15 rounds of fixtures have been played and Botafogo are 9 points ahead of Ponte Preta. What happens today?
- Botafogo have the most conceded goals in the second half (14) in Serie B
- Ponte Preta have yet to win a game away.
Botafogo and Ponte Preta should both be in good shape for this meeting, as there's been enough days for both of them to train and rest since their last matches.
Botafogo form and stats
16 points is a decent return from 7 Serie B games here at Estádio Nilton Santos for Botafogo. The data says 5 wins, 1 draw and 1 loss. The opportunity of a proper winning streak is there for the hosts, with two straight wins here at Estádio Nilton Santos.
Botafogo are confident in defense, having played 315 minutes without conceding a goal in the league.
Botafogo's last game was hosting Vasco da Gama (placed 10th) and winning 2-0. Midfield player Chay got a match rating of 8.11 in that game, the max score being 10. Chay scored one goal, hit three key passes and dribled passed the opponent 3 of 4 times.
Before that, Botafogo had a home game versus CSA which ended with a victory 2-0.There's a new game coming up fairly quickly for Botafogo as they are travelling to their away game against Operário PR in the Serie B. That match is four days after this one.
A decent goal production from Botafogo in their home games so far, with 13 goals from 7 league matches. Botafogo have only conceded 5 from their league home games. For more goal stats, check the Statistics tab above.
Ponte Preta form and stats
The hunting on away grounds haven’t been very fruitful for Ponte Preta so far with only 4 points returning home. The records show 0-4-4 (win-draw-lose). The loyal fans travelling with their beloved Ponte have enjoyed the stadium food more than the matches as the visitors have gone eleven consecutive matches without winning on the road. The last time three points were secured away was the Sao Caetano game.
Ponte Preta are the visiting side once again, their previous game being the 1-1 draw at CRB (placed 5th). Defender Fábio Sanches was the best team player with a rating of 7.35. Sanches won 3 of 6 duels.
A home win before that, celebrating 2-1 vs Goias.A quick return to home after this game, as Ponte Preta are hosting Londrina in the Serie B only three days away.
Ponte Preta are seemingly not capable of scoring regularly on their travels in the league. They have only managed 4 goals from 8 away games. 8 goals have been conceded by Ponte in these games.
Head 2 Head
Numbers for the last ten meetings between these two teams are: four wins for Botafogo, two draws and four wins for Ponte Preta. Over 2,5 goals: four times; under 2,5 goals: six games.Top Goalscorers
  C. Medeiros Oliveira Santos 6 goals | R. Navarro Leal 4 goals | M. Rosa Furtado Junior 3 goals |
Botafogo missing players
Ponte Preta missing players
| Botafogo | Ponte Preta | ||||||
| Total | Home | vs | Statistics | Stat | vs | Away | Total |
| 15 | 7 | 2 | Played | P | 2 | 8 | 15 |
| 6 | 5 | 1 | Won | W | 0 | 0 | 2 |
| 4 | 1 | 1 | Drew | D | 0 | 4 | 7 |
| 5 | 1 | 0 | Lost | L | 2 | 4 | 6 |
| 21 | 13 | 4 | Scored | S | 0 | 4 | 10 |
| 18 | 5 | 3 | Conceded | C | 2 | 8 | 14 |
| 100% | 100% | 100% | Over 0.5 | O 0.5 | 100% | 88% | 80% |
| 87% | 86% | 50% | Over 1.5 | O 1.5 | 0% | 50% | 53% |
| 40% | 29% | 50% | Over 2.5 | O 2.5 | 0% | 12% | 27% |
| 20% | 14% | 50% | Over 3.5 | O 3.5 | 0% | 0% | 0% |
| 7% | 14% | 50% | Over 4.5 | O 4.5 | 0% | 0% | 0% |
| 47% | 14% | 50% | BTTS | BTTS | 0% | 50% | 53% |
| 40% | 71% | 50% | Clean Sheets | C S | 0% | 12% | 20% |
| 13% | 14% | 0% | Failed to Score | F T | 100% | 50% | 47% |
| 5.3 | 5.3 | 6 | Corners for (avg) | C F | 5.5 | 4.8 | 5.4 |
| 3.9 | 3.7 | 5 | Corners against (avg) | C A | 4.5 | 6 | 5 |
| 2.1 | 2.1 | 3 | Yellow cards (avg) | Y C | 2 | 1.9 | 1.7 |
| 1 | 0 | 0 | Red cards | R C | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| 13.1 | 13 | 12.5 | Shots (avg) | S ( | 8.5 | 9.5 | 10.3 |
| 5.1 | 5.6 | 4.5 | Shots on Target (avg) | S O | 2 | 2.4 | 2.5 |
| 28% | 33% | 44% | Goal Efficiency | G E | 0% | 21% | 26% |
- Botafogo have scored at least twice as many goals as they have conceded at home.
- Botafogo have scored more than double the goals of Ponte Preta.
- Botafogo have the fewest matches under the total-line (2) in Serie B
- Botafogo have the most conceded goals in the second half (14) in Serie B
- Botafogo haven’t played a single 0-0 game.
- Ponte Preta have yet to win a 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 | Nautico | 15 | 8 | 6 | 1 | 24 | 11 | 8 | 5 | 3 | 0 | 16 | 5 | 7 | 3 | 3 | 1 | 8 | 6 | 13 | 30 |
| 2 | Coritiba | 14 | 8 | 4 | 2 | 18 | 10 | 7 | 4 | 3 | 0 | 11 | 5 | 7 | 4 | 1 | 2 | 7 | 5 | 8 | 28 |
| 3 | Goias | 15 | 7 | 5 | 3 | 15 | 7 | 7 | 5 | 1 | 1 | 8 | 1 | 8 | 2 | 4 | 2 | 7 | 6 | 8 | 26 |
| 4 | Avai | 15 | 7 | 5 | 3 | 17 | 12 | 8 | 4 | 3 | 1 | 9 | 6 | 7 | 3 | 2 | 2 | 8 | 6 | 5 | 26 |
| 5 | CRB | 15 | 7 | 4 | 4 | 22 | 21 | 7 | 4 | 3 | 0 | 13 | 9 | 8 | 3 | 1 | 4 | 9 | 12 | 1 | 25 |
| 6 | Brusque | 14 | 7 | 2 | 5 | 19 | 18 | 6 | 4 | 1 | 1 | 10 | 5 | 8 | 3 | 1 | 4 | 9 | 13 | 1 | 23 |
| 7 | Sampaio Corrêa | 15 | 6 | 5 | 4 | 17 | 12 | 7 | 4 | 1 | 2 | 11 | 7 | 8 | 2 | 4 | 2 | 6 | 5 | 5 | 23 |
| 8 | Guarani | 15 | 6 | 5 | 4 | 24 | 22 | 8 | 3 | 2 | 3 | 9 | 11 | 7 | 3 | 3 | 1 | 15 | 11 | 2 | 23 |
| 9 | Botafogo | 15 | 6 | 4 | 5 | 21 | 18 | 7 | 5 | 1 | 1 | 13 | 5 | 8 | 1 | 3 | 4 | 8 | 13 | 3 | 22 |
| 10 | Vasco da Gama | 15 | 6 | 4 | 5 | 19 | 17 | 8 | 5 | 1 | 2 | 12 | 7 | 7 | 1 | 3 | 3 | 7 | 10 | 2 | 22 |
| 11 | Operário PR | 15 | 6 | 3 | 6 | 13 | 19 | 8 | 4 | 1 | 3 | 9 | 11 | 7 | 2 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 8 | -6 | 21 |
| 12 | Remo | 15 | 5 | 4 | 6 | 11 | 15 | 8 | 4 | 2 | 2 | 5 | 4 | 7 | 1 | 2 | 4 | 6 | 11 | -4 | 19 |
| 13 | CSA | 15 | 5 | 3 | 7 | 14 | 16 | 8 | 3 | 3 | 2 | 8 | 7 | 7 | 2 | 0 | 5 | 6 | 9 | -2 | 18 |
| 14 | Vila Nova | 15 | 4 | 6 | 5 | 11 | 11 | 8 | 1 | 5 | 2 | 2 | 3 | 7 | 3 | 1 | 3 | 9 | 8 | 0 | 18 |
| 15 | Vitoria | 15 | 2 | 7 | 6 | 11 | 14 | 8 | 2 | 4 | 2 | 8 | 7 | 7 | 0 | 3 | 4 | 3 | 7 | -3 | 13 |
| 16 | Ponte Preta | 15 | 2 | 7 | 6 | 10 | 14 | 7 | 2 | 3 | 2 | 6 | 6 | 8 | 0 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 8 | -4 | 13 |
| 17 | Londrina | 15 | 2 | 7 | 6 | 10 | 15 | 8 | 1 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 9 | 7 | 1 | 4 | 2 | 5 | 6 | -5 | 13 |
| 18 | Cruzeiro | 15 | 2 | 7 | 6 | 18 | 25 | 7 | 1 | 4 | 2 | 11 | 14 | 8 | 1 | 3 | 4 | 7 | 11 | -7 | 13 |
| 19 | Brasil de Pelotas | 15 | 2 | 6 | 7 | 11 | 16 | 7 | 2 | 3 | 2 | 6 | 6 | 8 | 0 | 3 | 5 | 5 | 10 | -5 | 12 |
| 20 | Confianca | 15 | 2 | 4 | 9 | 11 | 23 | 7 | 2 | 2 | 3 | 7 | 9 | 8 | 0 | 2 | 6 | 4 | 14 | -12 | 10 |