We would expect a notable difference in form between these teams based on results so far, with Internacional in front of Botafogo by 6 points.
- Internacional have not yet lost a game at home.
- Botafogo haven’t played a single 0-0 game.
It's time to recharge all electronic entertainment devices for Botafogo, who are travelling more than 1500 kilometers to play this game.
It’s busy days for these teams as both were in action only a few days ago. There’s no rest for the wicked, or in this case; no rest for Internacional and Botafogo.
Internacional form and stats
Internacional have played 5 Serie A games at their own stadium so far this season, resulting in 2-3-0 (wins-draws-losses).
Happy days for Internacional in their previous game, a fixture away at Goiás (placed 16th) that ended with a 2-1 victory. Edenilson (midfield was the top team player in that game with a rating of 7.9/10. Edenilson scored one goal and hit three key passes.
Before that, Internacional had a home game versus Flamengo which ended with a victory 3-1.The Internacional fans have had their share of opportunities to cheer home goals this season, having seen 8 goals in 5 league matches.
Botafogo form and stats
The visitors are W2-D2-L2 on the road this term. That's in the Serie A. The travelling fans think it's time that their travel expenses are covered with some points now, as Botafogo have lost on their last two travels.
The followers enjoyed Botafogo's previous game versus Sao Paulo (placed 5th), a 1-0 win played at home. Midfield player Kayque was the top player of the team with a match rating of 8.12/10. Kayque scored one goal, hit two key passes, dribled past the opponent 5 of 5 times and had 20 successful passes (of 25 total).
Preceding that, the 0-1 home loss versus Avaí.As mentioned above, the odds for this match puts the home team as favourites. Perhaps this eases the pressure on the away team, who are capable of producing an upset here on a good day. Looking at earlier matches with similar odds and Botafogo playing away, we found 4 games. Results were 1 away win, 0 draws and 3 home wins.
As opposed to that, Botafogo have seen the ball go into their own net 8 times on the road.
Head 2 Head
As for the last ten games between these two teams, there's six Internacional victories, one draw and three Botafogo wins. Over/under statistics; five of these games ended with three goals or more, five matches with two goals or less.Top Goalscorers
  M. Nascimento de Paula 5 goals |   T. Barcellos Freda 3 goals | E. de Souza 3 goals |
Internacional missing players
Botafogo missing players
| Internacional | Botafogo | ||||||
| Total | Home | vs | Statistics | Stat | vs | Away | Total |
| 12 | 5 | 2 | Played | P | 1 | 6 | 12 |
| 5 | 2 | 1 | Won | W | 0 | 2 | 4 |
| 6 | 3 | 1 | Drew | D | 0 | 2 | 3 |
| 1 | 0 | 0 | Lost | L | 1 | 2 | 5 |
| 16 | 8 | 3 | Scored | S | 0 | 6 | 13 |
| 11 | 5 | 2 | Conceded | C | 4 | 8 | 16 |
| 92% | 80% | 100% | Over 0.5 | O 0.5 | 100% | 100% | 100% |
| 83% | 80% | 100% | Over 1.5 | O 1.5 | 100% | 67% | 67% |
| 33% | 60% | 50% | Over 2.5 | O 2.5 | 100% | 33% | 42% |
| 17% | 40% | 0% | Over 3.5 | O 3.5 | 100% | 33% | 33% |
| 0% | 0% | 0% | Over 4.5 | O 4.5 | 0% | 0% | 0% |
| 67% | 80% | 100% | BTTS | BTTS | 0% | 50% | 58% |
| 25% | 20% | 0% | Clean Sheets | C S | 0% | 17% | 17% |
| 17% | 20% | 0% | Failed to Score | F T | 100% | 33% | 25% |
| 5.6 | 7.6 | 5.5 | Corners for (avg) | C F | 4 | 5.2 | 5.2 |
| 6 | 5.8 | 8.5 | Corners against (avg) | C A | 7 | 5.2 | 3.8 |
| 3.1 | 2.6 | 3 | Yellow cards (avg) | Y C | 1 | 2.2 | 2.6 |
| 0 | 0 | 0 | Red cards | R C | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 12.2 | 14.2 | 14 | Shots (avg) | S ( | 13 | 13.8 | 14.7 |
| 4.5 | 4.6 | 5.5 | Shots on Target (avg) | S O | 4 | 4.8 | 4.8 |
| 30% | 35% | 27% | Goal Efficiency | G E | 0% | 21% | 22% |
| 12.9 | 13.2 | 12 | Shots against (avg) | S A | 16 | 15 | 12.5 |
| 4 | 5 | 4 | Shots on Target against (avg) | S O | 8 | 5.5 | 4.8 |
- Botafogo haven’t played a single 0-0 game.
- Internacional have not yet lost a game at home.
- Internacional have played more matches over 2,5 goals home than away.
- Internacional 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 | 12 | 7 | 4 | 1 | 23 | 7 | 7 | 4 | 2 | 1 | 16 | 6 | 5 | 3 | 2 | 0 | 7 | 1 | 16 | 25 |
| 2 | Corinthians | 12 | 6 | 4 | 2 | 16 | 10 | 5 | 3 | 2 | 0 | 8 | 2 | 7 | 3 | 2 | 2 | 8 | 8 | 6 | 22 |
| 3 | Internacional | 12 | 5 | 6 | 1 | 16 | 11 | 5 | 2 | 3 | 0 | 8 | 5 | 7 | 3 | 3 | 1 | 8 | 6 | 5 | 21 |
| 4 | Athletico PR | 12 | 5 | 3 | 4 | 12 | 13 | 6 | 3 | 2 | 1 | 7 | 5 | 6 | 2 | 1 | 3 | 5 | 8 | -1 | 18 |
| 5 | Sao Paulo | 12 | 4 | 6 | 2 | 17 | 13 | 5 | 4 | 1 | 0 | 11 | 4 | 7 | 0 | 5 | 2 | 6 | 9 | 4 | 18 |
| 6 | Atletico Mineiro | 12 | 4 | 6 | 2 | 17 | 14 | 6 | 3 | 2 | 1 | 10 | 6 | 6 | 1 | 4 | 1 | 7 | 8 | 3 | 18 |
| 7 | Avaí | 12 | 5 | 2 | 5 | 15 | 17 | 6 | 4 | 1 | 1 | 11 | 8 | 6 | 1 | 1 | 4 | 4 | 9 | -2 | 17 |
| 8 | Santos | 12 | 4 | 5 | 3 | 16 | 11 | 6 | 3 | 2 | 1 | 10 | 4 | 6 | 1 | 3 | 2 | 6 | 7 | 5 | 17 |
| 9 | Bragantino | 12 | 4 | 5 | 3 | 16 | 13 | 7 | 3 | 2 | 2 | 11 | 7 | 5 | 1 | 3 | 1 | 5 | 6 | 3 | 17 |
| 10 | Flamengo | 12 | 4 | 3 | 5 | 13 | 13 | 6 | 3 | 1 | 2 | 7 | 4 | 6 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 6 | 9 | 0 | 15 |
| 11 | Fluminense | 12 | 4 | 3 | 5 | 13 | 14 | 6 | 2 | 1 | 3 | 8 | 9 | 6 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 5 | 5 | -1 | 15 |
| 12 | Coritiba | 12 | 4 | 3 | 5 | 16 | 18 | 6 | 4 | 1 | 1 | 9 | 5 | 6 | 0 | 2 | 4 | 7 | 13 | -2 | 15 |
| 13 | América Mineiro | 12 | 4 | 3 | 5 | 11 | 13 | 6 | 3 | 2 | 1 | 8 | 5 | 6 | 1 | 1 | 4 | 3 | 8 | -2 | 15 |
| 14 | Botafogo | 12 | 4 | 3 | 5 | 13 | 16 | 6 | 2 | 1 | 3 | 7 | 8 | 6 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 6 | 8 | -3 | 15 |
| 15 | Ceara | 12 | 3 | 6 | 3 | 13 | 13 | 5 | 0 | 3 | 2 | 4 | 7 | 7 | 3 | 3 | 1 | 9 | 6 | 0 | 15 |
| 16 | Goiás | 12 | 3 | 5 | 4 | 13 | 16 | 6 | 1 | 4 | 1 | 7 | 7 | 6 | 2 | 1 | 3 | 6 | 9 | -3 | 14 |
| 17 | Atlético GO | 12 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 12 | 17 | 6 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 6 | 5 | 6 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 6 | 12 | -5 | 13 |
| 18 | Cuiaba | 12 | 3 | 3 | 6 | 9 | 15 | 6 | 1 | 3 | 2 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 2 | 0 | 4 | 5 | 10 | -6 | 12 |
| 19 | Juventude | 12 | 2 | 4 | 6 | 11 | 21 | 7 | 1 | 2 | 4 | 6 | 12 | 5 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 5 | 9 | -10 | 10 |
| 20 | Fortaleza | 12 | 1 | 4 | 7 | 9 | 16 | 7 | 0 | 4 | 3 | 3 | 6 | 5 | 1 | 0 | 4 | 6 | 10 | -7 | 7 |
