The home fans are expecting three points in this fixture, as the home advantage should be put to good use versus a struggling visitor. Sport Recife are in the 8th position while the guesting Botafogo worry at 17th.
It's no vacation for neither Sport Recife nor Botafogo as both were in action only a few days ago. Expect some tired legs on the pitch and/or possibly some changes to the lineups.
It's quite the trip for Botafogo when visiting Sport Recife as the cities are 2300 kilometers apart.
Sport Recife form and stats
Sport Recife have performed here at Estádio Adelmar da Costa Carvalho this season with 4 wins from 6 Serie A matches. Some points have been lost, as they have drawn 0 games and lost 2. There’s a good atmosphere here at Estádio Adelmar da Costa Carvalho after three straight home wins.
Recife faced defeat in their previous match, away at Flamengo (0-3). In the preceding match a 2-1 victory visiting Bahia.
The match schedule is unforgiving for Recife as they have a new game in only three days, a Serie A match thankfully also at home. Internacional are visiting.
The Sport Recife fans would probably like to see some more goals scored at their own stadium in the league, the tally being 7 in 6 matches. From these home matches, Recife have conceded only 5 goals.
Botafogo form and stats
Botafogo have only collected 6 points from their away games in the Serie A, after 0-6-0 (6 played). Travelling has not been lucrative for the away team as they have returned home without a win in twelve away games in a row.
Pedro Raul and Caio Alexandre scored in Botafogo's previous match, the home game against Palmeiras that ended 2-1. Ahead of that game was the 1-1 draw at home against Fluminense.
Botafogo has another fixture away, a Serie A game, against Grêmio in just three days. A tough schedule for the visitors!
Botafogo have scored 6 goals on their travels this season, from 6 away games in the league. Botafogo have conceded 6 goals in these away matches.
Head 2 Head
Sport Recife-Botafogo H2H statistics last ten meetings regardless of arena: Recife one win, Botafogo five wins, four draws. four of these ten matches had three or more goals (over 2,5).Top Goalscorers
  I. Maidana Martins 4 goals |  C. Souza e Silva 3 goals | P. Garay da Silva 3 goals |
Sport Recife missing players
Botafogo missing players
| Sport Recife | Botafogo | ||||||
| Total | Home | vs | Statistics | Stat | vs | Away | Total |
| 14 | 6 | 3 | Played | P | 2 | 6 | 14 |
| 6 | 4 | 3 | Won | W | 0 | 0 | 2 |
| 2 | 0 | 0 | Drew | D | 2 | 6 | 9 |
| 6 | 2 | 0 | Lost | L | 0 | 0 | 3 |
| 14 | 7 | 6 | Scored | S | 1 | 6 | 14 |
| 17 | 5 | 3 | Conceded | C | 1 | 6 | 16 |
| 100% | 100% | 100% | Over 0.5 | O 0.5 | 50% | 83% | 79% |
| 57% | 33% | 67% | Over 1.5 | O 1.5 | 50% | 83% | 79% |
| 43% | 33% | 67% | Over 2.5 | O 2.5 | 0% | 17% | 36% |
| 14% | 17% | 33% | Over 3.5 | O 3.5 | 0% | 17% | 14% |
| 7% | 17% | 33% | Over 4.5 | O 4.5 | 0% | 0% | 7% |
| 43% | 33% | 67% | BTTS | BTTS | 50% | 83% | 71% |
| 14% | 33% | 33% | Clean Sheets | C S | 50% | 17% | 21% |
| 43% | 33% | 0% | Failed to Score | F T | 50% | 17% | 29% |
| 0 | 0 | 0 | Corners for (avg) | C F | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 0 | 0 | 0 | Corners against (avg) | C A | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 2.6 | 2.2 | 2.3 | Yellow cards (avg) | Y C | 0.5 | 1.5 | 1.9 |
| 2 | 0 | 0 | Red cards | R C | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| 135 | 63 | 33 | Total Shots | T S | 30 | 82 | 191 |
| 43 | 26 | 15 | Shots on Target | S O | 10 | 24 | 56 |
| 33% | 27% | 40% | Goal Efficiency | G E | 10% | 25% | 25% |
- Botafogo has the fewest scored goals in the first half (3) in Serie A
- Botafogo have not yet lost a game away.
- Botafogo have yet to win a game away.
- Sport Recife haven’t played a single 0-0 game.
| Total | Home | Away | |||||||||||||||||||
| # | Team | MP | W | D | L | F | A | MP | W | D | L | F | A | MP | W | D | L | F | A | +/- | P |
| 1 | Atlético Mineiro | 13 | 9 | 0 | 4 | 26 | 16 | 6 | 6 | 0 | 0 | 17 | 5 | 7 | 3 | 0 | 4 | 9 | 11 | 10 | 27 |
| 2 | Internacional | 14 | 7 | 4 | 3 | 19 | 9 | 6 | 4 | 2 | 0 | 11 | 3 | 8 | 3 | 2 | 3 | 8 | 6 | 10 | 25 |
| 3 | Flamengo | 13 | 7 | 3 | 3 | 20 | 15 | 6 | 3 | 2 | 1 | 10 | 5 | 7 | 4 | 1 | 2 | 10 | 10 | 5 | 24 |
| 4 | São Paulo | 13 | 6 | 5 | 2 | 18 | 13 | 7 | 5 | 2 | 0 | 12 | 4 | 6 | 1 | 3 | 2 | 6 | 9 | 5 | 23 |
| 5 | Palmeiras | 13 | 5 | 7 | 1 | 18 | 13 | 6 | 2 | 4 | 0 | 9 | 7 | 7 | 3 | 3 | 1 | 9 | 6 | 5 | 22 |
| 6 | Fluminense | 14 | 6 | 3 | 5 | 21 | 17 | 7 | 4 | 2 | 1 | 13 | 7 | 7 | 2 | 1 | 4 | 8 | 10 | 4 | 21 |
| 7 | Santos | 14 | 5 | 6 | 3 | 19 | 16 | 7 | 2 | 4 | 1 | 12 | 9 | 7 | 3 | 2 | 2 | 7 | 7 | 3 | 21 |
| 8 | Sport Recife | 14 | 6 | 2 | 6 | 14 | 17 | 6 | 4 | 0 | 2 | 7 | 5 | 8 | 2 | 2 | 4 | 7 | 12 | -3 | 20 |
| 9 | Fortaleza | 14 | 5 | 5 | 4 | 14 | 11 | 7 | 4 | 2 | 1 | 7 | 3 | 7 | 1 | 3 | 3 | 7 | 8 | 3 | 20 |
| 10 | Vasco da Gama | 13 | 5 | 3 | 5 | 17 | 18 | 6 | 3 | 2 | 1 | 7 | 4 | 7 | 2 | 1 | 4 | 10 | 14 | -1 | 18 |
| 11 | Grêmio | 13 | 3 | 8 | 2 | 13 | 12 | 7 | 2 | 4 | 1 | 7 | 6 | 6 | 1 | 4 | 1 | 6 | 6 | 1 | 17 |
| 12 | Athletico PR | 13 | 4 | 3 | 6 | 10 | 13 | 8 | 3 | 3 | 2 | 6 | 5 | 5 | 1 | 0 | 4 | 4 | 8 | -3 | 15 |
| 13 | Bahia | 14 | 4 | 3 | 7 | 18 | 22 | 8 | 3 | 1 | 4 | 11 | 12 | 6 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 7 | 10 | -4 | 15 |
| 14 | Ceará | 14 | 4 | 3 | 7 | 15 | 20 | 7 | 3 | 2 | 2 | 8 | 7 | 7 | 1 | 1 | 5 | 7 | 13 | -5 | 15 |
| 15 | Corinthians | 14 | 3 | 6 | 5 | 16 | 18 | 7 | 2 | 4 | 1 | 10 | 9 | 7 | 1 | 2 | 4 | 6 | 9 | -2 | 15 |
| 16 | Atlético GO | 14 | 3 | 6 | 5 | 13 | 19 | 6 | 1 | 3 | 2 | 9 | 9 | 8 | 2 | 3 | 3 | 4 | 10 | -6 | 15 |
| 17 | Botafogo | 14 | 2 | 9 | 3 | 14 | 16 | 8 | 2 | 3 | 3 | 8 | 10 | 6 | 0 | 6 | 0 | 6 | 6 | -2 | 15 |
| 18 | Coritiba | 14 | 3 | 3 | 8 | 10 | 19 | 6 | 2 | 1 | 3 | 3 | 4 | 8 | 1 | 2 | 5 | 7 | 15 | -9 | 12 |
| 19 | Bragantino | 14 | 2 | 6 | 6 | 15 | 21 | 7 | 2 | 2 | 3 | 9 | 10 | 7 | 0 | 4 | 3 | 6 | 11 | -6 | 12 |
| 20 | Goiás | 11 | 2 | 3 | 6 | 17 | 22 | 7 | 2 | 1 | 4 | 12 | 15 | 4 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 5 | 7 | -5 | 9 |