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Botafogo FR vs Cruzeiro EC, 2018

Campeonato Brasileiro da Serie A · 2018
Sun 3 Dec 2017 · 20:00 UTC HT 45' · FT 45'

Overview

Match Preview

Botafogo FR vs Cruzeiro EC — Serie A .

Head-to-Head

1
7
6
Botafogo FR 14 games · Avg 2.0 goals Cruzeiro EC

Recent Form

DateOpponentH/A ScoreResult
03 Dec Cruzeiro EC H 2–2 D
27 Nov SE Palmeiras A 0–2 L
19 Nov Sao Paulo FC A 0–0 D
11 Nov CA Paranaense H 0–1 L
09 Nov SC Recife A 2–1 W
05 Nov Fluminense FC H 1–2 L
DateOpponentH/A ScoreResult
03 Dec Botafogo FR A 2–2 D
26 Nov CR Vasco da Gama H 0–1 L
19 Nov EC Vitoria A 1–1 D
13 Nov Fluminense FC H 3–1 W
09 Nov CR Flamengo A 0–2 L
05 Nov CA Paranaense H 1–0 W

Key Stats

29% Both Teams to Score
H2H (14 games)
36% Over 2.5 Goals
H2H history

Events

Match Events

  • 0' What a night it is going to be! Botafogo FR welcome Cruzeiro EC for this crunch clash at .
  • celebrates a vital win. Three points that could prove pivotal come season's end.

Lineups

Botafogo FR Lineups

Cruzeiro EC Lineups

Predictions

Prediction accuracy
2 / 4
1.3 Botafogo FR xG
Expected Goals
Dixon-Coles · Bivariate Poisson · Neg. Binomial · Elo
1.19 Cruzeiro EC xG
I would bet for: Botafogo FR or Cruzeiro EC 71%

Match Result

✗ Wrong
Botafogo FR39% Draw29% Cruzeiro EC32%
Actual: Draw

Both Teams to Score

✓ Correct
Yes51% 0% No49%
Avg goals/match: 2.49
Actual: Yes — both scored

Over / Under Goals

✗ O/U 2.5
Line Over Under
± 0.5 90%
10%
± 1.5 71%
29%
± 2.5 45%
55%
± 3.5 24%
76%
± 4.5 11%
89%

Double Chance

Botafogo FR or Draw
68%
Draw or Cruzeiro EC
61%
Botafogo FR or Cruzeiro EC
71%

Half-Time Result

✓ Correct
Botafogo FR27% Draw49% Cruzeiro EC24%
Actual: Draw at HT

Correct Score

✓ In top 12
1 – 1
13.8%
0 – 0
10.4%
1 – 0
9.7%
0 – 1
8.7%
2 – 1
8%
1 – 2
7.3%
2 – 0
6.8%
0 – 2
5.7%
2 – 2
Actual
3 – 1
3.5%
1 – 3
2.9%
3 – 0
2.9%

Asian Handicap — Botafogo FR

Handicap Botafogo FR covers Push Cruzeiro EC covers
-2.5 6% 94%
-2 6% 11% 83%
-1.5 17% 83%
-1 17% 20% 62%
-0.5 38% 62%
+0.5 68% 32%
+1 68% 18% 14%
+1.5 86% 14%
+2 86% 9% 5%
+2.5 95% 5%

Clean Sheet

Botafogo FR keeps clean sheet
31%
Cruzeiro EC keeps clean sheet
28%

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