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Botafogo FR vs CR Flamengo, Serie A 2020-21 REGULAR SEASON

Campeonato Brasileiro Serie A · 2020-21
Botafogo FR
0 – 1
Full Time
CR Flamengo
Sat 5 Dec 2020 · 20:00 UTC Estadio Nilton Santos HT 45+4' · FT 45+6'
Rhuan 3' Y
Y 83' Everton Ribeiro
Victor Luis 85' R
R 89' Gustavo Henrique

Overview

Match Preview

Botafogo FR vs CR Flamengo — Serie A at Estadio Nilton Santos.

Match Details

  • Referee Anderson Daronco
  • Referee Rafael da Silva Alves
  • Referee Michael Stanislau
  • Referee Philip Georg Bennett
7 games this season 🟨 2.3/game ⚽ 9.9 goals/game 🟥 1 total

Standings

# Team P Pts
1 SE Palmeiras 18 41
2 CR Flamengo 17 34
3 Fluminense FC 18 31
4 CA Paranaense 18 30
5 RB Bragantino 18 29
6 EC Bahia 17 26
7 Coritiba FBC 18 26
8 Sao Paulo FC 18 25
9 CA Mineiro 18 24
10 SC Corinthians Paulista 18 24
11 Cruzeiro EC 18 24
12 Botafogo FR 17 22
13 EC Vitoria 17 22
14 SC Internacional 18 21
15 Santos FC 18 21
16 Grêmio FBPA 18 21
17 CR Vasco da Gama 18 20
18 Clube do Remo 18 18
19 Mirassol FC 17 16
20 Chapecoense AF 17 9

Head-to-Head

6
3
8
Botafogo FR 17 games · Avg 2.3 goals CR Flamengo
Last 5 meetings
2020-12-05 Botafogo FR 0–1 CR Flamengo 2020-08-23 CR Flamengo 1–1 Botafogo FR 2019-11-07 Botafogo FR 0–1 CR Flamengo 2019-07-28 CR Flamengo 3–2 Botafogo FR 2018-11-10 Botafogo FR 2–1 CR Flamengo

Recent Form

Botafogo FR
DateOpponentH/A ScoreResult
05 Dec CR Flamengo H 0–1 L
26 Nov CA Mineiro A 1–2 L
22 Nov Fortaleza EC H 1–2 L
16 Nov RB Bragantino H 1–2 L
08 Nov EC Bahia A 0–1 L
31 Oct Ceará SC H 2–2 D
CR Flamengo
DateOpponentH/A ScoreResult
05 Dec Botafogo FR A 1–0 W
21 Nov Coritiba FBC H 3–1 W
15 Nov AC Goianiense H 1–1 D
08 Nov CA Mineiro A 0–4 L
01 Nov Sao Paulo FC H 1–4 L
25 Oct SC Internacional A 2–2 D

Season Stats

Botafogo FR CR Flamengo
#12 Position #2
22 Points 34
17 Played 17
6 / 4 / 7 W / D / L 10 / 4 / 3
31 Scored 31
31 Conceded 16
+0 GD +15
1.29 PPG 2.00
35% Win % 59%

Key Stats

35% Both Teams to Score
H2H (17 games)
41% Over 2.5 Goals
H2H history
12% Clean Sheets
Botafogo FR this season
41% Clean Sheets
CR Flamengo this season

Botafogo FR are 12th (22 pts). CR Flamengo are 2nd (34 pts).

Goal Timing (This Season)

Botafogo FR
0-15
5/2
16-30
1/2
31-45
2/2
46-60
2/1
61-75
4/3
76+
5/3
■ Scored ■ Conceded
CR Flamengo
0-15
3/1
16-30
1/1
31-45
2/2
46-60
2/3
61-75
2/–
76+
3/4
■ Scored ■ Conceded

Top Scorers (This Season)

Botafogo FR
Danilo dos Santos de Oliveira 7 G 2 A
Arthur Cabral 7 G 1 A
Edenilson 4 G 2 A
Matheus Martins 4 G
CR Flamengo
Pedro 10 G 4 A
Samuel Lino 4 G 6 A
Giorgian De Arrascaeta 3 G 1 A
Lucas Paqueta 3 G

Events

Match Events

  • 0' It’s Showtime! The match between Botafogo FR and CR Flamengo is underway.
  • 3' Botafogo FR player sees a Yellow card in front of him.
  • 8' While players are taking a pause, let’s have a look at their stats. The teams met 1 times this season with CR Flamengo winning 100% of all matches.
  • 13' CR Flamengo fans have not had much to celebrate tonight. Their side is struggling to get forward.
  • 18' CR Flamengo looks like a favorite considering 1 games won in last 1 matches with its main striker scoring 0 goals.
  • 23' CR Flamengo are keeping things exceptionally tight at the back. It will take something special to break them down.
  • 28' A quiet spell here at Estadio Nilton Santos. Botafogo FR seem content sitting deep and soaking up pressure.
  • 33' Bruno Henrique has been one of the livelier players on the pitch with 1 goals to his name this season.
  • 38' Willian Arao needs to be pretty careful with his discipline considering 0 Red cards this season.
  • 43' Botafogo FR have won 352 goals from 341 games. They will be desperate to add to that tally today.
  • 48' named a earlier, and opted for a in response. A fascinating tactical duel is developing.
  • 53' The tempo has dropped considerably in the last few minutes. Rogério Ceni will be considering his options from the bench.
  • 55' Everton Ribeiro doubles the advantage! 0-1 and this game is slipping away from the opposition.
  • 60' Over 60 minutes have gone by without a meaningful attack. The supporters want more.
  • 63' Salomon Kalou has so much to prove this time. He replaces Rhuan on 63 minute.
  • 68' The Array continues to deliver drama. Both Botafogo FR and CR Flamengo are desperate not to drop points on matchday .
  • 71' The whistle greets Marcinho as he departs to be replaced by Federico Barrandeguy.
  • 76' Luiz Otavio is ready to make an impact after coming on for Caio Alexandre at the 76 minute mark.
  • 78' Another substitution for CR Flamengo to replace Bruno Henrique by Vitinho on 78 minute.
  • 82' The supporters are chanting for Rodrigo Muniz. He replaces Pedro on 82 minute.
  • 83' The referee shows CR Flamengo player a Yellow card on 83.
  • 85' The referee does not hesitate — a Red card for Victor Luis on 85 minutes.
  • 87' Michael gets the nod from CR Flamengo. He replaces Everton Ribeiro and will look to change the dynamic.
  • 89' That is a Red card for CR Flamengo. Gustavo Henrique will be fuming at that decision.
  • Game over. The scoreline of 0-1 tells the full story of an entertaining encounter.

Lineups

Botafogo FR Lineups

Starting XI

Bench

CR Flamengo Lineups

Starting XI

Bench

Coach Rogério Ceni

H2H

H2H Top Scorers

PlayerGoals
Gabriel Barbosa 4
Bruno Henrique 3
Tiquinho Soares 2
Matheus Martins 2
Leo Pereira 2
Gonzalo Plata 1
Joao Victor 1
Cicero 1

Head to Head

2020-12-05 Botafogo FR 0–1 CR Flamengo 2020-08-23 CR Flamengo 1–1 Botafogo FR 2019-11-07 Botafogo FR 0–1 CR Flamengo 2019-07-28 CR Flamengo 3–2 Botafogo FR 2018-11-10 Botafogo FR 2–1 CR Flamengo

Botafogo FR Form

2020-12-05 Botafogo FR 0–1 CR Flamengo L 2020-11-26 CA Mineiro 2–1 Botafogo FR L 2020-11-22 Botafogo FR 1–2 Fortaleza EC L 2020-11-16 Botafogo FR 1–2 RB Bragantino L 2020-11-08 EC Bahia 1–0 Botafogo FR L 2020-10-31 Botafogo FR 2–2 Ceará SC D

CR Flamengo Form

2020-12-05 Botafogo FR 0–1 CR Flamengo W 2020-11-21 CR Flamengo 3–1 Coritiba FBC W 2020-11-15 CR Flamengo 1–1 AC Goianiense D 2020-11-08 CA Mineiro 4–0 CR Flamengo L 2020-11-01 CR Flamengo 1–4 Sao Paulo FC L 2020-10-25 SC Internacional 2–2 CR Flamengo D

Predictions

Prediction accuracy
2 / 4
1.34 Botafogo FR xG
Expected Goals
Dixon-Coles · Bivariate Poisson · Neg. Binomial · Elo
1.89 CR Flamengo xG
I would bet for: Both teams to score 63% + Over 2.5 goals 62%

Match Result

✓ Correct
Botafogo FR27% Draw25% CR Flamengo48%
Actual: CR Flamengo win

Both Teams to Score

✗ Wrong
Yes63% 0% No37%
Avg goals/match: 3.23
Actual: No — clean sheet

Over / Under Goals

✗ O/U 2.5
Line Over Under
± 0.5 94%
6%
± 1.5 83%
17%
± 2.5 62%
38%
± 3.5 40%
60%
± 4.5 23%
77%

Double Chance

Botafogo FR or Draw
53%
Draw or CR Flamengo
73%
Botafogo FR or CR Flamengo
75%

Half-Time Result

✓ Correct
Botafogo FR22% Draw42% CR Flamengo36%
Actual: Draw at HT

Correct Score

✓ In top 12
1 – 1
10.9%
1 – 2
9.1%
0 – 2
7%
0 – 1
Actual
2 – 1
6.5%
2 – 2
6.1%
1 – 3
5.7%
0 – 0
5.5%
1 – 0
4.6%
0 – 3
4.3%
2 – 3
3.9%
2 – 0
3.6%

Asian Handicap — Botafogo FR

Handicap Botafogo FR covers Push CR Flamengo covers
-2.5 4% — 96%
-2 4% 8% 88%
-1.5 12% — 88%
-1 12% 15% 74%
-0.5 26% — 74%
+0.5 51% — 49%
+1 51% 21% 28%
+1.5 72% — 28%
+2 72% 15% 13%
+2.5 87% — 13%

Clean Sheet

Botafogo FR keeps clean sheet
16% ✓
CR Flamengo keeps clean sheet
27% ✗

Predictions are statistical estimates based on season form, H2H history, and a Poisson model. Not financial advice.