Serie A match preview and statistics: Botafogo fight CSA

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Competition: Brazil Serie A
Date: Mon 21.October
Match begins: 01:00 (UTC)
Venue: Estadio Olimpico Nilton Santos (44661 seats)

An important duel in the bottom section of the league table, with both teams experiencing more worry than joy. This match is a classic “six-pointer” with the home team placed 14th and the visitors in 18th place.

Both teams should be fairly well rested for this game, as they have had some quiet days to prepare. Hopefully this will translate into lots of action on the pitch.

It's quite the trip for CSA when visiting Botafogo as the cities are 2100 kilometers apart.

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Botafogo form and stats

6 victories, 1 draw and 5 defeats. That’s what Botafogo have to build on here at Estadio Olimpico Nilton Santos in the Serie A.

Botafogo lost their last game at Vasco da Gama (placed 11th) after a 1-2 scoreline. A defeat was the result before that one, 0-1 away at Palmeiras.

Botafogo's goalkeeper Diego Cavalieri was extremely busy against Vasco da Gama, saving the team from a uglier defeat with a stunning 6 saves.

The betting market estimate that the home team has about 55-60% chance of winning this match. There could be betting value if you think differently, so to help you here are the stats from Botafogo's earlier matches at home being 55%-60% favourite: Played two games, won 1 match, drawn 1 and lost 0.

The Botafogo fans would probably like to see some more goals scored at their own stadium in the league, the tally being 13 in 12 matches. Botafogo have only conceded 11 from their league home games. For more goal stats, check the Statistics tab above.

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CSA form and stats

CSA, who have the fewest scored goals (4) away in Serie A, have only collected 6 points from their away games in the Serie A, after 1-3-8 (12 played). Three consecutive losses in away matches means CSA are growing more and more desperate for a good performance on the road.

CSA's last game was the home draw against Atlético Mineiro (2-2). Prior to that match, the CSA manager Argel Fucks faced defeat when travelling to Goiás and losing 0-1.

It looked so good for CSA vs Atlético Mineiro, but the job was not completed and two points were lost as a 1-0 lead was turned into a 2-2 draw. 6 saves made goalkeeper João Carlos a hero against Atlético Mineiro.

Looking at the earlier recent performances of CSA when being an outsider away as they are today, we find two matches with the visitors losing 1 time, drawing 1 and winning 0 games.

CSA are seemingly not capable of scoring regularly on their travels in the league. They have only managed 4 goals from 12 away games. Defensive performances away have varied in quality as CSA have conceded 22 goals on the road. For more goal statistics, check out the Statistics tab above.

Head 2 Head

This is not the first time this season these parties meet, as the history books show this recent fixture: CSA - Botafogo 1-2. Numbers for the last three meetings between these two teams are: 2 wins for Botafogo, 1 draw and 0 wins for CSA. Over 2,5 goals: 2 times; under 2,5 goals: 1 game.

Top Goalscorers

BotafogoAlex Santana
Alex Santana
3 goals

Botafogo missing players

CSA missing players

Botafogo CSA
Total Home Home vs low Statistics Stat Away vs low Away Total
26 12 2 Played P 3 12 26
9 6 0 Won W 1 1 6
3 1 1 Drew D 1 3 8
14 5 1 Lost L 1 8 12
23 13 0 Scored S 1 4 17
29 11 1 Conceded C 4 22 37
88% 92% 50% Over 0.5 O 0.5 67% 83% 85%
50% 42% 0% Over 1.5 O 1.5 33% 50% 58%
35% 42% 0% Over 2.5 O 2.5 33% 25% 27%
15% 17% 0% Over 3.5 O 3.5 33% 25% 23%
12% 8% 0% Over 4.5 O 4.5 0% 8% 4%
35% 42% 0% BTTS BTTS 0% 17% 27%
27% 25% 50% Clean Sheets C S 67% 25% 35%
50% 42% 100% Failed to Score F T 67% 75% 54%
 
3.2 4.3 5 Corners For (avg) C F 2.3 2.6 3
6.9 6.1 3 Corners Against (avg) C A 5.3 7.8 7.3
2.6 3.2 3 Yellow Cards (avg) Y C 1.3 2.2 2.3
2 1 0 Red Cards R C 1 1 1
Key stats This season:
  • Botafogo have conceded at least twice as many corners as they have won.
  • Botafogo have played more matches over 2,5 goals home than away.
  • Botafogo have scored at least twice as many goals at home as CSA have scored away.
  • Botafogo have won significantly more corners at home than away.
  • CSA have conceded at least twice as many corners as they have won.
  • CSA have conceded at least twice as many goals as they have scored.

Botafogo
All Carioca 1 Copa do Brasil Serie A Copa Sudamericana
All Home Away Home vs low
01-10-19 SA Fortaleza 1 - 0 Botafogo
06-10-19 SA Botafogo 0 - 1 Fluminense
10-10-19 SA Botafogo 3 - 1 Goiás
13-10-19 SA Palmeiras 1 - 0 Botafogo
17-10-19 SA Vasco da Gama 2 - 1 Botafogo
22-10-19 SA Botafogo 01:00 CSA
27-10-19 SA Gremio 20:00 Botafogo
01-11-19 SA Botafogo 01:30 Cruzeiro
03-11-19 SA Santos 23:00 Botafogo
08-11-19 SA Botafogo - Flamengo
CSA
All Copa do Nordeste Copa do Brasil Alagoano Serie B Serie A
All Home Away Away vs low
29-09-19 SA Santos 2 - 0 CSA
07-10-19 SA CSA 3 - 1 Avaí
10-10-19 SA CSA 1 - 0 Internacional
12-10-19 SA Goiás 1 - 0 CSA
17-10-19 SA CSA 2 - 2 Atlético Mineiro
22-10-19 SA Botafogo 01:00 CSA
27-10-19 SA Flamengo 23:00 CSA
31-10-19 SA CSA 01:30 Corinthians
03-11-19 SA Athletico PR 22:00 CSA
08-11-19 SA Gremio 01:00 CSA

  Total Home Away  
# Team MP W D L F A MP W D L F A MP W D L F A +/- P
1 Flamengo 26 19 4 3 55 22 12 11 1 0 32 10 14 8 3 3 23 12 33 61
2 Palmeiras 26 15 8 3 41 20 13 10 3 0 28 6 13 5 5 3 13 14 21 53
3 Santos 26 15 6 5 38 24 13 9 3 1 28 12 13 6 3 4 10 12 14 51
4 Corinthians 27 11 11 5 30 20 14 8 5 1 18 9 13 3 6 4 12 11 10 44
5 São Paulo 26 11 10 5 26 17 13 6 6 1 17 8 13 5 4 4 9 9 9 43
6 Internacional 26 12 6 8 31 23 13 9 4 0 20 7 13 3 2 8 11 16 8 42
7 Gremio 27 11 8 8 44 30 13 7 3 3 26 16 14 4 5 5 18 14 14 41
8 Bahia 26 11 8 7 29 22 13 7 4 2 17 9 13 4 4 5 12 13 7 41
9 Athletico PR 26 11 5 10 37 28 12 7 1 4 16 9 14 4 4 6 21 19 9 38
10 Goiás 26 11 4 11 27 37 13 8 2 3 19 11 13 3 2 8 8 26 -10 37
11 Vasco da Gama 26 9 7 10 24 31 14 6 4 4 15 15 12 3 3 6 9 16 -7 34
12 Atlético Mineiro 26 9 5 12 32 37 13 6 2 5 20 19 13 3 3 7 12 18 -5 32
13 Fortaleza 27 9 4 14 30 37 14 7 1 6 16 13 13 2 3 8 14 24 -7 31
14 Botafogo 26 9 3 14 23 29 12 6 1 5 13 11 14 3 2 9 10 18 -6 30
15 Fluminense 26 8 5 13 28 36 14 5 3 6 15 13 12 3 2 7 13 23 -8 29
16 Cruzeiro 27 6 10 11 22 34 13 5 4 4 11 12 14 1 6 7 11 22 -12 28
17 Ceará 26 7 5 14 25 28 13 6 3 4 16 10 13 1 2 10 9 18 -3 26
18 CSA 26 6 8 12 17 37 14 5 5 4 13 15 12 1 3 8 4 22 -20 26
19 Avaí 26 3 8 15 13 39 13 1 7 5 6 15 13 2 1 10 7 24 -26 17
20 Chapecoense 26 3 7 16 19 40 13 2 4 7 10 15 13 1 3 9 9 25 -21 16

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