In total; 24 games are finished and Fortaleza are 3 points in front of Botafogo. Who wins the prize?
- Botafogo have the most points from losing position (10) in Serie A
Everyone involved with the away team has to get their travel gear ready for this match as there's a whopping 2600 kilometers to cover before arriving at the match.
This could be an appealing game with lots of spark and bustle as both contenders are well renewed since they last played a game. Let's get started!
Fortaleza form and stats
3-6-3 (win-draw-lost) are the Serie A numbers at home for Fortaleza so far this season.
Nothing to worry about in defence for Fortaleza, as their goalkeeper Fernando Miguel Kaufmann has completely shut out the opponents for 540 minutes in the Serie A.
A good away victory last time out for Fortaleza, who won 1-0 against Sao Paulo (placed 13th). Miguel loved the game against Sao Paulo. With a stunning eight saves the goalkeeper played a huge part in the 1-0 victory. Goalkeeper Miguel got the top rating on the team in that game; 8.83 out of ten. Miguel topped it up with a clean sheet.
Ahead of that match, Fortaleza won a home game hosting Corinthians (1-0).The hosts are modest favourites in this match, with the bookmakers estimating the chance of a home win at about 50% +- five percent. It's interesting to look at how Fortaleza have performed under similar circumstances, so here are some numbers: When modest favourites like this (we found 11 games) they have won 6 times, drawn 2 and lost 3.
It should be noted that a glance at the 10 most recent league matches shows that 8 of them qualified as a both teams to score: NO result (only one or none of the teams scored a goal).
The goals haven't exactly been flowing for Fortaleza here at Estádio Governador Plácido Aderaldo Castelo in the league, with less than one goal per game on average (8 from 12 games). It's worth mentioning that 4 of these goals has been scored in their last three home matches. From these home matches, Fortaleza have conceded only 6 goals. There's been improvement defensively lately, as only 0 of these goals has been conceded in their last three home matches.
Botafogo form and stats
Playing away, Botafogo have won 4 games, drawn 3 and suffered 5 defeats in the Serie A this season.
The manager de Castro was unhappy after their last game, played at their home venue Estádio Nilton Santos. Botafogo suffered a 0-1 loss to Flamengo (placed 2nd). That loss was their first after three consecutive league games winning points. Defender Saravia was the best team player with a rating of 7.33. Saravia won 8 of 14 duels.
A 2-2 draw at Juventude's stadium before that.We have checked recent matches where Botafogo have had similar odds to win. Win-draw-lose statistics from those 5 games were 1 victory, 0 draws and 4 defeats.
Lacking goals? 10 of this side's last 11 league matches have had zero, one or two goals.
As opposed to that, Botafogo have seen the ball go into their own net 17 times on the road.
Head 2 Head
This isn't the first time these parties get together this campaign, as the results database show this recent game: Botafogo - Fortaleza 3-1. Head-2-head stats last nine meetings: three - one - five (Fortaleza wins - draws - Botafogo wins). As for goals, four matches ended with three or more goals (over 2,5), five had two or less.
Top Goalscorers
  M. Vieira da Veiga 5 goals |  M. Nascimento de Paula 5 goals |
Fortaleza missing players
Botafogo missing players
| Fortaleza | Botafogo | ||||||
| Total | Home | vs | Statistics | Stat | vs | Away | Total |
| 24 | 12 | 3 | Played | P | 3 | 12 | 24 |
| 8 | 3 | 0 | Won | W | 1 | 4 | 7 |
| 6 | 6 | 1 | Drew | D | 1 | 3 | 6 |
| 10 | 3 | 2 | Lost | L | 1 | 5 | 11 |
| 22 | 8 | 1 | Scored | S | 2 | 12 | 22 |
| 23 | 6 | 3 | Conceded | C | 3 | 17 | 29 |
| 88% | 75% | 100% | Over 0.5 | O 0.5 | 100% | 100% | 96% |
| 46% | 33% | 33% | Over 1.5 | O 1.5 | 67% | 67% | 58% |
| 33% | 8% | 0% | Over 2.5 | O 2.5 | 0% | 33% | 29% |
| 12% | 0% | 0% | Over 3.5 | O 3.5 | 0% | 33% | 25% |
| 8% | 0% | 0% | Over 4.5 | O 4.5 | 0% | 8% | 4% |
| 42% | 25% | 33% | BTTS | BTTS | 33% | 42% | 42% |
| 42% | 50% | 0% | Clean Sheets | C S | 33% | 17% | 21% |
| 29% | 50% | 67% | Failed to Score | F T | 33% | 42% | 42% |
| 5.5 | 6.5 | 6.3 | Corners for (avg) | C F | 4.3 | 4.2 | 4.4 |
| 5 | 4.3 | 3 | Corners against (avg) | C A | 5.3 | 5.1 | 4.6 |
| 2.4 | 1.7 | 2.7 | Yellow cards (avg) | Y C | 2.3 | 2.5 | 2.6 |
| 3 | 2 | 1 | Red cards | R C | 0 | 3 | 4 |
| 13.8 | 17.6 | 15 | Shots (avg) | S ( | 13.3 | 13.3 | 14 |
| 4 | 4.3 | 3.3 | Shots on Target (avg) | S O | 5.7 | 5.2 | 4.8 |
| 23% | 15% | 10% | Goal Efficiency | G E | 12% | 19% | 19% |
| 12.2 | 10.6 | 14.7 | Shots against (avg) | S A | 16.3 | 15.8 | 13.9 |
| 4.4 | 3.6 | 6.7 | Shots on Target against (avg) | S O | 7.3 | 6.1 | 4.9 |
- Botafogo have played more matches over 2,5 goals away than home.
- Botafogo have the most points from losing position (10) in Serie A
- Botafogo 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 | Palmeiras | 24 | 14 | 8 | 2 | 39 | 16 | 12 | 7 | 3 | 2 | 23 | 10 | 12 | 7 | 5 | 0 | 16 | 6 | 23 | 50 |
| 2 | Flamengo | 24 | 13 | 4 | 7 | 39 | 20 | 11 | 8 | 1 | 2 | 25 | 5 | 13 | 5 | 3 | 5 | 14 | 15 | 19 | 43 |
| 3 | Fluminense | 24 | 12 | 6 | 6 | 38 | 28 | 13 | 8 | 2 | 3 | 25 | 14 | 11 | 4 | 4 | 3 | 13 | 14 | 10 | 42 |
| 4 | Corinthians | 23 | 11 | 6 | 6 | 26 | 22 | 11 | 7 | 3 | 1 | 14 | 4 | 12 | 4 | 3 | 5 | 12 | 18 | 4 | 39 |
| 5 | Atletico PR | 24 | 11 | 6 | 7 | 29 | 28 | 11 | 6 | 4 | 1 | 17 | 9 | 13 | 5 | 2 | 6 | 12 | 19 | 1 | 39 |
| 6 | Internacional | 23 | 10 | 9 | 4 | 34 | 23 | 11 | 6 | 4 | 1 | 23 | 11 | 12 | 4 | 5 | 3 | 11 | 12 | 11 | 39 |
| 7 | Atletico Mineiro | 24 | 9 | 9 | 6 | 31 | 28 | 12 | 5 | 3 | 4 | 18 | 14 | 12 | 4 | 6 | 2 | 13 | 14 | 3 | 36 |
| 8 | Santos | 24 | 8 | 10 | 6 | 27 | 20 | 12 | 6 | 4 | 2 | 19 | 10 | 12 | 2 | 6 | 4 | 8 | 10 | 7 | 34 |
| 9 | America Mineiro | 24 | 9 | 5 | 10 | 20 | 25 | 12 | 6 | 3 | 3 | 14 | 11 | 12 | 3 | 2 | 7 | 6 | 14 | -5 | 32 |
| 10 | Goias | 24 | 8 | 8 | 8 | 26 | 30 | 12 | 5 | 5 | 2 | 16 | 13 | 12 | 3 | 3 | 6 | 10 | 17 | -4 | 32 |
| 11 | Bragantino | 23 | 8 | 7 | 8 | 33 | 29 | 12 | 6 | 3 | 3 | 19 | 10 | 11 | 2 | 4 | 5 | 14 | 19 | 4 | 31 |
| 12 | Fortaleza | 24 | 8 | 6 | 10 | 22 | 23 | 12 | 3 | 6 | 3 | 8 | 6 | 12 | 5 | 0 | 7 | 14 | 17 | -1 | 30 |
| 13 | Sao Paulo | 24 | 6 | 11 | 7 | 31 | 29 | 12 | 5 | 4 | 3 | 20 | 14 | 12 | 1 | 7 | 4 | 11 | 15 | 2 | 29 |
| 14 | Botafogo | 24 | 7 | 6 | 11 | 22 | 29 | 12 | 3 | 3 | 6 | 10 | 12 | 12 | 4 | 3 | 5 | 12 | 17 | -7 | 27 |
| 15 | Ceara | 24 | 5 | 12 | 7 | 23 | 24 | 12 | 2 | 6 | 4 | 11 | 13 | 12 | 3 | 6 | 3 | 12 | 11 | -1 | 27 |
| 16 | Coritiba | 24 | 7 | 4 | 13 | 26 | 39 | 13 | 7 | 2 | 4 | 16 | 12 | 11 | 0 | 2 | 9 | 10 | 27 | -13 | 25 |
| 17 | Cuiaba | 24 | 6 | 7 | 11 | 16 | 23 | 12 | 3 | 6 | 3 | 8 | 7 | 12 | 3 | 1 | 8 | 8 | 16 | -7 | 25 |
| 18 | Avai | 24 | 6 | 5 | 13 | 23 | 37 | 12 | 5 | 3 | 4 | 17 | 16 | 12 | 1 | 2 | 9 | 6 | 21 | -14 | 23 |
| 19 | Atletico GO | 24 | 5 | 7 | 12 | 23 | 36 | 12 | 4 | 3 | 5 | 13 | 12 | 12 | 1 | 4 | 7 | 10 | 24 | -13 | 22 |
| 20 | Juventude | 23 | 3 | 8 | 12 | 18 | 37 | 12 | 2 | 4 | 6 | 10 | 17 | 11 | 1 | 4 | 6 | 8 | 20 | -19 | 17 |
