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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 23 48
2 CR Flamengo 21 42
3 CA Paranaense 23 41
4 Fluminense FC 23 38
5 EC Bahia 22 33
6 Cruzeiro EC 22 33
7 RB Bragantino 22 32
8 SC Corinthians Paulista 22 32
9 Coritiba FBC 23 31
10 Botafogo FR 21 30
11 CA Mineiro 21 29
12 Sao Paulo FC 22 27
13 EC Vitoria 22 26
14 Gremio FBPA 21 25
15 SC Internacional 22 23
16 Mirassol FC 21 23
17 Santos FC 21 22
18 CR Vasco da Gama 21 22
19 Clube do Remo 22 22
20 Chapecoense AF 21 10

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
#10 Position #2
30 Points 42
21 Played 21
8 / 6 / 7 W / D / L 12 / 6 / 3
35 Scored 39
33 Conceded 18
+2 GD +21
1.43 PPG 2.00
38% Win % 57%

Key Stats

35% Both Teams to Score
H2H (17 games)
41% Over 2.5 Goals
H2H history
19% Clean Sheets
Botafogo FR this season
43% Clean Sheets
CR Flamengo this season

Botafogo FR are 10th (30 pts). CR Flamengo are 2nd (42 pts).

Goal Timing (This Season)

Botafogo FR
0-15
5/2
16-30
1/2
31-45
4/2
46-60
2/3
61-75
4/3
76+
5/3
■ Scored ■ Conceded
CR Flamengo
0-15
4/1
16-30
2/2
31-45
2/2
46-60
4/3
61-75
2/1
76+
6/4
■ 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 12 G 5 A
Samuel Lino 5 G 7 A
Giorgian De Arrascaeta 3 G 1 A
Lucas Paqueta 3 G

Events

Match Events

  • 0' Three points are at stake. Botafogo FR host CR Flamengo — let the battle begin!
  • 3' Controversy at the stadium! Rhuan argues furiously but the Yellow card stands.
  • 8' Both keepers have barely been tested. Botafogo FR and CR Flamengo are cancelling each other out in the centre of the park.
  • 13' Victor Luis needs to be pretty careful with his discipline considering 0 Red cards this season.
  • 18' CR Flamengo started playing very sharply right from the kick off. However, it slowed down the tempo rapidly by 18.
  • 23' It’s high time Rogério Ceni made some changes to put the his team’s game back to action.
  • 28' The clock is ticking and both teams know a goal could change everything at this point.
  • 33' It is a cagey affair so far. Botafogo FR in their trying to find a way past CR Flamengo's compact .
  • 38' Spectators are craving for more action. Both teams play very cautiously. They need to put some more energy.
  • 43' CR Flamengo have won 600 goals from 385 games. They will be desperate to add to that tally today.
  • 48' CR Flamengo looks like a favorite considering 1 games won in last 1 matches with its main striker scoring 0 goals.
  • 53' With 3 assists to his name this season, Bruno Henrique is clearly more than just a goal scorer for CR Flamengo.
  • 55' GOAL! Everton Ribeiro fires home to make it 0-1!
  • 60' will be watching from the dugout nervously. His Botafogo FR side need to improve if they are to claim all three points.
  • 63' Salomon Kalou gets the nod from Botafogo FR. He replaces Rhuan and will look to change the dynamic.
  • 68' named a earlier, and opted for a in response. A fascinating tactical duel is developing.
  • 71' Federico Barrandeguy is ready to make an impact after coming on for Marcinho at the 71 minute mark.
  • 76' Luiz Otavio is ready to make an impact after coming on for Caio Alexandre at the 76 minute mark.
  • 78' A tactical swap from CR Flamengo — Vitinho on, Bruno Henrique off on 78 minutes.
  • 82' The crowd applauds Pedro as he leaves the pitch. Rodrigo Muniz steps in for CR Flamengo.
  • 83' Controversy at the stadium! Everton Ribeiro argues furiously but the Yellow card stands.
  • 85' The referee calls foul for Victor Luis. He receives a Red card.
  • 87' Fresh legs for CR Flamengo! Michael comes on to replace Everton Ribeiro.
  • 89' CR Flamengo receives a Red card for a hard tackle on 89.
  • That’s it! Another goalless match for Botafogo FR and CR Flamengo (для сухой ничьи).

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
Tiquinho Soares 2
Matheus Martins 2
Luiz Araujo 1
Gerson 1
Danilo 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
1.23 Botafogo FR xG
Expected Goals
Dixon-Coles · Bivariate Poisson · Neg. Binomial · Elo
1.78 CR Flamengo xG
I would bet for: Both teams to score 59% + Over 2.5 goals 57%

Match Result

✓ Correct
Botafogo FR27% Draw26% CR Flamengo47%
Actual: CR Flamengo win

Both Teams to Score

✗ Wrong
Yes59% 0% No41%
Avg goals/match: 3.01
Actual: No — clean sheet

Over / Under Goals

✗ O/U 2.5
Line Over Under
± 0.5 93%
7%
± 1.5 80%
20%
± 2.5 57%
43%
± 3.5 35%
65%
± 4.5 19%
81%

Double Chance

Botafogo FR or Draw
53%
Draw or CR Flamengo
73%
Botafogo FR or CR Flamengo
74%

Half-Time Result

✓ Correct
Botafogo FR21% Draw44% CR Flamengo35%
Actual: Draw at HT

Correct Score

✓ In top 12
1 – 1
11.7%
1 – 2
9.2%
0 – 1
Actual
0 – 2
7.7%
0 – 0
6.6%
2 – 1
6.4%
2 – 2
5.7%
1 – 3
5.5%
1 – 0
5.2%
0 – 3
4.5%
2 – 0
3.7%
2 – 3
3.4%

Asian Handicap — Botafogo FR

Handicap Botafogo FR covers Push CR Flamengo covers
-2.5 4% — 96%
-2 4% 7% 89%
-1.5 11% — 89%
-1 11% 15% 75%
-0.5 25% — 75%
+0.5 51% — 49%
+1 51% 21% 27%
+1.5 73% — 27%
+2 73% 15% 12%
+2.5 88% — 12%

Clean Sheet

Botafogo FR keeps clean sheet
18% ✓
CR Flamengo keeps clean sheet
30% ✗

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