Here's the whole lot you need to know, and a little bit more, before watching the Juventude - Botafogo game!
- Juventude have the the worst goal difference (-19) in Serie A
- Botafogo haven’t played a single 0-0 game away.
These teams have little in common geographically as Botafogo have to travel 1400 kilometers to reach their opponents. The trip home will be especially long if the match ends in defeat.
This has all the signs of an appealing fixture with lots of spark and bustle as both contenders are well rested since they last played a game. Get this show on the road!
Juventude form and stats
Juventude's struggle is real here at Estádio Alfredo Jaconi with only 9 points collected from 11 Serie A games. The win-draw-lost numbers are ugly: 2-3-6. Juventude has three losses from their three previous games and the tension is increasing in the dressing room for both the manager Filho and the players.
Times are rough for the home team, having gone 294 minutes without scoring a league goal. Pitta was the last player to find the net.
No payout for Juventude in their previous match, an away game at Cuiaba that ended in defeat 0-1. The exact score 0-1 has occurred to the home side three league games in a row! Nazário (midfield was the top team player in that game with a rating of 7.13/10. Nazário hit two key passes.
Before that game, the home loss against America Mineiro with the scoreline 0-1.The bookmakers consider this a fairly even contest. One could say only the home advantage separates the teams. It could be relevant to look at how Juventude have performed in matches similar to this (as small favourites). Our database has found 13 matches with the results: Won 7, drawn 3 and lost 3.
Betting heads-up: This team have finished 5 league games in a row with only one (or none) club scoring.
Juventude aren't scoring a lot here at Estádio Alfredo Jaconi in the league, with only 8 goals from 11 games. Juventude's goalkeeper has had to pick the ball out of their own net 15 times. For more goal stats, check the Statistics tab above. There's been improvement defensively lately, as only 1 of these goals has been conceded in their last three home matches.
Botafogo form and stats
The story so far for the visiting team on their Serie A travels is 4 wins, 2 draws and 5 defeats. With two straight losses from their last two away games, Botafogo are hoping that it's time for some travel points again.
There were no winners in Botafogo's previous match, the home game that ended 0-0 vs Atletico GO (placed 19th). Defender Marçal was the best team player with a rating of 7.65. Marçal hit one key pass and won 4 of 8 duels.
Ahead of that game was the 1-1 draw at home against Ceará.As mentioned above, this is an open game with no clear favourite. We have found 12 similar matches played by Botafogo in our archives, and the results are: 3 wins for Botafogo, 8 draws and 1 defeat.
Low-scoring game? 11 of this side's most recent 12 league matches have had two or less goals.
The attacking power of Botafogo when travelling is not overwhelming with 10 goals scored from 11 league matches away. It's been trouble in front of goal recently, as only 0 of these goals has been scored in their last three away matches. As opposed to that, Botafogo have seen the ball go into their own net 15 times on the road.
Head 2 Head
Juventude have avoided a loss in the last 4 matches (1-3-0) facing Botafogo.These competitors have battled earlier this season: Botafogo - Juventude 1-1.
Top Goalscorers
  M. Nascimento de Paula 5 goals |   J. da Vitória Fernandes 3 goals | V. Soares dos Santos 2 goals |
Juventude missing players
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| Juventude | Botafogo | ||||||
| Total | Home | vs | Statistics | Stat | vs | Away | Total |
| 22 | 11 | 5 | Played | P | 4 | 11 | 22 |
| 3 | 2 | 0 | Won | W | 1 | 4 | 7 |
| 7 | 3 | 2 | Drew | D | 1 | 2 | 5 |
| 12 | 6 | 3 | Lost | L | 2 | 5 | 10 |
| 16 | 8 | 4 | Scored | S | 4 | 10 | 20 |
| 35 | 15 | 7 | Conceded | C | 5 | 15 | 26 |
| 91% | 91% | 80% | Over 0.5 | O 0.5 | 100% | 100% | 95% |
| 64% | 55% | 60% | Over 1.5 | O 1.5 | 75% | 64% | 59% |
| 45% | 45% | 60% | Over 2.5 | O 2.5 | 25% | 27% | 27% |
| 27% | 18% | 20% | Over 3.5 | O 3.5 | 25% | 27% | 23% |
| 5% | 0% | 0% | Over 4.5 | O 4.5 | 0% | 9% | 5% |
| 50% | 45% | 60% | BTTS | BTTS | 50% | 36% | 41% |
| 18% | 27% | 20% | Clean Sheets | C S | 0% | 18% | 23% |
| 41% | 36% | 40% | Failed to Score | F T | 50% | 45% | 41% |
| 5.8 | 7.1 | 7 | Corners for (avg) | C F | 5 | 4.2 | 4.5 |
| 6.2 | 5.2 | 5 | Corners against (avg) | C A | 4 | 5.4 | 4.7 |
| 2.8 | 2.5 | 2 | Yellow cards (avg) | Y C | 2.8 | 2.5 | 2.6 |
| 8 | 2 | 1 | Red cards | R C | 2 | 3 | 4 |
| 11.8 | 14.9 | 15.6 | Shots (avg) | S ( | 14 | 12.8 | 13.7 |
| 3.8 | 3.9 | 3.4 | Shots on Target (avg) | S O | 3.8 | 4.8 | 4.6 |
| 19% | 19% | 24% | Goal Efficiency | G E | 27% | 19% | 20% |
| 15.9 | 12.1 | 13 | Shots against (avg) | S A | 14 | 16.1 | 14.3 |
| 4.7 | 4.2 | 4.2 | Shots on Target against (avg) | S O | 4.2 | 6.2 | 5.1 |
- Botafogo haven’t played a single 0-0 game away.
- Juventude have conceded at least twice as many goals as they have scored.
- Juventude have the fewest points (9) at home in Serie A
- Juventude have the the worst goal difference (-19) in Serie A
- Juventude have the the worst goal difference (-7) at home in Serie A
- Juventude 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 | 22 | 14 | 6 | 2 | 37 | 14 | 11 | 7 | 2 | 2 | 22 | 9 | 11 | 7 | 4 | 0 | 15 | 5 | 23 | 48 |
| 2 | Flamengo | 22 | 12 | 3 | 7 | 37 | 19 | 11 | 8 | 1 | 2 | 25 | 5 | 11 | 4 | 2 | 5 | 12 | 14 | 18 | 39 |
| 3 | Corinthians | 22 | 11 | 6 | 5 | 26 | 21 | 11 | 7 | 3 | 1 | 14 | 4 | 11 | 4 | 3 | 4 | 12 | 17 | 5 | 39 |
| 4 | Fluminense | 22 | 11 | 5 | 6 | 32 | 25 | 11 | 7 | 1 | 3 | 19 | 11 | 11 | 4 | 4 | 3 | 13 | 14 | 7 | 38 |
| 5 | Atletico PR | 22 | 11 | 4 | 7 | 28 | 27 | 10 | 6 | 3 | 1 | 16 | 8 | 12 | 5 | 1 | 6 | 12 | 19 | 1 | 37 |
| 6 | Internacional | 22 | 9 | 9 | 4 | 33 | 23 | 11 | 6 | 4 | 1 | 23 | 11 | 11 | 3 | 5 | 3 | 10 | 12 | 10 | 36 |
| 7 | Atlético Mineiro | 22 | 9 | 8 | 5 | 30 | 26 | 11 | 5 | 3 | 3 | 18 | 13 | 11 | 4 | 5 | 2 | 12 | 13 | 4 | 35 |
| 8 | America Mineiro | 22 | 9 | 3 | 10 | 18 | 23 | 11 | 6 | 2 | 3 | 13 | 10 | 11 | 3 | 1 | 7 | 5 | 13 | -5 | 30 |
| 9 | Bragantino | 22 | 8 | 6 | 8 | 32 | 28 | 11 | 6 | 2 | 3 | 18 | 9 | 11 | 2 | 4 | 5 | 14 | 19 | 4 | 30 |
| 10 | Santos | 22 | 7 | 9 | 6 | 26 | 20 | 11 | 5 | 4 | 2 | 18 | 10 | 11 | 2 | 5 | 4 | 8 | 10 | 6 | 30 |
| 11 | Sao Paulo | 22 | 6 | 11 | 5 | 31 | 27 | 11 | 5 | 4 | 2 | 20 | 13 | 11 | 1 | 7 | 3 | 11 | 14 | 4 | 29 |
| 12 | Botafogo | 22 | 7 | 5 | 10 | 20 | 26 | 11 | 3 | 3 | 5 | 10 | 11 | 11 | 4 | 2 | 5 | 10 | 15 | -6 | 26 |
| 13 | Goiás | 22 | 6 | 8 | 8 | 23 | 29 | 11 | 4 | 5 | 2 | 14 | 12 | 11 | 2 | 3 | 6 | 9 | 17 | -6 | 26 |
| 14 | Ceará | 22 | 5 | 10 | 7 | 22 | 23 | 11 | 2 | 5 | 4 | 11 | 13 | 11 | 3 | 5 | 3 | 11 | 10 | -1 | 25 |
| 15 | Fortaleza | 22 | 6 | 6 | 10 | 20 | 23 | 11 | 2 | 6 | 3 | 7 | 6 | 11 | 4 | 0 | 7 | 13 | 17 | -3 | 24 |
| 16 | Cuiaba | 22 | 6 | 5 | 11 | 15 | 22 | 11 | 3 | 5 | 3 | 8 | 7 | 11 | 3 | 0 | 8 | 7 | 15 | -7 | 23 |
| 17 | Avai | 22 | 6 | 5 | 11 | 23 | 35 | 11 | 5 | 3 | 3 | 17 | 15 | 11 | 1 | 2 | 8 | 6 | 20 | -12 | 23 |
| 18 | Coritiba | 22 | 6 | 4 | 12 | 23 | 34 | 12 | 6 | 2 | 4 | 15 | 12 | 10 | 0 | 2 | 8 | 8 | 22 | -11 | 22 |
| 19 | Atletico GO | 22 | 5 | 6 | 11 | 21 | 33 | 11 | 4 | 2 | 5 | 12 | 11 | 11 | 1 | 4 | 6 | 9 | 22 | -12 | 21 |
| 20 | Juventude | 22 | 3 | 7 | 12 | 16 | 35 | 11 | 2 | 3 | 6 | 8 | 15 | 11 | 1 | 4 | 6 | 8 | 20 | -19 | 16 |
