Season ticket holders at Estádio Nilton Santos haven’t seen too many victories this season, with Botafogo languishing in the 18th position so far. The guesting Fluminense will be hopeful to defend their higher league position in this one.
There should be plenty of energy on the pitch in this game, as both sides have had time to recuperate from their last game. Let's hope both teams are ready to give it all.
This is a local derby, usually meaning added tension and importance.
Botafogo form and stats
When playing at home in the Serie A, Botafogo have managed 1 win, 2 draws and suffered 2 defeats from 5 games.
Botafogo shared the glory with Atlético GO in their last match, an away game that ended all square 1-1. Preceding that game was the away draw at Vasco da Gama that finished 0-0.
Botafogo aren't scoring a lot here at Estádio Nilton Santos in the league, with only 4 goals from 5 games. Botafogo's goalkeeper has had to pick the ball out of their own net 6 times. For more goal stats, check the Statistics tab above.
Fluminense form and stats
1-0-4 is the win-draw-loss statistic for Fluminense in their Serie A matches away. With two straight losses from their last two away games, Fluminense are hoping that it's time for some travel points again.
There might be some fixture complaints from Fluminense as they are again playing away from home after losing on the road in their previous match, the Copa do Brasil match against Atlético GO (1-3). Preceding that game, the 0-1 loss visiting Sport Recife's place.
Many goals are not expected from the visiting Fluminense as they have only managed to score 3 times from 5 away games in the league. Fluminense have conceded 7 goals in these away matches.
Head 2 Head
Head-2-head stats last ten meetings: two - four - four (Botafogo wins - draws - Fluminense wins). As for goals, three matches ended with three or more goals (over 2,5), seven had two or less.Top Goalscorers
  A. de Carvalho 5 goals |   M. Barcelos da Silva 3 goals |  V. Chuab Zamblauskas 2 goals |
Botafogo missing players
Fluminense missing players
| Botafogo | Fluminense | ||||||
| Total | Home | vs | Statistics | Stat | vs | Away | Total |
| 11 | 5 | 1 | Played | P | 2 | 5 | 11 |
| 1 | 1 | 0 | Won | W | 0 | 1 | 4 |
| 8 | 2 | 1 | Drew | D | 0 | 0 | 2 |
| 2 | 2 | 0 | Lost | L | 2 | 4 | 5 |
| 10 | 4 | 0 | Scored | S | 1 | 3 | 12 |
| 12 | 6 | 0 | Conceded | C | 3 | 7 | 14 |
| 73% | 60% | 0% | Over 0.5 | O 0.5 | 100% | 100% | 100% |
| 73% | 60% | 0% | Over 1.5 | O 1.5 | 50% | 40% | 73% |
| 27% | 40% | 0% | Over 2.5 | O 2.5 | 50% | 40% | 55% |
| 18% | 20% | 0% | Over 3.5 | O 3.5 | 0% | 20% | 9% |
| 9% | 20% | 0% | Over 4.5 | O 4.5 | 0% | 0% | 0% |
| 64% | 40% | 0% | BTTS | BTTS | 50% | 40% | 73% |
| 27% | 40% | 100% | Clean Sheets | C S | 0% | 20% | 9% |
| 36% | 60% | 100% | Failed to Score | F T | 50% | 40% | 18% |
| 0 | 0 | 0 | Corners for (avg) | C F | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 0 | 0 | 0 | Corners against (avg) | C A | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 1.9 | 2.4 | 4 | Yellow cards (avg) | Y C | 4 | 2.4 | 2.5 |
| 0 | 0 | 0 | Red cards | R C | 0 | 0 | 2 |
| 148 | 66 | 7 | Total Shots | T S | 20 | 59 | 131 |
| 44 | 20 | 0 | Shots on Target | S O | 7 | 19 | 39 |
| 23% | 20% | 0% | Goal Efficiency | G E | 14% | 16% | 31% |
- Botafogo has the fewest scored goals in the first half (3) in Serie A
- Botafogo have played more matches over 2,5 goals home than away.
- Fluminense have conceded at least twice as many goals as they have scored away.
- Fluminense 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 | Atletico Mineiro | 11 | 8 | 0 | 3 | 21 | 13 | 5 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 13 | 4 | 6 | 3 | 0 | 3 | 8 | 9 | 8 | 24 |
| 2 | Internacional | 12 | 6 | 3 | 3 | 16 | 8 | 6 | 4 | 2 | 0 | 11 | 3 | 6 | 2 | 1 | 3 | 5 | 5 | 8 | 21 |
| 3 | São Paulo | 11 | 5 | 4 | 2 | 14 | 12 | 6 | 4 | 2 | 0 | 9 | 4 | 5 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 5 | 8 | 2 | 19 |
| 4 | Palmeiras | 11 | 4 | 7 | 0 | 15 | 10 | 5 | 1 | 4 | 0 | 7 | 6 | 6 | 3 | 3 | 0 | 8 | 4 | 5 | 19 |
| 5 | Vasco da Gama | 11 | 5 | 3 | 3 | 16 | 11 | 6 | 3 | 2 | 1 | 7 | 4 | 5 | 2 | 1 | 2 | 9 | 7 | 5 | 18 |
| 6 | Flamengo | 11 | 5 | 3 | 3 | 14 | 14 | 4 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 4 | 4 | 7 | 4 | 1 | 2 | 10 | 10 | 0 | 18 |
| 7 | Sport Recife | 12 | 5 | 2 | 5 | 12 | 13 | 6 | 4 | 0 | 2 | 7 | 5 | 6 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 5 | 8 | -1 | 17 |
| 8 | Santos | 12 | 4 | 5 | 3 | 15 | 13 | 7 | 2 | 4 | 1 | 12 | 9 | 5 | 2 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 2 | 17 |
| 9 | Fortaleza | 12 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 12 | 10 | 5 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 5 | 2 | 7 | 1 | 3 | 3 | 7 | 8 | 2 | 16 |
| 10 | Athletico PR | 11 | 4 | 2 | 5 | 9 | 10 | 7 | 3 | 2 | 2 | 6 | 5 | 4 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 3 | 5 | -1 | 14 |
| 11 | Fluminense | 11 | 4 | 2 | 5 | 12 | 14 | 6 | 3 | 2 | 1 | 9 | 7 | 5 | 1 | 0 | 4 | 3 | 7 | -2 | 14 |
| 12 | Ceará | 12 | 4 | 2 | 6 | 14 | 18 | 7 | 3 | 2 | 2 | 8 | 7 | 5 | 1 | 0 | 4 | 6 | 11 | -4 | 14 |
| 13 | Atlético GO | 11 | 3 | 4 | 4 | 13 | 16 | 6 | 1 | 3 | 2 | 9 | 9 | 5 | 2 | 1 | 2 | 4 | 7 | -3 | 13 |
| 14 | Grêmio | 11 | 2 | 7 | 2 | 10 | 10 | 5 | 1 | 3 | 1 | 4 | 4 | 6 | 1 | 4 | 1 | 6 | 6 | 0 | 13 |
| 15 | Corinthians | 11 | 3 | 3 | 5 | 15 | 17 | 5 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 9 | 8 | 6 | 1 | 1 | 4 | 6 | 9 | -2 | 12 |
| 16 | Coritiba | 11 | 3 | 2 | 6 | 8 | 12 | 5 | 2 | 0 | 3 | 2 | 3 | 6 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 6 | 9 | -4 | 11 |
| 17 | Bragantino | 12 | 2 | 5 | 5 | 15 | 19 | 5 | 2 | 1 | 2 | 9 | 8 | 7 | 0 | 4 | 3 | 6 | 11 | -4 | 11 |
| 18 | Botafogo | 11 | 1 | 8 | 2 | 10 | 12 | 5 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 4 | 6 | 6 | 0 | 6 | 0 | 6 | 6 | -2 | 11 |
| 19 | Goiás | 9 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 13 | 15 | 5 | 2 | 1 | 2 | 8 | 8 | 4 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 5 | 7 | -2 | 9 |
| 20 | Bahia | 11 | 2 | 3 | 6 | 12 | 19 | 6 | 2 | 1 | 3 | 7 | 10 | 5 | 0 | 2 | 3 | 5 | 9 | -7 | 9 |