Game prediction for Serie B: Botafogo SP - Sampaio Corrêa at Estádio Santa Cruz

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Competition: Brazil Serie B
Competition: Fri 21.April
Match begins: 22:00 (UTC)
Venue: Estádio Santa Cruz (29292 seats)

It's match week two of the Serie B campaign and important points to play for. Don't miss our exhaustive preview of Botafogo SP-Sampaio Corrêa!

These teams have little in common geographically as Sampaio Corrêa have to travel 2600 kilometers to reach their opponents. The trip home will be especially long if the match ends in defeat.

This looks to be an engrossing match with lots of action and bustle as both sides are well renewed since they last played a game. Let's get started!

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Botafogo SP form and stats

The season before, Botafogo SP's league results were 4 wins, 2 draws and 6 losses, leading to 2nd place in the Paulista A1. Over these twelve matches they scored {14 goals} and gave away 17. Appearing as the host team in the former season Botafogo SP generated 2-1-3 (win-draw-lost) with {8 goals} and 10 conceded.

Botafogo SP enjoyed a nice away win last time out, playing at Juventude's place. The match ended 2-1 with Xuxa and Victor scoring. World class coaching! That was the thoughts of Batista when Xuxa scored the winning goal after coming on as a substitute in the 46th minute. Midfielder Xuxa was the best player on the team with a rating of 7.83 (out of ten) in that game. Xuxa scored one goal and dribled past the opponent 2 of 2 times.

Preceding that fixture, a home loss in the Copa do Brasil against Santos. The bookmakers consider this a fairly even contest. One could say only the home advantage separates the teams. It could be relevant to look at how Botafogo have performed in matches similar to this (as small favourites). Our database has found 15 matches with the results: Won 8, drawn 3 and lost 4.

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Sampaio Corrêa form and stats

Let's have a look at how Sampaio Corrêa performed last season in the Serie B: They landed a 5th position in the league table after playing out 16 victories, 10 draws and 12 defeats. In total they scored 48 and conceded {42 goals} in these matches. The numbers for away games only are: Won 2 - drew 6 and lost 11 with 11/27 goals scored/conceded.

There were no winners in Sampaio Corrêa's previous match, the home game that ended 3-3 vs Atlético GO (placed 10th). The one point brought no smiles to their faces, as the players thought they should have won; with an xG score of 3.32 - 1.07. The match against Atlético GO looked like a defeat for Sampaio Corrêa, but they did not accept the outcome and clawed their way back to 3-3. Joécio equalized in the 90th minute. Midfielder Paraíba was the best performer of that match, with a rating of 7.92. Paraíba scored one goal, served one assist and hit two key passes.

Before that game, 2-2 away against Sergipe in the Copa do Nordeste. As mentioned above, this is an open game with no clear favourite. We have found 8 similar matches played by Sampaio Corrêa in our archives, and the results are: 1 win for Sampaio Corrêa, 3 draws and 4 defeats.

Head 2 Head

Botafogo-Sampaio Corrêa H2H statistics last two meetings regardless of arena: Botafogo SP one win, Sampaio Corrêa one win, zero draws. one of these two matches had three or more goals (over 2,5).

Top Goalscorers

Botafogo SPG. Vertuoso
G. Vertuoso
1 goals
Botafogo SPJ. Barros
J. Barros
1 goals
Sampaio CorrêaJ. dos Santos Neto
J. dos Santos Neto
1 goals

Botafogo SP missing players

Sampaio Corrêa missing players

Total First Half Second Half
Botafogo SP Sampaio Corrêa
Total Home vs mid Statistics Stat vs top Away Total
1 0 0 Played P 0 0 1
1 0 0 Won W 0 0 0
0 0 0 Drew D 0 0 1
0 0 0 Lost L 0 0 0
2 0 0 Scored S 0 0 3
1 0 0 Conceded C 0 0 3
100% 0% 0% Over 0.5 O 0.5 0% 0% 100%
100% 0% 0% Over 1.5 O 1.5 0% 0% 100%
100% 0% 0% Over 2.5 O 2.5 0% 0% 100%
0% 0% 0% Over 3.5 O 3.5 0% 0% 100%
0% 0% 0% Over 4.5 O 4.5 0% 0% 100%
100% 0% 0% BTTS BTTS 0% 0% 100%
0% 0% 0% Clean Sheets C S 0% 0% 0%
0% 0% 0% Failed to Score F T 0% 0% 0%
 
7 0 0 Corners for (avg) C F 0 0 2
11 0 0 Corners against (avg) C A 0 0 8
4 0 0 Yellow cards (avg) Y C 0 0 3
0 0 0 Red cards R C 0 0 0
 
11 0 0 Shots (avg) S ( 0 0 19
5 0 0 Shots on Target (avg) S O 0 0 8
40% 0% 0% Goal Efficiency G E 0% 0% 38%
 
20 0 0 Shots against (avg) S A 0 0 12
5 0 0 Shots on Target against (avg) S O 0 0 5
Botafogo SP Last season Sampaio Corrêa
Total Home   Statistics Stat   Away Total
13 6   Played P   19 38
4 2   Won W   2 16
2 1   Drew D   6 10
7 3   Lost L   11 12
14 8   Scored S   11 48
19 10   Conceded C   27 42
100% 100%   Over 0.5 O 0.5   79% 89%
77% 67%   Over 1.5 O 1.5   58% 79%
38% 50%   Over 2.5 O 2.5   37% 45%
23% 50%   Over 3.5 O 3.5   21% 18%
15% 33%   Over 4.5 O 4.5   5% 5%
54% 67%   BTTS BTTS   37% 55%
15% 17%   Clean Sheets C S   21% 24%
31% 17%   Failed to Score F T   63% 32%
 
4.1 5.2   Corners for (avg) C F   3.9 4.3
6.4 6.7   Corners against (avg) C A   5.2 5
1.8 1.5   Yellow cards (avg) Y C   1.8 1.8
0 0   Red cards R C   1 1
 
9.5 11.8   Shots (avg) S (   12.2 13.3
3.2 3.8   Shots on Target (avg) S O   3.6 4.4
31% 35%   Goal Efficiency G E   16% 29%
 
12.8 11.2   Shots against (avg) S A   13 12.6
5.2 4.5   Shots on Target against (avg) S O   4.8 4.4

  Total Home Away  
# Team MP W D L F A MP W D L F A MP W D L F A +/- P
1 Guarani 1 1 0 0 4 1 1 1 0 0 4 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 3 3
2 Vitoria 1 1 0 0 3 0 1 1 0 0 3 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 3 3
3 Ituano 1 1 0 0 2 0 1 1 0 0 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 2 3
4 Criciuma 1 1 0 0 2 0 1 1 0 0 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 2 3
5 Botafogo SP 1 1 0 0 2 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 1 0 0 2 1 1 3
6 Vila Nova 1 1 0 0 2 1 1 1 0 0 2 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 3
7 Londrina 1 1 0 0 1 0 1 1 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 3
8 Mirassol 1 1 0 0 1 0 1 1 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 3
9 Sampaio Corrêa 1 0 1 0 3 3 1 0 1 0 3 3 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1
10 Atlético GO 1 0 1 0 3 3 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 1 0 3 3 0 1
11 Sport Recife 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
12 CRB 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
13 Novorizontino 1 0 0 1 1 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 1 1 2 -1 0
14 Juventude 1 0 0 1 1 2 1 0 0 1 1 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 -1 0
15 ABC 1 0 0 1 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 1 0 1 -1 0
16 Chapecoense 1 0 0 1 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 1 0 1 -1 0
17 Tombense 1 0 0 1 0 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 1 0 2 -2 0
18 Ceara 1 0 0 1 0 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 1 0 2 -2 0
19 Avai 1 0 0 1 1 4 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 1 1 4 -3 0
20 Ponte Preta 1 0 0 1 0 3 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 1 0 3 -3 0
Last season 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 12 6 2 4 15 10 6 4 1 1 10 3 6 2 1 3 5 7 5 20
2 Botafogo SP 12 4 2 6 14 17 6 2 1 3 8 10 6 2 1 3 6 7 -3 14
3 Santos 12 3 5 4 14 17 6 3 3 0 10 4 6 0 2 4 4 13 -3 14
4 Inter de Limeira 12 3 2 7 4 18 6 1 1 4 1 10 6 2 1 3 3 8 -14 11
Last season Total Home Away  
# Team MP W D L F A MP W D L F A MP W D L F A +/- P
1 Cruzeiro 38 23 9 6 57 26 19 15 3 1 32 8 19 8 6 5 25 18 31 78
2 Gremio 38 17 14 7 50 26 19 14 3 2 37 10 19 3 11 5 13 16 24 65
3 Vasco da Gama 38 17 11 10 48 36 19 12 6 1 32 10 19 5 5 9 16 26 12 64
4 Bahia 38 17 11 10 43 29 19 12 5 2 29 11 19 5 6 8 14 18 14 62
5 Sampaio Corrêa 38 16 10 12 48 42 19 14 4 1 37 15 19 2 6 11 11 27 6 58
6 Ituano 38 15 12 11 42 34 19 10 6 3 23 10 19 5 6 8 19 24 8 57
7 Criciuma 38 14 14 10 43 31 19 11 5 3 26 9 19 3 9 7 17 22 12 56
8 Sport Recife 38 15 12 11 37 31 19 13 5 1 29 8 19 2 7 10 8 23 6 56
9 Londrina 38 14 11 13 36 37 19 8 7 4 23 19 19 6 4 9 13 18 -1 53
10 Guarani 38 13 12 13 33 36 19 9 6 4 16 12 19 4 6 9 17 24 -3 51
11 CRB 38 13 11 14 35 43 19 8 8 3 21 15 19 5 3 11 14 28 -8 50
12 Ponte Preta 38 12 13 13 34 36 19 8 7 4 19 13 19 4 6 9 15 23 -2 49
13 Vila Nova 38 9 20 9 28 31 19 6 11 2 13 9 19 3 9 7 15 22 -3 47
14 Chapecoense 38 11 12 15 37 39 19 7 6 6 23 21 19 4 6 9 14 18 -2 45
15 Tombense 38 10 15 13 38 47 19 9 9 1 24 13 19 1 6 12 14 34 -9 45
16 Novorizontino 38 11 11 16 44 49 19 8 6 5 28 21 19 3 5 11 16 28 -5 44
17 CSA 38 9 15 14 29 37 19 7 8 4 19 14 19 2 7 10 10 23 -8 42
18 Brusque 38 8 10 20 21 38 19 6 6 7 14 15 19 2 4 13 7 23 -17 34
19 Operario PR 38 7 13 18 31 53 19 6 6 7 18 19 19 1 7 11 13 34 -22 34
20 Nautico 38 8 6 24 32 65 19 6 4 9 24 27 19 2 2 15 8 38 -33 30

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 Guarani 1 1 0 0 4 1 1 1 0 0 4 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 3 3
2 Vitoria 1 1 0 0 3 0 1 1 0 0 3 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 3 3
3 Ituano 1 1 0 0 2 0 1 1 0 0 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 2 3
4 Criciuma 1 1 0 0 2 0 1 1 0 0 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 2 3
5 Botafogo SP 1 1 0 0 2 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 1 0 0 2 1 1 3
6 Vila Nova 1 1 0 0 2 1 1 1 0 0 2 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 3
7 Londrina 1 1 0 0 1 0 1 1 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 3
8 Mirassol 1 1 0 0 1 0 1 1 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 3
9 Sampaio Corrêa 1 0 1 0 3 3 1 0 1 0 3 3 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1
10 Atlético GO 1 0 1 0 3 3 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 1 0 3 3 0 1
11 Sport Recife 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
12 CRB 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
13 Novorizontino 1 0 0 1 1 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 1 1 2 -1 0
14 Juventude 1 0 0 1 1 2 1 0 0 1 1 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 -1 0
15 ABC 1 0 0 1 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 1 0 1 -1 0
16 Chapecoense 1 0 0 1 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 1 0 1 -1 0
17 Tombense 1 0 0 1 0 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 1 0 2 -2 0
18 Ceara 1 0 0 1 0 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 1 0 2 -2 0
19 Avai 1 0 0 1 1 4 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 1 1 4 -3 0
20 Ponte Preta 1 0 0 1 0 3 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 1 0 3 -3 0

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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.