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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 CR Flamengo 28 60
2 SE Palmeiras 28 57
3 CA Paranaense 28 49
4 Fluminense FC 28 48
5 EC Bahia 28 46
6 Cruzeiro EC 28 45
7 CA Mineiro 27 40
8 Santos FC 27 38
9 Coritiba FBC 28 38
10 RB Bragantino 27 36
11 Sao Paulo FC 27 36
12 Botafogo FR 28 35
13 EC Vitoria 28 33
14 SC Corinthians Paulista 28 32
15 Mirassol FC 28 32
16 CR Vasco da Gama 27 31
17 Gremio FBPA 28 29
18 SC Internacional 28 28
19 Clube do Remo 28 23
20 Chapecoense AF 27 18

Head-to-Head

6
3
9
Botafogo FR 18 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 #1
35 Points 60
28 Played 28
9 / 8 / 11 W / D / L 18 / 6 / 4
41 Scored 55
45 Conceded 23
-4 GD +32
1.25 PPG 2.14
32% Win % 64%

Key Stats

33% Both Teams to Score
H2H (18 games)
44% Over 2.5 Goals
H2H history
18% Clean Sheets
Botafogo FR this season
43% Clean Sheets
CR Flamengo this season

Botafogo FR are 12th (35 pts). CR Flamengo are 1st (60 pts).

Goal Timing (This Season)

Botafogo FR
0-15
5/5
16-30
2/4
31-45
4/4
46-60
4/3
61-75
4/3
76+
8/7
■ Scored ■ Conceded
CR Flamengo
0-15
7/1
16-30
4/2
31-45
3/2
46-60
7/4
61-75
6/1
76+
9/7
■ Scored ■ Conceded

Top Scorers (This Season)

Botafogo FR
Danilo dos Santos de Oliveira 9 G 2 A
Arthur Cabral 7 G 1 A
Edenilson 4 G 2 A
Matheus Martins 4 G
CR Flamengo
Pedro 16 G 6 A
Samuel Lino 9 G 7 A
Jorge Carrascal 5 G 7 A
Lucas Paqueta 5 G
Giorgian De Arrascaeta 3 G 1 A

Events

Match Events

  • 0' What a night it is going to be! Botafogo FR welcome CR Flamengo for this crunch clash at Estadio Nilton Santos.
  • 3' It’s a booking for Botafogo FR player. Rhuan gets a Yellow card.
  • 8' The energy levels are beginning to show. Rogério Ceni might look to freshen things up shortly.
  • 13' CR Flamengo fans have not had much to celebrate tonight. Their side is struggling to get forward.
  • 18' Pedro Raul is a natural and has been asked to do a very specific job for CR Flamengo tonight.
  • 23' CR Flamengo are keeping things exceptionally tight at the back. It will take something special to break them down.
  • 28' The Array continues to deliver drama. Both Botafogo FR and CR Flamengo are desperate not to drop points on matchday .
  • 33' CR Flamengo come into this ranked in Array. They desperately need points to push themselves up the standings.
  • 38' While there is no rush on the pitch, let’s have a look at some stats. Keisuke Honda made 210 appearances and scored 11 goals. He is very likely to score a goal today.
  • 43' With 0 assists to his name this season, Michael is clearly more than just a goal scorer for CR Flamengo.
  • 48' Botafogo FR is defending very well tonight not leaving a chance for their rivals to get through for a goal.
  • 53' The referee is likely to let players tackle, as he already missed some meaty challenges during opening seconds. He is still to establish what should not be done by the players and what is acceptable on the pitch. It’s going to be a tough game for Mauricio Isla suffering a number of foals already.
  • 55' GOAL! Everton Ribeiro fires home to make it 0-1!
  • 60' Over 60 minutes have gone by without a meaningful attack. The supporters want more.
  • 63' The supporters are chanting for Salomon Kalou. He replaces Rhuan on 63 minute.
  • 68' Ze Welison has been disciplined this evening — perhaps mindful of those 0 cards already picked up this season.
  • 71' It is a substitution in Botafogo FR team. Marcinho is replaced by Federico Barrandeguy on 71 minute.
  • 76' It is a substitution in Botafogo FR team. Caio Alexandre is replaced by Luiz Otavio on 76 minute.
  • 78' Vitinho is ready to make an impact after coming on for Bruno Henrique at the 78 minute mark.
  • 82' It is a substitution in CR Flamengo team. Pedro is replaced by Rodrigo Muniz on 82 minute.
  • 83' The referee has no hesitation. Everton Ribeiro is booked for CR Flamengo — Yellow card on 83.
  • 85' The referee shows Botafogo FR player a Red card on 85.
  • 87' Fresh legs for CR Flamengo! Michael comes on to replace Everton Ribeiro.
  • 89' The referee does not hesitate — a Red card for Gustavo Henrique on 89 minutes.
  • With this win, CR Flamengo is likely to improve its situation in the overall team standings.

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
Leo Pereira 2
Samuel Lino 2
Tiquinho Soares 2
Matheus Martins 2
Mateo Ponte 1
Vitinho 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
1.11 Botafogo FR xG
Expected Goals
Dixon-Coles · Bivariate Poisson · Neg. Binomial · Elo
1.83 CR Flamengo xG
I would bet for: Both teams to score 57% + Over 2.5 goals 56%

Match Result

✓ Correct
Botafogo FR24% Draw26% CR Flamengo50%
Actual: CR Flamengo win

Both Teams to Score

✗ Wrong
Yes57% 0% No43%
Avg goals/match: 2.94
Actual: No — clean sheet

Over / Under Goals

✗ O/U 2.5
Line Over Under
± 0.5 93%
7%
± 1.5 79%
21%
± 2.5 56%
44%
± 3.5 34%
66%
± 4.5 18%
82%

Double Chance

Botafogo FR or Draw
50%
Draw or CR Flamengo
76%
Botafogo FR or CR Flamengo
74%

Half-Time Result

✓ Correct
Botafogo FR18% Draw44% CR Flamengo38%
Actual: Draw at HT

Correct Score

✓ In top 12
1 – 1
11.6%
1 – 2
9.4%
0 – 1
Actual
0 – 2
8.7%
0 – 0
7%
2 – 1
5.8%
1 – 3
5.8%
2 – 2
5.3%
0 – 3
5.2%
1 – 0
5%
2 – 3
3.3%
2 – 0
3.3%

Asian Handicap — Botafogo FR

Handicap Botafogo FR covers Push CR Flamengo covers
-2.5 3% — 97%
-2 3% 6% 91%
-1.5 9% — 91%
-1 9% 13% 78%
-0.5 22% — 78%
+0.5 47% — 53%
+1 47% 22% 30%
+1.5 70% — 30%
+2 70% 16% 14%
+2.5 86% — 14%

Clean Sheet

Botafogo FR keeps clean sheet
17% ✓
CR Flamengo keeps clean sheet
33% ✗

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