Botafogo SP will hope to utilise their home advantage to help bridge the gap to today’s opponents. The home side are currently 5 points behind Coritiba.
It’s a hectic schedule for the away team, as they were in action only three days ago in the Serie B. That game was also an away game, at Cuiaba. It will be interesting to see if they are fully ready and rested for this match, and/or if some changes in the lineup is necessary.
Botafogo SP form and stats
6-5-4 (win-draw-lost) are the Serie B numbers at home for Botafogo SP so far this season. Two draws in a row at home now for Botafogo SP.
The fans are hoping that Botafogo SP will strike back in this match, putting things right after the 0-1 away loss in the Serie B game against CRB (placed 7th). In the match before that, Botafogo SP hosted Atletico GO and drew the game 0-0.
This is expected to be a close game, with Botafogo SP perhaps considered small favourites due to their home advantage. Looking back at earlier matches similar to this one (expected to be close with Botafogo SP as a small favourite), we find four games. Botafogo SP has won 2 of these, drawn 2 and lost 0.
There's a new game coming up fairly quickly for Botafogo SP as they are travelling to their away game against Oeste in the Serie B. That match is four days after this one.
The Botafogo SP fans would probably like to see some more goals scored at their own stadium in the league, the tally being 17 in 15 matches. Botafogo SP are not conceding a lot of goals here at Estadio Santa Cruz in the league, averaging less than one per game. The total is 13 from 15 matches.
Coritiba form and stats
The story so far for the visiting team on their Serie B travels is 3 wins, 7 draws and 5 defeats. The last three matches for Coritiba have all ended in a draw. Two points from the last two away games for Coritiba, which the math geniuses among you will translate to two draws.
Coritiba has to pack their bags again for the second away game in a row. Last time they traveled to Cuiaba for a Serie B game that ended a draw (3-3). Preceding that match was the 0-0 draw at home vs Operario PR.
A crazy, crazy match with lots of goals last time out for Coritiba, as mentioned above. 6 goals in that one, will this match be as much fun?
As mentioned above, this is an open game with no clear favourite. We have found twelve similar matches played by Coritiba in our archives, and the results are: 1 win for Coritiba, 5 draws and 6 defeats.
A new game in only three days for Coritiba, the Serie B home match versus Sport Recife. Busy days.
Coritiba have scored 17 goals on their travels this season, from 15 away games in the league. As opposed to that, Coritiba have seen the ball go into their own net 19 times on the road.
Head 2 Head
These teams' last encounter with each other was the Coritiba - Botafogo SP 3-2 earlier this season.Top Goalscorers
  Rodrigão 12 goals |   Murilo 8 goals |  Robson Fernandes 7 goals |
Botafogo SP missing players
Coritiba missing players
| Botafogo SP | Coritiba | ||||||
| Total | Home | vs | Statistics | Stat | vs | Away | Total |
| 31 | 15 | 3 | Played | P | 5 | 15 | 31 |
| 12 | 6 | 0 | Won | W | 1 | 3 | 13 |
| 8 | 5 | 2 | Drew | D | 2 | 7 | 10 |
| 11 | 4 | 1 | Lost | L | 2 | 5 | 8 |
| 30 | 17 | 0 | Scored | S | 5 | 17 | 40 |
| 28 | 13 | 1 | Conceded | C | 6 | 19 | 32 |
| 77% | 73% | 33% | Over 0.5 | O 0.5 | 100% | 100% | 94% |
| 52% | 47% | 0% | Over 1.5 | O 1.5 | 40% | 80% | 77% |
| 29% | 33% | 0% | Over 2.5 | O 2.5 | 20% | 33% | 35% |
| 16% | 27% | 0% | Over 3.5 | O 3.5 | 20% | 13% | 13% |
| 13% | 20% | 0% | Over 4.5 | O 4.5 | 20% | 7% | 10% |
| 29% | 40% | 0% | BTTS | BTTS | 40% | 67% | 55% |
| 45% | 40% | 67% | Clean Sheets | C S | 20% | 13% | 32% |
| 48% | 47% | 100% | Failed to Score | F T | 40% | 20% | 19% |
| 4.9 | 5.2 | 5.7 | Corners For (avg) | C F | 5 | 4.4 | 5.4 |
| 4.4 | 3.9 | 4 | Corners Against (avg) | C A | 3.2 | 5.3 | 5.1 |
| 2.3 | 2.1 | 1.7 | Yellow Cards (avg) | Y C | 2.4 | 3 | 2.9 |
| 3 | 2 | 1 | Red Cards | R C | 0 | 0 | 3 |
- Botafogo SP have played more matches over 2,5 goals home than away.
- Coritiba have won significantly less corners away then at home.
- Coritiba 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 | Bragantino | 31 | 18 | 8 | 5 | 53 | 20 | 16 | 11 | 5 | 0 | 34 | 10 | 15 | 7 | 3 | 5 | 19 | 10 | 33 | 62 |
| 2 | Sport Recife | 32 | 14 | 14 | 4 | 44 | 28 | 16 | 9 | 6 | 1 | 25 | 12 | 16 | 5 | 8 | 3 | 19 | 16 | 16 | 56 |
| 3 | Atletico GO | 31 | 12 | 14 | 5 | 33 | 23 | 16 | 7 | 7 | 2 | 22 | 12 | 15 | 5 | 7 | 3 | 11 | 11 | 10 | 50 |
| 4 | Coritiba | 31 | 13 | 10 | 8 | 40 | 32 | 16 | 10 | 3 | 3 | 23 | 13 | 15 | 3 | 7 | 5 | 17 | 19 | 8 | 49 |
| 5 | America Mineiro | 31 | 13 | 9 | 9 | 35 | 29 | 15 | 8 | 3 | 4 | 20 | 16 | 16 | 5 | 6 | 5 | 15 | 13 | 6 | 48 |
| 6 | Parana | 32 | 12 | 11 | 9 | 26 | 27 | 16 | 6 | 8 | 2 | 10 | 5 | 16 | 6 | 3 | 7 | 16 | 22 | -1 | 47 |
| 7 | CRB | 31 | 13 | 7 | 11 | 34 | 30 | 16 | 5 | 5 | 6 | 17 | 19 | 15 | 8 | 2 | 5 | 17 | 11 | 4 | 46 |
| 8 | Botafogo SP | 31 | 12 | 8 | 11 | 30 | 28 | 15 | 6 | 5 | 4 | 17 | 13 | 16 | 6 | 3 | 7 | 13 | 15 | 2 | 44 |
| 9 | Operario PR | 31 | 12 | 8 | 11 | 28 | 34 | 15 | 10 | 2 | 3 | 18 | 11 | 16 | 2 | 6 | 8 | 10 | 23 | -6 | 44 |
| 10 | Brasil de Pelotas | 32 | 11 | 9 | 12 | 26 | 31 | 16 | 7 | 4 | 5 | 11 | 11 | 16 | 4 | 5 | 7 | 15 | 20 | -5 | 42 |
| 11 | Ponte Preta | 31 | 10 | 11 | 10 | 34 | 31 | 16 | 7 | 5 | 4 | 21 | 14 | 15 | 3 | 6 | 6 | 13 | 17 | 3 | 41 |
| 12 | Cuiaba | 31 | 10 | 11 | 10 | 33 | 34 | 15 | 6 | 5 | 4 | 22 | 18 | 16 | 4 | 6 | 6 | 11 | 16 | -1 | 41 |
| 13 | Guarani | 32 | 11 | 6 | 15 | 24 | 30 | 16 | 9 | 1 | 6 | 16 | 14 | 16 | 2 | 5 | 9 | 8 | 16 | -6 | 39 |
| 14 | Oeste | 31 | 8 | 14 | 9 | 34 | 34 | 15 | 5 | 8 | 2 | 16 | 9 | 16 | 3 | 6 | 7 | 18 | 25 | 0 | 38 |
| 15 | Vitoria | 31 | 9 | 9 | 13 | 31 | 39 | 15 | 5 | 5 | 5 | 14 | 13 | 16 | 4 | 4 | 8 | 17 | 26 | -8 | 36 |
| 16 | Londrina | 32 | 10 | 5 | 17 | 32 | 43 | 16 | 6 | 3 | 7 | 18 | 19 | 16 | 4 | 2 | 10 | 14 | 24 | -11 | 35 |
| 17 | Figueirense | 31 | 6 | 14 | 11 | 24 | 33 | 15 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 16 | 20 | 16 | 2 | 9 | 5 | 8 | 13 | -9 | 32 |
| 18 | Vila Nova | 32 | 6 | 13 | 13 | 23 | 37 | 16 | 1 | 9 | 6 | 9 | 18 | 16 | 5 | 4 | 7 | 14 | 19 | -14 | 31 |
| 19 | Criciuma | 31 | 6 | 12 | 13 | 23 | 32 | 16 | 5 | 6 | 5 | 15 | 14 | 15 | 1 | 6 | 8 | 8 | 18 | -9 | 30 |
| 20 | Sao Bento | 31 | 7 | 7 | 17 | 33 | 45 | 16 | 5 | 5 | 6 | 16 | 19 | 15 | 2 | 2 | 11 | 17 | 26 | -12 | 28 |