Serie A preview: Can Botafogo edge out victory against Cuiabá?

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Competition: Brazil Serie A
Competition: Tue 01.November
Match begins: 22:00 (UTC)
Venue: Estádio Nilton Santos (44661 seats)

Serie A: What this fixture might miss in glitz it should pay back in energy and dedication. Bring on Botafogo - Cuiabá!

Insights:
  • Cuiabá have the fewest matches over the total-line (7) in Serie A

Everyone involved with the away team has to get their travel gear ready for this match as there's a whopping 1900 kilometers to cover before arriving at the match.

Cuiabá could be less fresh than the hosts in this fixture, as they played a Copa Verde game only three sleeps ago.

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Botafogo form and stats

Botafogo have played 17 Serie A games at their own stadium so far this season, resulting in 5-4-8 (wins-draws-losses).

A nice win for Botafogo last time playing, versus Bragantino. That was also a home game and the match ended 2-1 with Pires and Tchê scoring for the victors. Midfield player Pires got a match rating of 8.05 in that game, the max score being 10. Pires scored one goal, hit two key passes, dribled past the opponent 2 of 3 times and had 32 successful passes (of 35 total).

Before that, Botafogo played out a draw 2-2 when visiting Fluminense.

The home team are moderate favourites in this game. How does Botafogo handle that role? We have found 11 games in our database similar to this one, based on the home odds. The stats for these games are 3 wins, 5 draws and 3 defeats.

The goals haven't exactly been flowing for Botafogo here at Estádio Nilton Santos in the league, with less than one goal per game on average (15 from 17 games).

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Cuiabá form and stats

Cuiabá have only collected 12 points from their away games in the Serie A, after 3-3-11 (17 played).

The regulars enjoyed Cuiabá's previous match versus Costa Rica - MS, a Copa Verde win (2-0) played at home. Those three points felt good as this side had gone five league rounds without victory.

A home win before that, celebrating 1-0 vs Avai.

Cuiabá are the outsiders in this one, but not by much. Their performance in similar games (being the away team and moderate outsiders) is 2 wins, 6 draws and 4 defeats. From a total of 12 matches.

A tale of few goals? 19 of this side's latest 25 league matches have had zero, one or two goals.

The attacking power of Cuiabá when travelling is not overwhelming with 12 goals scored from 17 league matches away. Cuiabá have conceded 24 goals in these away matches.

Head 2 Head

Botafogo and Cuiabá have met before this season: Cuiabá - Botafogo 2-0. Previous four meetings with these sides: Botafogo won one, Cuiabá triumphed in two and we saw one draw. one game with more than 2,5 goals, three matches with less than 2,5 goals. The games between these sides sometimes lean towards being ill-tempered, having seen 2 sending-offs from the last four duels.

Top Goalscorers

BotafogoE. de Souza
E. de Souza
7 goals

Botafogo missing players

Cuiabá missing players

Total First Half Second Half
Botafogo Cuiabá
Total Home vs low Statistics Stat vs mid Away Total
34 17 6 Played P 5 17 34
13 5 2 Won W 1 3 8
8 4 3 Drew D 0 3 10
13 8 1 Lost L 4 11 16
36 15 6 Scored S 4 12 26
38 17 4 Conceded C 9 24 37
94% 88% 83% Over 0.5 O 0.5 100% 100% 94%
59% 53% 67% Over 1.5 O 1.5 60% 59% 56%
35% 29% 17% Over 2.5 O 2.5 60% 35% 26%
26% 18% 0% Over 3.5 O 3.5 20% 12% 6%
3% 0% 0% Over 4.5 O 4.5 20% 6% 3%
44% 41% 50% BTTS BTTS 60% 47% 47%
26% 29% 33% Clean Sheets C S 20% 12% 24%
35% 41% 33% Failed to Score F T 20% 41% 35%
 
4.6 4.5 5.7 Corners for (avg) C F 4.4 5.4 5.8
5.2 4.9 5 Corners against (avg) C A 7.6 6.6 5.7
2.6 2.6 2.3 Yellow cards (avg) Y C 2.4 2.4 2.1
4 1 1 Red cards R C 2 4 6
 
14 14.5 16 Shots (avg) S ( 10.2 10.1 12.2
5 4.5 5.3 Shots on Target (avg) S O 2.8 2.9 3.1
21% 20% 19% Goal Efficiency G E 29% 24% 25%
 
13.2 11.9 12.2 Shots against (avg) S A 16.8 15 12.6
4.3 3.4 2.8 Shots on Target against (avg) S O 6.2 4.6 4.2
Key stats in Serie A this season:
  • Cuiabá have played more matches over 2,5 goals away than home.
  • Cuiabá have the fewest matches over the total-line (7) in Serie A
  • Cuiabá haven’t played a single 0-0 game away.

  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 34 21 11 2 59 22 17 11 4 2 33 11 17 10 7 0 26 11 37 74
2 Internacional 34 17 13 4 52 30 17 11 5 1 35 14 17 6 8 3 17 16 22 64
3 Flamengo 34 18 7 9 56 32 17 11 3 3 35 11 17 7 4 6 21 21 24 61
4 Fluminense 34 17 7 10 55 40 17 10 3 4 33 19 17 7 4 6 22 21 15 58
5 Corinthians 34 16 10 8 39 32 17 11 4 2 23 10 17 5 6 6 16 22 7 58
6 Atletico PR 34 14 9 11 41 43 17 9 6 2 25 15 17 5 3 9 16 28 -2 51
7 Atletico Mineiro 34 13 12 9 39 33 17 7 5 5 22 16 17 6 7 4 17 17 6 51
8 Sao Paulo 34 12 14 8 48 36 17 8 5 4 30 18 17 4 9 4 18 18 12 50
9 Fortaleza 34 13 9 12 37 34 17 6 7 4 17 12 17 7 2 8 20 22 3 48
10 Botafogo 34 13 8 13 36 38 17 5 4 8 15 17 17 8 4 5 21 21 -2 47
11 America Mineiro 34 13 7 14 33 36 17 8 3 6 20 17 17 5 4 8 13 19 -3 46
12 Santos 34 11 10 13 40 33 17 8 4 5 27 16 17 3 6 8 13 17 7 43
13 Goias 34 10 13 11 37 43 17 5 8 4 19 18 17 5 5 7 18 25 -6 43
14 Bragantino 34 10 11 13 46 47 17 8 5 4 28 18 17 2 6 9 18 29 -1 41
15 Coritiba 34 10 5 19 34 56 17 10 3 4 22 14 17 0 2 15 12 42 -22 35
16 Cuiabá 34 8 10 16 26 37 17 5 7 5 14 13 17 3 3 11 12 24 -11 34
17 Ceara 34 6 16 12 30 36 17 3 8 6 16 20 17 3 8 6 14 16 -6 34
18 Atletico GO 34 8 9 17 34 51 17 6 4 7 19 19 17 2 5 10 15 32 -17 33
19 Avai 34 7 7 20 28 56 17 6 4 7 21 24 17 1 3 13 7 32 -28 28
20 Juventude 34 3 12 19 26 61 17 2 8 7 16 24 17 1 4 12 10 37 -35 21

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 Palmeiras 34 21 11 2 59 22 17 11 4 2 33 11 17 10 7 0 26 11 37 74
2 Internacional 34 17 13 4 52 30 17 11 5 1 35 14 17 6 8 3 17 16 22 64
3 Flamengo 34 18 7 9 56 32 17 11 3 3 35 11 17 7 4 6 21 21 24 61
4 Fluminense 34 17 7 10 55 40 17 10 3 4 33 19 17 7 4 6 22 21 15 58
5 Corinthians 34 16 10 8 39 32 17 11 4 2 23 10 17 5 6 6 16 22 7 58
6 Atletico PR 34 14 9 11 41 43 17 9 6 2 25 15 17 5 3 9 16 28 -2 51
7 Atletico Mineiro 34 13 12 9 39 33 17 7 5 5 22 16 17 6 7 4 17 17 6 51
8 Sao Paulo 34 12 14 8 48 36 17 8 5 4 30 18 17 4 9 4 18 18 12 50
9 Fortaleza 34 13 9 12 37 34 17 6 7 4 17 12 17 7 2 8 20 22 3 48
10 Botafogo 34 13 8 13 36 38 17 5 4 8 15 17 17 8 4 5 21 21 -2 47
11 America Mineiro 34 13 7 14 33 36 17 8 3 6 20 17 17 5 4 8 13 19 -3 46
12 Santos 34 11 10 13 40 33 17 8 4 5 27 16 17 3 6 8 13 17 7 43
13 Goias 34 10 13 11 37 43 17 5 8 4 19 18 17 5 5 7 18 25 -6 43
14 Bragantino 34 10 11 13 46 47 17 8 5 4 28 18 17 2 6 9 18 29 -1 41
15 Coritiba 34 10 5 19 34 56 17 10 3 4 22 14 17 0 2 15 12 42 -22 35
16 Cuiabá 34 8 10 16 26 37 17 5 7 5 14 13 17 3 3 11 12 24 -11 34
17 Ceara 34 6 16 12 30 36 17 3 8 6 16 20 17 3 8 6 14 16 -6 34
18 Atletico GO 34 8 9 17 34 51 17 6 4 7 19 19 17 2 5 10 15 32 -17 33
19 Avai 34 7 7 20 28 56 17 6 4 7 21 24 17 1 3 13 7 32 -28 28
20 Juventude 34 3 12 19 26 61 17 2 8 7 16 24 17 1 4 12 10 37 -35 21

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The Campeonato Brasileiro Série A, often called the Brasileirão (or just Série A), is the primary football competition in Brazil. It has 20 teams playing each other twice from May to December, a total of 38 fixtures. The top team is crowned as the champion and the bottom four are relegated.