Fluminense fights Botafogo in Serie A battle

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Competition: Brazil Serie A
Competition: Sun 24.January
Match begins: 23:30 (UTC)
Venue: Estádio Nilton Santos (44661 seats)

The home fans are expecting three points in this fixture, as the home advantage should be put to good use versus a struggling visitor. Fluminense are in the 7th position while the guesting Botafogo worry at 20th.

Insights:
  • Fluminense have played more matches over 2,5 goals home than away.
  • Botafogo is in the worst form (1-0-5)

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.

This is a match between teams from the same area, a local derby. The community is buzzing.

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Fluminense form and stats

The story so far in the Serie A for Fluminense at their home stadium (Estádio Nilton Santos) is 8 wins, 4 draws and 3 defeats.

The home team returns to Estádio Nilton Santos after being equal after 90 minutes with Coritiba (placed 18th) on their last time out; the Serie A game ended 3-3. Before that game, the 1-0 home victory against Sport Recife.

Late drama in the game against Coritiba as Fluminense were trailing by a goal near the finishing line until Caio Paulista popped out and made it level in the 90th minute. A goal frenzy last time out for Fluminense, with a total of 6 goals in the match against Coritiba. Fun stuff to watch!

Fluminense have proved capable of finding the net in their games here at Estádio Nilton Santos with 24 goals in 15 league matches. From these home matches, Fluminense have conceded only 14 goals.

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Botafogo form and stats

Botafogo have only collected 12 points from their away games in the Serie A, after 2-6-7 (15 played). With the Botafogo losing streak of five defeats in a row, regardless of arena, optimism is low and sinking. Botafogo seem to be suffering from homesickness with two consecutive losses away. Third time lucky?

Botafogo might have something to prove in this game as they lost at home in their previous match. Atlético GO proved too strong as Botafogo slumped to a 1-3 defeat in front of their own fans at Estádio Nilton Santos. A 1-2 defeat away at Santos before that.

Many goals are not expected from the visiting Botafogo as they have only managed to score 14 times from 15 away games in the league. Botafogo struggle to build an impenetrable defensive wall in away matches with a total of 25 goals conceded from these games.

Head 2 Head

The teams have played each other before this season, with the result Botafogo - Fluminense 1-1 entered in the official records. Numbers for the last ten meetings between these two teams are: four wins for Fluminense, four draws and two wins for Botafogo. Over 2,5 goals: three times; under 2,5 goals: seven games.

Top Goalscorers

FluminenseA. de Carvalho
A. de Carvalho
8 goals
BotafogoP. Garay da Silva
P. Garay da Silva
7 goals
BotafogoM. Barcelos da Silva
M. Barcelos da Silva
7 goals

Fluminense missing players

Botafogo missing players

Total First Half Second Half
Fluminense Botafogo
Total Home vs low Statistics Stat vs mid Away Total
31 15 4 Played P 5 15 31
13 8 4 Won W 0 2 4
8 4 0 Drew D 4 6 11
10 3 0 Lost L 1 7 16
43 24 8 Scored S 6 14 27
40 14 1 Conceded C 7 25 49
97% 93% 100% Over 0.5 O 0.5 100% 93% 87%
74% 73% 50% Over 1.5 O 1.5 100% 87% 81%
55% 60% 50% Over 2.5 O 2.5 40% 60% 55%
26% 27% 25% Over 3.5 O 3.5 20% 20% 19%
10% 0% 0% Over 4.5 O 4.5 0% 0% 3%
65% 67% 25% BTTS BTTS 100% 73% 65%
19% 27% 75% Clean Sheets C S 0% 7% 13%
19% 13% 0% Failed to Score F T 0% 27% 35%
 
0 0 0 Corners for (avg) C F 0 0 0
0 0 0 Corners against (avg) C A 0 0 0
2.5 2.5 2 Yellow cards (avg) Y C 1.2 1.9 2
3 2 0 Red cards R C 0 2 5
 
11.7 12 11 Shots (avg) S ( 12 12.2 13.7
3.8 3.8 3.2 Shots on Target (avg) S O 4.2 3.3 3.8
36% 42% 62% Goal Efficiency G E 29% 29% 23%
Key stats in Serie A this season:
  • Botafogo have played more matches over 2,5 goals away than home.
  • Botafogo is in the worst form (1-0-5)
  • Fluminense have played more matches over 2,5 goals 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 Internacional 31 17 8 6 53 29 15 10 4 1 29 13 16 7 4 5 24 16 24 59
2 Sao Paulo 31 16 9 6 51 33 15 9 4 2 24 12 16 7 5 4 27 21 18 57
3 Flamengo 30 16 7 7 52 39 16 8 4 4 29 21 14 8 3 3 23 18 13 55
4 Atlético Mineiro 30 16 6 8 52 38 15 11 3 1 34 12 15 5 3 7 18 26 14 54
5 Palmeiras 30 14 9 7 43 28 15 8 5 2 27 13 15 6 4 5 16 15 15 51
6 Grêmio 30 12 15 3 39 25 15 9 5 1 27 14 15 3 10 2 12 11 14 51
7 Fluminense 31 13 8 10 43 40 15 8 4 3 24 14 16 5 4 7 19 26 3 47
8 Corinthians 30 12 9 9 38 34 15 7 5 3 24 17 15 5 4 6 14 17 4 45
9 Santos 30 12 9 9 41 38 15 7 6 2 28 18 15 5 3 7 13 20 3 45
10 Ceará 31 11 9 11 45 41 15 5 5 5 17 18 16 6 4 6 28 23 4 42
11 Bragantino 31 10 11 10 43 37 16 8 4 4 30 18 15 2 7 6 13 19 6 41
12 Athletico PR 31 11 6 14 27 30 15 6 4 5 14 11 16 5 2 9 13 19 -3 39
13 Atlético GO 31 9 12 10 30 37 15 3 8 4 16 18 16 6 4 6 14 19 -7 39
14 Fortaleza 31 8 11 12 28 30 16 6 6 4 14 10 15 2 5 8 14 20 -2 35
15 Bahia 30 9 5 16 36 51 15 7 1 7 20 21 15 2 4 9 16 30 -15 32
16 Sport Recife 31 9 5 17 24 41 15 7 1 7 15 17 16 2 4 10 9 24 -17 32
17 Vasco da Gama 30 8 8 14 30 44 15 5 4 6 15 15 15 3 4 8 15 29 -14 32
18 Coritiba 31 6 8 17 26 42 16 3 5 8 11 16 15 3 3 9 15 26 -16 26
19 Goiás 31 6 8 17 29 51 16 4 4 8 16 28 15 2 4 9 13 23 -22 26
20 Botafogo 31 4 11 16 27 49 16 2 5 9 13 24 15 2 6 7 14 25 -22 23

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 31 17 8 6 53 29 15 10 4 1 29 13 16 7 4 5 24 16 24 59
2 Sao Paulo 31 16 9 6 51 33 15 9 4 2 24 12 16 7 5 4 27 21 18 57
3 Flamengo 30 16 7 7 52 39 16 8 4 4 29 21 14 8 3 3 23 18 13 55
4 Atlético Mineiro 30 16 6 8 52 38 15 11 3 1 34 12 15 5 3 7 18 26 14 54
5 Palmeiras 30 14 9 7 43 28 15 8 5 2 27 13 15 6 4 5 16 15 15 51
6 Grêmio 30 12 15 3 39 25 15 9 5 1 27 14 15 3 10 2 12 11 14 51
7 Fluminense 31 13 8 10 43 40 15 8 4 3 24 14 16 5 4 7 19 26 3 47
8 Corinthians 30 12 9 9 38 34 15 7 5 3 24 17 15 5 4 6 14 17 4 45
9 Santos 30 12 9 9 41 38 15 7 6 2 28 18 15 5 3 7 13 20 3 45
10 Ceará 31 11 9 11 45 41 15 5 5 5 17 18 16 6 4 6 28 23 4 42
11 Bragantino 31 10 11 10 43 37 16 8 4 4 30 18 15 2 7 6 13 19 6 41
12 Athletico PR 31 11 6 14 27 30 15 6 4 5 14 11 16 5 2 9 13 19 -3 39
13 Atlético GO 31 9 12 10 30 37 15 3 8 4 16 18 16 6 4 6 14 19 -7 39
14 Fortaleza 31 8 11 12 28 30 16 6 6 4 14 10 15 2 5 8 14 20 -2 35
15 Bahia 30 9 5 16 36 51 15 7 1 7 20 21 15 2 4 9 16 30 -15 32
16 Sport Recife 31 9 5 17 24 41 15 7 1 7 15 17 16 2 4 10 9 24 -17 32
17 Vasco da Gama 30 8 8 14 30 44 15 5 4 6 15 15 15 3 4 8 15 29 -14 32
18 Coritiba 31 6 8 17 26 42 16 3 5 8 11 16 15 3 3 9 15 26 -16 26
19 Goiás 31 6 8 17 29 51 16 4 4 8 16 28 15 2 4 9 13 23 -22 26
20 Botafogo 31 4 11 16 27 49 16 2 5 9 13 24 15 2 6 7 14 25 -22 23

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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.