A highly important game in Serie B as both squads are struggling for the top positions. With Botafogo in 2nd place and Avaí placed 4th, this is almost guaranteed to be an exciting duel. Read on to learn more!
- Botafogo have the most scored goals (39) in Serie B
- Avaí have the fewest points from losing position (1) in Serie B
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.
Everyone involved with the away team has to get their travel gear ready for this match as there's a whopping 1100 kilometers to cover before arriving at the match.
Botafogo form and stats
Botafogo have been very solid at home in the Serie B so far, with 34 points collected from 13 matches (11-1-1). This has contributed greatly to their 2nd position in the table. After failing to beat Goiás here at Estádio Nilton Santos, Botafogo has put together a very nice winning streak on their own turf with eight wins in a row.
The Botafogo goalkeeper Diego Terra Loureiro is looking to record 90 more "clean sheet" minutes as his team have now played 201 minutes without conceding a goal in the Serie B.
Botafogo travelled for their previous game, a trip to Vitória that ended 0-0. Gilvan, defender, was given a rating of 7.43/10 in that game, top of the team. Gilvan won 5 of 8 duels.
Ahead of that match, Botafogo won a home game hosting Sampaio Correa (2-0).The hosts are favourites to win this game, with an estimated chance of about 55-60% of that outcome. Earlier Botafogo matches with similar probabilities have ended with three wins, one draw and zero defeats (from four games).
With an average of more than two goals per home game in the league (28 in 13 games), Botafogo's attacking play is working. Botafogo are not conceding a lot of goals here at Estádio Nilton Santos in the league, averaging less than one per game. The total is 8 from 13 matches.
Avaí form and stats
5-4-4 is the win-draw-loss statistic for Avaí in their Serie B matches away.
Avaí had fun at their own home (Estádio Nilton Santos) last time out, beating Londrina 2-0. Lourenço and Jonathan Copete scored. Midfielder Jonathan Copete was the best performer of that match, with a rating of 7.64. Copete scored one goal and dribled past the opponent 2 of 2 times.
Prior to that result Avaí won their away game at CRB. The scoreline was 2-1.Looking at the earlier recent performances of Avaí when being an outsider away as they are today, we find three matches with the visitors losing zero times, drawing one and winning two games.
After this away game Avaí return home for a Serie B game against Ponte Preta. That game is only three sleeps after this.
Avaí have a decent goal production going in their away games, although not fantastic. In 13 league away games 13 goals have been scored. Avaí are defending well in their away games, having conceded only 10 times in 13 matches. For more goal statistics, check out the Statistics tab above.
Head 2 Head
Avaí - Botafogo 1-1 was the score in these participants' latest head to head game, played this season. H2H stats regardless of arena (last ten matches): Botafogo three wins, five draws and Avaí two victories. As for goals, three matches ended with three or more goals (over 2,5), seven games had two or less.Top Goalscorers
  R. Navarro Leal 10 goals | C. Medeiros Oliveira Santos 8 goals |   G. Silva Timoteo 5 goals |
Botafogo missing players
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| Botafogo | Avaí | ||||||
| Total | Home | vs | Statistics | Stat | vs | Away | Total |
| 27 | 13 | 2 | Played | P | 3 | 13 | 27 |
| 14 | 11 | 1 | Won | W | 1 | 5 | 13 |
| 6 | 1 | 0 | Drew | D | 0 | 4 | 7 |
| 7 | 1 | 1 | Lost | L | 2 | 4 | 7 |
| 39 | 28 | 2 | Scored | S | 2 | 13 | 31 |
| 25 | 8 | 2 | Conceded | C | 6 | 10 | 20 |
| 96% | 100% | 100% | Over 0.5 | O 0.5 | 100% | 69% | 85% |
| 74% | 85% | 100% | Over 1.5 | O 1.5 | 100% | 62% | 63% |
| 33% | 38% | 0% | Over 2.5 | O 2.5 | 67% | 38% | 33% |
| 22% | 31% | 0% | Over 3.5 | O 3.5 | 0% | 8% | 7% |
| 7% | 15% | 0% | Over 4.5 | O 4.5 | 0% | 0% | 0% |
| 37% | 23% | 0% | BTTS | BTTS | 33% | 23% | 37% |
| 48% | 69% | 50% | Clean Sheets | C S | 0% | 54% | 48% |
| 19% | 8% | 50% | Failed to Score | F T | 67% | 54% | 30% |
| 5.6 | 6.1 | 7 | Corners for (avg) | C F | 5 | 4.2 | 5.1 |
| 3.9 | 3.5 | 4 | Corners against (avg) | C A | 5.7 | 6.8 | 5.2 |
| 1.9 | 1.6 | 2 | Yellow cards (avg) | Y C | 1.7 | 2.4 | 2.4 |
| 2 | 0 | 0 | Red cards | R C | 0 | 1 | 2 |
| 12.1 | 13.2 | 15.5 | Shots (avg) | S ( | 13.3 | 11.3 | 13.1 |
| 4.8 | 5.7 | 7 | Shots on Target (avg) | S O | 4.3 | 3.7 | 4.1 |
| 30% | 38% | 14% | Goal Efficiency | G E | 15% | 27% | 28% |
- Avaí have played more matches over 2,5 goals away than home.
- Avaí have the fewest conceded goals (10) away in Serie B
- Avaí have the fewest points from losing position (1) in Serie B
- Avaí have won significantly less corners away then at home.
- Botafogo have played more matches over 2,5 goals home than away.
- Botafogo have scored at least twice as many goals as they have conceded at home.
- Botafogo have scored at least twice as many goals at home as Avaí have scored away.
- Botafogo have the most points (34) at home in Serie B
- Botafogo have the most scored goals (28) at home in Serie B
- Botafogo have the most scored goals (39) in Serie B
- Botafogo have the the best goal difference (+20) at home in Serie B
- Botafogo haven’t played a single 0-0 game 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 | Coritiba | 27 | 15 | 8 | 4 | 35 | 19 | 14 | 8 | 5 | 1 | 21 | 8 | 13 | 7 | 3 | 3 | 14 | 11 | 16 | 53 |
| 2 | Botafogo | 27 | 14 | 6 | 7 | 39 | 25 | 13 | 11 | 1 | 1 | 28 | 8 | 14 | 3 | 5 | 6 | 11 | 17 | 14 | 48 |
| 3 | CRB | 27 | 13 | 8 | 6 | 38 | 29 | 13 | 5 | 6 | 2 | 18 | 13 | 14 | 8 | 2 | 4 | 20 | 16 | 9 | 47 |
| 4 | Avaí | 27 | 13 | 7 | 7 | 31 | 20 | 14 | 8 | 3 | 3 | 18 | 10 | 13 | 5 | 4 | 4 | 13 | 10 | 11 | 46 |
| 5 | Goiás | 27 | 12 | 9 | 6 | 29 | 20 | 13 | 7 | 4 | 2 | 17 | 9 | 14 | 5 | 5 | 4 | 12 | 11 | 9 | 45 |
| 6 | Guarani | 27 | 11 | 9 | 7 | 37 | 29 | 14 | 7 | 4 | 3 | 19 | 13 | 13 | 4 | 5 | 4 | 18 | 16 | 8 | 42 |
| 7 | CSA | 27 | 12 | 5 | 10 | 29 | 23 | 14 | 6 | 5 | 3 | 16 | 10 | 13 | 6 | 0 | 7 | 13 | 13 | 6 | 41 |
| 8 | Vasco da Gama | 27 | 11 | 7 | 9 | 32 | 29 | 14 | 8 | 3 | 3 | 20 | 11 | 13 | 3 | 4 | 6 | 12 | 18 | 3 | 40 |
| 9 | Remo | 26 | 10 | 6 | 10 | 23 | 27 | 14 | 7 | 2 | 5 | 11 | 10 | 12 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 12 | 17 | -4 | 36 |
| 10 | Sampaio Correa | 26 | 9 | 9 | 8 | 30 | 26 | 12 | 6 | 3 | 3 | 17 | 11 | 14 | 3 | 6 | 5 | 13 | 15 | 4 | 36 |
| 11 | Nautico | 27 | 9 | 8 | 10 | 30 | 32 | 14 | 5 | 5 | 4 | 20 | 17 | 13 | 4 | 3 | 6 | 10 | 15 | -2 | 35 |
| 12 | Operario PR | 27 | 9 | 7 | 11 | 21 | 30 | 13 | 6 | 2 | 5 | 14 | 15 | 14 | 3 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 15 | -9 | 34 |
| 13 | Vila Nova | 27 | 8 | 9 | 10 | 20 | 22 | 14 | 4 | 7 | 3 | 6 | 6 | 13 | 4 | 2 | 7 | 14 | 16 | -2 | 33 |
| 14 | Ponte Preta | 27 | 8 | 8 | 11 | 26 | 29 | 13 | 7 | 4 | 2 | 19 | 11 | 14 | 1 | 4 | 9 | 7 | 18 | -3 | 32 |
| 15 | Cruzeiro | 27 | 6 | 14 | 7 | 31 | 35 | 13 | 3 | 7 | 3 | 18 | 20 | 14 | 3 | 7 | 4 | 13 | 15 | -4 | 32 |
| 16 | Brusque | 27 | 8 | 8 | 11 | 25 | 35 | 13 | 4 | 5 | 4 | 11 | 9 | 14 | 4 | 3 | 7 | 14 | 26 | -10 | 29 |
| 17 | Londrina | 27 | 6 | 9 | 12 | 19 | 32 | 14 | 3 | 4 | 7 | 9 | 16 | 13 | 3 | 5 | 5 | 10 | 16 | -13 | 27 |
| 18 | Vitória | 27 | 4 | 14 | 9 | 18 | 22 | 14 | 3 | 7 | 4 | 11 | 11 | 13 | 1 | 7 | 5 | 7 | 11 | -4 | 26 |
| 19 | Confianca | 27 | 5 | 7 | 15 | 25 | 38 | 13 | 4 | 2 | 7 | 13 | 17 | 14 | 1 | 5 | 8 | 12 | 21 | -13 | 22 |
| 20 | Brasil de Pelotas | 27 | 2 | 10 | 15 | 15 | 31 | 13 | 2 | 5 | 6 | 8 | 14 | 14 | 0 | 5 | 9 | 7 | 17 | -16 | 16 |