Estádio Santa Cruz: Botafogo SP vs Chapecoense Serie B preview

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Competition: Brazil Serie B
Competition: Sat 09.January
Match begins: 19:30 (UTC)
Venue: Estádio Santa Cruz (29292 seats)

Struggling Botafogo SP will be hoping to pull off an upset when they welcome high-flying Chapecoense in the upcoming league round. It’s 19th vs 2nd and the home crowd will have moderate expectations.

Insights:
  • Botafogo SP has the fewest scored goals (19) in Serie B
  • Chapecoense has the fewest conceded goals (14) in Serie B

We should expect both teams to be fresh and ready for this match, as there is some time since both teams last played. Let's have a look at how the teams are doing!

It's quite the trip for Chapecoense when visiting Botafogo as the cities are 1000 kilometers apart.

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Botafogo SP form and stats

When playing at home in the Serie B, Botafogo SP, who have the fewest scored goals (19) in Serie B, have managed 4 wins, 4 draws and suffered 7 defeats from 15 games. Botafogo have played two draws in a row on their own stadium.

Botafogo SP shared the glory with Paraná in their last match, an away game that ended all square 1-1. Preceding that game was the home draw versus Oeste that ended 1-1.

Another home game is coming up fairly shortly for the hosts, as Sampaio Correa are coming to town in three days.

Botafogo have scored 13 league goals here from 15 matches, not a lot. 15 goals have been conceded.

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Chapecoense form and stats

As the visiting team in Serie B matches, Chapecoense, who have the fewest conceded goals (14) in Serie B, have produced an overall stat of 8-6-2 so far.

Chapecoense have succeeded in guarding their own goal lately, led by their goalkeeper Joao Ricardo Riedi. It's been 181 minutes since they last conceded in Serie B.

Chapecoense played 0-0 against Brasil de Pelotas in their previous match. Before that, Chapecoense secured a home win against Paraná with the score 2-0.

A new game in only three days for Chapecoense, the Serie B home match versus Figueirense. Busy days.

Scoring goals is the main ingredient in creating success in football, and not only at home. So far Chapecoense have scored 22 goals in 16 league games away. They concede less than a goal on average per away game (10 so far).

Head 2 Head

The dueling parties have met before this season: Chapecoense - Botafogo 1-0.

Botafogo SP missing players

Chapecoense missing players

Total First Half Second Half
Botafogo SP Chapecoense
Total Home vs top Statistics Stat vs low Away Total
32 15 4 Played P 5 16 32
6 4 0 Won W 1 8 17
9 4 2 Drew D 4 6 12
17 7 2 Lost L 0 2 3
19 13 3 Scored S 3 22 36
32 15 5 Conceded C 2 10 14
88% 100% 100% Over 0.5 O 0.5 60% 88% 78%
47% 60% 75% Over 1.5 O 1.5 40% 62% 44%
22% 27% 25% Over 2.5 O 2.5 0% 25% 16%
3% 0% 0% Over 3.5 O 3.5 0% 19% 12%
0% 0% 0% Over 4.5 O 4.5 0% 6% 6%
38% 53% 75% BTTS BTTS 40% 38% 25%
25% 13% 0% Clean Sheets C S 60% 56% 69%
50% 33% 25% Failed to Score F T 40% 19% 28%
 
0 0 0 Corners for (avg) C F 0 0 0
0 0 0 Corners against (avg) C A 0 0 0
2.5 2.5 2.2 Yellow cards (avg) Y C 2.6 2.6 2.6
4 2 0 Red cards R C 0 1 2
 
11.4 12.2 13.2 Shots (avg) S ( 10 9 10.9
4 4.9 5 Shots on Target (avg) S O 3.2 3.4 4.1
15% 18% 15% Goal Efficiency G E 19% 40% 28%
Key stats in Serie B this season:
  • Botafogo SP has the fewest scored goals (19) in Serie B
  • Botafogo SP has the fewest scored goals in the first half (9) in Serie B
  • Botafogo SP has the fewest scored goals in the second half (10) in Serie B
  • Botafogo SP have played more matches over 2,5 goals home than away.
  • Botafogo SP haven’t played a single 0-0 game at home.
  • Chapecoense has the fewest conceded goals (14) in Serie B
  • Chapecoense has the fewest conceded goals in the first half (3) in Serie B
  • Chapecoense has the fewest conceded goals in the second half (11) in Serie B
  • Chapecoense has the most clean sheets (22) in Serie B
  • Chapecoense has the the best goal difference (+12) away in Serie B
  • Chapecoense has the the best goal difference (+22) in Serie B
  • Chapecoense have played more matches over 2,5 goals away than home.
  • Chapecoense have scored at least twice as many goals as they have conceded.

  Total Home Away  
# Team MP W D L F A MP W D L F A MP W D L F A +/- P
1 America Mineiro 32 18 9 5 36 21 16 9 4 3 22 14 16 9 5 2 14 7 15 63
2 Chapecoense 32 17 12 3 36 14 16 9 6 1 14 4 16 8 6 2 22 10 22 63
3 Juventude 32 14 10 8 45 33 17 9 6 2 27 13 15 5 4 6 18 20 12 52
4 CSA 32 15 6 11 44 31 17 12 1 4 30 14 15 3 5 7 14 17 13 51
5 Cuiaba 32 14 9 9 37 31 16 10 5 1 25 10 16 4 4 8 12 21 6 51
6 Guarani 32 13 8 11 38 36 16 8 4 4 24 16 16 5 4 7 14 20 2 47
7 Ponte Preta 32 13 7 12 39 42 16 8 4 4 22 22 16 5 3 8 17 20 -3 46
8 Sampaio Correa 32 13 6 13 42 33 16 8 0 8 20 15 16 5 6 5 22 18 9 45
9 Avai 32 13 5 14 33 41 16 7 2 7 16 20 16 6 3 7 17 21 -8 44
10 Brasil de Pelotas 32 10 14 8 28 26 15 6 8 1 16 8 17 4 6 7 12 18 2 44
11 Confiança 32 11 9 12 35 38 16 7 5 4 20 18 16 4 4 8 15 20 -3 42
12 Operario PR 32 10 12 10 29 29 16 7 6 3 22 12 16 3 6 7 7 17 0 42
13 Cruzeiro 32 12 11 9 36 29 16 5 6 5 21 16 16 7 5 4 15 13 7 41
14 CRB 32 11 7 14 32 39 15 7 5 3 17 11 17 4 2 11 15 28 -7 40
15 Vitoria 32 8 13 11 39 38 17 7 5 5 21 15 15 1 8 6 18 23 1 37
16 Figueirense 32 8 11 13 27 33 16 5 6 5 16 11 16 3 5 8 11 22 -6 35
17 Náutico 32 8 11 13 28 37 15 6 7 2 18 12 17 2 4 11 10 25 -9 35
18 Paraná 32 8 9 15 30 43 16 5 6 5 17 15 16 3 3 10 13 28 -13 33
19 Botafogo SP 32 6 9 17 19 32 15 4 4 7 13 15 17 2 5 10 6 17 -13 27
20 Oeste 32 5 8 19 25 52 17 4 3 10 12 24 15 1 5 9 13 28 -27 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 America Mineiro 32 18 9 5 36 21 16 9 4 3 22 14 16 9 5 2 14 7 15 63
2 Chapecoense 32 17 12 3 36 14 16 9 6 1 14 4 16 8 6 2 22 10 22 63
3 Juventude 32 14 10 8 45 33 17 9 6 2 27 13 15 5 4 6 18 20 12 52
4 CSA 32 15 6 11 44 31 17 12 1 4 30 14 15 3 5 7 14 17 13 51
5 Cuiaba 32 14 9 9 37 31 16 10 5 1 25 10 16 4 4 8 12 21 6 51
6 Guarani 32 13 8 11 38 36 16 8 4 4 24 16 16 5 4 7 14 20 2 47
7 Ponte Preta 32 13 7 12 39 42 16 8 4 4 22 22 16 5 3 8 17 20 -3 46
8 Sampaio Correa 32 13 6 13 42 33 16 8 0 8 20 15 16 5 6 5 22 18 9 45
9 Avai 32 13 5 14 33 41 16 7 2 7 16 20 16 6 3 7 17 21 -8 44
10 Brasil de Pelotas 32 10 14 8 28 26 15 6 8 1 16 8 17 4 6 7 12 18 2 44
11 Confiança 32 11 9 12 35 38 16 7 5 4 20 18 16 4 4 8 15 20 -3 42
12 Operario PR 32 10 12 10 29 29 16 7 6 3 22 12 16 3 6 7 7 17 0 42
13 Cruzeiro 32 12 11 9 36 29 16 5 6 5 21 16 16 7 5 4 15 13 7 41
14 CRB 32 11 7 14 32 39 15 7 5 3 17 11 17 4 2 11 15 28 -7 40
15 Vitoria 32 8 13 11 39 38 17 7 5 5 21 15 15 1 8 6 18 23 1 37
16 Figueirense 32 8 11 13 27 33 16 5 6 5 16 11 16 3 5 8 11 22 -6 35
17 Náutico 32 8 11 13 28 37 15 6 7 2 18 12 17 2 4 11 10 25 -9 35
18 Paraná 32 8 9 15 30 43 16 5 6 5 17 15 16 3 3 10 13 28 -13 33
19 Botafogo SP 32 6 9 17 19 32 15 4 4 7 13 15 17 2 5 10 6 17 -13 27
20 Oeste 32 5 8 19 25 52 17 4 3 10 12 24 15 1 5 9 13 28 -27 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.