The season is still fairly new and the Serie A table has to be read with caution. So far Botafogo find themselves in 10th position and Internacional are placed 1st.
Botafogo have less rest than Internacional in this fixture, as the hosts were involved in a Copa do Brasil game only three days ago. That game was an away game at Parana, so at least Botafogo are thankful to return home in this one. Game on!
It's time to recharge all electronic entertainment devices for Internacional, who are travelling more than 1500 kilometers to play this game.
Botafogo form and stats
The hosts won their first Serie A game here at Estádio Nilton Santos, lifting spirits. Home statistics for Botafogo last season were 2 wins, 1 draw and 0 losses from 3 games. Two home wins in a row for Botafogo bring valid hopes of a third.
Botafogo are returning here after visiting Parana in a Copa do Brasil game and winning with a 2-1 scoreline. Before that, Botafogo played out a Serie A draw 1-1 when visiting Flamengo.
Another home game is coming up fairly shortly for the hosts, as Coritiba are coming to town in four days.
Botafogo has scored 2 goals so far and conceded 1 goal from 1 home game. These are numbers from the league only.
Internacional form and stats
Internacional, who have the most scored goals (8) in Serie A, are doing rather OK so far in their away games in the Serie A, having played 2 games and collected 3 points (1 win, 0 draws and 1 loss).
193 minutes! That's how long the Internacional goalkeeper Marcelo Lomba do Nascimento and his defense have shut out their league opponents.
The supporters enjoyed Internacional's previous game versus Atletico Mineiro (placed 4th), a Serie A 1-0 win played at home. A home win before that, celebrating 3-0 vs Atletico GO.
The visitors will be packing their bags again in only four days as another away game awaits: The Serie A trip to Palmeiras.
Internacional have the goal stats of 2-2 (for/against) from 2 business trips in the league at this early stage of the season.
Head 2 Head
H2H stats regardless of arena (last ten matches): Botafogo three wins, two draws and Internacional five victories. As for goals, five matches ended with three or more goals (over 2,5), five games had two or less.Top Goalscorers
  T. Galhardo do Nascimento Rocha 3 goals |  J. Guerrero González 3 goals |  C. Souza e Silva 1 goals |
Botafogo missing players
Internacional missing players
| Botafogo | Internacional | ||||||
| Total | Home | vs | Statistics | Stat | vs | Away | Total |
| 4 | 1 | 1 | Played | P | 1 | 2 | 5 |
| 1 | 1 | 1 | Won | W | 0 | 1 | 4 |
| 3 | 0 | 0 | Drew | D | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 0 | 0 | 0 | Lost | L | 1 | 1 | 1 |
| 4 | 2 | 2 | Scored | S | 1 | 2 | 8 |
| 3 | 1 | 1 | Conceded | C | 2 | 2 | 2 |
| 75% | 100% | 100% | Over 0.5 | O 0.5 | 100% | 100% | 100% |
| 75% | 100% | 100% | Over 1.5 | O 1.5 | 100% | 50% | 60% |
| 25% | 100% | 100% | Over 2.5 | O 2.5 | 100% | 50% | 40% |
| 0% | 0% | 0% | Over 3.5 | O 3.5 | 0% | 0% | 0% |
| 0% | 0% | 0% | Over 4.5 | O 4.5 | 0% | 0% | 0% |
| 75% | 100% | 100% | BTTS | BTTS | 100% | 50% | 20% |
| 25% | 0% | 0% | Clean Sheets | C S | 0% | 50% | 80% |
| 25% | 0% | 0% | Failed to Score | F T | 0% | 0% | 0% |
| 5.2 | 7 | 7 | Corners for (avg) | C F | 4 | 5 | 5 |
| 9 | 16 | 16 | Corners against (avg) | C A | 1 | 1.5 | 3 |
| 1.8 | 2 | 2 | Yellow cards (avg) | Y C | 2 | 3 | 2.4 |
| 0 | 0 | 0 | Red cards | R C | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| 47 | 11 | 11 | Total Shots | T S | 10 | 21 | 62 |
| 15 | 5 | 5 | Shots on Target | S O | 3 | 8 | 24 |
| 27% | 40% | 40% | Goal Efficiency | G E | 33% | 25% | 33% |
- Internacional has the most clean sheets (4)
- Internacional has the most scored goals (8)
- Internacional is in the best form (4-0-1)
| Botafogo | Last season | Internacional | |||||
| Total | Home | Statistics | Stat | Away | Total | ||
| 12 | 6 | Played | P | 7 | 14 | ||
| 5 | 5 | Won | W | 3 | 8 | ||
| 3 | 1 | Drew | D | 3 | 3 | ||
| 4 | 0 | Lost | L | 1 | 3 | ||
| 15 | 15 | Scored | S | 11 | 24 | ||
| 15 | 6 | Conceded | C | 8 | 11 | ||
| 83% | 100% | Over 0.5 | O 0.5 | 86% | 93% | ||
| 67% | 83% | Over 1.5 | O 1.5 | 71% | 71% | ||
| 50% | 67% | Over 2.5 | O 2.5 | 29% | 29% | ||
| 17% | 33% | Over 3.5 | O 3.5 | 29% | 29% | ||
| 8% | 17% | Over 4.5 | O 4.5 | 29% | 14% | ||
| 42% | 83% | BTTS | BTTS | 57% | 36% | ||
| 25% | 17% | Clean Sheets | C S | 29% | 43% | ||
| 50% | 0% | Failed to Score | F T | 29% | 29% | ||
| 4.8 | 4.7 | Corners for (avg) | C F | 5.3 | 6.9 | ||
| 5.3 | 5.2 | Corners against (avg) | C A | 5.3 | 3.6 | ||
| 2.2 | 1.7 | Yellow cards (avg) | Y C | 3.3 | 2.9 | ||
| 0 | 0 | Red cards | R C | 2 | 4 | ||
| 155 | 95 | Total Shots | T S | 67 | 193 | ||
| 54 | 36 | Shots on Target | S O | 24 | 62 | ||
| 28% | 42% | Goal Efficiency | G E | 46% | 39% | ||
| Total | Home | Away | |||||||||||||||||||
| # | Team | MP | W | D | L | F | A | MP | W | D | L | F | A | MP | W | D | L | F | A | +/- | P |
| 1 | Internacional | 5 | 4 | 0 | 1 | 8 | 2 | 3 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 6 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 6 | 12 |
| 2 | Vasco da Gama | 4 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 7 | 1 | 3 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 4 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 6 | 10 |
| 3 | São Paulo | 5 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 5 | 3 | 3 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 10 |
| 4 | Atletico Mineiro | 5 | 3 | 0 | 2 | 7 | 5 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 5 | 2 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 3 | 2 | 9 |
| 5 | Palmeiras | 4 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 5 | 3 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 2 | 8 |
| 6 | Gremio | 5 | 1 | 4 | 0 | 3 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 7 |
| 7 | Santos | 5 | 2 | 1 | 2 | 6 | 6 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 4 | 2 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 4 | 0 | 7 |
| 8 | Fluminense | 5 | 2 | 1 | 2 | 5 | 5 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 2 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 3 | 0 | 7 |
| 9 | Bahia | 4 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 4 | 4 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 0 | 7 |
| 10 | Botafogo | 4 | 1 | 3 | 0 | 4 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 3 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 6 |
| 11 | Atletico PR | 6 | 2 | 0 | 4 | 5 | 7 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 3 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 3 | 4 | -2 | 6 |
| 12 | Corinthians | 4 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 6 | 5 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 4 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 1 | 5 |
| 13 | Bragantino | 5 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 6 | 7 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 4 | 4 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 3 | -1 | 5 |
| 14 | Fortaleza | 5 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 4 | 5 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 4 | 3 | -1 | 5 |
| 15 | Flamengo | 5 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 3 | 6 | 3 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 3 | -3 | 5 |
| 16 | Goias | 4 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 5 | 6 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 3 | 3 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 3 | -1 | 4 |
| 17 | Atletico GO | 4 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 4 | 6 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 4 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 5 | -2 | 4 |
| 18 | Sport Recife | 5 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 4 | 7 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 3 | -3 | 4 |
| 19 | Ceara | 5 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 5 | 9 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 4 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 5 | -4 | 4 |
| 20 | Coritiba | 5 | 1 | 0 | 4 | 3 | 7 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 3 | 5 | -4 | 3 |