Evenly matched teams: Figueirense vs Botafogo SP match preview

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Competition: Brazil Serie C
Competition: Sat 17.July
Match begins: 20:00 (UTC)
Venue: Estádio Orlando Scarpelli (19908 seats)

Classic home win, away team steals the points or a score draw? Everything is possible when the mid-table teams Figueirense and Botafogo SP clash at Estádio Orlando Scarpelli.

Insights:
  • Figueirense have the fewest conceded goals in the second half (1) in Serie C
  • Botafogo SP haven’t played a single 0-0 game.

There should be plenty of energy on the pitch in this game, as both sides have had time to recuperate from their last game. Let's hope both teams are ready to give it all.

Everyone involved with the away team has to get their travel gear ready for this match as there's a whopping 900 kilometers to cover before arriving at the match.

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Figueirense form and stats

Seven points from three Serie C home games is a great start for Figueirense, who are hoping to build on that form here at Estádio Orlando Scarpelli.

A nice win for Figueirense last time playing, versus EC Sao Jose. That was also a home game and the match ended 2-0 with Andrew and Diego Tavares scoring for the victors.

Heartbreak before that as Figueirense lost 0-1 at Ituano's place.

This is expected to be a close game, with Figueirense perhaps considered small favourites due to their home advantage. Looking back at earlier matches similar to this one (expected to be close with Figueirense as a small favourite), we find 15 games. Figueirense has won five of these, drawn six and lost four.

Figueirense has scored 4 league goals at home this season, in 3 matches. Figueirense have showed great defending skills in these home games, allowing the opposition to score only 1 goal.

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Botafogo SP form and stats

Botafogo SP are doing rather OK so far in their away games in the Serie C, having played 3 games and collected 3 points (1 win, 0 draws and 2 losses). Botafogo has lost their two previous away games and are eager to kill a negative trend in its infancy.

Impressive finishing from Rodrigo Ferreira and Rafael Tavares secured the home win 3-1 against Criciúma in their previous game.

Prior to that match, the Botafogo SP manager A. Fucks faced defeat when travelling to Novorizontino and losing 0-1.

As mentioned above, this is an open game with no clear favourite. We have found 15 similar matches played by Botafogo in our archives, and the results are: three wins for Botafogo SP, four draws and eight defeats.

There's been a serious shortage of goals from Botafogo SP's away games in the league this season with only 1 goal from 3 matches. 4 goals have been conceded by Botafogo in these games.

Head 2 Head

Numbers for the last four meetings between these two teams are: two wins for Figueirense, two draws and zero wins for Botafogo SP. Over 2,5 goals: one time; under 2,5 goals: three games.

Top Goalscorers

FigueirenseA. Balbino Drummond
A. Balbino Drummond
3 goals
Botafogo SPA. Cordeiro Pessôa Neto
A. Cordeiro Pessôa Neto
2 goals
FigueirenseD. Barbosa Tavares
D. Barbosa Tavares
1 goals

Figueirense missing players

Botafogo SP missing players

Figueirense Botafogo SP
Total Home vs mid Statistics Stat vs mid Away Total
7 3 0 Played P 0 3 7
2 2 0 Won W 0 1 4
3 1 0 Drew D 0 0 0
2 0 0 Lost L 0 2 3
5 4 0 Scored S 0 1 7
4 1 0 Conceded C 0 4 8
86% 100% 0% Over 0.5 O 0.5 0% 100% 100%
43% 67% 0% Over 1.5 O 1.5 0% 33% 43%
0% 0% 0% Over 2.5 O 2.5 0% 33% 43%
0% 0% 0% Over 3.5 O 3.5 0% 0% 29%
0% 0% 0% Over 4.5 O 4.5 0% 0% 0%
29% 33% 0% BTTS BTTS 0% 0% 29%
43% 67% 0% Clean Sheets C S 0% 33% 43%
43% 0% 0% Failed to Score F T 0% 67% 29%
 
5.4 3 0 Corners for (avg) C F 0 4.3 4.9
6.3 5 0 Corners against (avg) C A 0 5 4.7
3 3.3 0 Yellow cards (avg) Y C 0 2.3 3.1
1 0 0 Red cards R C 0 0 0
 
8.1 11 0 Shots (avg) S ( 0 7.3 9.3
2.3 4 0 Shots on Target (avg) S O 0 1.7 2.9
31% 33% 0% Goal Efficiency G E 0% 20% 35%
Key stats in Serie C this season:
  • Botafogo SP haven’t played a single 0-0 game.
  • Figueirense have not yet lost a game at home.
  • Figueirense have the fewest conceded goals in the second half (1) in Serie C
  • Figueirense have the fewest matches over the total-line (0) in Serie C
  • Figueirense have won significantly less corners at home than away.

  Total Home Away  
# Team MP W D L F A MP W D L F A MP W D L F A +/- P
1 Ypiranga Erechim 7 5 1 1 15 7 4 3 1 0 8 2 3 2 0 1 7 5 8 16
2 Criciúma 7 4 2 1 7 4 4 4 0 0 6 1 3 0 2 1 1 3 3 14
3 Novorizontino 7 4 1 2 9 5 4 3 1 0 3 0 3 1 0 2 6 5 4 13
4 Ituano 7 4 1 2 7 7 3 2 0 1 4 5 4 2 1 1 3 2 0 13
5 Botafogo SP 7 4 0 3 7 8 4 3 0 1 6 4 3 1 0 2 1 4 -1 12
6 Figueirense 7 2 3 2 5 4 3 2 1 0 4 1 4 0 2 2 1 3 1 9
7 EC Sao Jose 8 2 2 4 4 8 4 2 2 0 3 1 4 0 0 4 1 7 -4 8
8 Parana 7 2 1 4 8 9 3 1 1 1 4 3 4 1 0 3 4 6 -1 7
9 Mirassol 7 2 1 4 8 11 3 0 0 3 2 7 4 2 1 1 6 4 -3 7
10 Oeste 8 0 2 6 2 9 4 0 1 3 2 6 4 0 1 3 0 3 -7 2

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.