America FC vs Botafogo FR, Serie A 2023 REGULAR SEASON
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Overview
Match Preview
America FC vs Botafogo FR — Serie A at Independencia.
- America FC 0 games · 0 pts (2026/26)
- Botafogo FR 16 games · 22 pts (2026/26)
Standings
# Team P Pts 1 SE Palmeiras 17 38 2 CR Flamengo 16 31 3 Fluminense FC 17 30 4 CA Paranaense 17 27 5 RB Bragantino 17 26 6 Coritiba FBC 17 26 7 Sao Paulo FC 17 25 8 EC Bahia 16 23 9 Cruzeiro EC 17 23 10 Botafogo FR 16 22 11 EC Vitoria 16 22 12 SC Internacional 17 21 13 Gremio FBPA 17 21 14 CA Mineiro 17 21 15 SC Corinthians Paulista 17 21 16 CR Vasco da Gama 17 20 17 Santos FC 17 18 18 Mirassol FC 16 16 19 Clube do Remo 17 15 20 Chapecoense AF 16 9 Head-to-Head
Recent Form
Date Opponent H/A Score Result 18 Oct Botafogo FR H 1–2 L 08 Oct Fortaleza EC A 2–3 L 01 Oct Cruzeiro EC A 1–1 D 25 Sep CR Vasco da Gama H 0–1 L 20 Sep RB Bragantino H 0–2 L 15 Sep Cuiaba EC A 2–2 D Date Opponent H/A Score Result 18 Oct America FC A 2–1 W 08 Oct Fluminense FC A 2–0 W 02 Oct Goias EC H 1–1 D 22 Sep SC Corinthians Paulista A 0–1 L 17 Sep CA Mineiro A 0–1 L 03 Sep CR Flamengo H 1–2 L Key Stats
29% Both Teams to Score
H2H (7 games)14% Over 2.5 Goals
H2H history12% Clean Sheets
Botafogo FR this seasonGoal Timing (This Season)
Botafogo FR0-155/216-301/231-452/246-602/161-754/376+5/3■ Scored ■ ConcededTop Scorers (This Season)
Botafogo FRDanilo dos Santos de Oliveira 7 G 2 A Arthur Cabral 7 G 1 A Edenilson 4 G 2 A Matheus Martins 4 G -
Events
Match Events
- 0' The match kicks off with home fans waiting with anticipation for America FC to score. At the same time, Botafogo FR does not seem to pull back! Let’s get it on!
- 5' Spectators are craving for more action. Both teams play very cautiously. They need to put some more energy.
- 10' Nicolas Vichiatto has certainly something to prove this evening. He made 0 appearances with only 0 goals this season.
- 15' It’s high time Fabian Bustos made some changes to put the his team’s game back to action.
- 20' It looks like no one’s ball. Botafogo FR is used to counterattacking playing. None of the sides are ready to take the lead.
- 22' Goal! Junior Santos scores his 40 goal in 266 matches.
- 27' America FC is defending very well tonight not leaving a chance for their rivals to get through for a goal.
- 32' America FC is showing some good football. However, America FC are ready to play back every minute. It might result in some problems for the home side. The game will hardly remain goalless.
- 37' It looks surprising America FC does not make any changes. Leandro Martinez has some obvious troubles when approaching to the goal.
- 39' GOAL! Martin Benitez scores on 39. Assisted by Gonzalo Mastriani
- 44' America FC started playing very sharply right from the kick off. However, it slowed down the tempo rapidly by 44.
- 49' Although teams showed high tempo form the start, they seem to slow down a bit. Both sides really need to catch a fire. Otherwise, we have another goalless match.
- 50' GOAL! Junior Santos scores on 50. Assisted by Adryelson
- 55' The travelling Botafogo FR supporters hardly appreciate their team being pressed down to the backline.
- 58' The supporters are chanting for Marlon. He replaces Nicolas Vichiatto on 58 minute.
- 60' Botafogo FR player sees a Yellow card in front of him.
- 64' Time for substitution for Botafogo FR. Adryelson is replaced by Philipe Sampaio.
- 65' The America FC manager makes a substitution. Martin Benitez departs to be replaced by Juan Cazares.
- 68' Luis Henrique has so much to prove this time. He replaces Joao Victor on 68 minute.
- 72' America FC receives a Yellow card for a hard tackle on 72.
- 77' While there is no rush on the pitch, let’s have a look at some stats. Luis Henrique made 337 appearances and scored 12 goals. He is very likely to score a goal today.
- 81' Another substitution for Botafogo FR to replace Junior Santos by Bastos on 81 minute.
- 82' Another substitution for Botafogo FR to replace Tiquinho Soares by Diego Costa on 82 minute.
- 87' Supporters expect more eagerness from Adryelson, as he is very good at scoring at Independencia with 0 goals in the last 0 games.
- The final score is 1-2.
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Lineups
America FC Lineups
Starting XI
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- 45
- 8
- 3
- 22
- 30
- 10
- 17
- 1
- 36
- 5
Bench
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- 37
- 33
- 9
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- 23
- 16
- 6
- 28
- 18
- 75
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Coach Fabian BustosBotafogo FR Lineups
Starting XI
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34
Adryelson ↓ Philipe Sampaio 64'
- 12
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37
Junior Santos ↓ Bastos 81'
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9
Tiquinho Soares ↓ Diego Costa 82'
- 24
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14
Gabriel ↓ Danilo Barbosa 64'
- 15
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7
Joao Victor ↓ Luis Henrique 68'
- 17
- 16
- 33
Bench
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19
Diego Costa ↑ 82'
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94
Philipe Sampaio ↑ 64'
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11
Luis Henrique ↑ 68'
- 43
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5
Danilo Barbosa ↑ 64'
- 1
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Bastos ↑ 81'
- 20
- 75
- 31
- 39
- 4
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H2H
H2H Top Scorers
Player Goals Junior Santos 3 Aloisio 2 Juninho 1 Juninho 1 Rodrigo Lindoso 1 Rodrigo Lindoso 1 Erison 1 Luis Henrique 1 Head to Head
America FC Form
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Predictions
Prediction accuracy2 / 40.92 America FC xGExpected GoalsDixon-Coles · Bivariate Poisson · Neg. Binomial · Elo1.24 Botafogo FR xGI would bet for: Botafogo FR or Draw 73% + Under 2.5 goals 64%Match Result
✓ CorrectActual: Botafogo FR winBoth Teams to Score
✗ WrongAvg goals/match: 2.16Actual: Yes — both scoredOver / Under Goals
✗ O/U 2.5Line Over Under ± 0.5 86% 14% ± 1.5 64% 36% ± 2.5 36% 64% ± 3.5 18% 82% ± 4.5 7% 93% Double Chance
America FC or Draw 58%Draw or Botafogo FR 73%America FC or Botafogo FR 69%Half-Time Result
✓ CorrectActual: Draw at HTCorrect Score
✓ In top 121 – 1 14.1%0 – 0 13.9%0 – 1 13.1%1 – 0 9.4%0 – 2 8.5%1 – 2 Actual2 – 1 5.8%2 – 0 4.6%2 – 2 3.7%0 – 3 3.5%1 – 3 3.3%3 – 1 1.8%Asian Handicap — America FC
Handicap America FC covers Push Botafogo FR covers -2.5 2% — 98% -2 2% 7% 91% -1.5 9% — 91% -1 9% 17% 74% -0.5 26% — 74% +0.5 58% — 42% +1 58% 23% 19% +1.5 81% — 19% +2 81% 12% 7% +2.5 93% — 7% Clean Sheet
America FC keeps clean sheet 30% ✓Botafogo FR keeps clean sheet 41% ✓Predictions are statistical estimates based on season form, H2H history, and a Poisson model. Not financial advice.