São Paulo travel to Botafogo with space in suitcase for three points

Days
Hours
Minutes
Seconds
Competition: Brazil Serie A
Competition: Mon 22.February
Match begins: 23:00 (UTC)
Venue: Estádio Nilton Santos (44661 seats)

Struggling Botafogo will be hoping to pull off an upset when they welcome high-flying São Paulo in the upcoming league round. It’s 20th vs 3rd and the home crowd will have moderate expectations.

Insights:
  • Botafogo is in the worst form (0-1-5)
  • São Paulo has the most points from losing position (22) in Serie A

It’s a hectic schedule for the away team, as they were in action only three days ago in the Serie A.

Botafogo have had a bad season and will be relegated from Serie A. Paulo are still fighting for the big positions at the top of the table.

L L L D L

Botafogo form and stats

With 2 Serie A wins, 5 draws and 11 defeats from their home games, Botafogo, who have the fewest clean sheets (4) in Serie A, are certainly not brimming with confidence. All in all it has been a very rough period for Botafogo who hasn’t won a league-game in their last ten attempts. Their previous win was against Coritiba, 64 days ago. With ten home Serie A games in a row without a win, the Botafogo fans could feel they are not getting value for their money. It remains to be seen whether this unfortunate streak, which started after the Palmeiras game long ago, can be stopped today.

Botafogo faced defeat in their previous match, away at Goias (0-2). Preceding that match was the home game against Gremio that was lost 2-5.

The manager L. dos Santos will start preparations for the next game as soon this is finished, as the hosts are going to Ceara in only three days.

The goals haven't exactly been flowing for Botafogo here at Estádio Nilton Santos in the league, with less than one goal per game on average (15 from 18 games). With more than 1,5 conceded goals on average, the Botafogo defense is not exactly impregnable. 30 goals conceded from 18 games. You can find more goal stats on the Statistics tab above.

D W D L D

São Paulo form and stats

Playing away, São Paulo have won 8 games, drawn 5 and suffered 5 defeats in the Serie A this season.

Ahead of that match was the victory versus Gremio at their stadium, the result 2-1.

The visitors are returning home after this fixture, hosting Flamengo in just three days.

The travelling fans enjoy São Paulo's attacking play in away games, having scored 30 goals in 18 league matches away. As opposed to that, Paulo have seen the ball go into their own net 24 times on the road.

Head 2 Head

The teams have played each other before this season, with the result São Paulo - Botafogo 4-0 entered in the official records. Head-to-head totals (for the last ten meetings): Botafogo won one game, two matches ended with a draw and São Paulo has seven wins. Over 2,5 goals / under 2,5 goals: six / four

Top Goalscorers

São PauloL. da Rocha Neves
L. da Rocha Neves
17 goals
São PauloB. Souza da Silva
B. Souza da Silva
11 goals
BotafogoM. Barcelos da Silva
M. Barcelos da Silva
8 goals

Botafogo missing players

São Paulo missing players

Total First Half Second Half
Botafogo São Paulo
Total Home vs top Statistics Stat vs low Away Total
36 18 5 Played P 6 18 36
4 2 2 Won W 4 8 17
12 5 1 Drew D 1 5 12
20 11 2 Lost L 1 5 7
30 15 5 Scored S 12 30 57
60 30 6 Conceded C 6 24 39
89% 83% 100% Over 0.5 O 0.5 100% 100% 97%
81% 72% 80% Over 1.5 O 1.5 83% 89% 81%
50% 50% 40% Over 2.5 O 2.5 67% 61% 50%
19% 22% 0% Over 3.5 O 3.5 33% 28% 22%
6% 11% 0% Over 4.5 O 4.5 17% 17% 11%
61% 56% 60% BTTS BTTS 67% 72% 64%
11% 17% 0% Clean Sheets C S 33% 17% 28%
39% 44% 40% Failed to Score F T 0% 11% 11%
 
0 0 0 Corners for (avg) C F 0 0 0
0 0 0 Corners against (avg) C A 0 0 0
1.9 1.9 2 Yellow cards (avg) Y C 2.8 2 2.2
6 3 1 Red cards R C 0 1 1
 
14.1 16.3 11.6 Shots (avg) S ( 14.5 13.9 15.6
3.8 4.5 3.4 Shots on Target (avg) S O 6 5.6 5.8
22% 19% 29% Goal Efficiency G E 33% 30% 27%
Key stats in Serie A this season:
  • Botafogo has the fewest clean sheets (4) in Serie A
  • Botafogo has the fewest points (11) at home in Serie A
  • Botafogo has the fewest scored goals in the first half (11) in Serie A
  • Botafogo has the most conceded goals (30) at home in Serie A
  • Botafogo has the most conceded goals in the second half (35) in Serie A
  • Botafogo has the the worst goal difference (-15) at home in Serie A
  • Botafogo has the the worst goal difference (-30) in Serie A
  • Botafogo is in the worst form (0-1-5)
  • São Paulo has the fewest conceded goals in the second half (17) in Serie A
  • São Paulo has the most points from losing position (22) in Serie A
  • São Paulo have played more matches over 2,5 goals away than home.
  • São Paulo 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 Internacional 36 20 9 7 60 33 18 12 4 2 34 17 18 8 5 5 26 16 27 69
2 Flamengo 36 20 8 8 65 45 18 10 4 4 33 22 18 10 4 4 32 23 20 68
3 São Paulo 36 17 12 7 57 39 18 9 7 2 27 15 18 8 5 5 30 24 18 63
4 Atletico Mineiro 36 18 8 10 59 43 18 13 4 1 39 13 18 5 4 9 20 30 16 62
5 Fluminense 36 17 9 10 52 41 18 10 5 3 29 14 18 7 4 7 23 27 11 60
6 Palmeiras 36 15 12 9 50 34 18 9 7 2 32 15 18 6 5 7 18 19 16 57
7 Gremio 36 13 17 6 52 39 18 9 6 3 33 23 18 4 11 3 19 16 13 56
8 Santos 36 14 11 11 51 48 18 9 6 3 34 22 18 5 5 8 17 26 3 53
9 Atletico PR 36 14 8 14 36 35 18 8 5 5 18 13 18 6 3 9 18 22 1 50
10 Corinthians 36 13 10 13 45 45 18 8 6 4 29 23 18 5 4 9 16 22 0 49
11 Bragantino 36 12 13 11 49 40 18 9 5 4 33 19 18 3 8 7 16 21 9 49
12 Ceara 36 12 10 14 50 50 18 6 5 7 20 24 18 6 5 7 30 26 0 46
13 Atlético GO 36 11 13 12 36 43 18 5 9 4 21 20 18 6 4 8 15 23 -7 46
14 Sport Recife 36 12 6 18 29 45 18 8 2 8 17 20 18 4 4 10 12 25 -16 42
15 Fortaleza 36 10 11 15 34 38 18 8 6 4 20 11 18 2 5 11 14 27 -4 41
16 Bahia 36 10 8 18 42 59 18 8 2 8 25 26 18 2 6 10 17 33 -17 38
17 Vasco da Gama 36 9 10 17 34 54 18 6 5 7 18 19 18 3 5 10 16 35 -20 37
18 Goias 36 9 9 18 39 60 18 6 4 8 19 28 18 3 5 10 20 32 -21 36
19 Coritiba 36 7 10 19 30 49 18 4 6 8 13 17 18 3 4 11 17 32 -19 31
20 Botafogo 36 4 12 20 30 60 18 2 5 11 15 30 18 2 7 9 15 30 -30 24

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 Internacional 36 20 9 7 60 33 18 12 4 2 34 17 18 8 5 5 26 16 27 69
2 Flamengo 36 20 8 8 65 45 18 10 4 4 33 22 18 10 4 4 32 23 20 68
3 São Paulo 36 17 12 7 57 39 18 9 7 2 27 15 18 8 5 5 30 24 18 63
4 Atletico Mineiro 36 18 8 10 59 43 18 13 4 1 39 13 18 5 4 9 20 30 16 62
5 Fluminense 36 17 9 10 52 41 18 10 5 3 29 14 18 7 4 7 23 27 11 60
6 Palmeiras 36 15 12 9 50 34 18 9 7 2 32 15 18 6 5 7 18 19 16 57
7 Gremio 36 13 17 6 52 39 18 9 6 3 33 23 18 4 11 3 19 16 13 56
8 Santos 36 14 11 11 51 48 18 9 6 3 34 22 18 5 5 8 17 26 3 53
9 Atletico PR 36 14 8 14 36 35 18 8 5 5 18 13 18 6 3 9 18 22 1 50
10 Corinthians 36 13 10 13 45 45 18 8 6 4 29 23 18 5 4 9 16 22 0 49
11 Bragantino 36 12 13 11 49 40 18 9 5 4 33 19 18 3 8 7 16 21 9 49
12 Ceara 36 12 10 14 50 50 18 6 5 7 20 24 18 6 5 7 30 26 0 46
13 Atlético GO 36 11 13 12 36 43 18 5 9 4 21 20 18 6 4 8 15 23 -7 46
14 Sport Recife 36 12 6 18 29 45 18 8 2 8 17 20 18 4 4 10 12 25 -16 42
15 Fortaleza 36 10 11 15 34 38 18 8 6 4 20 11 18 2 5 11 14 27 -4 41
16 Bahia 36 10 8 18 42 59 18 8 2 8 25 26 18 2 6 10 17 33 -17 38
17 Vasco da Gama 36 9 10 17 34 54 18 6 5 7 18 19 18 3 5 10 16 35 -20 37
18 Goias 36 9 9 18 39 60 18 6 4 8 19 28 18 3 5 10 20 32 -21 36
19 Coritiba 36 7 10 19 30 49 18 4 6 8 13 17 18 3 4 11 17 32 -19 31
20 Botafogo 36 4 12 20 30 60 18 2 5 11 15 30 18 2 7 9 15 30 -30 24

More from Brazil - Serie A

Read more about Serie A

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.