Botafogo are located at 1st, while Fortaleza are loitering 7 points behind in the league table. Can they decrease the gap?
- Botafogo have the most points (15) at home in Serie A
- Fortaleza have the fewest conceded goals (6) in Serie A
It's time to recharge all electronic entertainment devices for Fortaleza, who are travelling more than 2600 kilometers to play this game.
It's no vacation for neither Botafogo nor Fortaleza 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
5 victories, 0 draws and 0 defeats. That’s what Botafogo, who have the most points (15) at home in Serie A, have to build on here at Estádio Nilton Santos in the Serie A. Ever since the São Paulo game Botafogo has been unbeatable here at Estádio Nilton Santos producing five straight wins.
The Botafogo manager de Castro and his crew return home after a 0-0 draw away versus LDU Quito in the Copa Sudamericana.
A Serie A defeat was the result before that one, 0-1 away at Athletico PR.The home team are moderate favourites in this game. How does Botafogo handle that role? We have found 9 games in our database similar to this one, based on the home odds. The stats for these games are 1 win, 4 draws and 4 defeats.
As for guarding their own goal, Botafogo have only let in {1 goals} at home.
Fortaleza form and stats
The story so far for the visiting team, who have the fewest conceded goals (6) in Serie A, on their Serie A travels is 1 win, 2 draws and 1 defeat.
Fortaleza have succeeded in guarding their own goal lately, led by their goalkeeper Joao Ricardo Riedi. It's been 237 minutes since they last conceded in Serie A.
Two away games in a row for Fortaleza, who will hope to get a better result in this one after losing 0-1 versus Estudiantes Merida in the Copa Sudamericana.
A draw for Fortaleza before that, at their own venue hosting Bahia (0-0).We have checked recent matches where Fortaleza have had similar odds to win. Win-draw-lose statistics from those 9 games were 3 victories, 2 draws and 4 defeats.
Fortaleza have a decent goal production going in their away games, although not fantastic. In 4 league away games 5 goals have been scored. They concede less than a goal on average per away game (3 so far).
Head 2 Head
Data for the last ten meetings between these two sides are: six wins for Botafogo, one draw and three wins for Fortaleza. Over 2,5 goals: five times; under 2,5 goals: five games.
Top Goalscorers
  F. das Chagas Soares dos Santos 6 goals |   M. Vieira da Veiga 3 goals |  C. de Oliveira Alves 2 goals |
Botafogo missing players
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| Botafogo | Fortaleza | ||||||
| Total | Home | vs | Statistics | Stat | vs | Away | Total |
| 9 | 5 | 1 | Played | P | 1 | 4 | 9 |
| 7 | 5 | 1 | Won | W | 0 | 1 | 3 |
| 0 | 0 | 0 | Drew | D | 1 | 2 | 5 |
| 2 | 0 | 0 | Lost | L | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| 16 | 10 | 2 | Scored | S | 0 | 5 | 12 |
| 7 | 1 | 1 | Conceded | C | 0 | 3 | 6 |
| 100% | 100% | 100% | Over 0.5 | O 0.5 | 0% | 75% | 67% |
| 78% | 80% | 100% | Over 1.5 | O 1.5 | 0% | 75% | 67% |
| 56% | 40% | 100% | Over 2.5 | O 2.5 | 0% | 50% | 33% |
| 11% | 0% | 0% | Over 3.5 | O 3.5 | 0% | 0% | 11% |
| 11% | 0% | 0% | Over 4.5 | O 4.5 | 0% | 0% | 11% |
| 44% | 20% | 100% | BTTS | BTTS | 0% | 50% | 44% |
| 44% | 80% | 0% | Clean Sheets | C S | 100% | 50% | 56% |
| 11% | 0% | 0% | Failed to Score | F T | 100% | 25% | 33% |
| 4.9 | 5 | 3 | Corners for (avg) | C F | 5 | 4.8 | 5.9 |
| 5.1 | 4.6 | 7 | Corners against (avg) | C A | 9 | 4.5 | 4.8 |
| 2.3 | 2.2 | 3 | Yellow cards (avg) | Y C | 4 | 2.5 | 2.2 |
| 1 | 0 | 0 | Red cards | R C | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| 15.2 | 18 | 12 | Shots (avg) | S ( | 15 | 15.8 | 16.7 |
| 5 | 6 | 3 | Shots on Target (avg) | S O | 5 | 5.5 | 6.6 |
| 36% | 33% | 67% | Goal Efficiency | G E | 0% | 23% | 20% |
| 12.6 | 10.4 | 16 | Shots against (avg) | S A | 17 | 16.2 | 13.4 |
| 5.3 | 3.6 | 8 | Shots on Target against (avg) | S O | 6 | 6 | 4.1 |
- Botafogo have scored at least twice as many goals as they have conceded.
- Botafogo have scored in all their home matches so far.
- Botafogo have the fewest conceded goals (1) at home in Serie A
- Botafogo have the most clean sheets (4) at home in Serie A
- Botafogo have the most points (15) at home in Serie A
- Botafogo have the the best goal difference (+9) at home in Serie A
- Botafogo have won all their matches at home so far.
- Botafogo haven’t played a single 0-0 game.
- Fortaleza have played more matches over 2,5 goals away than home.
- Fortaleza have the fewest conceded goals (6) in Serie A
- Fortaleza have the most clean sheets (5) in Serie A
- Fortaleza have won significantly less corners away then at home.
| 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 | 9 | 7 | 0 | 2 | 16 | 7 | 5 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 10 | 1 | 4 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 6 | 6 | 9 | 21 |
| 2 | Palmeiras | 9 | 5 | 4 | 0 | 20 | 8 | 5 | 4 | 1 | 0 | 12 | 5 | 4 | 1 | 3 | 0 | 8 | 3 | 12 | 19 |
| 3 | Atletico Mineiro | 9 | 5 | 2 | 2 | 13 | 7 | 4 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 6 | 4 | 5 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 7 | 3 | 6 | 17 |
| 4 | Gremio | 9 | 5 | 2 | 2 | 14 | 12 | 5 | 3 | 2 | 0 | 9 | 5 | 4 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 5 | 7 | 2 | 17 |
| 5 | Flamengo | 9 | 5 | 1 | 3 | 18 | 11 | 5 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 9 | 4 | 4 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 9 | 7 | 7 | 16 |
| 6 | Fluminense | 9 | 5 | 1 | 3 | 14 | 9 | 4 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 7 | 2 | 5 | 2 | 0 | 3 | 7 | 7 | 5 | 16 |
| 7 | São Paulo | 9 | 4 | 3 | 2 | 15 | 9 | 4 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 11 | 3 | 5 | 0 | 3 | 2 | 4 | 6 | 6 | 15 |
| 8 | Athletico PR | 9 | 5 | 0 | 4 | 12 | 11 | 5 | 4 | 0 | 1 | 9 | 5 | 4 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 3 | 6 | 1 | 15 |
| 9 | Fortaleza | 9 | 3 | 5 | 1 | 12 | 6 | 5 | 2 | 3 | 0 | 7 | 3 | 4 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 5 | 3 | 6 | 14 |
| 10 | Cruzeiro | 9 | 4 | 1 | 4 | 12 | 8 | 5 | 2 | 0 | 3 | 3 | 5 | 4 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 9 | 3 | 4 | 13 |
| 11 | Bragantino | 9 | 3 | 4 | 2 | 14 | 13 | 5 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 8 | 6 | 4 | 0 | 3 | 1 | 6 | 7 | 1 | 13 |
| 12 | Santos | 9 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 9 | 8 | 5 | 2 | 3 | 0 | 7 | 3 | 4 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 2 | 5 | 1 | 12 |
| 13 | Internacional | 9 | 3 | 2 | 4 | 8 | 12 | 4 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 5 | 3 | 5 | 0 | 2 | 3 | 3 | 9 | -4 | 11 |
| 14 | Cuiaba | 9 | 3 | 2 | 4 | 8 | 13 | 4 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 3 | 8 | 5 | 3 | 0 | 2 | 5 | 5 | -5 | 11 |
| 15 | Bahia | 9 | 2 | 2 | 5 | 9 | 14 | 4 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 7 | 7 | 5 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 2 | 7 | -5 | 8 |
| 16 | Corinthians | 9 | 2 | 2 | 5 | 8 | 14 | 4 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 6 | 3 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 5 | 2 | 11 | -6 | 8 |
| 17 | Goiás | 9 | 2 | 1 | 6 | 7 | 16 | 4 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 5 | 8 | 5 | 0 | 1 | 4 | 2 | 8 | -9 | 7 |
| 18 | América Mineiro | 9 | 2 | 1 | 6 | 9 | 20 | 5 | 2 | 0 | 3 | 5 | 10 | 4 | 0 | 1 | 3 | 4 | 10 | -11 | 7 |
| 19 | Vasco da Gama | 9 | 1 | 3 | 5 | 9 | 17 | 4 | 0 | 1 | 3 | 3 | 8 | 5 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 6 | 9 | -8 | 6 |
| 20 | Coritiba | 9 | 0 | 3 | 6 | 8 | 20 | 4 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 3 | 7 | 5 | 0 | 1 | 4 | 5 | 13 | -12 | 3 |
