Botafogo SP vs Náutico: Match guide and preview

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Competition: Brazil Serie B
Competition: Sun 13.December
Match begins: 21:15 (UTC)
Venue: Estádio Santa Cruz (29292 seats)

An important duel in the bottom section of the Serie B, with both Botafogo SP and Náutico experiencing more worry than joy. This match is a classic "six-pointer" with the home team placed 19th and the visitors in 18th place.

Insights:
  • Botafogo SP has the fewest scored goals (16) in Serie B
  • Náutico have conceded at least twice as many goals as they have scored away.

It’s a hectic schedule for the away team, as they were in action only three days ago in the Serie B.

It's quite the trip for Náutico when visiting Botafogo as the cities are 2500 kilometers apart.

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Botafogo SP form and stats

Botafogo SP, who have the fewest scored goals (16) in Serie B, have collected 14 points from their Serie B home games so far after 4-2-7.

A nice win for Botafogo SP last time playing, versus Ponte Preta. That was also a home game and the match ended 2-1 with Guilherme Romão and Wellington scoring for the victors. Prior to that was the away defeat visiting Cuiaba (0-2).

There will be little rest for Botafogo after this match as they are travelling to Brasil de Pelotas for a Serie B game in only three days.

Botafogo have scored 11 league goals here from 13 matches, not a lot. On the other hand, Botafogo have conceded 13 goals.

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Náutico form and stats

There's been little loot from Náutico's travels as they have only collected 8 points from 14 away games in the Serie B. Náutico only have 2 wins to counter their 10 defeats and 2 draws. It's all red in the travel logs of Náutico, having lost six matches in a row as the visiting team.

It was a defeat before that one as the away game against Figueirense wasn't a success with a 0-2 loss.

The visitors will be packing their bags again in only three days as another away game awaits: The Serie B trip to Chapecoense.

The visitors have scored 9 goals from 14 away games in the league, an average of less than one per game. It's been trouble in front of goal recently, as only 1 of these goals has been scored in their last three away matches. Náutico's defence is not exactly unbeatable as they have conceded 22 goals from these trips.

Head 2 Head

The last H2H meeting was Náutico - Botafogo 3-1, played this season.

Top Goalscorers

NáuticoW. Marçal de Almeida
W. Marçal de Almeida
6 goals
BotafogoW. de Sousa
W. de Sousa
5 goals
NáuticoJ. Vicente
J. Vicente
5 goals

Botafogo SP missing players

Náutico missing players

Total First Half Second Half
Botafogo SP Náutico
Total Home vs low Statistics Stat vs low Away Total
27 13 4 Played P 5 14 27
6 4 2 Won W 1 2 6
5 2 0 Drew D 2 2 9
16 7 2 Lost L 2 10 12
16 11 3 Scored S 2 9 24
28 13 3 Conceded C 4 22 34
89% 100% 100% Over 0.5 O 0.5 60% 86% 85%
44% 54% 25% Over 1.5 O 1.5 40% 64% 63%
26% 31% 25% Over 2.5 O 2.5 20% 50% 37%
4% 0% 0% Over 3.5 O 3.5 0% 21% 22%
0% 0% 0% Over 4.5 O 4.5 0% 0% 4%
33% 46% 25% BTTS BTTS 20% 50% 48%
26% 15% 25% Clean Sheets C S 60% 21% 30%
52% 38% 50% Failed to Score F T 60% 43% 37%
 
0 0 0 Corners for (avg) C F 0 0 0
0 0 0 Corners against (avg) C A 0 0 0
2.2 2.4 2.8 Yellow cards (avg) Y C 1.8 2.5 2.4
3 1 1 Red cards R C 0 0 1
 
12.1 12.5 10.5 Shots (avg) S ( 10.4 11.7 12.9
4.3 5.1 3.2 Shots on Target (avg) S O 3.4 3.9 4
14% 17% 23% Goal Efficiency G E 12% 17% 22%
Key stats in Serie B this season:
  • Botafogo SP has the fewest dropped points from leading position (3) in Serie B
  • Botafogo SP has the fewest scored goals (16) in Serie B
  • Botafogo SP has the fewest scored goals in the first half (6) 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.
  • Náutico have conceded at least twice as many goals as they have scored away.
  • Náutico have played more matches over 2,5 goals away than 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 Chapecoense 27 15 9 3 29 10 12 7 4 1 9 2 15 8 5 2 20 8 19 54
2 America Mineiro 27 14 8 5 29 18 13 7 3 3 18 12 14 7 5 2 11 6 11 50
3 Sampaio Correa 27 13 5 9 40 27 14 8 0 6 20 13 13 5 5 3 20 14 13 44
4 Cuiaba 27 12 8 7 33 28 15 9 5 1 23 10 12 3 3 6 10 18 5 44
5 Juventude 27 11 10 6 41 28 15 7 6 2 24 12 12 4 4 4 17 16 13 43
6 CSA 27 12 5 10 36 27 14 9 1 4 23 12 13 3 4 6 13 15 9 41
7 Guarani 27 11 7 9 33 30 13 7 3 3 21 13 14 4 4 6 12 17 3 40
8 Ponte Preta 27 11 7 9 33 35 14 7 4 3 19 19 13 4 3 6 14 16 -2 40
9 Confianca 27 10 9 8 32 33 13 6 5 2 17 15 14 4 4 6 15 18 -1 39
10 Avai 27 11 4 12 29 36 14 7 1 6 15 18 13 4 3 6 14 18 -7 37
11 Cruzeiro 27 11 8 8 32 25 14 5 4 5 20 15 13 6 4 3 12 10 7 35
12 CRB 27 9 7 11 28 33 13 6 5 2 16 9 14 3 2 9 12 24 -5 34
13 Operario PR 27 8 10 9 23 25 13 5 5 3 17 11 14 3 5 6 6 14 -2 34
14 Vitoria 27 7 12 8 36 31 14 6 4 4 19 13 13 1 8 4 17 18 5 33
15 Brasil de Pelotas 27 7 12 8 23 25 12 4 7 1 12 7 15 3 5 7 11 18 -2 33
16 Parana 27 7 8 12 27 38 14 5 5 4 16 13 13 2 3 8 11 25 -11 29
17 Figueirense 27 6 10 11 20 27 13 3 6 4 12 9 14 3 4 7 8 18 -7 28
18 Náutico 27 6 9 12 24 34 13 4 7 2 15 12 14 2 2 10 9 22 -10 27
19 Botafogo SP 27 6 5 16 16 28 13 4 2 7 11 13 14 2 3 9 5 15 -12 23
20 Oeste 27 3 7 17 19 45 14 2 3 9 8 20 13 1 4 8 11 25 -26 16

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 Chapecoense 27 15 9 3 29 10 12 7 4 1 9 2 15 8 5 2 20 8 19 54
2 America Mineiro 27 14 8 5 29 18 13 7 3 3 18 12 14 7 5 2 11 6 11 50
3 Sampaio Correa 27 13 5 9 40 27 14 8 0 6 20 13 13 5 5 3 20 14 13 44
4 Cuiaba 27 12 8 7 33 28 15 9 5 1 23 10 12 3 3 6 10 18 5 44
5 Juventude 27 11 10 6 41 28 15 7 6 2 24 12 12 4 4 4 17 16 13 43
6 CSA 27 12 5 10 36 27 14 9 1 4 23 12 13 3 4 6 13 15 9 41
7 Guarani 27 11 7 9 33 30 13 7 3 3 21 13 14 4 4 6 12 17 3 40
8 Ponte Preta 27 11 7 9 33 35 14 7 4 3 19 19 13 4 3 6 14 16 -2 40
9 Confianca 27 10 9 8 32 33 13 6 5 2 17 15 14 4 4 6 15 18 -1 39
10 Avai 27 11 4 12 29 36 14 7 1 6 15 18 13 4 3 6 14 18 -7 37
11 Cruzeiro 27 11 8 8 32 25 14 5 4 5 20 15 13 6 4 3 12 10 7 35
12 CRB 27 9 7 11 28 33 13 6 5 2 16 9 14 3 2 9 12 24 -5 34
13 Operario PR 27 8 10 9 23 25 13 5 5 3 17 11 14 3 5 6 6 14 -2 34
14 Vitoria 27 7 12 8 36 31 14 6 4 4 19 13 13 1 8 4 17 18 5 33
15 Brasil de Pelotas 27 7 12 8 23 25 12 4 7 1 12 7 15 3 5 7 11 18 -2 33
16 Parana 27 7 8 12 27 38 14 5 5 4 16 13 13 2 3 8 11 25 -11 29
17 Figueirense 27 6 10 11 20 27 13 3 6 4 12 9 14 3 4 7 8 18 -7 28
18 Náutico 27 6 9 12 24 34 13 4 7 2 15 12 14 2 2 10 9 22 -10 27
19 Botafogo SP 27 6 5 16 16 28 13 4 2 7 11 13 14 2 3 9 5 15 -12 23
20 Oeste 27 3 7 17 19 45 14 2 3 9 8 20 13 1 4 8 11 25 -26 16

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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.