Botafogo welcome Confiança as obvious favourites: Full betting guide

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Competition: Brazil Serie B
Competition: Wed 03.November
Match begins: 22:00 (UTC)
Venue: Estádio Nilton Santos (44661 seats)

Welcome to Estádio Nilton Santos and this match featuring Botafogo & Confiança in the Serie B. Here's all you should know!

Insights:
  • Botafogo have the most scored goals (46) in Serie B
  • Botafogo have scored at least twice as many goals at home as Confiança have scored away.

There has not been much time to rest for the guests, as they played a Serie B game only four days ago.

These teams have little in common geographically as Confiança have to travel 1800 kilometers to reach their opponents. The trip home will be especially long if the match ends in defeat.

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Botafogo form and stats

This stadium, Estádio Nilton Santos, has been a fortress for Botafogo in the Serie B so far this season with the win-draw-loss statistic 13-1-2. The opportunity of a proper winning streak is there for the hosts, with two straight wins here at Estádio Nilton Santos.

An away draw last time out for Botafogo, facing Goiás in a game that ended 1-1. Joel Carli was "man of the match" with a rating of 7.42 out of 10. The defender Carli scored one goal and won 6 of 10 duels.

Ahead of that match, Botafogo won a home game hosting Brusque (3-0).

The home team are expected to win this game about three out of four times, according to the bookmaker odds. When checking the database for Botafogo home games with this odds we find three games with a similar winning chance. Resulting in two wins, one draw and zero defeats. Looking at the victories, one match were won by at least two goals.

Botafogo are traveling soon after this match as the Serie B match at Vasco da Gama awaits in four days.

With an average of more than two goals per home game in the league (34 in 16 games), Botafogo's attacking play is working. Botafogo have only conceded 10 from their league home games. For more goal stats, check the Statistics tab above.

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Confiança form and stats

There's been little loot from Confiança's travels as they have only collected 14 points from 16 away games in the Serie B. Confiança only have 3 wins to counter their 8 defeats and 5 draws. Confiança has recorded two wins in a row in their away matches and hold legitimate hopes of a third one.

The manager L. de Souza Lopes was unhappy after their last game, a Serie B match played at their home ground Estádio Estadual Lourival Baptista. Confiança suffered a 0-2 loss to Londrina (placed 17th). Nirley was the top performer of the team in that game with a match score of 8.15. The defender Nirley hit the woodwork once and won 7 of 10 duels.

Before that one, a nice away victory 2-1 at Guarani.

You'll want to know how Confiança managed when outsiders such as today. Our database found one similar match resulting in zero away wins, zero draws and one home win.

After this away game Confiança return home for a Serie B game against Brusque. That game is only three sleeps after this.

The visitors have scored 15 goals from 16 away games in the league, an average of less than one per game. 22 goals have been conceded by Confiança in these games. There's been improvement defensively lately, as only 2 of these goals has been conceded in their last 3 away matches.

Head 2 Head

Botafogo and Confiança have met already this season: Confiança - Botafogo 0-1.

Top Goalscorers

BotafogoR. Navarro Leal
R. Navarro Leal
12 goals
BotafogoC. Medeiros Oliveira Santos
C. Medeiros Oliveira Santos
8 goals
BotafogoM. Rosa Furtado Junior
M. Rosa Furtado Junior
6 goals

Botafogo missing players

Confiança missing players

Total First Half Second Half
Botafogo Confiança
Total Home vs low Statistics Stat vs top Away Total
32 16 6 Played P 5 16 32
16 13 5 Won W 1 3 8
8 1 1 Drew D 1 5 7
8 2 0 Lost L 3 8 17
46 34 14 Scored S 6 15 32
28 10 3 Conceded C 9 22 44
94% 100% 100% Over 0.5 O 0.5 100% 81% 91%
75% 88% 67% Over 1.5 O 1.5 100% 62% 69%
34% 44% 50% Over 2.5 O 2.5 60% 44% 44%
19% 25% 33% Over 3.5 O 3.5 20% 25% 22%
6% 12% 17% Over 4.5 O 4.5 20% 12% 9%
38% 25% 17% BTTS BTTS 80% 44% 50%
50% 69% 83% Clean Sheets C S 0% 31% 25%
19% 6% 0% Failed to Score F T 20% 44% 34%
 
5.7 6.1 7 Corners for (avg) C F 3.2 3.3 4.4
4.3 4 3.3 Corners against (avg) C A 4.4 6.3 5.6
1.8 1.5 1.7 Yellow cards (avg) Y C 1.6 2 2.4
2 0 0 Red cards R C 0 2 4
 
11.9 13.2 13.3 Shots (avg) S ( 8.6 9.2 10
4.8 5.8 6.2 Shots on Target (avg) S O 3 2.6 3.2
30% 37% 38% Goal Efficiency G E 40% 36% 31%
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 Confiança have scored away.
  • Botafogo have the most clean sheets (16) in Serie B
  • Botafogo have the most points (40) at home in Serie B
  • Botafogo have the most scored goals (34) at home in Serie B
  • Botafogo have the most scored goals (46) in Serie B
  • Botafogo have the most scored goals in the first half (22) in Serie B
  • Botafogo have the the best goal difference (+18) in Serie B
  • Botafogo have the the best goal difference (+24) at home in Serie B
  • Botafogo haven’t played a single 0-0 game at home.
  • Confiança have won significantly less corners away then 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 32 16 10 6 40 25 16 9 5 2 24 11 16 7 5 4 16 14 15 58
2 Botafogo 32 16 8 8 46 28 16 13 1 2 34 10 16 3 7 6 12 18 18 56
3 Avaí 32 15 8 9 37 27 16 9 4 3 20 11 16 6 4 6 17 16 10 53
4 Goiás 32 14 11 7 38 25 16 9 5 2 24 11 16 5 6 5 14 14 13 53
5 CRB 32 13 12 7 41 34 16 5 9 2 21 16 16 8 3 5 20 18 7 51
6 Guarani 32 13 10 9 44 35 16 8 4 4 23 15 16 5 6 5 21 20 9 49
7 CSA 32 14 6 12 39 32 16 7 5 4 22 15 16 7 1 8 17 17 7 48
8 Vasco da Gama 32 13 8 11 39 37 16 9 3 4 23 15 16 4 5 7 16 22 2 47
9 Náutico 32 12 9 11 42 42 16 6 6 4 25 21 16 6 3 7 17 21 0 45
10 Vila Nova 32 10 12 10 27 27 16 5 8 3 7 6 16 5 4 7 20 21 0 42
11 Remo 32 11 8 13 28 34 16 7 3 6 11 11 16 4 5 7 17 23 -6 41
12 Operário PR 32 11 8 13 28 36 16 7 3 6 17 18 16 4 5 7 11 18 -8 41
13 Sampaio Correa 32 10 10 12 33 35 16 7 4 5 19 14 16 3 6 7 14 21 -2 40
14 Cruzeiro 32 8 15 9 37 39 16 4 8 4 21 23 16 4 7 5 16 16 -2 39
15 Ponte Preta 32 9 11 12 31 34 16 7 6 3 22 15 16 2 5 9 9 19 -3 38
16 Brusque 32 10 8 14 33 46 16 6 5 5 18 13 16 4 3 9 15 33 -13 35
17 Londrina 32 8 11 13 24 36 16 4 5 7 12 17 16 4 6 6 12 19 -12 35
18 Vitória 32 6 15 11 23 26 16 4 7 5 15 12 16 2 8 6 8 14 -3 33
19 Confiança 32 8 7 17 32 44 16 5 2 9 17 22 16 3 5 8 15 22 -12 31
20 Brasil de Pelotas 32 4 11 17 21 41 16 4 6 6 14 18 16 0 5 11 7 23 -20 23

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 32 16 10 6 40 25 16 9 5 2 24 11 16 7 5 4 16 14 15 58
2 Botafogo 32 16 8 8 46 28 16 13 1 2 34 10 16 3 7 6 12 18 18 56
3 Avaí 32 15 8 9 37 27 16 9 4 3 20 11 16 6 4 6 17 16 10 53
4 Goiás 32 14 11 7 38 25 16 9 5 2 24 11 16 5 6 5 14 14 13 53
5 CRB 32 13 12 7 41 34 16 5 9 2 21 16 16 8 3 5 20 18 7 51
6 Guarani 32 13 10 9 44 35 16 8 4 4 23 15 16 5 6 5 21 20 9 49
7 CSA 32 14 6 12 39 32 16 7 5 4 22 15 16 7 1 8 17 17 7 48
8 Vasco da Gama 32 13 8 11 39 37 16 9 3 4 23 15 16 4 5 7 16 22 2 47
9 Náutico 32 12 9 11 42 42 16 6 6 4 25 21 16 6 3 7 17 21 0 45
10 Vila Nova 32 10 12 10 27 27 16 5 8 3 7 6 16 5 4 7 20 21 0 42
11 Remo 32 11 8 13 28 34 16 7 3 6 11 11 16 4 5 7 17 23 -6 41
12 Operário PR 32 11 8 13 28 36 16 7 3 6 17 18 16 4 5 7 11 18 -8 41
13 Sampaio Correa 32 10 10 12 33 35 16 7 4 5 19 14 16 3 6 7 14 21 -2 40
14 Cruzeiro 32 8 15 9 37 39 16 4 8 4 21 23 16 4 7 5 16 16 -2 39
15 Ponte Preta 32 9 11 12 31 34 16 7 6 3 22 15 16 2 5 9 9 19 -3 38
16 Brusque 32 10 8 14 33 46 16 6 5 5 18 13 16 4 3 9 15 33 -13 35
17 Londrina 32 8 11 13 24 36 16 4 5 7 12 17 16 4 6 6 12 19 -12 35
18 Vitória 32 6 15 11 23 26 16 4 7 5 15 12 16 2 8 6 8 14 -3 33
19 Confiança 32 8 7 17 32 44 16 5 2 9 17 22 16 3 5 8 15 22 -12 31
20 Brasil de Pelotas 32 4 11 17 21 41 16 4 6 6 14 18 16 0 5 11 7 23 -20 23

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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.