An important duel in the bottom section of the Serie B, with both CRB and Botafogo SP experiencing more worry than joy. This match is a classic "six-pointer" with the home team placed 15th and the visitors in 19th place.
- CRB is in the worst form (0-2-4)
- Botafogo SP has the fewest scored goals (17) in Serie B
There’s little time for restitution or working hard at the training pitch these days, with both teams having played their last game less than four days ago.
It's time to recharge all electronic entertainment devices for Botafogo SP, who are travelling more than 2200 kilometers to play this game.
CRB form and stats
6 victories, 5 draws and 3 defeats. That’s what CRB have to build on here at Estádio Rei Pelé in the Serie B.
The CRB crowd went home unhappy last time out, seeing their beloved players lose 0-2 to Parana here at Estádio Rei Pelé in a Serie B match. Prior to that was the away defeat visiting Chapecoense (2-3).
The CRB fans would probably like to see some more goals scored at their own stadium in the league, the tally being 16 in 14 matches. It's been trouble in front of goal recently, as only 0 of these goals has been scored in their last three home matches. CRB are not conceding a lot of goals here at Estádio Rei Pelé in the league, averaging less than one per game. The total is 11 from 14 matches.
Botafogo SP form and stats
The hunting on away grounds haven’t been very fruitful for Botafogo SP, who have the fewest scored goals (17) in Serie B, so far with only 10 points returning home. The records show 2-4-9 (win-draw-lose).
It's another away game for the visitors, as they travelled to Brasil de Pelotas (placed 13th) in their previous outing. The Serie B match ended in a draw 0-0. Preceding that match was the 1-1 draw at home vs Nautico.
The visitors are returning home after this fixture, hosting Oeste in just three days.
Goals are few and far between in Botafogo's away league games. Only 5 goals from 15 travels. It's been trouble in front of goal recently, as only 0 of these goals has been scored in their last three away matches. 15 goals have been conceded by Botafogo in these games.
Head 2 Head
The dueling parties have met before this season: Botafogo SP - CRB 1-2. As for the last three games between these two teams, there's three CRB victories, zero draws and zero Botafogo SP wins. Over/under statistics; one of these games ended with three goals or more, two matches with two goals or less.Top Goalscorers
  W. de Sousa 5 goals | R. Diniz Alves e Silva 4 goals |   F. Rodrigues da Silva Ferreira 3 goals |
CRB missing players
Botafogo SP missing players
| CRB | Botafogo SP | ||||||
| Total | Home | vs | Statistics | Stat | vs | Away | Total |
| 29 | 14 | 4 | Played | P | 3 | 15 | 29 |
| 9 | 6 | 2 | Won | W | 1 | 2 | 6 |
| 7 | 5 | 1 | Drew | D | 1 | 4 | 7 |
| 13 | 3 | 1 | Lost | L | 1 | 9 | 16 |
| 30 | 16 | 5 | Scored | S | 2 | 5 | 17 |
| 38 | 11 | 5 | Conceded | C | 3 | 15 | 29 |
| 90% | 79% | 100% | Over 0.5 | O 0.5 | 67% | 73% | 86% |
| 69% | 43% | 75% | Over 1.5 | O 1.5 | 33% | 33% | 45% |
| 48% | 36% | 50% | Over 2.5 | O 2.5 | 33% | 20% | 24% |
| 21% | 29% | 25% | Over 3.5 | O 3.5 | 33% | 7% | 3% |
| 7% | 7% | 0% | Over 4.5 | O 4.5 | 0% | 0% | 0% |
| 48% | 36% | 50% | BTTS | BTTS | 33% | 20% | 34% |
| 24% | 43% | 25% | Clean Sheets | C S | 67% | 40% | 28% |
| 38% | 43% | 25% | Failed to Score | F T | 33% | 67% | 52% |
| 0 | 0 | 0 | Corners for (avg) | C F | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 0 | 0 | 0 | Corners against (avg) | C A | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 2.3 | 1.9 | 2.2 | Yellow cards (avg) | Y C | 1.3 | 2.1 | 2.2 |
| 5 | 0 | 0 | Red cards | R C | 0 | 2 | 3 |
| 11.3 | 12.9 | 11 | Shots (avg) | S ( | 13.7 | 11.1 | 11.8 |
| 3.7 | 4.4 | 3.8 | Shots on Target (avg) | S O | 6.7 | 3.3 | 4.2 |
| 28% | 26% | 33% | Goal Efficiency | G E | 10% | 10% | 14% |
- Botafogo SP has the fewest scored goals (17) in Serie B
- Botafogo SP has the fewest scored goals (5) away in Serie B
- Botafogo SP has the fewest scored goals in the first half (7) in Serie B
- Botafogo SP have conceded at least twice as many goals as they have scored away.
- CRB have scored at least twice as many goals at home as Botafogo SP have scored away.
- CRB is in the worst form (0-2-4)
| Total | Home | Away | |||||||||||||||||||
| # | Team | MP | W | D | L | F | A | MP | W | D | L | F | A | MP | W | D | L | F | A | +/- | P |
| 1 | Chapecoense | 29 | 16 | 10 | 3 | 32 | 12 | 14 | 8 | 5 | 1 | 12 | 4 | 15 | 8 | 5 | 2 | 20 | 8 | 20 | 58 |
| 2 | América Mineiro | 29 | 16 | 8 | 5 | 32 | 19 | 14 | 8 | 3 | 3 | 19 | 12 | 15 | 8 | 5 | 2 | 13 | 7 | 13 | 56 |
| 3 | Cuiaba | 29 | 13 | 8 | 8 | 35 | 29 | 15 | 9 | 5 | 1 | 23 | 10 | 14 | 4 | 3 | 7 | 12 | 19 | 6 | 47 |
| 4 | Juventude | 29 | 12 | 10 | 7 | 42 | 29 | 15 | 7 | 6 | 2 | 24 | 12 | 14 | 5 | 4 | 5 | 18 | 17 | 13 | 46 |
| 5 | Sampaio Correa | 29 | 13 | 6 | 10 | 41 | 29 | 15 | 8 | 0 | 7 | 20 | 14 | 14 | 5 | 6 | 3 | 21 | 15 | 12 | 45 |
| 6 | CSA | 29 | 13 | 6 | 10 | 39 | 29 | 15 | 10 | 1 | 4 | 25 | 13 | 14 | 3 | 5 | 6 | 14 | 16 | 10 | 45 |
| 7 | Avai | 29 | 13 | 4 | 12 | 32 | 37 | 14 | 7 | 1 | 6 | 15 | 18 | 15 | 6 | 3 | 6 | 17 | 19 | -5 | 43 |
| 8 | Guarani | 29 | 12 | 7 | 10 | 35 | 33 | 14 | 8 | 3 | 3 | 22 | 13 | 15 | 4 | 4 | 7 | 13 | 20 | 2 | 43 |
| 9 | Ponte Preta | 29 | 11 | 7 | 11 | 34 | 38 | 15 | 7 | 4 | 4 | 20 | 21 | 14 | 4 | 3 | 7 | 14 | 17 | -4 | 40 |
| 10 | Cruzeiro | 29 | 12 | 9 | 8 | 34 | 26 | 15 | 5 | 5 | 5 | 21 | 16 | 14 | 7 | 4 | 3 | 13 | 10 | 8 | 39 |
| 11 | Confianca | 29 | 10 | 9 | 10 | 32 | 35 | 14 | 6 | 5 | 3 | 17 | 16 | 15 | 4 | 4 | 7 | 15 | 19 | -3 | 39 |
| 12 | Operario PR | 29 | 9 | 11 | 9 | 25 | 26 | 15 | 6 | 6 | 3 | 19 | 12 | 14 | 3 | 5 | 6 | 6 | 14 | -1 | 38 |
| 13 | Brasil de Pelotas | 29 | 8 | 13 | 8 | 26 | 26 | 14 | 5 | 8 | 1 | 15 | 8 | 15 | 3 | 5 | 7 | 11 | 18 | 0 | 37 |
| 14 | Vitoria | 29 | 8 | 12 | 9 | 37 | 32 | 16 | 7 | 4 | 5 | 20 | 14 | 13 | 1 | 8 | 4 | 17 | 18 | 5 | 36 |
| 15 | CRB | 29 | 9 | 7 | 13 | 30 | 38 | 14 | 6 | 5 | 3 | 16 | 11 | 15 | 3 | 2 | 10 | 14 | 27 | -8 | 34 |
| 16 | Parana | 29 | 8 | 8 | 13 | 29 | 39 | 14 | 5 | 5 | 4 | 16 | 13 | 15 | 3 | 3 | 9 | 13 | 26 | -10 | 32 |
| 17 | Figueirense | 29 | 7 | 10 | 12 | 22 | 29 | 15 | 4 | 6 | 5 | 14 | 11 | 14 | 3 | 4 | 7 | 8 | 18 | -7 | 31 |
| 18 | Nautico | 29 | 6 | 11 | 12 | 25 | 35 | 13 | 4 | 7 | 2 | 15 | 12 | 16 | 2 | 4 | 10 | 10 | 23 | -10 | 29 |
| 19 | Botafogo SP | 29 | 6 | 7 | 16 | 17 | 29 | 14 | 4 | 3 | 7 | 12 | 14 | 15 | 2 | 4 | 9 | 5 | 15 | -12 | 25 |
| 20 | Oeste | 29 | 3 | 7 | 19 | 20 | 49 | 15 | 2 | 3 | 10 | 8 | 22 | 14 | 1 | 4 | 9 | 12 | 27 | -29 | 16 |