Botafogo SP are psyched for a new test after their 0-0 against CRB previously. Ponte Preta are coming to visit!
- Botafogo SP have won at least twice as many corners as they have conceded at home.
- Ponte Preta have the fewest scored goals in the second half (6) 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!
Botafogo SP form and stats
5 victories, 1 draw and 4 defeats. That’s what Botafogo SP have to build on here at Estádio Santa Cruz in the Serie B.
Botafogo are anxiously hoping for a goal as it's been 270 minutes since the last one in league fixtures. (Scored by Edson). Defensively the home team are doing well, with their goalkeeper Matheus Albino Carneiro not having conceded a league goal in 211 minutes.
An away draw last time out for Botafogo SP, facing CRB in a game that ended 0-0. The goalie Matheus was named most valuable player of the team in that game, scoring 7.44 out of ten. Matheus topped it up with a clean sheet.
A 0-0 draw away before that, with Sampaio Corrêa the opponent.The hosts are modest favourites in this match, with the bookmakers estimating the chance of a home win at about 50% +- five percent. It's interesting to look at how Botafogo SP have performed under similar circumstances, so here are some numbers: When modest favourites like this (we found 15 games) they have won 9 times, drawn 2 and lost 4.
It should be taken into account that a peek at the 12 latest league fixtures shows that 10 of them qualified as a both teams not to score result (only one or none of the sides scored a goal).
Botafogo aren't scoring a lot here at Estádio Santa Cruz in the league, with only {6 goals} from 10 games.
Ponte Preta form and stats
There's been little loot from Ponte Preta's travels as they have only collected 8 points from 10 away games in the Serie B. Ponte Preta only have 2 wins to counter their 6 defeats and 2 draws. Ponte Preta has lost their two previous away games and are eager to kill a negative trend in its infancy.
Impressive finishing from Nathan secured the home win 1-0 against Chapecoense in their previous game. That win felt sweet as this side had gone five league games without victory. Nathan came off the bench to score the winning goal in the match against Chapecoense last time out, making the manager dos Anjos feel like a tactical genius. Midfield player Amaral was the top player of the team with a match rating of 7.65/10. Amaral hit two key passes and dribled past the opponent 1 of 1 times.
Prior to that match, the Ponte Preta manager dos Anjos faced defeat when travelling to Criciúma and losing 1-2.Ponte Preta are the outsiders in this one, but not by much. Their performance in similar games (being the away team and moderate outsiders) is 4 wins, 4 draws and 4 defeats. From a total of 12 matches.
Low on goals? 14 of this side's last 16 league matches have contained zero, one or two goals.
Ponte are seemingly not capable of scoring regularly on their travels in the league. They have only managed {4 goals} from 10 away games. It's worth mentioning that 2 of these goals has been scored in their last three away matches. 12 goals have been conceded by Ponte Preta in these games.
Head 2 Head
The squads have played each other previously this season, with the match result Ponte Preta - Botafogo SP 2-0 logged in the official records. Head-2-head stats last ten meetings: three - two - five (Botafogo wins - draws - Ponte Preta wins). As for goals, three matches ended with three or more goals (over 2,5), seven had two or less.
Top Goalscorers
  M. Sousa de Jesus 5 goals | P. da Silva Rosa 5 goals |  S. de Oliveira Gabriel Júnior 4 goals |
Botafogo SP missing players
Ponte Preta missing players
| Botafogo SP | Ponte Preta | ||||||
| Total | Home | vs | Statistics | Stat | vs | Away | Total |
| 21 | 10 | 3 | Played | P | 3 | 10 | 22 |
| 9 | 5 | 2 | Won | W | 0 | 2 | 6 |
| 5 | 1 | 0 | Drew | D | 0 | 2 | 8 |
| 7 | 4 | 1 | Lost | L | 3 | 6 | 8 |
| 15 | 6 | 3 | Scored | S | 0 | 4 | 14 |
| 23 | 10 | 2 | Conceded | C | 3 | 12 | 19 |
| 86% | 90% | 100% | Over 0.5 | O 0.5 | 100% | 90% | 82% |
| 62% | 50% | 67% | Over 1.5 | O 1.5 | 0% | 40% | 41% |
| 33% | 20% | 0% | Over 2.5 | O 2.5 | 0% | 30% | 23% |
| 0% | 0% | 0% | Over 3.5 | O 3.5 | 0% | 0% | 5% |
| 0% | 0% | 0% | Over 4.5 | O 4.5 | 0% | 0% | 0% |
| 24% | 0% | 0% | BTTS | BTTS | 0% | 20% | 27% |
| 43% | 60% | 67% | Clean Sheets | C S | 0% | 30% | 45% |
| 48% | 50% | 33% | Failed to Score | F T | 100% | 60% | 45% |
| 6.6 | 7.8 | 5 | Corners for (avg) | C F | 2 | 3.8 | 4.4 |
| 5.2 | 3.8 | 3.3 | Corners against (avg) | C A | 8.7 | 7.4 | 7.3 |
| 2.3 | 1.4 | 0.7 | Yellow cards (avg) | Y C | 2.7 | 3.5 | 3 |
| 1 | 0 | 0 | Red cards | R C | 1 | 3 | 5 |
| 12.9 | 15.9 | 17.3 | Shots (avg) | S ( | 6 | 11.3 | 12.2 |
| 3.5 | 4.4 | 5.3 | Shots on Target (avg) | S O | 1.3 | 3.2 | 3.9 |
| 20% | 14% | 19% | Goal Efficiency | G E | 0% | 12% | 16% |
| 13.4 | 11.9 | 11 | Shots against (avg) | S A | 23.3 | 19.9 | 15.7 |
| 4 | 3.7 | 3.3 | Shots on Target against (avg) | S O | 7.7 | 5.3 | 4 |
- Botafogo SP have won at least twice as many corners as they have conceded at home.
- Ponte Preta have conceded at least twice as many goals as they have scored away.
- Ponte Preta have played more matches over 2,5 goals away than home.
- Ponte Preta have the fewest matches over the total-line (5) in Serie B
- Ponte Preta have the fewest scored goals (4) away in Serie B
- Ponte Preta have the fewest scored goals in the second half (6) in Serie B
| Total | Home | Away | |||||||||||||||||||
| # | Team | MP | W | D | L | F | A | MP | W | D | L | F | A | MP | W | D | L | F | A | +/- | P |
| 1 | Sport Recife | 22 | 13 | 5 | 4 | 33 | 17 | 12 | 10 | 1 | 1 | 24 | 6 | 10 | 3 | 4 | 3 | 9 | 11 | 16 | 44 |
| 2 | Vitoria | 22 | 13 | 2 | 7 | 33 | 19 | 10 | 8 | 0 | 2 | 18 | 6 | 12 | 5 | 2 | 5 | 15 | 13 | 14 | 41 |
| 3 | Novorizontino | 22 | 12 | 3 | 7 | 27 | 14 | 10 | 6 | 2 | 2 | 13 | 5 | 12 | 6 | 1 | 5 | 14 | 9 | 13 | 39 |
| 4 | Vila Nova | 22 | 11 | 5 | 6 | 25 | 12 | 10 | 6 | 3 | 1 | 10 | 3 | 12 | 5 | 2 | 5 | 15 | 9 | 13 | 38 |
| 5 | Criciúma | 22 | 11 | 5 | 6 | 25 | 16 | 11 | 7 | 1 | 3 | 15 | 8 | 11 | 4 | 4 | 3 | 10 | 8 | 9 | 38 |
| 6 | Guarani | 22 | 10 | 7 | 5 | 27 | 17 | 10 | 7 | 2 | 1 | 17 | 7 | 12 | 3 | 5 | 4 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 37 |
| 7 | Juventude | 22 | 11 | 3 | 8 | 24 | 20 | 11 | 6 | 1 | 4 | 13 | 10 | 11 | 5 | 2 | 4 | 11 | 10 | 4 | 36 |
| 8 | Mirassol | 22 | 10 | 6 | 6 | 24 | 19 | 12 | 6 | 4 | 2 | 14 | 9 | 10 | 4 | 2 | 4 | 10 | 10 | 5 | 36 |
| 9 | Ceara | 22 | 9 | 6 | 7 | 23 | 22 | 11 | 5 | 2 | 4 | 11 | 12 | 11 | 4 | 4 | 3 | 12 | 10 | 1 | 33 |
| 10 | Botafogo SP | 21 | 9 | 5 | 7 | 15 | 23 | 10 | 5 | 1 | 4 | 6 | 10 | 11 | 4 | 4 | 3 | 9 | 13 | -8 | 32 |
| 11 | Atletico GO | 22 | 7 | 10 | 5 | 31 | 34 | 12 | 6 | 5 | 1 | 19 | 15 | 10 | 1 | 5 | 4 | 12 | 19 | -3 | 31 |
| 12 | CRB | 21 | 8 | 4 | 9 | 22 | 24 | 11 | 5 | 4 | 2 | 13 | 10 | 10 | 3 | 0 | 7 | 9 | 14 | -2 | 28 |
| 13 | Ponte Preta | 22 | 6 | 8 | 8 | 14 | 19 | 12 | 4 | 6 | 2 | 10 | 7 | 10 | 2 | 2 | 6 | 4 | 12 | -5 | 26 |
| 14 | Ituano | 22 | 6 | 7 | 9 | 20 | 23 | 11 | 4 | 4 | 3 | 13 | 9 | 11 | 2 | 3 | 6 | 7 | 14 | -3 | 25 |
| 15 | Sampaio Corrêa | 22 | 5 | 8 | 9 | 16 | 25 | 11 | 3 | 5 | 3 | 11 | 12 | 11 | 2 | 3 | 6 | 5 | 13 | -9 | 23 |
| 16 | Avaí | 21 | 5 | 6 | 10 | 16 | 28 | 11 | 3 | 3 | 5 | 8 | 14 | 10 | 2 | 3 | 5 | 8 | 14 | -12 | 21 |
| 17 | Tombense | 22 | 5 | 4 | 13 | 22 | 31 | 11 | 3 | 3 | 5 | 15 | 15 | 11 | 2 | 1 | 8 | 7 | 16 | -9 | 19 |
| 18 | Londrina | 22 | 5 | 4 | 13 | 20 | 32 | 11 | 4 | 2 | 5 | 14 | 13 | 11 | 1 | 2 | 8 | 6 | 19 | -12 | 19 |
| 19 | Chapecoense | 21 | 4 | 7 | 10 | 22 | 27 | 11 | 3 | 4 | 4 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 1 | 3 | 6 | 12 | 17 | -5 | 19 |
| 20 | ABC | 22 | 2 | 7 | 13 | 13 | 30 | 10 | 1 | 3 | 6 | 5 | 12 | 12 | 1 | 4 | 7 | 8 | 18 | -17 | 13 |
