Only victory will suffice for the Botafogo club members in this Estádio Nilton Santos clash with Goiás, as they enjoy a healthy lead on their opponents in the Serie A table.
- Botafogo have the most points from losing position (6) in Serie A
- Goiás have conceded at least twice as many goals as they have scored away.
It's time to recharge all electronic entertainment devices for Goiás, who are travelling more than 1300 kilometers to play this game.
We should expect both teams to be fresh and ready for this match, as there is some time since both teams last played. Let's have a look at how the teams are doing!
Botafogo form and stats
When playing at home in the Serie A, Botafogo have managed 1 win, 1 draw and suffered 1 defeat from 3 games.
The club members are hoping that Botafogo will strike back in this fixture, putting things right after the 0-1 away loss in the game against Coritiba (placed 5th). Midfielder Sá was the best player on the team with a rating of 7.61 (out of ten) in that game. Sá hit four key passes, dribled past the opponent 4 of 5 times and had 26 successful passes (of 31 total).
Preceding that game was the away draw at America Mineiro that finished 1-1.There will be little rest for Botafogo after this match as they are travelling to Palmeiras for a Serie A game in only three days.
A decent goal production from Botafogo in their home games so far, with 5 goals from 3 league matches. Defensively it’s touch-and-go for the home team as 5 goals have been conceded.
Goiás form and stats
The visitors are W1-D0-L3 on the road this term. That's in the Serie A.
Two away matches in a row for Goiás, whose manager Ventura could celebrate last time after the Copa do Brasil win against Bragantino. Tadeu (goalkeeper) was the best performer with a rating of 7.84. Tadeu topped it up with a clean sheet.
Ahead of that game was the 1-1 draw at home against Bragantino in the Serie A.Goiás have another fixture away in just three days, a Serie A game versus Fortaleza. A hard calendar for the visiting team!
The visitors have scored 3 goals from 4 away games in the league, an average of less than one per game. Goiás have conceded 7 goals in these games.
Head 2 Head
Stats for the former ten meetings featuring these two sides are: two wins for Botafogo, three draws and five wins for Goiás. Over 2,5 goals: one time; under 2,5 goals: nine games.Top Goalscorers
  N. Godinho Johann 8 goals | P. Garay da Silva 7 goals |  M. Nascimento de Paula 5 goals |
Botafogo missing players
Goiás missing players
| Botafogo | Goiás | ||||||
| Total | Home | vs | Statistics | Stat | vs | Away | Total |
| 8 | 3 | 2 | Played | P | 1 | 4 | 8 |
| 3 | 1 | 1 | Won | W | 0 | 1 | 2 |
| 3 | 1 | 1 | Drew | D | 0 | 0 | 3 |
| 2 | 1 | 0 | Lost | L | 1 | 3 | 3 |
| 11 | 5 | 4 | Scored | S | 0 | 3 | 8 |
| 9 | 5 | 2 | Conceded | C | 3 | 7 | 11 |
| 100% | 100% | 100% | Over 0.5 | O 0.5 | 100% | 100% | 100% |
| 75% | 100% | 100% | Over 1.5 | O 1.5 | 100% | 50% | 62% |
| 38% | 67% | 50% | Over 2.5 | O 2.5 | 100% | 50% | 38% |
| 38% | 67% | 50% | Over 3.5 | O 3.5 | 0% | 25% | 25% |
| 0% | 0% | 0% | Over 4.5 | O 4.5 | 0% | 25% | 12% |
| 75% | 100% | 100% | BTTS | BTTS | 0% | 25% | 50% |
| 12% | 0% | 0% | Clean Sheets | C S | 0% | 25% | 25% |
| 12% | 0% | 0% | Failed to Score | F T | 100% | 50% | 25% |
| 5 | 4.3 | 5.5 | Corners for (avg) | C F | 3 | 3 | 3.1 |
| 4.1 | 3 | 2.5 | Corners against (avg) | C A | 7 | 7 | 6.6 |
| 2.2 | 2 | 2.5 | Yellow cards (avg) | Y C | 3 | 3.8 | 3.1 |
| 0 | 0 | 0 | Red cards | R C | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| 13.6 | 13 | 14.5 | Shots (avg) | S ( | 7 | 8.5 | 9.4 |
| 4.9 | 4.7 | 5 | Shots on Target (avg) | S O | 0 | 2 | 2.8 |
| 28% | 36% | 40% | Goal Efficiency | G E | 0% | 38% | 36% |
| 13.6 | 11.7 | 10 | Shots against (avg) | S A | 17 | 19.2 | 18.9 |
| 5.1 | 5.3 | 3.5 | Shots on Target against (avg) | S O | 9 | 5.8 | 5.5 |
- All of Botafogo's home-matches have had more than 1,5 goals.
- Botafogo have the most points from losing position (6) in Serie A
- Botafogo have the most scored goals in the second half (9) in Serie A
- Botafogo haven’t played a single 0-0 game.
- Goiás have conceded at least twice as many corners as they have won.
- Goiás have conceded at least twice as many goals as they have scored away.
- Goiás have played more matches over 2,5 goals away than home.
- Goiás 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 | 8 | 4 | 3 | 1 | 13 | 5 | 4 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 8 | 4 | 4 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 5 | 1 | 8 | 15 |
| 2 | Atletico Mineiro | 8 | 4 | 3 | 1 | 13 | 8 | 5 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 9 | 5 | 3 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 4 | 3 | 5 | 15 |
| 3 | Corinthians | 8 | 4 | 3 | 1 | 12 | 8 | 4 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 6 | 2 | 4 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 6 | 6 | 4 | 15 |
| 4 | Sao Paulo | 8 | 3 | 4 | 1 | 14 | 10 | 4 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 10 | 4 | 4 | 0 | 3 | 1 | 4 | 6 | 4 | 13 |
| 5 | Coritiba | 8 | 4 | 1 | 3 | 12 | 10 | 4 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 8 | 2 | 4 | 0 | 1 | 3 | 4 | 8 | 2 | 13 |
| 6 | Botafogo | 8 | 3 | 3 | 2 | 11 | 9 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 5 | 5 | 5 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 6 | 4 | 2 | 12 |
| 7 | Flamengo | 8 | 3 | 3 | 2 | 9 | 7 | 4 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 4 | 2 | 4 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 5 | 5 | 2 | 12 |
| 8 | Atletico PR | 8 | 4 | 0 | 4 | 6 | 9 | 4 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 4 | 2 | 4 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 2 | 7 | -3 | 12 |
| 9 | Santos | 8 | 3 | 2 | 3 | 10 | 6 | 5 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 9 | 3 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 3 | 4 | 11 |
| 10 | America Mineiro | 8 | 3 | 2 | 3 | 9 | 9 | 3 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 6 | 2 | 5 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 3 | 7 | 0 | 11 |
| 11 | Fluminense | 8 | 3 | 2 | 3 | 8 | 8 | 4 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 4 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 5 | 4 | 0 | 11 |
| 12 | Internacional | 8 | 2 | 5 | 1 | 8 | 8 | 4 | 1 | 3 | 0 | 5 | 4 | 4 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 3 | 4 | 0 | 11 |
| 13 | Bragantino | 8 | 2 | 4 | 2 | 10 | 8 | 4 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 6 | 3 | 4 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 4 | 5 | 2 | 10 |
| 14 | Avai | 8 | 3 | 1 | 4 | 9 | 12 | 4 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 7 | 5 | 4 | 0 | 1 | 3 | 2 | 7 | -3 | 10 |
| 15 | Goiás | 8 | 2 | 3 | 3 | 8 | 11 | 4 | 1 | 3 | 0 | 5 | 4 | 4 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 3 | 7 | -3 | 9 |
| 16 | Cuiaba | 8 | 2 | 2 | 4 | 6 | 10 | 4 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 4 | 4 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 4 | 6 | -4 | 8 |
| 17 | Atletico GO | 8 | 1 | 4 | 3 | 6 | 11 | 4 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 4 | 3 | 4 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 8 | -5 | 7 |
| 18 | Juventude | 8 | 1 | 4 | 3 | 8 | 14 | 4 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 3 | 7 | 4 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 5 | 7 | -6 | 7 |
| 19 | Ceara | 7 | 1 | 3 | 3 | 8 | 11 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 6 | 4 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 5 | 5 | -3 | 6 |
| 20 | Fortaleza | 7 | 0 | 2 | 5 | 4 | 10 | 4 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 4 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 2 | 6 | -6 | 2 |
