The two sides are delivering a nice season so far and matches like today could be key. Get the info on Botafogo - Fluminense!
- Botafogo is in the best form (5-0-1) in Serie A
- Fluminense have the most clean sheets (4) in Serie A
This is a game between neighbours, usually meaning added stress and significance.
It's no vacation for neither Botafogo nor Fluminense 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 3 wins from 3 appearances.
The club members hope that Botafogo will fight back in this fixture, putting things right after the 2-3 away loss in the Copa do Brasil fixture against Athletico PR. Attacking player Soares outshone all the other players in that match and got a match rating of 8.14 out of 10. Soares scored one goal, signed up for two assists, hit two key passes and dribled past the opponent 1 of 2 times.
Prior to that, an away loss at Goiás in the Serie A.The Botafogo manager de Castro has got the team scoring with 7 from 3 home games in the league. Defensively Botafogo have been outstanding, conceding less than half a goal on average per home game in the league (1 in 3 games). For more goal stats, check the Statistics tab above.
Fluminense form and stats
Fluminense have six points from their first three away games in the Serie A, meaning two victories and a loss.
Fluminense have succeeded in guarding their own goal lately, led by their goalkeeper Fabio Deivson Lopes Maciel. It's been 269 minutes since they last conceded in Serie A.
Fluminense delivered a 0-0 draw playing at home against Flamengo in their previous game; a Copa do Brasil fixture. Goalkeeper Fábio got the top player rating of the team with 7.84/10. Fábio topped it up with a clean sheet.
That result followed a home victory 2-0 versus Cuiabá in the Serie A.The Fluminense manager Silva has got the team scoring on the road, with 7 away goals in 3 league matches. 4 goals have been conceded by Fluminense in these games.
Head 2 Head
Head-2-head stats last ten meetings: two - three - five (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
  F. das Chagas Soares dos Santos 6 goals |  C. de Oliveira Alves 2 goals |   P. Chagas de Lima 2 goals |
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| Botafogo | Fluminense | ||||||
| Total | Home | vs | Statistics | Stat | vs | Away | Total |
| 6 | 3 | 0 | Played | P | 2 | 3 | 6 |
| 5 | 3 | 0 | Won | W | 1 | 2 | 4 |
| 0 | 0 | 0 | Drew | D | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| 1 | 0 | 0 | Lost | L | 1 | 1 | 1 |
| 13 | 7 | 0 | Scored | S | 4 | 7 | 12 |
| 6 | 1 | 0 | Conceded | C | 4 | 4 | 5 |
| 100% | 100% | 0% | Over 0.5 | O 0.5 | 100% | 100% | 100% |
| 100% | 100% | 0% | Over 1.5 | O 1.5 | 100% | 100% | 100% |
| 83% | 67% | 0% | Over 2.5 | O 2.5 | 50% | 67% | 33% |
| 17% | 0% | 0% | Over 3.5 | O 3.5 | 50% | 33% | 17% |
| 17% | 0% | 0% | Over 4.5 | O 4.5 | 50% | 33% | 17% |
| 67% | 33% | 0% | BTTS | BTTS | 50% | 33% | 33% |
| 33% | 67% | 0% | Clean Sheets | C S | 50% | 67% | 67% |
| 0% | 0% | 0% | Failed to Score | F T | 0% | 0% | 0% |
| 3.8 | 3.7 | 0 | Corners for (avg) | C F | 4 | 3 | 5.8 |
| 6 | 6.3 | 0 | Corners against (avg) | C A | 12 | 11.7 | 7.5 |
| 2.3 | 1.7 | 0 | Yellow cards (avg) | Y C | 4 | 3.3 | 3.2 |
| 1 | 0 | 0 | Red cards | R C | 1 | 1 | 1 |
| 14 | 16.7 | 0 | Shots (avg) | S ( | 11.5 | 12.7 | 13.7 |
| 4.7 | 5.7 | 0 | Shots on Target (avg) | S O | 5 | 6 | 5.5 |
| 46% | 41% | 0% | Goal Efficiency | G E | 40% | 39% | 36% |
| 13.7 | 12.3 | 0 | Shots against (avg) | S A | 24 | 21.7 | 16.7 |
| 6 | 4.3 | 0 | Shots on Target against (avg) | S O | 11.5 | 8.3 | 5 |
- All of Botafogo's matches have had more than 1,5 goals.
- All of Fluminense's matches have had more than 1,5 goals.
- Botafogo have scored at least twice as many goals as they have conceded.
- Botafogo have scored in all their matches so far.
- Botafogo have the most scored goals in the first half (7) in Serie A
- Botafogo have the the best goal difference (+6) at home in Serie A
- Botafogo have won all their matches at home so far.
- Botafogo haven’t played a single 0-0 game.
- Botafogo is in the best form (5-0-1) in Serie A
- Fluminense have conceded at least twice as many corners as they have won away.
- Fluminense have scored at least twice as many goals as they have conceded.
- Fluminense have scored in all their matches so far.
- Fluminense have the most clean sheets (4) in Serie A
- Fluminense have won significantly less corners away then at home.
- 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 | Botafogo | 6 | 5 | 0 | 1 | 13 | 6 | 3 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 7 | 1 | 3 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 6 | 5 | 7 | 15 |
| 2 | Palmeiras | 6 | 4 | 2 | 0 | 16 | 6 | 4 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 9 | 4 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 7 | 2 | 10 | 14 |
| 3 | Fluminense | 6 | 4 | 1 | 1 | 12 | 5 | 3 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 5 | 1 | 3 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 7 | 4 | 7 | 13 |
| 4 | Cruzeiro | 6 | 4 | 0 | 2 | 11 | 5 | 3 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 8 | 2 | 6 | 12 |
| 5 | Athletico PR | 6 | 4 | 0 | 2 | 10 | 7 | 3 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 7 | 3 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 3 | 12 |
| 6 | Fortaleza | 6 | 2 | 4 | 0 | 9 | 4 | 3 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 5 | 3 | 3 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 4 | 1 | 5 | 10 |
| 7 | Atlético Mineiro | 6 | 3 | 1 | 2 | 9 | 5 | 3 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 5 | 3 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 4 | 2 | 4 | 10 |
| 8 | Santos | 6 | 3 | 1 | 2 | 8 | 5 | 3 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 6 | 2 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 3 | 3 | 10 |
| 9 | São Paulo | 6 | 2 | 3 | 1 | 8 | 4 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 5 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 3 | 1 | 3 | 4 | 4 | 9 |
| 10 | Flamengo | 6 | 3 | 0 | 3 | 12 | 9 | 3 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 7 | 3 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 5 | 6 | 3 | 9 |
| 11 | Gremio | 6 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 7 | 9 | 3 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 4 | 3 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 3 | 6 | -2 | 8 |
| 12 | Bragantino | 6 | 1 | 4 | 1 | 9 | 11 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 4 | 6 | 3 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 5 | 5 | -2 | 7 |
| 13 | Internacional | 6 | 2 | 1 | 3 | 4 | 8 | 3 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 5 | -4 | 7 |
| 14 | Vasco da Gama | 6 | 1 | 3 | 2 | 6 | 7 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 4 | 3 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 4 | 3 | -1 | 6 |
| 15 | Bahia | 6 | 2 | 0 | 4 | 8 | 11 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 6 | 6 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 5 | -3 | 6 |
| 16 | Goiás | 6 | 2 | 0 | 4 | 5 | 12 | 3 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 5 | 7 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 5 | -7 | 6 |
| 17 | Corinthians | 6 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 6 | 11 | 3 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 4 | 3 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 2 | 8 | -5 | 5 |
| 18 | Cuiabá | 6 | 1 | 1 | 4 | 5 | 12 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 7 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 3 | 5 | -7 | 4 |
| 19 | Coritiba | 6 | 0 | 2 | 4 | 5 | 14 | 3 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 2 | 5 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 3 | 9 | -9 | 2 |
| 20 | América Mineiro | 6 | 0 | 1 | 5 | 5 | 17 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 1 | 9 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 4 | 8 | -12 | 1 |
