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Botafogo FR vs Ceará SC, Serie A 2020-21 REGULAR SEASON

Campeonato Brasileiro Serie A · 2020-21
Botafogo FR
2 – 2
Full Time
Ceará SC
Sat 31 Oct 2020 · 20:00 UTC Estadio Nilton Santos HT 45+8' · FT 45+7'
Bruno Nazario 13' Y
Y 45' Luiz Otavio
Marcelo Conceicao 54' Y
Keisuke Honda 59' Y
Y 60' Tiago Pagnussat
R 84' Luiz Otavio
Y 86' Brock
Y 86' Fabinho
Y 87' Fabinho
Y 87' Leandro Carvalho
Y 90' Wescley
Ivan Angulo 90' Y
Ivan Angulo 90' R

Overview

Match Preview

Botafogo FR vs Ceará SC — Serie A at Estadio Nilton Santos.

Match Details

  • Referee Bruno Boschilia
  • Referee Elicarlos Franco de Oliveira
  • Referee Diego Pombo Lopez
  • Referee Joao Ennio Sobral
  • Referee Marcio Henrique De Gois

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

3
7
1
Botafogo FR 11 games · Avg 2.0 goals Ceará SC
Last 5 meetings
2020-10-31 Botafogo FR 2–2 Ceará SC 2019-12-08 Botafogo FR 1–1 Ceará SC 2019-09-15 Ceará SC 0–0 Botafogo FR 2018-10-15 Ceará SC 0–0 Botafogo FR 2018-06-06 Botafogo FR 0–0 Ceará SC

Recent Form

Botafogo FR
DateOpponentH/A ScoreResult
31 Oct Ceará SC H 2–2 D
19 Oct Goiás EC H 0–0 D
14 Oct Gremio FBPA A 1–3 L
11 Oct SC Recife A 2–1 W
08 Oct SE Palmeiras H 2–1 W
04 Oct Fluminense FC H 1–1 D
Ceará SC
DateOpponentH/A ScoreResult
31 Oct Botafogo FR A 2–2 D
24 Oct Coritiba FBC H 2–1 W
17 Oct Fluminense FC A 2–2 D
11 Oct SC Corinthians Paulista H 2–1 W
08 Oct CA Paranaense A 0–0 D
03 Oct SE Palmeiras A 1–2 L

Key Stats

55% Both Teams to Score
H2H (11 games)
36% Over 2.5 Goals
H2H history
19% Clean Sheets
Botafogo FR this season

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

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

Events

Match Events

  • 0' KICK OFF: Botafogo FR gets underway.
  • 5' Warley is putting in a real shift tonight. He has covered more ground than anyone else for Botafogo FR so far.
  • 10' Over 10 minutes have gone by without a meaningful attack. The supporters want more.
  • 13' The referee does not hesitate — a Yellow card for Bruno Nazario on 13 minutes.
  • 16' Keisuke Honda adds to his 0 season tally! Botafogo FR lead 1-0 — and this changes everything.
  • 21' The referee has had an easy afternoon — neither side has been overly physical in the tackle.
  • 23' The Brazil Cleber breaks the deadlock on 23 minutes. 1-1!
  • 28' A goal from the Brazil international Matheus Babi! He fires home on 28 to make it 2-1!
  • 33' The clock is ticking and both teams know a goal could change everything at this point.
  • 38' Botafogo FR currently sit in the Array table. A result here could be decisive in the race for the top positions.
  • 43' The energy levels are beginning to show. Guto Ferreira might look to freshen things up shortly.
  • 45' Another substitution for Botafogo FR to replace Alexander Lecaros by Kelvin on 45 minute.
  • 45' That looks like a foul for a Yellow card for Luiz Otavio.
  • 46' A change in the Ceara SC ranks — Vinicius Moreira exits the field as Leandro Carvalho enters on 46.
  • 51' Goal! Leandro Carvalho scores his 12 goal in 238 matches.
  • 54' That is a Yellow card for Botafogo FR. Marcelo Conceicao will be fuming at that decision.
  • 59' Keisuke Honda has been a danger all night but risks an early exit having now seen a Yellow card on 59.
  • 60' Tiago Pagnussat is having his name booked by the referee on 60.
  • 65' Diego Cavalieri is a natural and has been asked to do a very specific job for Ceará SC tonight.
  • 70' A moment of individual brilliance could settle this. Both teams are waiting for that decisive action.
  • 75' It looks surprising Botafogo FR does not make any changes. Vinicius Moreira has some obvious troubles when approaching to the goal.
  • 76' Fresh legs for Ceara SC! Wescley comes on to replace Vinicius.
  • 77' The Botafogo FR manager makes a substitution. Keisuke Honda departs to be replaced by Ze Welison.
  • 82' Supporters expect more eagerness from Leo Chu, as he is very good at scoring at Estadio Nilton Santos with 0 goals in the last 0 games.
  • 84' The referee reaches into his pocket. Out comes the Red card for Luiz Otavio.
  • 86' The referee calls foul for Brock. He receives a Yellow card.
  • 87' The referee reaches into his pocket. Out comes the Yellow card for Fabinho.
  • 88' The crowd applauds Caio Alexandre as he leaves the pitch. Pedro Raul steps in for Botafogo FR.
  • 90' That looks like a foul for a Yellow card for Wescley.
  • 2-2 the final result. will be bitterly disappointed.

Lineups

Botafogo FR Lineups

Starting XI

Bench

Ceará SC Lineups

Starting XI

Bench

Coach Guto Ferreira

H2H

H2H Top Scorers

PlayerGoals
Matheus Babi 2
Joao Victor 2
Erison 2
Pedro Raul 2
Marlon Freitas 1
Gonzalo Mastriani 1
Pedrinho 1
Jeffinho 1

Head to Head

2020-10-31 Botafogo FR 2–2 Ceará SC 2019-12-08 Botafogo FR 1–1 Ceará SC 2019-09-15 Ceará SC 0–0 Botafogo FR 2018-10-15 Ceará SC 0–0 Botafogo FR 2018-06-06 Botafogo FR 0–0 Ceará SC

Botafogo FR Form

2020-10-31 Botafogo FR 2–2 Ceará SC D 2020-10-19 Botafogo FR 0–0 Goiás EC D 2020-10-14 Gremio FBPA 3–1 Botafogo FR L 2020-10-11 SC Recife 1–2 Botafogo FR W 2020-10-08 Botafogo FR 2–1 SE Palmeiras W 2020-10-04 Botafogo FR 1–1 Fluminense FC D

Ceará SC Form

2020-10-31 Botafogo FR 2–2 Ceará SC D 2020-10-24 Ceará SC 2–1 Coritiba FBC W 2020-10-17 Fluminense FC 2–2 Ceará SC D 2020-10-11 Ceará SC 2–1 SC Corinthians Paulista W 2020-10-08 CA Paranaense 0–0 Ceará SC D 2020-10-03 SE Palmeiras 2–1 Ceará SC L

Predictions

Prediction accuracy
0 / 4
1.22 Botafogo FR xG
Expected Goals
Dixon-Coles · Bivariate Poisson · Neg. Binomial · Elo
1.04 Ceará SC xG
I would bet for: Botafogo FR or Draw 70% + Under 2.5 goals 61%

Match Result

✗ Wrong
Botafogo FR40% Draw30% Ceará SC30%
Actual: Draw

Both Teams to Score

✗ Wrong
Yes47% 0% No53%
Avg goals/match: 2.26
Actual: Yes — both scored

Over / Under Goals

✗ O/U 2.5
Line Over Under
± 0.5 87%
13%
± 1.5 66%
34%
± 2.5 39%
61%
± 3.5 20%
80%
± 4.5 9%
91%

Double Chance

Botafogo FR or Draw
70%
Draw or Ceará SC
60%
Botafogo FR or Ceará SC
70%

Half-Time Result

✗ Wrong
Botafogo FR27% Draw51% Ceará SC22%
Actual: Botafogo FR win at HT

Correct Score

✓ In top 12
1 – 1
14.2%
0 – 0
12.6%
1 – 0
11.5%
0 – 1
9.6%
2 – 1
7.8%
2 – 0
7.5%
1 – 2
6.7%
0 – 2
5.4%
2 – 2
Actual
3 – 1
3.2%
3 – 0
3%
1 – 3
2.4%

Asian Handicap — Botafogo FR

Handicap Botafogo FR covers Push Ceará SC covers
-2.5 6% — 94%
-2 6% 11% 83%
-1.5 17% — 83%
-1 17% 21% 61%
-0.5 39% — 61%
+0.5 70% — 30%
+1 70% 18% 12%
+1.5 88% — 12%
+2 88% 8% 3%
+2.5 97% — 3%

Clean Sheet

Botafogo FR keeps clean sheet
36% ✓
Ceará SC keeps clean sheet
30% ✓

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