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Competition: Brazil Serie A
Date: Sat 30.November
Match begins: 22:00 (UTC)
Venue: Estadio Olimpico Nilton Santos (44661 seats)

Getting closer to the top teams is at stake when these two mid-table clubs battle it out. Both will be aiming to improve their league table standing, Botafogo in 13th and Internacional in 8th place.

There’s little time for restitution or working hard at the training pitch these days, with both teams having played their last game less than four days ago.

It's quite the trip for Internacional when visiting Botafogo as the cities are 1500 kilometers apart.

Botafogo are fighting like crazy to avoid relegation and desperately need points in this fixture. Internacional are still fighting for top positions and their benefits.

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Botafogo form and stats

When playing at home in the Serie A, Botafogo have managed 9 wins, 1 draw and suffered 7 defeats from 17 games. Botafogo has recorded two wins in a row here at Estadio Olimpico Nilton Santos, increasing their hopes of victory in this match.

The Botafogo goalkeeper Roberto Junior Fernandez Torres is looking to record 90 more "clean sheet" minutes as his team have now played 211 minutes without conceding a goal.

A good away victory last time out for Botafogo, who won 1-0 against Chapecoense (placed 19th). Previous to that game, a home match hosting Corinthians in a game that was won 1-0.

There will be little rest for Botafogo after this match as they are travelling to Atlético Mineiro for a Serie A game in only four days.

Botafogo are certainly not overdoing their scoring at home in league matches, having created 18 goals in 17 games. From these home matches, Botafogo have conceded only 15 goals.

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Internacional form and stats

There's been little loot from Internacional's travels as they have only collected 15 points from 17 away games in the Serie A. Internacional only have 4 wins to counter their 10 defeats and 3 draws.

Internacional failed to get anything from their last game, a Serie A home match vs Goiás (placed 9th) that ended with defeat 1-2. Preceding that match was the 2-2 draw at home vs Fortaleza.

Internacional has another fixture away, a Serie A game, against São Paulo in just four days. A tough schedule for the visitors!

The visitors have scored 14 goals from 17 away games in the league, an average of less than one per game. As opposed to that, Internacional have seen the ball go into their own net 22 times on the road.

Head 2 Head

The most recent history between these sides is the Internacional - Botafogo 3-2 played earlier this season. Numbers for the last ten meetings between these two teams are: 4 wins for Botafogo, 2 draws and 4 wins for Internacional. Over 2,5 goals: 6 times; under 2,5 goals: 4 games.

Top Goalscorers

BotafogoAlex Santana
Alex Santana
3 goals
InternacionalN. López
N. López
3 goals
InternacionalM. Sarrafiore
M. Sarrafiore
3 goals

Botafogo missing players

Internacional missing players

Total First Half Second Half
Botafogo Internacional
Total Home vs mid Statistics Stat vs mid Away Total
35 17 5 Played P 5 17 35
13 9 5 Won W 2 4 14
3 1 0 Drew D 1 3 9
19 7 0 Lost L 2 10 12
30 18 9 Scored S 6 14 40
41 15 3 Conceded C 6 22 36
91% 94% 100% Over 0.5 O 0.5 80% 88% 89%
51% 47% 40% Over 1.5 O 1.5 60% 65% 66%
34% 35% 40% Over 2.5 O 2.5 60% 35% 37%
14% 12% 40% Over 3.5 O 3.5 20% 18% 20%
11% 6% 20% Over 4.5 O 4.5 20% 6% 6%
31% 35% 40% BTTS BTTS 60% 41% 49%
29% 29% 60% Clean Sheets C S 40% 24% 31%
49% 41% 0% Failed to Score F T 20% 47% 31%
 
3.7 4.4 4.2 Corners For (avg) C F 4.4 4.3 5.3
6.7 6 6.4 Corners Against (avg) C A 4.6 5.3 4.3
2.6 3.3 2.6 Yellow Cards (avg) Y C 2.6 2.5 2.3
3 2 0 Red Cards R C 0 3 3
 
340 194 51 Total Shots T S 71 232 506
114 66 21 Shots on Target S O 21 64 161
26% 27% 43% Goal Efficiency G E 29% 22% 25%
Key stats in Serie A this season:
  • Botafogo has the fewest dropped points from leading position (3)
  • Botafogo have played more matches over 2,5 goals home than away.
  • Internacional has the fewest conceded goals in the first half (11)
  • Internacional has the fewest points from losing position (1)
  • Internacional 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 Flamengo 35 26 6 3 77 31 18 16 2 0 50 17 17 10 4 3 27 14 46 84
2 Santos 35 20 8 7 54 32 17 12 4 1 38 15 18 8 4 6 16 17 22 68
3 Palmeiras 35 19 11 5 53 28 17 12 4 1 34 9 18 7 7 4 19 19 25 68
4 Grêmio 35 17 8 10 57 36 17 10 3 4 33 18 18 7 5 6 24 18 21 59
5 Athletico PR 35 17 8 10 49 31 18 11 3 4 25 11 17 6 5 6 24 20 18 59
6 São Paulo 35 15 12 8 35 25 18 9 6 3 21 11 17 6 6 5 14 14 10 57
7 Corinthians 35 13 14 8 39 30 18 10 7 1 24 11 17 3 7 7 15 19 9 53
8 Internacional 35 14 9 12 40 36 18 10 6 2 26 14 17 4 3 10 14 22 4 51
9 Goiás 35 14 7 14 41 55 17 10 3 4 27 19 18 4 4 10 14 36 -14 49
10 Fortaleza 35 13 7 15 46 47 18 10 2 6 24 16 17 3 5 9 22 31 -1 46
11 Bahia 35 11 12 12 40 39 18 7 7 4 23 17 17 4 5 8 17 22 1 45
12 Vasco da Gama 35 11 11 13 36 43 17 6 5 6 18 21 18 5 6 7 18 22 -7 44
13 Botafogo 35 13 3 19 30 41 17 9 1 7 18 15 18 4 2 12 12 26 -11 42
14 Atlético Mineiro 35 11 9 15 40 46 17 8 2 7 24 22 18 3 7 8 16 24 -6 42
15 Fluminense 35 11 8 16 35 44 18 6 6 6 18 15 17 5 2 10 17 29 -9 41
16 Ceará 35 10 7 18 34 38 17 8 5 4 22 12 18 2 2 14 12 26 -4 37
17 Cruzeiro 34 7 15 12 27 41 17 5 8 4 13 14 17 2 7 8 14 26 -14 36
18 CSA 34 7 8 19 22 51 17 6 5 6 15 20 17 1 3 13 6 31 -29 29
19 Chapecoense 35 6 10 19 27 49 18 3 5 10 13 22 17 3 5 9 14 27 -22 28
20 Avaí 35 3 9 23 16 55 17 1 7 9 9 23 18 2 2 14 7 32 -39 18

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 Flamengo 35 26 6 3 77 31 18 16 2 0 50 17 17 10 4 3 27 14 46 84
2 Santos 35 20 8 7 54 32 17 12 4 1 38 15 18 8 4 6 16 17 22 68
3 Palmeiras 35 19 11 5 53 28 17 12 4 1 34 9 18 7 7 4 19 19 25 68
4 Grêmio 35 17 8 10 57 36 17 10 3 4 33 18 18 7 5 6 24 18 21 59
5 Athletico PR 35 17 8 10 49 31 18 11 3 4 25 11 17 6 5 6 24 20 18 59
6 São Paulo 35 15 12 8 35 25 18 9 6 3 21 11 17 6 6 5 14 14 10 57
7 Corinthians 35 13 14 8 39 30 18 10 7 1 24 11 17 3 7 7 15 19 9 53
8 Internacional 35 14 9 12 40 36 18 10 6 2 26 14 17 4 3 10 14 22 4 51
9 Goiás 35 14 7 14 41 55 17 10 3 4 27 19 18 4 4 10 14 36 -14 49
10 Fortaleza 35 13 7 15 46 47 18 10 2 6 24 16 17 3 5 9 22 31 -1 46
11 Bahia 35 11 12 12 40 39 18 7 7 4 23 17 17 4 5 8 17 22 1 45
12 Vasco da Gama 35 11 11 13 36 43 17 6 5 6 18 21 18 5 6 7 18 22 -7 44
13 Botafogo 35 13 3 19 30 41 17 9 1 7 18 15 18 4 2 12 12 26 -11 42
14 Atlético Mineiro 35 11 9 15 40 46 17 8 2 7 24 22 18 3 7 8 16 24 -6 42
15 Fluminense 35 11 8 16 35 44 18 6 6 6 18 15 17 5 2 10 17 29 -9 41
16 Ceará 35 10 7 18 34 38 17 8 5 4 22 12 18 2 2 14 12 26 -4 37
17 Cruzeiro 34 7 15 12 27 41 17 5 8 4 13 14 17 2 7 8 14 26 -14 36
18 CSA 34 7 8 19 22 51 17 6 5 6 15 20 17 1 3 13 6 31 -29 29
19 Chapecoense 35 6 10 19 27 49 18 3 5 10 13 22 17 3 5 9 14 27 -22 28
20 Avaí 35 3 9 23 16 55 17 1 7 9 9 23 18 2 2 14 7 32 -39 18

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