This is match day, this is Serie B and this is Botafogo SP - Guarani. Check out our comprehensive guide!
- Botafogo SP have the most conceded goals in the second half (11) in Serie B
This should be an engrossing fixture with lots of fun and energy as both contenders are well refreshed since they last saw competitive action. Get this show on the road!
Botafogo SP form and stats
The story so far in the Serie B for Botafogo SP at their home stadium (Estádio Santa Cruz) is 3 wins, 1 draw and 3 defeats. Two defeats in a row at home hurts for Botafogo SP, their manager Chamusca and the supporters. There are certain expectations for improvement.
A strong away win for Botafogo against Novorizontino the last match, as Madruga were on target. At last, a league win after five matches without one. Botafogo SP goalkeeper Matheus did an outstanding job against Novorizontino with eight saves, so vital to securing the victory. The goalie Matheus was named most valuable player of the team in that game, scoring 8.21 out of ten. Matheus topped it up with a clean sheet.
Preceding that match was a defeat to Vila Nova (0-3).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 14 games. Botafogo SP has won 8 of these, drawn 2 and lost 4.
It should be taken into account that a glance at the 13 most recent league games shows that 10 of them qualified as a both teams to score: NO result (only one or none of the sides scored).
There will be little rest for Botafogo after this match as they are travelling to Ceara for a Serie B game in only four days.
Botafogo SP aren't scoring a lot here at Estádio Santa Cruz in the league, with only {4 goals} from 7 games. 8 goals have been conceded.
Guarani form and stats
The hunting on away grounds haven’t been very fruitful for Guarani so far with only 6 points returning home. The records show 1-3-3 (win-draw-lose).
Impressive finishing from José and Mendes secured the home win 2-1 against Mirassol in their previous game. World class coaching! That was the thoughts of manager Filho when Mendes scored the winning goal after coming on as a substitute in the 84th minute. Midfield player José was the top player of the team with a match rating of 7.6/10. José scored one goal, hit one key pass and had 19 successful passes (of 21 total).
A home win before that, celebrating 2-0 vs Vitoria.As mentioned above, this is an open game with no clear favourite. We have found 17 similar matches played by Guarani in our archives, and the results are: 3 wins for Guarani, 5 draws and 9 defeats.
Few goals the story here? 10 of this club's latest 12 league fixtures have seen two goals or less.
The attacking power of Guarani when travelling is not overwhelming with 5 goals scored from 7 league matches away. It's not easy to score on Guarani as they have only conceded 6 goals from these away games.
Head 2 Head
Last ten meetings between these teams: Botafogo SP won four, Guarani were winners in five and we saw one draw. three games with over 2,5 goals, seven matches with under 2,5 goals.
Top Goalscorers
  B. Pereira Mendes 5 goals |  D. Freitas Ribeiro 5 goals |  B. Pereira da Silva 3 goals |
Botafogo SP missing players
Guarani missing players
| Botafogo SP | Guarani | ||||||
| Total | Home | vs | Statistics | Stat | vs | Away | Total |
| 14 | 7 | 2 | Played | P | 2 | 7 | 14 |
| 6 | 3 | 1 | Won | W | 1 | 1 | 6 |
| 3 | 1 | 0 | Drew | D | 0 | 3 | 4 |
| 5 | 3 | 1 | Lost | L | 1 | 3 | 4 |
| 11 | 4 | 1 | Scored | S | 3 | 5 | 19 |
| 17 | 8 | 2 | Conceded | C | 1 | 6 | 12 |
| 93% | 86% | 100% | Over 0.5 | O 0.5 | 100% | 86% | 93% |
| 71% | 57% | 50% | Over 1.5 | O 1.5 | 50% | 57% | 64% |
| 36% | 29% | 0% | Over 2.5 | O 2.5 | 50% | 14% | 29% |
| 0% | 0% | 0% | Over 3.5 | O 3.5 | 0% | 0% | 14% |
| 0% | 0% | 0% | Over 4.5 | O 4.5 | 0% | 0% | 14% |
| 29% | 0% | 0% | BTTS | BTTS | 0% | 29% | 36% |
| 36% | 57% | 50% | Clean Sheets | C S | 50% | 29% | 36% |
| 43% | 57% | 50% | Failed to Score | F T | 50% | 57% | 36% |
| 6.8 | 7.6 | 8.5 | Corners for (avg) | C F | 7 | 6 | 5.2 |
| 5.6 | 3.7 | 3.5 | Corners against (avg) | C A | 5 | 7.1 | 6 |
| 2.1 | 1.3 | 1.5 | Yellow cards (avg) | Y C | 4 | 3 | 2.8 |
| 1 | 0 | 0 | Red cards | R C | 0 | 1 | 2 |
| 12.7 | 15.1 | 14.5 | Shots (avg) | S ( | 12.5 | 12 | 12 |
| 3.6 | 4 | 2 | Shots on Target (avg) | S O | 4 | 4.3 | 4.1 |
| 22% | 14% | 25% | Goal Efficiency | G E | 38% | 17% | 33% |
| 14.9 | 13.6 | 12.5 | Shots against (avg) | S A | 17.5 | 19.3 | 16.8 |
| 4.5 | 4.3 | 4.5 | Shots on Target against (avg) | S O | 5 | 4.9 | 4.5 |
- Botafogo SP have the most conceded goals in the second half (11) in Serie B
- Botafogo SP have won at least twice as many corners as they have conceded 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 | Vila Nova | 14 | 9 | 3 | 2 | 19 | 4 | 7 | 5 | 2 | 0 | 8 | 1 | 7 | 4 | 1 | 2 | 11 | 3 | 15 | 30 |
| 2 | Novorizontino | 14 | 9 | 2 | 3 | 17 | 6 | 7 | 4 | 1 | 2 | 5 | 2 | 7 | 5 | 1 | 1 | 12 | 4 | 11 | 29 |
| 3 | Vitoria | 14 | 9 | 1 | 4 | 24 | 11 | 7 | 5 | 0 | 2 | 13 | 5 | 7 | 4 | 1 | 2 | 11 | 6 | 13 | 28 |
| 4 | Sport Recife | 13 | 8 | 4 | 1 | 23 | 9 | 7 | 7 | 0 | 0 | 18 | 4 | 6 | 1 | 4 | 1 | 5 | 5 | 14 | 28 |
| 5 | Criciúma | 14 | 8 | 3 | 3 | 17 | 9 | 8 | 6 | 0 | 2 | 12 | 5 | 6 | 2 | 3 | 1 | 5 | 4 | 8 | 27 |
| 6 | Mirassol | 14 | 8 | 1 | 5 | 16 | 13 | 7 | 5 | 1 | 1 | 9 | 5 | 7 | 3 | 0 | 4 | 7 | 8 | 3 | 25 |
| 7 | Guarani | 14 | 6 | 4 | 4 | 19 | 12 | 7 | 5 | 1 | 1 | 14 | 6 | 7 | 1 | 3 | 3 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 22 |
| 8 | Juventude | 14 | 7 | 0 | 7 | 17 | 16 | 6 | 3 | 0 | 3 | 9 | 7 | 8 | 4 | 0 | 4 | 8 | 9 | 1 | 21 |
| 9 | Ceara | 14 | 6 | 3 | 5 | 16 | 17 | 7 | 2 | 1 | 4 | 5 | 11 | 7 | 4 | 2 | 1 | 11 | 6 | -1 | 21 |
| 10 | Botafogo SP | 14 | 6 | 3 | 5 | 11 | 17 | 7 | 3 | 1 | 3 | 4 | 8 | 7 | 3 | 2 | 2 | 7 | 9 | -6 | 21 |
| 11 | Atlético GO | 14 | 5 | 6 | 3 | 17 | 21 | 7 | 4 | 2 | 1 | 8 | 7 | 7 | 1 | 4 | 2 | 9 | 14 | -4 | 21 |
| 12 | Sampaio Corrêa | 14 | 4 | 4 | 6 | 12 | 17 | 7 | 3 | 3 | 1 | 10 | 8 | 7 | 1 | 1 | 5 | 2 | 9 | -5 | 16 |
| 13 | Ituano | 14 | 4 | 3 | 7 | 15 | 18 | 7 | 3 | 2 | 2 | 10 | 6 | 7 | 1 | 1 | 5 | 5 | 12 | -3 | 15 |
| 14 | CRB | 13 | 4 | 3 | 6 | 13 | 16 | 6 | 1 | 3 | 2 | 6 | 8 | 7 | 3 | 0 | 4 | 7 | 8 | -3 | 15 |
| 15 | Ponte Preta | 14 | 3 | 6 | 5 | 8 | 13 | 7 | 2 | 4 | 1 | 6 | 4 | 7 | 1 | 2 | 4 | 2 | 9 | -5 | 15 |
| 16 | Chapecoense | 14 | 2 | 6 | 6 | 16 | 18 | 8 | 1 | 4 | 3 | 7 | 8 | 6 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 9 | 10 | -2 | 12 |
| 17 | Londrina | 14 | 3 | 2 | 9 | 13 | 22 | 7 | 2 | 1 | 4 | 9 | 10 | 7 | 1 | 1 | 5 | 4 | 12 | -9 | 11 |
| 18 | Avaí | 14 | 2 | 5 | 7 | 9 | 21 | 6 | 1 | 3 | 2 | 4 | 9 | 8 | 1 | 2 | 5 | 5 | 12 | -12 | 11 |
| 19 | Tombense | 14 | 2 | 3 | 9 | 11 | 19 | 7 | 1 | 2 | 4 | 7 | 9 | 7 | 1 | 1 | 5 | 4 | 10 | -8 | 9 |
| 20 | ABC | 14 | 1 | 4 | 9 | 9 | 23 | 7 | 1 | 2 | 4 | 5 | 10 | 7 | 0 | 2 | 5 | 4 | 13 | -14 | 7 |
