Early betting action imply Fluminense edge when facing Botafogo

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Competition: Brazil Serie A
Competition: Sun 23.October
Match begins: 19:00 (UTC)
Venue: Estadio Jornalista Mário Filho (78838 seats)

The team playing at home, Fluminense, should be favourites in this fixture, but Botafogo have revealed both capability and heroism. Read more about the fixture!

Insights:
  • Fluminense have the most matches over the total-line (15) in Serie A
  • Botafogo have played more matches over 2,5 goals away than home.

There's local pride at stake here, as these teams are practically neighbours. Expect lots of passion from both players and supporters.

There should be plenty of energy on the pitch in this game, as both sides have had time to recuperate from their last game. Let's hope both teams are ready to give it all.

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Fluminense form and stats

32 points is a decent return from 16 Serie A games here at Estadio Jornalista Mário Filho for Fluminense. The data says 10 wins, 2 draws and 4 losses.

Fluminense are returning here after visiting Avaí and winning with a 3-0 scoreline. Cano, Braz and Martinelli scored the goal(s). At last, a league win after three matches without one. Goalkeeper Fábio got the top rating on the team in that game; 8.31 out of ten. Fábio topped it up with a clean sheet.

Before that game, the home loss against America Mineiro with the scoreline 0-2.

Fluminense are traveling soon after this match as the Serie A match at Corinthians awaits in three days.

A decent goal production from Fluminense in their home games so far, with 31 goals from 16 league matches. Fluminense have conceded 17 in these home matches.

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Botafogo form and stats

8-3-5 is the win-draw-loss statistic for Botafogo in their Serie A matches away. Botafogo has been amazing away for a time now, winning four in a row on their travels. The last time they went home with a point loss was against Juventude.

Botafogo might have something to prove in this game as they lost at home in their previous match. Internacional proved too strong as Botafogo slumped to a 0-1 defeat in front of their own fans at Estádio Nilton Santos. Marçal, who plays in defense, got the "man of the match" on his team with the rating 8.35. Marçal hit two key passes and won 8 of 12 duels.

Before that one, a nice away victory 1-0 at São Paulo.

A tale of few goals? 15 of this team's most recent 19 league fixtures have seen two goals or less.

A new game in only three days for Botafogo, the Serie A home match versus Bragantino. Busy days.

Botafogo have scored 19 goals on their travels this season, from 16 away games in the league. 19 goals have been conceded by Botafogo in these games. There's been improvement defensively lately, as only 1 of these goals has been conceded in their last three away matches.

Head 2 Head

Fluminense and Botafogo have met earlier this season: Botafogo - Fluminense 0-1. Head-2-head stats last ten meetings: six - three - one (Fluminense wins - draws - Botafogo wins). As for goals, two matches ended with three or more goals (over 2,5), eight had two or less.

Top Goalscorers

FluminenseG. Cano
G. Cano
18 goals
FluminenseJ. Arias Andrade
J. Arias Andrade
7 goals
BotafogoE. de Souza
E. de Souza
7 goals

Fluminense missing players

Botafogo missing players

Total First Half Second Half
Fluminense Botafogo
Total Home vs mid Statistics Stat vs top Away Total
32 16 5 Played P 4 16 32
16 10 3 Won W 2 8 12
6 2 1 Drew D 0 3 7
10 4 1 Lost L 2 5 13
51 31 9 Scored S 4 19 32
38 17 7 Conceded C 7 19 35
94% 94% 80% Over 0.5 O 0.5 100% 100% 94%
72% 81% 80% Over 1.5 O 1.5 50% 62% 56%
53% 56% 60% Over 2.5 O 2.5 50% 38% 31%
28% 25% 20% Over 3.5 O 3.5 50% 31% 25%
16% 12% 20% Over 4.5 O 4.5 25% 6% 3%
47% 50% 60% BTTS BTTS 25% 44% 41%
31% 31% 20% Clean Sheets C S 25% 25% 28%
28% 25% 40% Failed to Score F T 50% 31% 38%
 
5.6 7.1 6.2 Corners for (avg) C F 3.2 4.9 4.7
5.5 4.9 5.6 Corners against (avg) C A 6.8 5.3 5.2
2 2.1 2.2 Yellow cards (avg) Y C 2.5 2.6 2.7
9 3 1 Red cards R C 1 3 4
 
14.4 17.2 20.2 Shots (avg) S ( 11.2 13.7 14
4.9 5.8 7.2 Shots on Target (avg) S O 5.2 5.5 4.8
32% 33% 25% Goal Efficiency G E 19% 22% 21%
 
12.6 10.4 11 Shots against (avg) S A 18 14.2 13.2
4.2 3.8 4.2 Shots on Target against (avg) S O 7.2 5.2 4.3
Key stats in Serie A this season:
  • Botafogo have played more matches over 2,5 goals away than home.
  • Botafogo haven’t played a single 0-0 game away.
  • Fluminense have played more matches over 2,5 goals home than away.
  • Fluminense have the most matches over the total-line (15) in Serie A
  • Fluminense have won significantly more corners at home than 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 Palmeiras 32 19 11 2 53 21 16 10 4 2 30 11 16 9 7 0 23 10 32 68
2 Internacional 32 16 12 4 49 28 16 10 5 1 33 13 16 6 7 3 16 15 21 60
3 Flamengo 32 16 7 9 51 29 16 10 3 3 32 9 16 6 4 6 19 20 22 55
4 Fluminense 32 16 6 10 51 38 16 10 2 4 31 17 16 6 4 6 20 21 13 54
5 Corinthians 31 15 9 7 38 30 16 11 4 1 23 8 15 4 5 6 15 22 8 54
6 Atletico PR 32 14 9 9 38 36 16 9 6 1 24 12 16 5 3 8 14 24 2 51
7 Atletico Mineiro 32 12 11 9 38 33 16 6 5 5 21 16 16 6 6 4 17 17 5 47
8 America Mineiro 32 13 6 13 30 32 16 8 3 5 19 15 16 5 3 8 11 17 -2 45
9 Fortaleza 32 12 8 12 34 33 15 5 6 4 14 11 17 7 2 8 20 22 1 44
10 Botafogo 32 12 7 13 32 35 16 4 4 8 13 16 16 8 3 5 19 19 -3 43
11 São Paulo 31 9 14 8 41 33 15 6 5 4 25 16 16 3 9 4 16 17 8 41
12 Santos 31 10 10 11 36 29 16 8 4 4 27 15 15 2 6 7 9 14 7 40
13 Bragantino 31 9 11 11 41 41 15 7 5 3 24 14 16 2 6 8 17 27 0 38
14 Goiás 31 9 11 11 33 40 15 5 6 4 17 16 16 4 5 7 16 24 -7 38
15 Coritiba 31 10 4 17 31 49 16 10 2 4 21 13 15 0 2 13 10 36 -18 34
16 Ceará 32 6 16 10 29 33 17 3 8 6 16 20 15 3 8 4 13 13 -4 34
17 Cuiabá 32 7 10 15 24 35 15 4 7 4 12 11 17 3 3 11 12 24 -11 31
18 Atlético GO 32 7 9 16 32 49 16 5 4 7 18 19 16 2 5 9 14 30 -17 30
19 Avaí 32 7 7 18 28 52 17 6 4 7 21 24 15 1 3 11 7 28 -24 28
20 Juventude 32 3 12 17 25 58 16 2 8 6 15 22 16 1 4 11 10 36 -33 21

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 Palmeiras 32 19 11 2 53 21 16 10 4 2 30 11 16 9 7 0 23 10 32 68
2 Internacional 32 16 12 4 49 28 16 10 5 1 33 13 16 6 7 3 16 15 21 60
3 Flamengo 32 16 7 9 51 29 16 10 3 3 32 9 16 6 4 6 19 20 22 55
4 Fluminense 32 16 6 10 51 38 16 10 2 4 31 17 16 6 4 6 20 21 13 54
5 Corinthians 31 15 9 7 38 30 16 11 4 1 23 8 15 4 5 6 15 22 8 54
6 Atletico PR 32 14 9 9 38 36 16 9 6 1 24 12 16 5 3 8 14 24 2 51
7 Atletico Mineiro 32 12 11 9 38 33 16 6 5 5 21 16 16 6 6 4 17 17 5 47
8 America Mineiro 32 13 6 13 30 32 16 8 3 5 19 15 16 5 3 8 11 17 -2 45
9 Fortaleza 32 12 8 12 34 33 15 5 6 4 14 11 17 7 2 8 20 22 1 44
10 Botafogo 32 12 7 13 32 35 16 4 4 8 13 16 16 8 3 5 19 19 -3 43
11 São Paulo 31 9 14 8 41 33 15 6 5 4 25 16 16 3 9 4 16 17 8 41
12 Santos 31 10 10 11 36 29 16 8 4 4 27 15 15 2 6 7 9 14 7 40
13 Bragantino 31 9 11 11 41 41 15 7 5 3 24 14 16 2 6 8 17 27 0 38
14 Goiás 31 9 11 11 33 40 15 5 6 4 17 16 16 4 5 7 16 24 -7 38
15 Coritiba 31 10 4 17 31 49 16 10 2 4 21 13 15 0 2 13 10 36 -18 34
16 Ceará 32 6 16 10 29 33 17 3 8 6 16 20 15 3 8 4 13 13 -4 34
17 Cuiabá 32 7 10 15 24 35 15 4 7 4 12 11 17 3 3 11 12 24 -11 31
18 Atlético GO 32 7 9 16 32 49 16 5 4 7 18 19 16 2 5 9 14 30 -17 30
19 Avaí 32 7 7 18 28 52 17 6 4 7 21 24 15 1 3 11 7 28 -24 28
20 Juventude 32 3 12 17 25 58 16 2 8 6 15 22 16 1 4 11 10 36 -33 21

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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.