Fluminense cannot look for any pleasantries from their host Botafogo in this Serie A fixture. Here's our full match guide!
- Botafogo have the most points from losing position (9) in Serie A
There's local pride at stake here, as these teams are practically neighbours. Expect lots of passion from both players and supporters.
Fluminense could be less fresh than the hosts in this fixture, as they played a Copa do Brasil game only three sleeps ago.
Botafogo form and stats
When playing at home in the Serie A, Botafogo have managed 2 wins, 1 draw and suffered 3 defeats from 6 games.
Botafogo are returning here after visiting Internacional and winning with a 3-2 scoreline. Hugo, Lopes and Erison scored the goal(s). The game against Internacional had lots of late drama as Botafogo came back from being down 0-2 and finally secured the victory through Hugo's goal in the 90th minute. Some amazing scenes last match, when Hugo scored the winning goal eleven minutes into stoppage time. Carli was "man of the match" with a rating of 7.44 out of 10. The defender Carli served one assist, hit two key passes and won 6 of 7 duels.
Previous to that game, a home match hosting São Paulo in a game that was won 1-0.The bookmakers consider this a fairly even contest. One could say only the home advantage separates the teams. It could be relevant to look at how Botafogo have performed in matches similar to this (as small favourites). Our database has found 10 matches with the results: Won 4, drawn 1 and lost 5.
There will be little rest for Botafogo after this match as they are travelling to America Mineiro for a Copa do Brasil game in only four days.
The Botafogo fans would probably like to see some more goals scored at their own stadium in the league, the tally being 7 in 6 matches. Botafogo have conceded 8 in these home matches.
Fluminense form and stats
The story so far for the visiting team on their Serie A travels is 2 wins, 2 draws and 2 defeats.
225 minutes! That's how long the Fluminense goalkeeper Fabio Deivson Lopes Maciel and his defense have shut out their league opponents.
The fans enjoyed Fluminense's previous game versus Cruzeiro, a Copa do Brasil win (2-1) played at home. Midfielder Arias was the best performer of that match, with a rating of 8.22. Arias served one assist, hit seven key passes, dribled past the opponent 3 of 6 times and had 51 successful passes (of 59 total).
A home win before that, celebrating 2-0 vs Avaí.So, this is expected to be a close game, an even contest. Looking at earlier matches with Fluminense playing away and similar expectations, we found 13 relevant matches. Results were 4 Fluminense wins, 3 draws and 6 defeats.
Many goals are not expected from the visiting Fluminense as they have only managed to score 5 times from 6 away games in the league. It's not easy to score on Fluminense as they have only conceded 5 goals from these away games.
Head 2 Head
Numbers for the prior ten meetings between these two contenders are: one win for Botafogo, three draws and six wins for Fluminense. Over 2,5 goals: three times; under 2,5 goals: seven games.Top Goalscorers
  G. Cano 7 goals |  M. Nascimento de Paula 5 goals | J. Arias Andrade 4 goals |
Botafogo missing players
Fluminense missing players
| Botafogo | Fluminense | ||||||
| Total | Home | vs | Statistics | Stat | vs | Away | Total |
| 13 | 6 | 1 | Played | P | 0 | 6 | 13 |
| 5 | 2 | 0 | Won | W | 0 | 2 | 5 |
| 3 | 1 | 0 | Drew | D | 0 | 2 | 3 |
| 5 | 3 | 1 | Lost | L | 0 | 2 | 5 |
| 16 | 7 | 1 | Scored | S | 0 | 5 | 15 |
| 18 | 8 | 3 | Conceded | C | 0 | 5 | 14 |
| 100% | 100% | 100% | Over 0.5 | O 0.5 | 0% | 83% | 85% |
| 69% | 67% | 100% | Over 1.5 | O 1.5 | 0% | 33% | 54% |
| 46% | 50% | 100% | Over 2.5 | O 2.5 | 0% | 17% | 31% |
| 38% | 33% | 100% | Over 3.5 | O 3.5 | 0% | 17% | 15% |
| 8% | 0% | 0% | Over 4.5 | O 4.5 | 0% | 17% | 15% |
| 62% | 67% | 100% | BTTS | BTTS | 0% | 33% | 38% |
| 15% | 17% | 0% | Clean Sheets | C S | 0% | 50% | 38% |
| 23% | 17% | 0% | Failed to Score | F T | 0% | 33% | 38% |
| 5 | 5.3 | 2 | Corners for (avg) | C F | 0 | 4.8 | 5.8 |
| 4.1 | 2.5 | 4 | Corners against (avg) | C A | 0 | 6 | 5.1 |
| 2.8 | 3 | 1 | Yellow cards (avg) | Y C | 0 | 2.2 | 2.3 |
| 1 | 0 | 0 | Red cards | R C | 0 | 2 | 4 |
| 14.4 | 15.5 | 10 | Shots (avg) | S ( | 0 | 10.2 | 13.5 |
| 5 | 4.8 | 4 | Shots on Target (avg) | S O | 0 | 3 | 4.2 |
| 25% | 24% | 25% | Goal Efficiency | G E | 0% | 28% | 28% |
| 13.2 | 10 | 15 | Shots against (avg) | S A | 0 | 15.2 | 12.6 |
| 5.2 | 4 | 9 | Shots on Target against (avg) | S O | 0 | 3.8 | 4 |
- Botafogo have played more matches over 2,5 goals home than away.
- Botafogo have the most points from losing position (9) in Serie A
- Botafogo have won at least twice as many corners as they have conceded at home.
- Botafogo 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 | Palmeiras | 13 | 8 | 4 | 1 | 25 | 8 | 7 | 4 | 2 | 1 | 16 | 6 | 6 | 4 | 2 | 0 | 9 | 2 | 17 | 28 |
| 2 | Corinthians | 13 | 7 | 4 | 2 | 17 | 10 | 6 | 4 | 2 | 0 | 9 | 2 | 7 | 3 | 2 | 2 | 8 | 8 | 7 | 25 |
| 3 | Atletico PR | 13 | 6 | 3 | 4 | 13 | 13 | 6 | 3 | 2 | 1 | 7 | 5 | 7 | 3 | 1 | 3 | 6 | 8 | 0 | 21 |
| 4 | Atletico Mineiro | 13 | 5 | 6 | 2 | 19 | 14 | 7 | 4 | 2 | 1 | 12 | 6 | 6 | 1 | 4 | 1 | 7 | 8 | 5 | 21 |
| 5 | Internacional | 13 | 5 | 6 | 2 | 18 | 14 | 6 | 2 | 3 | 1 | 10 | 8 | 7 | 3 | 3 | 1 | 8 | 6 | 4 | 21 |
| 6 | Fluminense | 13 | 5 | 3 | 5 | 15 | 14 | 7 | 3 | 1 | 3 | 10 | 9 | 6 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 5 | 5 | 1 | 18 |
| 7 | Botafogo | 13 | 5 | 3 | 5 | 16 | 18 | 6 | 2 | 1 | 3 | 7 | 8 | 7 | 3 | 2 | 2 | 9 | 10 | -2 | 18 |
| 8 | Santos | 13 | 4 | 6 | 3 | 18 | 13 | 7 | 3 | 3 | 1 | 12 | 6 | 6 | 1 | 3 | 2 | 6 | 7 | 5 | 18 |
| 9 | Bragantino | 13 | 4 | 6 | 3 | 18 | 15 | 7 | 3 | 2 | 2 | 11 | 7 | 6 | 1 | 4 | 1 | 7 | 8 | 3 | 18 |
| 10 | São Paulo | 13 | 4 | 6 | 3 | 18 | 15 | 6 | 4 | 1 | 1 | 12 | 6 | 7 | 0 | 5 | 2 | 6 | 9 | 3 | 18 |
| 11 | Avaí | 13 | 5 | 2 | 6 | 15 | 19 | 6 | 4 | 1 | 1 | 11 | 8 | 7 | 1 | 1 | 5 | 4 | 11 | -4 | 17 |
| 12 | Atletico GO | 13 | 4 | 4 | 5 | 15 | 18 | 7 | 3 | 2 | 2 | 9 | 6 | 6 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 6 | 12 | -3 | 16 |
| 13 | Ceara | 13 | 3 | 7 | 3 | 13 | 13 | 5 | 0 | 3 | 2 | 4 | 7 | 8 | 3 | 4 | 1 | 9 | 6 | 0 | 16 |
| 14 | Flamengo | 13 | 4 | 3 | 6 | 13 | 15 | 6 | 3 | 1 | 2 | 7 | 4 | 7 | 1 | 2 | 4 | 6 | 11 | -2 | 15 |
| 15 | Coritiba | 13 | 4 | 3 | 6 | 16 | 19 | 7 | 4 | 1 | 2 | 9 | 6 | 6 | 0 | 2 | 4 | 7 | 13 | -3 | 15 |
| 16 | America Mineiro | 13 | 4 | 3 | 6 | 11 | 14 | 6 | 3 | 2 | 1 | 8 | 5 | 7 | 1 | 1 | 5 | 3 | 9 | -3 | 15 |
| 17 | Goias | 13 | 3 | 5 | 5 | 13 | 17 | 6 | 1 | 4 | 1 | 7 | 7 | 7 | 2 | 1 | 4 | 6 | 10 | -4 | 14 |
| 18 | Cuiaba | 13 | 3 | 4 | 6 | 9 | 15 | 7 | 1 | 4 | 2 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 2 | 0 | 4 | 5 | 10 | -6 | 13 |
| 19 | Fortaleza | 13 | 2 | 4 | 7 | 10 | 16 | 8 | 1 | 4 | 3 | 4 | 6 | 5 | 1 | 0 | 4 | 6 | 10 | -6 | 10 |
| 20 | Juventude | 13 | 2 | 4 | 7 | 12 | 24 | 7 | 1 | 2 | 4 | 6 | 12 | 6 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 6 | 12 | -12 | 10 |
