 times.
A 0-0 scoreline against LDU Quito before that one, played at home in the Copa Sudamericana. 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 1 time, drawn 4 and lost 5.
Botafogo are traveling soon after this match as the Serie A match at Goias awaits in three days.
Early season league goal statistics from Botafogo's 2 home games: {4 goals}, 1 conceded.
Corinthians form and stats
No Serie A points yet away for Corinthians, from their first 2 matches.
Corinthians's last game ended in a draw, the home match versus Fortaleza that finished 1-1. As mentioned above, Corinthians drew the match against Fortaleza. Manager da Silva brought on Alberto to rescue the draw from a losing position and it worked. Fagner was the top performer of the team in that game with a match score of 7.3. The defender Fagner hit the woodwork once, hit four key passes and won 5 of 10 duels.
The match before that was the Copa Libertadores-battle against Independiente del Valle, a home loss (1-2). We have checked recent matches where Corinthians have had similar odds to win. Win-draw-lose statistics from those 10 games were 1 victory, 3 draws and 6 defeats.
A quick return to home after this game, as Corinthians are hosting São Paulo in the Serie A only three days away.
As for goals scored and conceded in the league games away so far, Corinthians has managed {2 goals} and let in 5 from 2 matches.
Head 2 Head
Corinthians have managed a sequence of 4 consecutive matches without losing (3-1-0) when playing Botafogo.Top Goalscorers
  F. das Chagas Soares dos Santos 3 goals |   R. Krug Guedes 2 goals |  M. Nascimento de Paula 1 goals |
Botafogo missing players
Corinthians missing players
| Botafogo | Corinthians | ||||||
| Total | Home | vs | Statistics | Stat | vs | Away | Total |
| 4 | 2 | 1 | Played | P | 1 | 2 | 4 |
| 4 | 2 | 1 | Won | W | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| 0 | 0 | 0 | Drew | D | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| 0 | 0 | 0 | Lost | L | 1 | 2 | 2 |
| 9 | 4 | 2 | Scored | S | 1 | 2 | 5 |
| 4 | 1 | 0 | Conceded | C | 2 | 5 | 7 |
| 100% | 100% | 100% | Over 0.5 | O 0.5 | 100% | 100% | 100% |
| 100% | 100% | 100% | Over 1.5 | O 1.5 | 100% | 100% | 100% |
| 75% | 50% | 0% | Over 2.5 | O 2.5 | 100% | 100% | 75% |
| 25% | 0% | 0% | Over 3.5 | O 3.5 | 0% | 50% | 25% |
| 25% | 0% | 0% | Over 4.5 | O 4.5 | 0% | 0% | 0% |
| 75% | 50% | 0% | BTTS | BTTS | 100% | 100% | 100% |
| 25% | 50% | 100% | Clean Sheets | C S | 0% | 0% | 0% |
| 0% | 0% | 0% | Failed to Score | F T | 0% | 0% | 0% |
| 3.2 | 4 | 5 | Corners for (avg) | C F | 3 | 5.5 | 5.8 |
| 7.2 | 8 | 9 | Corners against (avg) | C A | 12 | 8.5 | 6.5 |
| 2.5 | 2 | 1 | Yellow cards (avg) | Y C | 3 | 2.5 | 2.8 |
| 1 | 0 | 0 | Red cards | R C | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 12.8 | 17 | 22 | Shots (avg) | S ( | 10 | 10 | 13.2 |
| 4.8 | 5 | 7 | Shots on Target (avg) | S O | 2 | 2 | 4.8 |
| 47% | 40% | 29% | Goal Efficiency | G E | 50% | 50% | 26% |
| 15.5 | 12.5 | 9 | Shots against (avg) | S A | 21 | 19.5 | 15.8 |
| 6.8 | 4.5 | 1 | Shots on Target against (avg) | S O | 6 | 6.5 | 4.2 |
- Botafogo is in the best form (4-0-0) in Serie A
| Botafogo | Last season | Corinthians | |||||
| Total | Home | Statistics | Stat | Away | Total | ||
| 15 | 8 | Played | P | 6 | 13 | ||
| 9 | 4 | Won | W | 1 | 6 | ||
| 2 | 1 | Drew | D | 3 | 5 | ||
| 4 | 3 | Lost | L | 2 | 2 | ||
| 23 | 12 | Scored | S | 4 | 20 | ||
| 10 | 6 | Conceded | C | 6 | 11 | ||
| 87% | 88% | Over 0.5 | O 0.5 | 67% | 85% | ||
| 60% | 50% | Over 1.5 | O 1.5 | 50% | 77% | ||
| 33% | 25% | Over 2.5 | O 2.5 | 33% | 54% | ||
| 20% | 25% | Over 3.5 | O 3.5 | 17% | 23% | ||
| 7% | 12% | Over 4.5 | O 4.5 | 0% | 0% | ||
| 27% | 25% | BTTS | BTTS | 33% | 46% | ||
| 47% | 38% | Clean Sheets | C S | 33% | 38% | ||
| 40% | 50% | Failed to Score | F T | 67% | 31% | ||
| 5.1 | 6.4 | Corners for (avg) | C F | 3.3 | 4.9 | ||
| 3.3 | 2.1 | Corners against (avg) | C A | 4.2 | 3.2 | ||
| 2.5 | 2.2 | Yellow cards (avg) | Y C | 2.3 | 1.6 | ||
| 4 | 2 | Red cards | R C | 0 | 0 | ||
| 10.1 | 9.8 | Shots (avg) | S ( | 9.5 | 11.1 | ||
| 4.1 | 3.6 | Shots on Target (avg) | S O | 2.7 | 4.2 | ||
| 37% | 41% | Goal Efficiency | G E | 25% | 36% | ||
| 8.4 | 7.5 | Shots against (avg) | S A | 14.5 | 13.1 | ||
| 2.8 | 2.8 | Shots on Target against (avg) | S O | 4.8 | 4.5 | ||
| Total | Home | Away | |||||||||||||||||||
| # | Team | MP | W | D | L | F | A | MP | W | D | L | F | A | MP | W | D | L | F | A | +/- | P |
| 1 | Botafogo | 4 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 9 | 4 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 5 | 3 | 5 | 12 |
| 2 | Palmeiras | 4 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 11 | 4 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 7 | 2 | 7 | 10 |
| 3 | Cruzeiro | 4 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 7 | 3 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 4 | 2 | 4 | 9 |
| 4 | Fortaleza | 4 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 9 | 4 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 5 | 3 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 4 | 1 | 5 | 8 |
| 5 | São Paulo | 4 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 7 | 3 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 5 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 7 |
| 6 | Fluminense | 4 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 8 | 5 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 5 | 4 | 3 | 7 |
| 7 | Gremio | 4 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 6 | 5 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 4 | 3 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 7 |
| 8 | Internacional | 4 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 4 | 4 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 0 | 7 |
| 9 | Bahia | 4 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 6 | 5 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 4 | 3 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 6 |
| 10 | Atletico PR | 4 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 5 | 5 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 4 | 0 | 6 |
| 11 | Vasco da Gama | 4 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 5 | 5 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 2 | 0 | 5 |
| 12 | Bragantino | 4 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 6 | 8 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 4 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 4 | 4 | -2 | 5 |
| 13 | Cuiaba | 4 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 5 | 6 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 3 | 3 | -1 | 4 |
| 14 | Santos | 4 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 4 | 5 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 3 | -1 | 4 |
| 15 | Corinthians | 4 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 5 | 7 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 5 | -2 | 4 |
| 16 | Atletico Mineiro | 4 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 5 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 3 | 3 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 2 | -2 | 4 |
| 17 | Flamengo | 4 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 7 | 7 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 5 | 3 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 4 | 0 | 3 |
| 18 | Goias | 4 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 3 | 9 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 3 | 6 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 3 | -6 | 3 |
| 19 | Coritiba | 4 | 0 | 1 | 3 | 2 | 10 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 4 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 6 | -8 | 1 |
| 20 | America Mineiro | 4 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 3 | 11 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 5 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 6 | -8 | 0 |
| Last season | Total | Home | Away | ||||||||||||||||||
| # | Team | MP | W | D | L | F | A | MP | W | D | L | F | A | MP | W | D | L | F | A | +/- | P |
| 1 | Corinthians | 12 | 6 | 4 | 2 | 19 | 10 | 6 | 5 | 1 | 0 | 15 | 4 | 6 | 1 | 3 | 2 | 4 | 6 | 9 | 22 |
| 2 | Ituano | 12 | 3 | 3 | 6 | 11 | 18 | 6 | 2 | 1 | 3 | 7 | 9 | 6 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 9 | -7 | 12 |
| 3 | Sao Bento | 12 | 2 | 4 | 6 | 5 | 14 | 6 | 2 | 1 | 3 | 4 | 9 | 6 | 0 | 3 | 3 | 1 | 5 | -9 | 10 |
| 4 | Ferroviaria | 12 | 2 | 3 | 7 | 11 | 18 | 6 | 1 | 1 | 4 | 4 | 7 | 6 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 7 | 11 | -7 | 9 |
