Serie C match preview: Ferroviário versus Botafogo PB

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Competition: Brazil Serie C
Competition: Sat 31.July
Match begins: 22:00 (UTC)
Venue: Estádio Alcides Santos (67000 seats)

Both teams are enjoying a good season so far and games like this could be decisive. Here's the preview for Ferroviário - Botafogo PB!

Insights:
  • Ferroviário have the most matches under the total-line (7) in Serie C
  • Botafogo PB have the fewest conceded goals (5) in Serie C

Ferroviário and Botafogo PB should both be in good shape for this meeting, as there's been enough days for both of them to train and rest since their last matches.

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Ferroviário form and stats

Overall Serie C stats at home this season for Ferroviário are 3-1-0 (wins-draw-losses).

Ferroviário shared the glory with Floresta in their last match, an away game that ended all square 1-1.

Previous to that game, a home match hosting Manaus in a game that was won 1-0.

Ferroviário has scored 4 league goals at home this season, in 4 matches. Defensively Ferroviário have been outstanding, conceding less than half a goal on average per home game in the league (1 in 4 games). For more goal stats, check the Statistics tab above.

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Botafogo PB form and stats

Playing away, Botafogo PB, who have the fewest conceded goals (5) in Serie C, have won 1 game, drawn 2 and suffered 1 defeat in the Serie C this season.

211 minutes! That's how long the Botafogo goalkeeper and his defense have shut out their league opponents.

Impressive finishing secured the home win 1-0 against Santa Cruz in their previous game.

Preceding that game, the 0-0 draw paying a visit to Jacuipense.

Botafogo are seemingly not capable of scoring regularly on their travels in the league. They have only managed 2 goals from 4 away games. Botafogo's manager G. Gusmão has created a great defensive setup working very nicely in away games with only 2 conceded goals. You can find more goal stats on the Statistics tab above.

Head 2 Head

Ferroviário and Botafogo PB have met before this season: Botafogo PB - Ferroviário 0-0. Head-2-head stats last five meetings: one - three - one (Ferroviário wins - draws - Botafogo PB wins). As for goals, one match ended with three or more goals (over 2,5), four had two or less.

Top Goalscorers

FerroviárioG. Santos Silva
G. Santos Silva
2 goals
Botafogo PBW. Paragua de Melo
W. Paragua de Melo
2 goals
FerroviárioR. de Jesus Portela
R. de Jesus Portela
1 goals

Ferroviário missing players

Botafogo PB missing players

Ferroviário Botafogo PB
Total Home vs top Statistics Stat vs top Away Total
9 4 0 Played P 1 4 9
4 3 0 Won W 0 1 4
3 1 0 Drew D 0 2 3
2 0 0 Lost L 1 1 2
7 4 0 Scored S 0 2 10
6 1 0 Conceded C 2 2 5
89% 100% 0% Over 0.5 O 0.5 100% 50% 67%
44% 25% 0% Over 1.5 O 1.5 100% 50% 56%
11% 0% 0% Over 2.5 O 2.5 0% 0% 22%
0% 0% 0% Over 3.5 O 3.5 0% 0% 11%
0% 0% 0% Over 4.5 O 4.5 0% 0% 11%
22% 25% 0% BTTS BTTS 0% 0% 22%
56% 75% 0% Clean Sheets C S 0% 75% 67%
33% 0% 0% Failed to Score F T 100% 75% 44%
 
4.3 4 0 Corners for (avg) C F 6 6 3.8
3.7 2.8 0 Corners against (avg) C A 5 4.5 4.1
2.3 2 0 Yellow cards (avg) Y C 0 1 2.3
1 0 0 Red cards R C 0 0 0
 
10.1 11.8 0 Shots (avg) S ( 12 7.2 7.2
3.7 5.5 0 Shots on Target (avg) S O 5 2.8 3.2
21% 18% 0% Goal Efficiency G E 0% 18% 34%
Key stats in Serie C this season:
  • Botafogo PB have the fewest conceded goals (5) in Serie C
  • Botafogo PB have the fewest conceded goals in the first half (1) in Serie C
  • Botafogo PB have the most clean sheets (3) away in Serie C
  • Botafogo PB have the most clean sheets (6) in Serie C
  • Botafogo PB have won significantly more corners away than at home.
  • Ferroviário have not yet lost a game at home.
  • Ferroviário have scored at least twice as many goals as they have conceded at home.
  • Ferroviário have scored in all their home matches so far.
  • Ferroviário have the most matches under the total-line (7) in Serie C
  • Ferroviário haven’t played a single 0-0 game at home.

  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 PB 9 4 3 2 10 5 5 3 1 1 8 3 4 1 2 1 2 2 5 15
2 Ferroviário 9 4 3 2 7 6 4 3 1 0 4 1 5 1 2 2 3 5 1 15
3 Tombense 9 3 5 1 13 8 5 2 3 0 9 4 4 1 2 1 4 4 5 14
4 Volta Redonda 9 3 5 1 10 6 4 2 2 0 6 0 5 1 3 1 4 6 4 14
5 Paysandu 8 3 3 2 8 7 4 0 2 2 1 5 4 3 1 0 7 2 1 12
6 Altos 8 3 2 3 10 9 4 3 0 1 7 3 4 0 2 2 3 6 1 11
7 Floresta 9 2 4 3 6 7 5 1 3 1 4 4 4 1 1 2 2 3 -1 10
8 Manaus 8 3 1 4 10 16 4 3 1 0 7 3 4 0 0 4 3 13 -6 10
9 Jacuipense 8 1 5 2 5 8 4 1 2 1 2 3 4 0 3 1 3 5 -3 8
10 Santa Cruz 9 0 3 6 3 10 4 0 2 2 3 5 5 0 1 4 0 5 -7 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.