It's ground zero in Serie C - the first game of the season. Read the full preview and see how Botafogo SP and EC São José did in their pre-season friendlies!
It's quite the trip for EC São José when visiting Botafogo as the cities are 1400 kilometers apart.
Botafogo SP form and stats
It's the first season at a new level for Botafogo SP as they were promoted from Paulista A1 last season. Happy days that were secured through 2 wins, 6 draws and 4 losses from twelve games. The team scored 4 goals at home last season and conceded 4. It will be interesting to see how they perform at this level.
EC São José form and stats
A job perfectly done for José last season as they secured promotion from Gaucho 1. With a grand total of 4 wins, 3 draws and 4 defeats the season objective was secured. Of these wins, 2 were in away matches.
Head 2 Head
Botafogo SP missing players
EC São José missing players
| Botafogo SP | EC São José | ||||||
| Total | Home | vs | Statistics | Stat | vs | Away | Total |
| 0 | 0 | 0 | Played | P | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 0 | 0 | 0 | Won | W | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 0 | 0 | 0 | Drew | D | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 0 | 0 | 0 | Lost | L | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 0 | 0 | 0 | Scored | S | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 0 | 0 | 0 | Conceded | C | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 0% | 0% | 0% | Over 0.5 | O 0.5 | 0% | 0% | 0% |
| 0% | 0% | 0% | Over 1.5 | O 1.5 | 0% | 0% | 0% |
| 0% | 0% | 0% | Over 2.5 | O 2.5 | 0% | 0% | 0% |
| 0% | 0% | 0% | Over 3.5 | O 3.5 | 0% | 0% | 0% |
| 0% | 0% | 0% | Over 4.5 | O 4.5 | 0% | 0% | 0% |
| 0% | 0% | 0% | BTTS | BTTS | 0% | 0% | 0% |
| 0% | 0% | 0% | Clean Sheets | C S | 0% | 0% | 0% |
| 0% | 0% | 0% | Failed to Score | F T | 0% | 0% | 0% |
| 0 | 0 | 0 | Corners for (avg) | C F | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 0 | 0 | 0 | Corners against (avg) | C A | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 0 | 0 | 0 | Yellow cards (avg) | Y C | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 0 | 0 | 0 | Red cards | R C | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 0 | 0 | 0 | Shots (avg) | S ( | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 0 | 0 | 0 | Shots on Target (avg) | S O | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 0% | 0% | 0% | Goal Efficiency | G E | 0% | 0% | 0% |
| Botafogo SP | Last season | EC São José | |||||
| Total | Home | Statistics | Stat | Away | Total | ||
| 13 | 6 | Played | P | 5 | 11 | ||
| 2 | 1 | Won | W | 2 | 4 | ||
| 7 | 3 | Drew | D | 1 | 3 | ||
| 4 | 2 | Lost | L | 2 | 4 | ||
| 10 | 4 | Scored | S | 5 | 10 | ||
| 15 | 4 | Conceded | C | 6 | 11 | ||
| 77% | 83% | Over 0.5 | O 0.5 | 80% | 91% | ||
| 62% | 50% | Over 1.5 | O 1.5 | 40% | 45% | ||
| 31% | 0% | Over 2.5 | O 2.5 | 40% | 27% | ||
| 15% | 0% | Over 3.5 | O 3.5 | 40% | 18% | ||
| 8% | 0% | Over 4.5 | O 4.5 | 20% | 9% | ||
| 46% | 33% | BTTS | BTTS | 40% | 45% | ||
| 31% | 33% | Clean Sheets | C S | 40% | 36% | ||
| 46% | 50% | Failed to Score | F T | 40% | 27% | ||
| 0 | 0 | Corners for (avg) | C F | 0 | 0 | ||
| 0 | 0 | Corners against (avg) | C A | 0 | 0 | ||
| 2.2 | 2.2 | Yellow cards (avg) | Y C | 2.6 | 3.2 | ||
| 1 | 1 | Red cards | R C | 0 | 1 | ||
| 11.3 | 13.7 | Shots (avg) | S ( | 6.8 | 7 | ||
| 2.9 | 3 | Shots on Target (avg) | S O | 3.4 | 2.8 | ||
| 26% | 22% | Goal Efficiency | G E | 29% | 32% | ||
| Total | Home | Away | |||||||||||||||||||
| # | Team | MP | W | D | L | F | A | MP | W | D | L | F | A | MP | W | D | L | F | A | +/- | P |
| 1 | Botafogo SP | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 2 | Criciuma | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 3 | EC São José | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 4 | Figueirense | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 5 | Ituano | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 6 | Mirassol | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 7 | Novorizontino | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 8 | Oeste | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 9 | Parana | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 10 | Ypiranga Erechim | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 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 | Corinthians | 12 | 7 | 4 | 1 | 17 | 9 | 6 | 3 | 3 | 0 | 11 | 7 | 6 | 4 | 1 | 1 | 6 | 2 | 8 | 25 |
| 2 | Inter de Limeira | 12 | 6 | 0 | 6 | 8 | 12 | 6 | 4 | 0 | 2 | 4 | 6 | 6 | 2 | 0 | 4 | 4 | 6 | -4 | 18 |
| 3 | Santo Andre | 12 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 9 | 13 | 6 | 1 | 3 | 2 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 2 | 1 | 3 | 5 | 8 | -4 | 13 |
| 4 | Botafogo SP | 12 | 2 | 6 | 4 | 10 | 15 | 6 | 1 | 3 | 2 | 4 | 4 | 6 | 1 | 3 | 2 | 6 | 11 | -5 | 12 |
| 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 | Gremio | 11 | 7 | 3 | 1 | 23 | 9 | 5 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 14 | 2 | 6 | 2 | 3 | 1 | 9 | 7 | 14 | 24 |
| 2 | Internacional | 11 | 7 | 2 | 2 | 24 | 9 | 6 | 4 | 1 | 1 | 13 | 4 | 5 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 11 | 5 | 15 | 23 |
| 3 | Juventude | 11 | 5 | 2 | 4 | 14 | 12 | 5 | 3 | 0 | 2 | 8 | 7 | 6 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 6 | 5 | 2 | 17 |
| 4 | Caxias | 11 | 4 | 5 | 2 | 13 | 11 | 6 | 3 | 3 | 0 | 11 | 5 | 5 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 6 | 2 | 17 |
| 5 | Ypiranga Erechim | 11 | 4 | 4 | 3 | 20 | 15 | 5 | 2 | 1 | 2 | 10 | 8 | 6 | 2 | 3 | 1 | 10 | 7 | 5 | 16 |
| 6 | EC São José | 11 | 4 | 3 | 4 | 10 | 11 | 6 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 5 | 5 | 5 | 2 | 1 | 2 | 5 | 6 | -1 | 15 |
| 7 | Aimore | 11 | 4 | 2 | 5 | 10 | 14 | 5 | 2 | 1 | 2 | 5 | 7 | 6 | 2 | 1 | 3 | 5 | 7 | -4 | 14 |
| 8 | Sao Luiz | 11 | 3 | 4 | 4 | 10 | 15 | 5 | 1 | 3 | 1 | 5 | 6 | 6 | 2 | 1 | 3 | 5 | 9 | -5 | 13 |
| 9 | Brasil de Pelotas | 11 | 3 | 3 | 5 | 8 | 12 | 5 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 3 | 6 | 2 | 1 | 3 | 6 | 9 | -4 | 12 |
| 10 | Novo Hamburgo | 11 | 2 | 3 | 6 | 13 | 20 | 6 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 7 | 9 | 5 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 6 | 11 | -7 | 9 |
| 11 | Pelotas | 11 | 1 | 6 | 4 | 10 | 18 | 6 | 0 | 3 | 3 | 5 | 10 | 5 | 1 | 3 | 1 | 5 | 8 | -8 | 9 |
| 12 | Esportivo | 11 | 2 | 3 | 6 | 9 | 18 | 6 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 5 | 8 | 5 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 4 | 10 | -9 | 9 |