Soccer match preview: Home crowd has high hopes when São Paulo welcomes Botafogo

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Competition: Brazil Serie A
Competition: Thu 10.December
Match begins: 00:30 (UTC)
Venue: Estádio Cícero Pompeu de Toledo (67052 seats)

A home win is expected from this fixture if the league table is anything to judge by. The São Paulo fans are optimistic that the difference between 1st and Botafogo's 19th place in the table will show on the pitch.

Insights:
  • São Paulo has the the best goal difference (+18) in Serie A
  • Botafogo is in the worst form (0-1-5)

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.

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São Paulo form and stats

The home supporters can't complain about results here at Estádio Cícero Pompeu de Toledo as São Paulo, who have the the best goal difference (+18) in Serie A, have scored 16 goals to get 25 points from 11 games. The overall stats in the Serie A are 7-4-0 (wins-draws-losses). Paulo has a nice streak going on as they have played 16 consecutive leaguegames without losing (regardless of home/away). They are keen to extend their tally, a streak that began after the Atletico Mineiro defeat 97 days ago. The Paulo fans aren't used to losing league-games here at Estádio Cícero Pompeu de Toledo and will expect new points from this game. São Paulo has played eleven games in a row here without a defeat.

Defensively the home team are doing well, with their goalkeeper Tiago Luis Volpi not having conceded a league goal in 189 minutes.

The Paulo supporters enjoyed the previous match, watching their team host Sport Recife in Serie A and win 1-0. A strong away win before that one, visiting Goias and winning 3-0.

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

Paulo has scored 16 league goals at home this season, in 11 matches. From these home matches, Paulo have conceded only 6 goals.

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Botafogo form and stats

The hunting on away grounds haven’t been very fruitful for Botafogo so far with only 9 points returning home. The records show 1-6-3 (win-draw-lose). With the Botafogo losing streak of five defeats in a row, regardless of arena, optimism is low and sinking. Three consecutive losses in away matches means Botafogo are growing more and more desperate for a good performance on the road.

Botafogo failed to get anything from their last game, a Serie A home match vs Flamengo (placed 3rd) that ended with defeat 0-1. It was a defeat before that one as the away game against Atletico Mineiro wasn't a success with a 1-2 loss.

The schedule is very tough for Botafogo now as they have to travel again shortly after this match. A Serie A game at Internacional is waiting in only three days.

Botafogo are scoring more than one goal per away game on average, having accumulated 10 away goals from 10 games (in the league). As opposed to that, Botafogo have seen the ball go into their own net 13 times on the road.

Head 2 Head

H2H stats regardless of arena (last ten matches): Paulo seven wins, two draws and Botafogo one victory. As for goals, six matches ended with three or more goals (over 2,5), four games had two or less.

Top Goalscorers

PauloL. da Rocha Neves
L. da Rocha Neves
12 goals
São PauloB. Souza da Silva
B. Souza da Silva
7 goals
BotafogoM. Barcelos da Silva
M. Barcelos da Silva
6 goals

São Paulo missing players

Botafogo missing players

Total First Half Second Half
São Paulo Botafogo
Total Home vs low Statistics Stat vs top Away Total
23 11 5 Played P 3 10 23
13 7 3 Won W 0 1 3
8 4 2 Drew D 1 6 11
2 0 0 Lost L 2 3 9
38 16 8 Scored S 3 10 22
20 6 3 Conceded C 6 13 30
96% 91% 100% Over 0.5 O 0.5 100% 90% 83%
78% 64% 80% Over 1.5 O 1.5 100% 80% 74%
48% 36% 40% Over 2.5 O 2.5 67% 40% 48%
22% 9% 0% Over 3.5 O 3.5 33% 20% 17%
9% 0% 0% Over 4.5 O 4.5 0% 0% 4%
61% 55% 60% BTTS BTTS 100% 80% 70%
35% 45% 40% Clean Sheets C S 0% 10% 17%
9% 9% 0% Failed to Score F T 0% 20% 30%
 
0 0 0 Corners for (avg) C F 0 0 0
0 0 0 Corners against (avg) C A 0 0 0
2.4 2.7 3 Yellow cards (avg) Y C 2.7 2 2
0 0 0 Red cards R C 0 1 4
 
15.8 16.5 18.2 Shots (avg) S ( 9 12.1 13.6
6 5.6 7.4 Shots on Target (avg) S O 1.7 3.4 3.9
28% 26% 22% Goal Efficiency G E 60% 29% 24%
Key stats in Serie A this season:
  • Botafogo is in the worst form (0-1-5)
  • São Paulo has the fewest conceded goals (6) at home in Serie A
  • São Paulo has the fewest conceded goals in the second half (8) in Serie A
  • São Paulo has the most points from losing position (17) in Serie A
  • São Paulo has the the best goal difference (+18) in Serie A
  • São Paulo have not yet lost a game at home.
  • São Paulo have scored at least twice as many goals as they have conceded at home.

  Total Home Away  
# Team MP W D L F A MP W D L F A MP W D L F A +/- P
1 São Paulo 23 13 8 2 38 20 11 7 4 0 16 6 12 6 4 2 22 14 18 47
2 Atletico Mineiro 24 13 4 7 43 31 13 9 3 1 29 11 11 4 1 6 14 20 12 43
3 Flamengo 23 12 6 5 38 31 11 5 4 2 18 13 12 7 2 3 20 18 7 42
4 Grêmio 23 10 10 3 32 20 12 7 4 1 22 11 11 3 6 2 10 9 12 40
5 Fluminense 24 11 6 7 34 26 13 7 4 2 22 12 11 4 2 5 12 14 8 39
6 Internacional 24 10 8 6 35 24 11 6 4 1 20 10 13 4 4 5 15 14 11 38
7 Palmeiras 23 10 8 5 33 23 11 5 4 2 18 12 12 5 4 3 15 11 10 38
8 Santos 24 10 8 6 36 29 13 6 5 2 25 16 11 4 3 4 11 13 7 38
9 Ceara 24 8 8 8 34 34 12 5 5 2 15 12 12 3 3 6 19 22 0 32
10 Fortaleza 24 7 9 8 23 21 12 5 4 3 12 8 12 2 5 5 11 13 2 30
11 Corinthians 24 7 9 8 25 29 11 3 5 3 13 16 13 4 4 5 12 13 -4 30
12 Atletico PR 24 8 4 12 20 27 12 5 3 4 10 9 12 3 1 8 10 18 -7 28
13 Bahia 24 8 4 12 29 39 13 6 1 6 18 19 11 2 3 6 11 20 -10 28
14 Bragantino 24 6 10 8 29 28 11 5 3 3 18 11 13 1 7 5 11 17 1 28
15 Atletico GO 23 6 10 7 20 27 11 2 6 3 13 15 12 4 4 4 7 12 -7 28
16 Sport Recife 24 7 4 13 21 34 11 5 0 6 12 15 13 2 4 7 9 19 -13 25
17 Vasco da Gama 23 6 6 11 24 35 11 3 3 5 10 13 12 3 3 6 14 22 -11 24
18 Coritiba 24 5 6 13 20 32 12 3 3 6 6 9 12 2 3 7 14 23 -12 21
19 Botafogo 23 3 11 9 22 30 13 2 5 6 12 17 10 1 6 3 10 13 -8 20
20 Goias 23 3 7 13 24 40 12 3 3 6 15 21 11 0 4 7 9 19 -16 16

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 São Paulo 23 13 8 2 38 20 11 7 4 0 16 6 12 6 4 2 22 14 18 47
2 Atletico Mineiro 24 13 4 7 43 31 13 9 3 1 29 11 11 4 1 6 14 20 12 43
3 Flamengo 23 12 6 5 38 31 11 5 4 2 18 13 12 7 2 3 20 18 7 42
4 Grêmio 23 10 10 3 32 20 12 7 4 1 22 11 11 3 6 2 10 9 12 40
5 Fluminense 24 11 6 7 34 26 13 7 4 2 22 12 11 4 2 5 12 14 8 39
6 Internacional 24 10 8 6 35 24 11 6 4 1 20 10 13 4 4 5 15 14 11 38
7 Palmeiras 23 10 8 5 33 23 11 5 4 2 18 12 12 5 4 3 15 11 10 38
8 Santos 24 10 8 6 36 29 13 6 5 2 25 16 11 4 3 4 11 13 7 38
9 Ceara 24 8 8 8 34 34 12 5 5 2 15 12 12 3 3 6 19 22 0 32
10 Fortaleza 24 7 9 8 23 21 12 5 4 3 12 8 12 2 5 5 11 13 2 30
11 Corinthians 24 7 9 8 25 29 11 3 5 3 13 16 13 4 4 5 12 13 -4 30
12 Atletico PR 24 8 4 12 20 27 12 5 3 4 10 9 12 3 1 8 10 18 -7 28
13 Bahia 24 8 4 12 29 39 13 6 1 6 18 19 11 2 3 6 11 20 -10 28
14 Bragantino 24 6 10 8 29 28 11 5 3 3 18 11 13 1 7 5 11 17 1 28
15 Atletico GO 23 6 10 7 20 27 11 2 6 3 13 15 12 4 4 4 7 12 -7 28
16 Sport Recife 24 7 4 13 21 34 11 5 0 6 12 15 13 2 4 7 9 19 -13 25
17 Vasco da Gama 23 6 6 11 24 35 11 3 3 5 10 13 12 3 3 6 14 22 -11 24
18 Coritiba 24 5 6 13 20 32 12 3 3 6 6 9 12 2 3 7 14 23 -12 21
19 Botafogo 23 3 11 9 22 30 13 2 5 6 12 17 10 1 6 3 10 13 -8 20
20 Goias 23 3 7 13 24 40 12 3 3 6 15 21 11 0 4 7 9 19 -16 16

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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.