Match preview: Botafogo favourite to beat Brusque at Estádio Nilton Santos

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Competition: Brazil Serie B
Competition: Wed 20.October
Match begins: 23:30 (UTC)
Venue: Estádio Nilton Santos (44661 seats)

Botafogo are hunting the top positions while Brusque are more involved in avoiding relegation. Who wins the prize?

Insights:
  • Botafogo have the most clean sheets (15) in Serie B
  • Brusque have the fewest scored goals in the first half (8) in Serie B

This could be an action-packed game with lots of spark and bustle as both squads are well revitalized since they last ran out on the pitch. Get ready!

Brusque have a very long trip to this away game, as there's more than 1000 kilometers in distance to cover. This could prove a challenge, at least for the supporters.

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Botafogo form and stats

The home supporters can't complain about results here at Estádio Nilton Santos as Botafogo have scored 31 goals to get 37 points from 15 games. The overall stats in the Serie B are 12-1-2 (wins-draws-losses).

The Botafogo goalkeeper Diego Terra Loureiro is looking to record 90 more "clean sheet" minutes as his team have now played 191 minutes without conceding a goal in the Serie B.

Botafogo manager E. Alves Moreira and his team return home after a 0-0 draw away versus Cruzeiro (placed 11th) in the Serie B. The Botafogo goalkeeper Diego Loureiro was crucial in the match against Cruzeiro last time out, making six saves. Goalkeeper Diego Loureiro got the top rating on the team in that game; 8.24 out of ten. Loureiro stopped the opponent with six saves and topped it up with a clean sheet.

Previous to that game, a home match hosting CRB in a game that was won 2-0.

Botafogo can score goals in their home matches. After 15 league matches they have found the net 31 times. Botafogo have only conceded 10 from their league home games. For more goal stats, check the Statistics tab above.

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Brusque form and stats

The hunting on away grounds haven’t been very fruitful for Brusque so far with only 15 points returning home. The records show 4-3-8 (win-draw-lose).

Brusque go into this game after a win, the home game against Remo that ended 3-1. The attacker Edu got a match rating of 7.81 in that game. Edu scored one goal and hit one key pass.

It was a defeat before that one as the away game against CSA wasn't a success with a 1-4 loss.

A quick return to home after this game, as Brusque are hosting Vila Nova in the Serie B only four days away.

Brusque are scoring more than one goal per away game on average, having accumulated 15 away goals from 15 games (in the league). For Brusque, more than two goals on average per game end up in their own net.

Head 2 Head

These sides met each other earlier on this match year: Brusque - Botafogo 2-1.

Top Goalscorers

BrusqueE. Nascimento da Silva Junior
E. Nascimento da Silva Junior
16 goals
BotafogoR. Navarro Leal
R. Navarro Leal
10 goals
BotafogoC. Medeiros Oliveira Santos
C. Medeiros Oliveira Santos
8 goals

Botafogo missing players

Brusque missing players

Total First Half Second Half
Botafogo Brusque
Total Home vs low Statistics Stat vs top Away Total
30 15 4 Played P 4 15 30
15 12 4 Won W 1 4 10
7 1 0 Drew D 0 3 8
8 2 0 Lost L 3 8 12
42 31 8 Scored S 3 15 31
27 10 0 Conceded C 12 30 40
93% 100% 100% Over 0.5 O 0.5 100% 100% 83%
73% 87% 50% Over 1.5 O 1.5 100% 87% 67%
33% 40% 25% Over 2.5 O 2.5 100% 67% 53%
20% 27% 25% Over 3.5 O 3.5 50% 33% 23%
7% 13% 0% Over 4.5 O 4.5 25% 13% 10%
37% 27% 0% BTTS BTTS 50% 60% 47%
50% 67% 100% Clean Sheets C S 0% 20% 37%
20% 7% 0% Failed to Score F T 50% 20% 33%
 
5.7 6.1 7.8 Corners for (avg) C F 5.5 4.8 5.3
4.3 4.1 1.8 Corners against (avg) C A 6 6.8 6
1.8 1.5 1.5 Yellow cards (avg) Y C 2.2 2.7 2.3
2 0 0 Red cards R C 0 1 2
 
11.7 12.7 11.5 Shots (avg) S ( 13.2 11.1 12.3
4.6 5.4 5 Shots on Target (avg) S O 3.2 3.7 4
30% 38% 40% Goal Efficiency G E 23% 27% 26%
Key stats in Serie B this season:
  • 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 Brusque have scored away.
  • Botafogo have the most clean sheets (15) in Serie B
  • Botafogo have the most points (37) at home in Serie B
  • Botafogo have the most scored goals (31) at home in Serie B
  • Botafogo have the most scored goals in the first half (20) in Serie B
  • Botafogo have the the best goal difference (+15) in Serie B
  • Botafogo have the the best goal difference (+21) at home in Serie B
  • Botafogo haven’t played a single 0-0 game at home.
  • Brusque have played more matches over 2,5 goals away than home.
  • Brusque have the fewest scored goals in the first half (8) in Serie B
  • Brusque have the most conceded goals (30) away in Serie B
  • Brusque have the most matches over the total-line (17) in Serie B
  • Brusque have the the worst goal difference (-15) away in Serie B
  • Brusque haven’t played a single 0-0 game 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 Coritiba 29 15 9 5 35 22 15 8 5 2 21 11 14 7 4 3 14 11 13 54
2 Botafogo 30 15 7 8 42 27 15 12 1 2 31 10 15 3 6 6 11 17 15 52
3 Goias 30 14 9 7 37 24 15 9 4 2 23 10 15 5 5 5 14 14 13 51
4 Avai 29 14 8 7 34 22 15 8 4 3 19 11 14 6 4 4 15 11 12 50
5 CRB 30 13 10 7 40 33 15 5 8 2 20 15 15 8 2 5 20 18 7 49
6 Guarani 30 12 10 8 42 33 15 8 4 3 22 13 15 4 6 5 20 20 9 46
7 CSA 30 13 6 11 34 27 15 7 5 3 20 11 15 6 1 8 14 16 7 45
8 Vasco da Gama 29 12 7 10 34 31 14 8 3 3 20 11 15 4 4 7 14 20 3 43
9 Nautico 29 11 8 10 35 35 15 6 5 4 23 19 14 5 3 6 12 16 0 41
10 Sampaio Correa 30 10 10 10 33 31 15 7 4 4 19 13 15 3 6 6 14 18 2 40
11 Cruzeiro 30 8 15 7 36 35 15 4 8 3 20 20 15 4 7 4 16 15 1 39
12 Remo 30 10 8 12 25 32 15 7 3 5 11 10 15 3 5 7 14 22 -7 38
13 Vila Nova 29 9 10 10 24 24 15 5 7 3 7 6 14 4 3 7 15 17 0 37
14 Brusque 30 10 8 12 31 40 15 6 5 4 16 10 15 4 3 8 15 30 -9 35
15 Operario PR 29 9 7 13 22 33 14 6 2 6 15 17 15 3 5 7 7 16 -11 34
16 Ponte Preta 29 8 10 11 28 31 14 7 5 2 20 12 15 1 5 9 8 19 -3 34
17 Londrina 29 7 9 13 22 36 15 4 4 7 12 17 14 3 5 6 10 19 -14 30
18 Vitoria 30 5 14 11 19 26 15 3 7 5 11 12 15 2 7 6 8 14 -7 29
19 Confianca 29 6 7 16 27 40 14 4 2 8 14 19 15 2 5 8 13 21 -13 25
20 Brasil de Pelotas 29 3 10 16 17 35 14 3 5 6 9 14 15 0 5 10 7 19 -18 19

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 Coritiba 29 15 9 5 35 22 15 8 5 2 21 11 14 7 4 3 14 11 13 54
2 Botafogo 30 15 7 8 42 27 15 12 1 2 31 10 15 3 6 6 11 17 15 52
3 Goias 30 14 9 7 37 24 15 9 4 2 23 10 15 5 5 5 14 14 13 51
4 Avai 29 14 8 7 34 22 15 8 4 3 19 11 14 6 4 4 15 11 12 50
5 CRB 30 13 10 7 40 33 15 5 8 2 20 15 15 8 2 5 20 18 7 49
6 Guarani 30 12 10 8 42 33 15 8 4 3 22 13 15 4 6 5 20 20 9 46
7 CSA 30 13 6 11 34 27 15 7 5 3 20 11 15 6 1 8 14 16 7 45
8 Vasco da Gama 29 12 7 10 34 31 14 8 3 3 20 11 15 4 4 7 14 20 3 43
9 Nautico 29 11 8 10 35 35 15 6 5 4 23 19 14 5 3 6 12 16 0 41
10 Sampaio Correa 30 10 10 10 33 31 15 7 4 4 19 13 15 3 6 6 14 18 2 40
11 Cruzeiro 30 8 15 7 36 35 15 4 8 3 20 20 15 4 7 4 16 15 1 39
12 Remo 30 10 8 12 25 32 15 7 3 5 11 10 15 3 5 7 14 22 -7 38
13 Vila Nova 29 9 10 10 24 24 15 5 7 3 7 6 14 4 3 7 15 17 0 37
14 Brusque 30 10 8 12 31 40 15 6 5 4 16 10 15 4 3 8 15 30 -9 35
15 Operario PR 29 9 7 13 22 33 14 6 2 6 15 17 15 3 5 7 7 16 -11 34
16 Ponte Preta 29 8 10 11 28 31 14 7 5 2 20 12 15 1 5 9 8 19 -3 34
17 Londrina 29 7 9 13 22 36 15 4 4 7 12 17 14 3 5 6 10 19 -14 30
18 Vitoria 30 5 14 11 19 26 15 3 7 5 11 12 15 2 7 6 8 14 -7 29
19 Confianca 29 6 7 16 27 40 14 4 2 8 14 19 15 2 5 8 13 21 -13 25
20 Brasil de Pelotas 29 3 10 16 17 35 14 3 5 6 9 14 15 0 5 10 7 19 -18 19

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The Campeonato Brasileiro Série B, or just Série B, is the second highest level of Brazilian football on a national level. It has changed format frequently, but currently holds 20 teams playing a double round-robin format. Top four are promoted to Série A while bottom four face relegation.