Soccer match news: Home ticketholders with high expectations before Botafogo - Goiás

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Competition: Brazil Serie A
Competition: Mon 02.Oct
Match begins: 23:00 (UTC)
Venue: Estádio Nilton Santos (44661 seats)

Botafogo are listed as expected winners of this home fixture versus Goiás, if the league table is to be trusted. Or are we in for a surprise?

Insights:
  • Botafogo have the fewest conceded goals (15) in Serie A
  • Botafogo have scored at least twice as many goals at home as Goiás have scored away.

These teams have little in common geographically as Goiás have to travel 1300 kilometers to reach their opponents. The trip home will be especially long if the match ends in defeat.

This promises to be an absorbing fixture with lots of spark and energy as both participants are well recovered since they last saw competitive action. Let's get started!

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Botafogo form and stats

Botafogo have been outstanding at home so far in the Serie A with 11 wins, 0 draws and only 1 loss. With three straight defeats the pressure is piling up on Botafogo to get some points in this home game.

Botafogo are anxiously hoping for a goal as it's been 251 minutes since the last one in league fixtures. (Scored by Sá).

Botafogo lost their last game at Corinthians (placed 10th) after a 0-1 scoreline. Defender Cuesta got the top score of the team in the match with a rating of 7.2/10. Cuesta won 5 of 8 duels.

Prior to that, an away loss at Atletico Mineiro.

It should be taken into account that a glance at the 18 most recent league matches shows that 14 of them qualified as a both teams not to score result (only one or none of the sides scored).

With an average of more than two goals per home game in the league (27 in 12 games), Botafogo's attacking play is working. Defensively Botafogo have been outstanding, conceding less than half a goal on average per home game in the league (5 in 12 games). For more goal stats, check the Statistics tab above. It's worth mentioning that 3 of these goals has been conceded in their last three home matches.

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Goiás form and stats

There's been little loot from Goiás's travels as they have only collected 11 points from 12 away games in the Serie A. Goiás only have 3 wins to counter their 7 defeats and 2 draws.

Goiás are looking to quickly end their 301 minutes long goal drought in the Serie A.

There were no winners in Goiás's previous match, the home game that ended 0-0 vs Flamengo (placed 7th). Halter was the top performer of the team in that game with a match score of 7.6. The defender Halter won 3 of 5 duels.

A 0-1 defeat away at Palmeiras before that.

A bet on few goals? 7 league fixtures in a row with this club have had two goals or less.

The visitors have scored 9 goals from 12 away games in the league, an average of less than one per game. 16 goals have been conceded by Goiás in these games.

Head 2 Head

These two sides played each other earlier on this match year: Goiás - Botafogo 2-1. Botafogo-Goiás H2H statistics last ten meetings regardless of arena: Botafogo three wins, Goiás five wins, two draws. three of these ten matches had three or more goals (over 2,5).

Top Goalscorers

BotafogoF. das Chagas Soares dos Santos
F. das Chagas Soares dos Santos
13 goals
BotafogoC. de Oliveira Alves
C. de Oliveira Alves
4 goals
BotafogoL. Tomaz de Lima
L. Tomaz de Lima
4 goals

Botafogo missing players

Goiás missing players

Total First Half Second Half
Botafogo Goiás
Total Home vs low Statistics Stat vs top Away Total
24 12 5 Played P 3 12 24
16 11 5 Won W 0 3 6
3 0 0 Drew D 0 2 8
5 1 0 Lost L 3 7 10
39 27 13 Scored S 0 9 20
15 5 2 Conceded C 5 16 30
92% 100% 100% Over 0.5 O 0.5 100% 100% 88%
67% 92% 100% Over 1.5 O 1.5 67% 58% 58%
42% 50% 60% Over 2.5 O 2.5 0% 17% 29%
17% 17% 20% Over 3.5 O 3.5 0% 8% 17%
8% 8% 20% Over 4.5 O 4.5 0% 8% 8%
33% 33% 40% BTTS BTTS 0% 33% 42%
54% 67% 60% Clean Sheets C S 0% 25% 29%
21% 0% 0% Failed to Score F T 100% 42% 42%
 
4.5 5.8 5 Corners for (avg) C F 5 5.8 5.3
5.9 5.3 5 Corners against (avg) C A 6.3 7.8 6.4
2.4 2.1 2 Yellow cards (avg) Y C 2.3 2.4 2.8
2 0 0 Red cards R C 1 3 6
 
13.2 16.3 14.2 Shots (avg) S ( 9.3 12.1 13
4.8 6.5 5.4 Shots on Target (avg) S O 1.7 3.2 3.7
34% 35% 48% Goal Efficiency G E 0% 23% 22%
 
13.6 11.7 12 Shots against (avg) S A 16.3 18.1 15.2
5 4.4 4.8 Shots on Target against (avg) S O 5 5.2 4.6
Key stats in Serie A this season:
  • Botafogo have played more matches over 2,5 goals home than away.
  • Botafogo have scored at least twice as many goals as they have conceded.
  • Botafogo have scored at least twice as many goals at home as Goiás have scored away.
  • Botafogo have scored in all their home matches so far.
  • Botafogo have the fewest conceded goals (15) in Serie A
  • Botafogo have the fewest conceded goals (5) at home in Serie A
  • Botafogo have the fewest conceded goals in the second half (7) in Serie A
  • Botafogo have the most scored goals (27) at home in Serie A
  • Botafogo have the most scored goals in the second half (24) in Serie A
  • Botafogo have the the best goal difference (+22) at home in Serie A
  • Botafogo have the the best goal difference (+24) in Serie A
  • Botafogo have won significantly more corners at home than away.
  • Botafogo haven’t played a single 0-0 game at home.
  • Goiás 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 Botafogo 24 16 3 5 39 15 12 11 0 1 27 5 12 5 3 4 12 10 24 51
2 Palmeiras 24 12 8 4 38 18 11 8 2 1 19 8 13 4 6 3 19 10 20 44
3 Gremio 24 13 4 7 39 31 13 10 2 1 26 10 11 3 2 6 13 21 8 43
4 Bragantino 24 11 9 4 33 21 12 7 4 1 19 7 12 4 5 3 14 14 12 42
5 Fluminense 24 12 5 7 34 26 13 10 3 0 20 6 11 2 2 7 14 20 8 41
6 Atletico PR 24 11 7 6 37 27 13 8 4 1 24 14 11 3 3 5 13 13 10 40
7 Flamengo 24 11 7 6 36 30 11 5 4 2 16 9 13 6 3 4 20 21 6 40
8 Fortaleza 24 11 5 8 29 23 12 7 3 2 19 10 12 4 2 6 10 13 6 38
9 Atletico Mineiro 24 10 7 7 27 19 12 6 3 3 15 10 12 4 4 4 12 9 8 37
10 Corinthians 24 7 9 8 28 29 12 5 6 1 19 12 12 2 3 7 9 17 -1 30
11 Cuiaba 24 8 5 11 23 30 11 3 4 4 14 15 13 5 1 7 9 15 -7 29
12 Cruzeiro 24 7 8 9 23 21 12 3 4 5 5 8 12 4 4 4 18 13 2 29
13 Internacional 24 7 8 9 20 27 11 5 3 3 12 10 13 2 5 6 8 17 -7 29
14 Sao Paulo 23 7 7 9 27 25 12 7 2 3 19 11 11 0 5 6 8 14 2 28
15 Vasco da Gama 24 7 5 12 26 34 12 5 1 6 15 15 12 2 4 6 11 19 -8 26
16 Goiás 24 6 8 10 20 30 12 3 6 3 11 14 12 3 2 7 9 16 -10 26
17 Bahia 24 6 7 11 28 33 12 4 4 4 20 15 12 2 3 7 8 18 -5 25
18 Santos 24 6 6 12 23 40 12 4 5 3 18 18 12 2 1 9 5 22 -17 24
19 América Mineiro 24 4 5 15 26 50 13 4 1 8 13 23 11 0 4 7 13 27 -24 17
20 Coritiba 23 3 5 15 24 51 11 2 3 6 12 17 12 1 2 9 12 34 -27 14

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 Botafogo 24 16 3 5 39 15 12 11 0 1 27 5 12 5 3 4 12 10 24 51
2 Palmeiras 24 12 8 4 38 18 11 8 2 1 19 8 13 4 6 3 19 10 20 44
3 Gremio 24 13 4 7 39 31 13 10 2 1 26 10 11 3 2 6 13 21 8 43
4 Bragantino 24 11 9 4 33 21 12 7 4 1 19 7 12 4 5 3 14 14 12 42
5 Fluminense 24 12 5 7 34 26 13 10 3 0 20 6 11 2 2 7 14 20 8 41
6 Atletico PR 24 11 7 6 37 27 13 8 4 1 24 14 11 3 3 5 13 13 10 40
7 Flamengo 24 11 7 6 36 30 11 5 4 2 16 9 13 6 3 4 20 21 6 40
8 Fortaleza 24 11 5 8 29 23 12 7 3 2 19 10 12 4 2 6 10 13 6 38
9 Atletico Mineiro 24 10 7 7 27 19 12 6 3 3 15 10 12 4 4 4 12 9 8 37
10 Corinthians 24 7 9 8 28 29 12 5 6 1 19 12 12 2 3 7 9 17 -1 30
11 Cuiaba 24 8 5 11 23 30 11 3 4 4 14 15 13 5 1 7 9 15 -7 29
12 Cruzeiro 24 7 8 9 23 21 12 3 4 5 5 8 12 4 4 4 18 13 2 29
13 Internacional 24 7 8 9 20 27 11 5 3 3 12 10 13 2 5 6 8 17 -7 29
14 Sao Paulo 23 7 7 9 27 25 12 7 2 3 19 11 11 0 5 6 8 14 2 28
15 Vasco da Gama 24 7 5 12 26 34 12 5 1 6 15 15 12 2 4 6 11 19 -8 26
16 Goiás 24 6 8 10 20 30 12 3 6 3 11 14 12 3 2 7 9 16 -10 26
17 Bahia 24 6 7 11 28 33 12 4 4 4 20 15 12 2 3 7 8 18 -5 25
18 Santos 24 6 6 12 23 40 12 4 5 3 18 18 12 2 1 9 5 22 -17 24
19 América Mineiro 24 4 5 15 26 50 13 4 1 8 13 23 11 0 4 7 13 27 -24 17
20 Coritiba 23 3 5 15 24 51 11 2 3 6 12 17 12 1 2 9 12 34 -27 14

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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.