Flamengo get ready to host Botafogo for another intriguing Serie A game here at Estádio Nacional de Brasília.
- Flamengo have the most matches under the total-line (2) in Serie A
- Botafogo have the most scored goals (4) away in Serie A
This is a match between teams from the same area, a local derby. The community is buzzing.
Flamengo have less rest than Botafogo in this fixture, as the hosts were involved in a Copa Libertadores game only four days ago. At least it's nice to return home after that away game at Talleres Cordoba.
Flamengo form and stats
Only two Serie A home games for Flamengo so far, yet both highs and lows with 1 win, 1 draw and 0 defeat.
Flamengo haven't scored a league goal since they found the net 198 minutes ago. Arrascaeta scored that one.
The Flamengo boss de Sousa and his team return home after a 2-2 draw away versus Talleres Cordoba in the Copa Libertadores. Arrascaeta (midfield was the top team player in that game with a rating of 7.33/10. Arrascaeta scored one goal.
Flamengo are believed to win this game, given a winning chance of about 70% by the bookmakers. We have checked our records for their performance in similar circumstances and found eleven matches and the win/draw/lost stats: Won nine, drew one and lost one.
The match schedule is unforgiving for Flamengo as they have a new game in only three days, a Copa do Brasil match thankfully also at home. Altos are visiting.
Flamengo has scored 3 goals so far and conceded 1 goal from 2 home games. These are numbers from the league only.
Botafogo form and stats
Four points from two away games for Botafogo, meaning one draw and one victory in the Serie A so far.
There were no winners in Botafogo's previous match, the home game that ended 1-1 vs Juventude (placed 19th). The draw against Juventude came from a losing position. The Botafogo manager de Castro brought on Gonçalves as a substitute and the player scored to make the scores level. Defender Sampaio was the best team player with a rating of 7.45. Sampaio won 8 of 11 duels.
Before that, Botafogo travelled to Atlético GO and returned home with a draw after the game finished 1-1.As for goals scored and conceded in the league games away so far, Botafogo has managed 4 goals and let in 2 from 2 matches.
Head 2 Head
Last ten meetings with these sides: Flamengo won eight, Botafogo triumphed in one and we saw one draw. five games with over 2,5 goals, five matches with two goals or less. The matches between these teams sometimes lean towards being a bit rough, having seen 5 sending-offs from the last ten encounters.Top Goalscorers
  D. Gonçalves 2 goals | E. de Souza 2 goals |   M. Isla Isla 1 goals |
Flamengo missing players
Botafogo missing players
| Flamengo | Botafogo | ||||||
| Total | Home | vs | Statistics | Stat | vs | Away | Total |
| 4 | 2 | 1 | Played | P | 0 | 2 | 4 |
| 1 | 1 | 0 | Won | W | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| 2 | 1 | 1 | Drew | D | 0 | 1 | 2 |
| 1 | 0 | 0 | Lost | L | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| 4 | 3 | 0 | Scored | S | 0 | 4 | 6 |
| 3 | 1 | 0 | Conceded | C | 0 | 2 | 6 |
| 75% | 50% | 0% | Over 0.5 | O 0.5 | 0% | 100% | 100% |
| 50% | 50% | 0% | Over 1.5 | O 1.5 | 0% | 100% | 100% |
| 25% | 50% | 0% | Over 2.5 | O 2.5 | 0% | 50% | 50% |
| 25% | 50% | 0% | Over 3.5 | O 3.5 | 0% | 50% | 50% |
| 0% | 0% | 0% | Over 4.5 | O 4.5 | 0% | 0% | 0% |
| 50% | 50% | 0% | BTTS | BTTS | 0% | 100% | 100% |
| 25% | 50% | 100% | Clean Sheets | C S | 0% | 0% | 0% |
| 50% | 50% | 100% | Failed to Score | F T | 0% | 0% | 0% |
| 6.5 | 5.5 | 9 | Corners for (avg) | C F | 0 | 4.5 | 4.2 |
| 4.8 | 4.5 | 6 | Corners against (avg) | C A | 0 | 3 | 3.5 |
| 2.2 | 2.5 | 3 | Yellow cards (avg) | Y C | 0 | 2.5 | 2 |
| 0 | 0 | 0 | Red cards | R C | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 15.2 | 18.5 | 18 | Shots (avg) | S ( | 0 | 15.5 | 14.5 |
| 5.2 | 6.5 | 4 | Shots on Target (avg) | S O | 0 | 4 | 4 |
| 19% | 23% | 0% | Goal Efficiency | G E | 0% | 50% | 38% |
| 9 | 7 | 9 | Shots against (avg) | S A | 0 | 12.5 | 12.5 |
| 2 | 1 | 1 | Shots on Target against (avg) | S O | 0 | 3.5 | 5 |
- Botafogo have the most scored goals (4) away in Serie A
- Flamengo have the most matches under the total-line (2) in Serie A
| Flamengo | Last season | Botafogo | |||||
| Total | Home | Statistics | Stat | Away | Total | ||
| 15 | 8 | Played | P | 6 | 13 | ||
| 10 | 5 | Won | W | 2 | 7 | ||
| 3 | 1 | Drew | D | 2 | 2 | ||
| 2 | 2 | Lost | L | 2 | 4 | ||
| 30 | 15 | Scored | S | 10 | 26 | ||
| 11 | 7 | Conceded | C | 11 | 18 | ||
| 93% | 100% | Over 0.5 | O 0.5 | 100% | 100% | ||
| 73% | 75% | Over 1.5 | O 1.5 | 83% | 85% | ||
| 60% | 62% | Over 2.5 | O 2.5 | 67% | 62% | ||
| 27% | 25% | Over 3.5 | O 3.5 | 33% | 38% | ||
| 13% | 12% | Over 4.5 | O 4.5 | 17% | 23% | ||
| 47% | 38% | BTTS | BTTS | 83% | 62% | ||
| 40% | 38% | Clean Sheets | C S | 17% | 31% | ||
| 20% | 25% | Failed to Score | F T | 0% | 8% | ||
| 8.1 | 8.1 | Corners for (avg) | C F | 5.2 | 5.4 | ||
| 4 | 3.5 | Corners against (avg) | C A | 6 | 6.2 | ||
| 2.9 | 3 | Yellow cards (avg) | Y C | 3.2 | 3.3 | ||
| 2 | 1 | Red cards | R C | 0 | 0 | ||
| 13.7 | 13.6 | Shots (avg) | S ( | 9 | 9.6 | ||
| 5 | 4.8 | Shots on Target (avg) | S O | 3.2 | 4.1 | ||
| 40% | 39% | Goal Efficiency | G E | 53% | 49% | ||
| 6.6 | 5.9 | Shots against (avg) | S A | 12.7 | 12 | ||
| 3 | 3 | Shots on Target against (avg) | S O | 4 | 4.3 | ||
| Total | Home | Away | |||||||||||||||||||
| # | Team | MP | W | D | L | F | A | MP | W | D | L | F | A | MP | W | D | L | F | A | +/- | P |
| 1 | Corinthians | 4 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 7 | 4 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 3 | 4 | 3 | 9 |
| 2 | Bragantino | 4 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 8 | 3 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 5 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 2 | 5 | 8 |
| 3 | Atletico Mineiro | 4 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 7 | 4 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 4 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 2 | 3 | 8 |
| 4 | Coritiba | 4 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 9 | 6 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 6 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 4 | 3 | 7 |
| 5 | Sao Paulo | 4 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 8 | 5 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 6 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 4 | 3 | 7 |
| 6 | Santos | 4 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 6 | 3 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 5 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 7 |
| 7 | Cuiaba | 4 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 7 |
| 8 | Internacional | 4 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 3 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 7 |
| 9 | Avai | 4 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 4 | 5 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 3 | -1 | 7 |
| 10 | America Mineiro | 4 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 5 | 5 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 5 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 6 |
| 11 | Palmeiras | 4 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 6 | 4 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 5 | 3 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 5 |
| 12 | Flamengo | 4 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 4 | 3 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 5 |
| 13 | Botafogo | 4 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 6 | 6 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 4 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 4 | 2 | 0 | 5 |
| 14 | Fluminense | 4 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 3 | 3 | -1 | 4 |
| 15 | Ceara | 3 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 4 | 6 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 4 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 2 | -2 | 3 |
| 16 | Atlético GO | 4 | 0 | 3 | 1 | 3 | 7 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 5 | -4 | 3 |
| 17 | Atletico PR | 4 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 1 | 6 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 5 | -5 | 3 |
| 18 | Goiás | 4 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 5 | 9 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 3 | 3 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 6 | -4 | 2 |
| 19 | Juventude | 4 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 4 | 8 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 5 | -4 | 2 |
| 20 | Fortaleza | 3 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 1 | 4 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 3 | -3 | 0 |
| Last season | Total | Home | Away | ||||||||||||||||||
| # | Team | MP | W | D | L | F | A | MP | W | D | L | F | A | MP | W | D | L | F | A | +/- | P |
| 1 | Fluminense | 11 | 9 | 1 | 1 | 16 | 2 | 6 | 5 | 0 | 1 | 9 | 2 | 5 | 4 | 1 | 0 | 7 | 0 | 14 | 28 |
| 2 | Flamengo | 11 | 8 | 2 | 1 | 27 | 8 | 6 | 4 | 1 | 1 | 14 | 5 | 5 | 4 | 1 | 0 | 13 | 3 | 19 | 26 |
| 3 | Vasco da Gama | 11 | 7 | 1 | 3 | 19 | 11 | 6 | 4 | 1 | 1 | 10 | 4 | 5 | 3 | 0 | 2 | 9 | 7 | 8 | 22 |
| 4 | Botafogo | 11 | 6 | 2 | 3 | 24 | 16 | 6 | 5 | 0 | 1 | 16 | 6 | 5 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 8 | 10 | 8 | 20 |
| 5 | Nova Iguacu | 11 | 4 | 2 | 5 | 11 | 15 | 5 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 6 | 2 | 6 | 1 | 1 | 4 | 5 | 13 | -4 | 14 |
| 6 | Portuguesa RJ | 11 | 3 | 3 | 5 | 11 | 12 | 6 | 3 | 2 | 1 | 9 | 6 | 5 | 0 | 1 | 4 | 2 | 6 | -1 | 12 |
| 7 | Resende | 11 | 3 | 3 | 5 | 11 | 17 | 5 | 2 | 1 | 2 | 6 | 8 | 6 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 5 | 9 | -6 | 12 |
| 8 | Audax Rio | 11 | 3 | 2 | 6 | 9 | 14 | 5 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 5 | 5 | 6 | 2 | 0 | 4 | 4 | 9 | -5 | 11 |
| 9 | Madureira | 11 | 3 | 2 | 6 | 9 | 17 | 5 | 1 | 0 | 4 | 4 | 9 | 6 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 5 | 8 | -8 | 11 |
| 10 | Boavista | 11 | 3 | 4 | 4 | 13 | 16 | 5 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 7 | 4 | 6 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 6 | 12 | -3 | 9 |
| 11 | Bangu | 11 | 2 | 3 | 6 | 5 | 17 | 5 | 1 | 3 | 1 | 3 | 7 | 6 | 1 | 0 | 5 | 2 | 10 | -12 | 9 |
| 12 | Volta Redonda | 11 | 1 | 3 | 7 | 11 | 21 | 6 | 1 | 1 | 4 | 9 | 10 | 5 | 0 | 2 | 3 | 2 | 11 | -10 | 6 |
