Serie C match prediction: Little separates Botafogo SP and Mirassol in quality

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Competition: Brazil Serie C
Competition: Sun 29.May
Match begins: 20:00 (UTC)
Venue: Estádio Santa Cruz (29292 seats)

Mirassol cannot expect any pleasantries from hosts Botafogo SP in this Serie C game. Here's the comprehensive match preview!

Insights:
  • Botafogo SP have won at least twice as many corners as they have conceded.
  • Mirassol is in the best form (4-1-1) in Serie C

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!

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Botafogo SP form and stats

Botafogo SP must be fairly happy with 6 points from their first three Serie C games here at Estádio Santa Cruz.

Botafogo SP are hoping to put things right at home after a defeat in their previous match, the score 0-1 away versus Ferroviario.

Before that game, the 2-0 home victory against ABC.

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 17 matches with the results: Won 7, drawn 4 and lost 6.

Botafogo SP has scored 4 league goals at home this season, in 3 matches. Botafogo SP have only conceded 2 from their league home games. For more goal stats, check the Statistics tab above.

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Mirassol form and stats

Mirassol have six points from their first three away games in the Serie C, meaning two victories and a loss.

The club members enjoyed Mirassol's previous game versus Altos (placed 20th), a 2-1 win played at home.

Prior to that match, the Mirassol manager Junior faced defeat when travelling to Remo and losing 1-3.

As mentioned above, this is an open game with no clear favourite. We have found 10 similar matches played by Mirassol in our archives, and the results are: 5 wins for Mirassol, 2 draws and 3 defeats.

Mirassol have scored 4 goals on their travels this season, from 3 away games in the league.

Head 2 Head

H2H stats regardless of arena (last ten matches): Botafogo two wins, two draws and Mirassol six victories. As for goals, seven matches ended with three or more goals (over 2,5), three games had two or less. The matches between these clubs sometimes lean towards being aggressive, having seen 7 sending-offs from the last ten duels.

Top Goalscorers

Botafogo SPT. Rodrigues dos Reis
T. Rodrigues dos Reis
2 goals
MirassolR. Bento dos Santos
R. Bento dos Santos
2 goals
Botafogo SPJ. Barros
J. Barros
1 goals

Botafogo SP missing players

Mirassol missing players

Botafogo SP Mirassol
Total Home vs top Statistics Stat vs mid Away Total
7 3 2 Played P 1 3 7
3 2 2 Won W 0 2 5
1 0 0 Drew D 0 0 1
3 1 0 Lost L 1 1 1
9 4 4 Scored S 1 4 10
9 2 1 Conceded C 3 3 6
100% 100% 100% Over 0.5 O 0.5 100% 100% 100%
71% 67% 100% Over 1.5 O 1.5 100% 67% 71%
43% 33% 50% Over 2.5 O 2.5 100% 33% 43%
29% 0% 0% Over 3.5 O 3.5 100% 33% 14%
14% 0% 0% Over 4.5 O 4.5 0% 0% 0%
57% 33% 50% BTTS BTTS 100% 33% 57%
14% 33% 50% Clean Sheets C S 0% 67% 43%
29% 33% 0% Failed to Score F T 0% 0% 0%
 
7.3 9.7 9.5 Corners for (avg) C F 4 3.3 5
3.6 3.7 5 Corners against (avg) C A 5 6.7 5.6
2.9 3.3 3.5 Yellow cards (avg) Y C 3 3.7 2.6
0 0 0 Red cards R C 1 1 1
 
9.3 10.3 10 Shots (avg) S ( 8 9.3 12.1
5 4.7 5.5 Shots on Target (avg) S O 4 4 4.3
26% 29% 36% Goal Efficiency G E 25% 33% 33%
 
10.3 9.7 9 Shots against (avg) S A 11 13 10.1
3.6 3.3 3.5 Shots on Target against (avg) S O 6 5.3 3.9
Key stats in Serie C this season:
  • Botafogo SP have won at least twice as many corners as they have conceded.
  • Botafogo SP have won significantly more corners at home than away.
  • Botafogo SP haven’t played a single 0-0 game.
  • Mirassol have scored in all their matches so far.
  • Mirassol have won significantly less corners away then at home.
  • Mirassol haven’t played a single 0-0 game.
  • Mirassol is in the best form (4-1-1) in Serie C

  Total Home Away  
# Team MP W D L F A MP W D L F A MP W D L F A +/- P
1 ABC 8 5 1 2 11 6 4 3 1 0 6 1 4 2 0 2 5 5 5 16
2 Mirassol 7 5 1 1 10 6 4 3 1 0 6 3 3 2 0 1 4 3 4 16
3 Figueirense 8 4 3 1 10 6 4 3 0 1 7 4 4 1 3 0 3 2 4 15
4 Botafogo PB 7 4 1 2 8 6 4 3 1 0 6 3 3 1 0 2 2 3 2 13
5 Paysandu 7 3 3 1 14 7 4 3 1 0 12 3 3 0 2 1 2 4 7 12
6 Ypiranga Erechim 7 3 3 1 7 5 4 3 0 1 6 4 3 0 3 0 1 1 2 12
7 Manaus 7 3 3 1 5 3 4 2 2 0 3 1 3 1 1 1 2 2 2 12
8 Ferroviario 8 4 0 4 7 7 4 3 0 1 5 3 4 1 0 3 2 4 0 12
9 Volta Redonda 7 3 1 3 13 9 4 3 1 0 11 3 3 0 0 3 2 6 4 10
10 EC Sao Jose 8 2 4 2 11 10 4 2 2 0 7 3 4 0 2 2 4 7 1 10
11 Remo 7 3 1 3 10 9 3 2 1 0 7 4 4 1 0 3 3 5 1 10
12 Vitoria 8 3 1 4 7 6 4 2 0 2 4 2 4 1 1 2 3 4 1 10
13 Botafogo SP 7 3 1 3 9 9 3 2 0 1 4 2 4 1 1 2 5 7 0 10
14 Floresta 7 3 1 3 5 6 3 1 1 1 1 1 4 2 0 2 4 5 -1 10
15 Aparecidense 8 2 3 3 8 8 3 1 1 1 3 3 5 1 2 2 5 5 0 9
16 Campinense 8 2 3 3 5 5 4 1 2 1 3 2 4 1 1 2 2 3 0 9
17 Confianca 8 1 3 4 3 8 4 1 2 1 3 3 4 0 1 3 0 5 -5 6
18 Brasil de Pelotas 8 1 3 4 5 12 4 1 2 1 3 3 4 0 1 3 2 9 -7 6
19 Uniclinic 8 1 2 5 3 14 4 0 1 3 1 4 4 1 1 2 2 10 -11 5
20 Altos 7 1 0 6 7 16 3 1 0 2 3 5 4 0 0 4 4 11 -9 3

Read more about Serie C

The Campeonato Brasileiro Série C is the third tier of the Brazilian football league system. It is divided into two groups of ten teams, based on geographical location. The teams in each group play each other home and away, and the top four in each group meet in a playoff where all four semifinalists are promoted to Série B. The bottom two teams in each group are relegated.