The hosts, Botafogo, should be front runners in this game, but Sampaio Corrêa have shown both competence and heroism. Learn more about the match!
- Botafogo have the most scored goals (37) in Serie B
- Sampaio Corrêa have won significantly less corners away then at home.
The hosts Botafogo saw competitive action as recent as three days ago, playing in the Serie B. That game was an away game at CSA, so at least Botafogo are thankful to return home in this one. Game on!
These teams have little in common geographically as Sampaio Corrêa have to travel 2900 kilometers to reach their opponents. The trip home will be especially long if the match ends in defeat.
Botafogo form and stats
Botafogo have been very solid at home in the Serie B so far, with 31 points collected from 12 matches (10-1-1). This has contributed greatly to their 3rd position in the table. Botafogo has won so many consecutive home games (seven in a row) that they struggle to remember the last time points were lost here at Estádio Nilton Santos. We remember; it was Goias.
Botafogo are hoping to put things right at home after a defeat in their previous match, the score 0-2 away versus CSA. Midfielder Warley was the best player on the team with a rating of 7.32 (out of ten) in that game. Warley hit two key passes, dribled past the opponent 1 of 2 times and had 18 successful passes (of 21 total).
Ahead of that match, Botafogo won a home game hosting Nautico (3-1).Botafogo are traveling soon after this match as the Serie B match at Vitoria awaits in three days.
With an average of more than two goals per home game in the league (26 in 12 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 12 matches.
Sampaio Corrêa form and stats
3 wins, 6 draws and 4 losses. That’s the product of Sampaio Corrêa playing as the away team in the Serie B this season. Sampaio Corrêa has lost their two previous away games and are eager to kill a negative trend in its infancy.
Sampaio delivered a 2-2 draw playing at home against Brusque (placed 15th) in their previous match; a Serie B game. Drawing 2-2 against Brusque after 90 minutes last time out was very disappointing after leading the match 2-0. Their manager F. da Silva Surian needs to evaluate why the team couldn't defend their result. Jackson, attacking player, was the top performer on the team in that game, scoring a match rating of 8.01. Jackson scored one goal, hit one key pass and dribled past the opponent 3 of 3 times.
Preceding that game, the 0-2 loss visiting Confianca's place.A quick return to home after this game, as Sampaio Corrêa are hosting Remo in the Serie B only four days away.
Sampaio find the net regularly in their away games. 13 goals from 13 away fixtures in the league. As opposed to that, Sampaio have seen the ball go into their own net 13 times on the road. It's worth mentioning that 7 of these goals has been conceded in their last 3 away matches.
Head 2 Head
The records show that this isn''t the first time these two teams face each other this season, as the records show this recent match: Sampaio Corrêa - Botafogo 2-0. Head to head numbers (for the previous three meetings): Botafogo won one game, one match ended in a draw and Sampaio Corrêa managed one win. Over 2,5 goals / under 2,5 goals: two / oneTop Goalscorers
  R. Navarro Leal 9 goals |   J. Ferreira da Silva 8 goals | C. Medeiros Oliveira Santos 7 goals |
Botafogo missing players
Sampaio Corrêa missing players
| Botafogo | Sampaio Corrêa | ||||||
| Total | Home | vs | Statistics | Stat | vs | Away | Total |
| 25 | 12 | 5 | Played | P | 2 | 13 | 25 |
| 13 | 10 | 4 | Won | W | 0 | 3 | 9 |
| 5 | 1 | 1 | Drew | D | 2 | 6 | 9 |
| 7 | 1 | 0 | Lost | L | 0 | 4 | 7 |
| 37 | 26 | 13 | Scored | S | 2 | 13 | 30 |
| 25 | 8 | 4 | Conceded | C | 2 | 13 | 24 |
| 100% | 100% | 100% | Over 0.5 | O 0.5 | 50% | 77% | 80% |
| 76% | 83% | 100% | Over 1.5 | O 1.5 | 50% | 62% | 64% |
| 36% | 42% | 60% | Over 2.5 | O 2.5 | 50% | 31% | 32% |
| 24% | 33% | 40% | Over 3.5 | O 3.5 | 50% | 23% | 28% |
| 8% | 17% | 20% | Over 4.5 | O 4.5 | 0% | 8% | 12% |
| 40% | 25% | 40% | BTTS | BTTS | 50% | 38% | 36% |
| 44% | 67% | 60% | Clean Sheets | C S | 50% | 38% | 48% |
| 16% | 8% | 0% | Failed to Score | F T | 50% | 46% | 36% |
| 5.4 | 5.8 | 4.2 | Corners for (avg) | C F | 2.5 | 3.3 | 4.3 |
| 3.9 | 3.6 | 4.8 | Corners against (avg) | C A | 8.5 | 6.2 | 5.8 |
| 1.9 | 1.6 | 1.4 | Yellow cards (avg) | Y C | 1 | 2.7 | 2.3 |
| 1 | 0 | 0 | Red cards | R C | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| 12.2 | 12.8 | 13.2 | Shots (avg) | S ( | 9 | 7.8 | 9 |
| 4.9 | 5.7 | 5.6 | Shots on Target (avg) | S O | 3.5 | 3 | 3.2 |
| 30% | 38% | 46% | Goal Efficiency | G E | 29% | 33% | 37% |
- 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 the fewest matches under the total-line (6) in Serie B
- Botafogo have the most points (31) at home in Serie B
- Botafogo have the most scored goals (26) at home in Serie B
- Botafogo have the most scored goals (37) in Serie B
- Botafogo have the the best goal difference (+18) at home in Serie B
- Botafogo haven’t played a single 0-0 game.
- Botafogo is in the best form (5-0-1)
- Sampaio Corrêa 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 | 25 | 14 | 7 | 4 | 33 | 18 | 12 | 7 | 4 | 1 | 19 | 7 | 13 | 7 | 3 | 3 | 14 | 11 | 15 | 49 |
| 2 | Goias | 25 | 12 | 9 | 4 | 28 | 16 | 12 | 7 | 4 | 1 | 16 | 7 | 13 | 5 | 5 | 3 | 12 | 9 | 12 | 45 |
| 3 | Botafogo | 25 | 13 | 5 | 7 | 37 | 25 | 12 | 10 | 1 | 1 | 26 | 8 | 13 | 3 | 4 | 6 | 11 | 17 | 12 | 44 |
| 4 | CRB | 25 | 12 | 8 | 5 | 34 | 26 | 12 | 5 | 6 | 1 | 17 | 11 | 13 | 7 | 2 | 4 | 17 | 15 | 8 | 44 |
| 5 | Guarani | 25 | 11 | 8 | 6 | 36 | 27 | 13 | 7 | 3 | 3 | 18 | 12 | 12 | 4 | 5 | 3 | 18 | 15 | 9 | 41 |
| 6 | Avai | 25 | 11 | 7 | 7 | 27 | 19 | 13 | 7 | 3 | 3 | 16 | 10 | 12 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 11 | 9 | 8 | 40 |
| 7 | Sampaio Corrêa | 25 | 9 | 9 | 7 | 30 | 24 | 12 | 6 | 3 | 3 | 17 | 11 | 13 | 3 | 6 | 4 | 13 | 13 | 6 | 36 |
| 8 | CSA | 25 | 10 | 5 | 10 | 25 | 21 | 13 | 5 | 5 | 3 | 14 | 9 | 12 | 5 | 0 | 7 | 11 | 12 | 4 | 35 |
| 9 | Nautico | 25 | 9 | 8 | 8 | 29 | 28 | 13 | 5 | 5 | 3 | 19 | 14 | 12 | 4 | 3 | 5 | 10 | 14 | 1 | 35 |
| 10 | Vasco da Gama | 25 | 9 | 7 | 9 | 29 | 29 | 13 | 7 | 3 | 3 | 18 | 11 | 12 | 2 | 4 | 6 | 11 | 18 | 0 | 34 |
| 11 | Operario PR | 25 | 9 | 7 | 9 | 20 | 27 | 13 | 6 | 2 | 5 | 14 | 15 | 12 | 3 | 5 | 4 | 6 | 12 | -7 | 34 |
| 12 | Remo | 25 | 9 | 6 | 10 | 22 | 27 | 13 | 6 | 2 | 5 | 10 | 10 | 12 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 12 | 17 | -5 | 33 |
| 13 | Cruzeiro | 25 | 6 | 13 | 6 | 29 | 32 | 12 | 3 | 7 | 2 | 17 | 18 | 13 | 3 | 6 | 4 | 12 | 14 | -3 | 31 |
| 14 | Ponte Preta | 25 | 7 | 8 | 10 | 24 | 27 | 12 | 6 | 4 | 2 | 18 | 11 | 13 | 1 | 4 | 8 | 6 | 16 | -3 | 29 |
| 15 | Brusque | 25 | 7 | 8 | 10 | 23 | 34 | 12 | 4 | 5 | 3 | 11 | 8 | 13 | 3 | 3 | 7 | 12 | 26 | -11 | 29 |
| 16 | Vila Nova | 25 | 6 | 9 | 10 | 16 | 20 | 13 | 3 | 7 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 12 | 3 | 2 | 7 | 12 | 15 | -4 | 27 |
| 17 | Vitoria | 25 | 4 | 13 | 8 | 18 | 21 | 13 | 3 | 6 | 4 | 11 | 11 | 12 | 1 | 7 | 4 | 7 | 10 | -3 | 25 |
| 18 | Londrina | 25 | 5 | 9 | 11 | 18 | 30 | 13 | 2 | 4 | 7 | 8 | 16 | 12 | 3 | 5 | 4 | 10 | 14 | -12 | 24 |
| 19 | Confianca | 25 | 4 | 6 | 15 | 23 | 37 | 12 | 3 | 2 | 7 | 12 | 17 | 13 | 1 | 4 | 8 | 11 | 20 | -14 | 18 |
| 20 | Brasil de Pelotas | 25 | 2 | 10 | 13 | 15 | 28 | 12 | 2 | 5 | 5 | 8 | 12 | 13 | 0 | 5 | 8 | 7 | 16 | -13 | 16 |