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Botafogo FR vs EC Bahia, Serie A 2020-21 REGULAR SEASON

Campeonato Brasileiro Serie A · 2020-21
Botafogo FR
1 – 2
Full Time
EC Bahia
Thu 1 Oct 2020 · 00:30 UTC Estadio Nilton Santos HT 45+2' · FT 45+8'
Y 25' Juninho Capixaba
Victor Luis 27' Y
Y 57' Marco Antonio
Federico Barrandeguy 67' Y
Federico Barrandeguy 90' R
Y 90' Rossi

Overview

Match Preview

Botafogo FR vs EC Bahia — Serie A at Estadio Nilton Santos.

Match Details

  • Referee Wagner Reway
  • Referee Savio Pereira
  • Referee Daniel Henrique da Silva Andrade
  • Referee Jose Reinaldo do Nascimento Junior
  • Referee Joao Ennio Sobral

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 23 34
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 22 11

Head-to-Head

4
3
6
Botafogo FR 13 games · Avg 2.4 goals EC Bahia
Last 5 meetings
2020-10-01 Botafogo FR 1–2 EC Bahia 2019-09-26 EC Bahia 2–0 Botafogo FR 2019-05-02 Botafogo FR 3–2 EC Bahia 2018-10-20 Botafogo FR 0–1 EC Bahia 2018-06-10 EC Bahia 3–3 Botafogo FR

Recent Form

Botafogo FR
DateOpponentH/A ScoreResult
01 Oct EC Bahia H 1–2 L
27 Sep AC Goianiense A 1–1 D
20 Sep Santos FC H 0–0 D
13 Sep CR Vasco da Gama H 2–3 L
09 Sep CA Paranaense A 1–1 D
05 Sep SC Corinthians Paulista A 2–2 D
EC Bahia
DateOpponentH/A ScoreResult
01 Oct Botafogo FR A 2–1 W
26 Sep CA Paranaense A 0–1 L
17 Sep SC Corinthians Paulista A 2–3 L
13 Sep AC Goianiense H 0–1 L
10 Sep Gremio FBPA H 0–2 L
06 Sep SC Internacional A 2–2 D

Season Stats

Botafogo FR EC Bahia
#10 Position #5
30 Points 34
21 Played 23
8 / 6 / 7 W / D / L 8 / 10 / 5
35 Scored 32
33 Conceded 28
+2 GD +4
1.43 PPG 1.48
38% Win % 35%

Key Stats

46% Both Teams to Score
H2H (13 games)
54% Over 2.5 Goals
H2H history
19% Clean Sheets
Botafogo FR this season
41% Clean Sheets
EC Bahia this season

Botafogo FR are 10th (30 pts). EC Bahia are 5th (34 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
EC Bahia
0-15
2/1
16-30
1/3
31-45
3/4
46-60
2/–
61-75
3/2
76+
5/2
■ 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
EC Bahia
Luciano Juba 7 G 1 A
Everaldo 4 G
Willian Jose 3 G 1 A

Events

Match Events

  • 0' The stage is set the green flag drops! Another match against Botafogo FR and EC Bahia has kicked off!
  • 5' EC Bahia started playing very sharply right from the kick off. However, it slowed down the tempo rapidly by 5.
  • 10' EC Bahia has dominated the recent head-to-head record, winning 0 of the last 1 meetings.
  • 15' Botafogo FR are deployed in a today, looking to exploit space against EC Bahia's shape.
  • 20' Daniel has been disciplined this evening — perhaps mindful of those 0 cards already picked up this season.
  • 25' EC Bahia receives a Yellow card for a hard tackle on 25.
  • 27' Victor Luis has been a danger all night but risks an early exit having now seen a Yellow card on 27.
  • 32' It looks like no one’s ball. EC Bahia is used to counterattacking playing. None of the sides are ready to take the lead.
  • 37' EC Bahia is showing some good football. However, EC Bahia are ready to play back every minute. It might result in some problems for the home side. The game will hardly remain goalless.
  • 42' The deadlock is broken! Gilberto gets on the scoresheet on 42 minutes.
  • 46' Time for substitution for Botafogo FR. Kevin is replaced by Federico Barrandeguy.
  • 51' It’s high time Mano Menezes made some changes to put the his team’s game back to action.
  • 56' It is a substitution in Botafogo FR team. Bruno Nazario is replaced by Matheus Babi on 56 minute.
  • 57' The referee reaches into his pocket. Out comes the Yellow card for Marco Antonio.
  • 60' Marco Antonio makes way for Rossi at the 60 minute mark. A tactical switch from EC Bahia.
  • 61' The supporters are chanting for Ronaldo. He replaces Eric Ramires on 61 minute.
  • 66' A quiet spell here at Estadio Nilton Santos. EC Bahia seem content sitting deep and soaking up pressure.
  • 67' The referee reaches into his pocket. Out comes the Yellow card for Federico Barrandeguy.
  • 68' Elber is replacing Elias for the EC Bahia side.
  • 73' The midfield battle is intense right now. Both Botafogo FR and EC Bahia are fighting for every inch of the pitch.
  • 75' Saldanha is replacing Gilberto for the EC Bahia side.
  • 80' The Array continues to deliver drama. Both Botafogo FR and EC Bahia are desperate not to drop points on matchday .
  • 84' Botafogo FR make a change. Carlos Renteria trudges off to be replaced by Warley on 84 minutes.
  • 84' Assisted by Juninho Capixaba with the perfectly-timed delivery and Elber makes no mistake. 0-2!
  • 89' The travelling EC Bahia supporters hardly appreciate their team being pressed down to the backline.
  • 90' Federico Barrandeguy was booked on 90.
  • Both sets of fans can go home satisfied — a 1-2 draw is a fair result on the day.

Lineups

Botafogo FR Lineups

Starting XI

Bench

Coach Paulo Autuori

EC Bahia Lineups

Starting XI

Bench

Coach Mano Menezes

H2H

H2H Top Scorers

PlayerGoals
Vitor Jacare 2
Diego Costa 2
Kieza 2
Elber 2
Jeffinho 2
Kieza 2
Ernando 1
Vinicius 1

Head to Head

2020-10-01 Botafogo FR 1–2 EC Bahia 2019-09-26 EC Bahia 2–0 Botafogo FR 2019-05-02 Botafogo FR 3–2 EC Bahia 2018-10-20 Botafogo FR 0–1 EC Bahia 2018-06-10 EC Bahia 3–3 Botafogo FR

Botafogo FR Form

2020-10-01 Botafogo FR 1–2 EC Bahia L 2020-09-27 AC Goianiense 1–1 Botafogo FR D 2020-09-20 Botafogo FR 0–0 Santos FC D 2020-09-13 Botafogo FR 2–3 CR Vasco da Gama L 2020-09-09 CA Paranaense 1–1 Botafogo FR D 2020-09-05 SC Corinthians Paulista 2–2 Botafogo FR D

EC Bahia Form

2020-10-01 Botafogo FR 1–2 EC Bahia W 2020-09-26 CA Paranaense 1–0 EC Bahia L 2020-09-17 SC Corinthians Paulista 3–2 EC Bahia L 2020-09-13 EC Bahia 0–1 AC Goianiense L 2020-09-10 EC Bahia 0–2 Gremio FBPA L 2020-09-06 SC Internacional 2–2 EC Bahia D

Predictions

Prediction accuracy
3 / 4
1.6 Botafogo FR xG
Expected Goals
Dixon-Coles · Bivariate Poisson · Neg. Binomial · Elo
1.7 EC Bahia xG
I would bet for: Botafogo FR or EC Bahia 73% + Both teams to score 65%

Match Result

✓ Correct
Botafogo FR35% Draw27% EC Bahia38%
Actual: EC Bahia win

Both Teams to Score

✓ Correct
Yes65% 0% No35%
Avg goals/match: 3.3
Actual: Yes — both scored

Over / Under Goals

✓ O/U 2.5
Line Over Under
± 0.5 95%
5%
± 1.5 84%
16%
± 2.5 63%
37%
± 3.5 42%
58%
± 4.5 24%
76%

Double Chance

Botafogo FR or Draw
62%
Draw or EC Bahia
65%
Botafogo FR or EC Bahia
73%

Half-Time Result

✗ Wrong
Botafogo FR28% Draw42% EC Bahia30%
Actual: EC Bahia win at HT

Correct Score

✓ In top 12
1 – 1
10.9%
1 – 2
Actual
2 – 1
7.7%
2 – 2
6.5%
0 – 1
5.6%
0 – 2
5.4%
0 – 0
5.2%
1 – 0
5.2%
2 – 0
4.7%
1 – 3
4.7%
3 – 1
4.1%
2 – 3
3.7%

Asian Handicap — Botafogo FR

Handicap Botafogo FR covers Push EC Bahia covers
-2.5 7% — 93%
-2 7% 11% 82%
-1.5 18% — 82%
-1 18% 17% 65%
-0.5 35% — 65%
+0.5 60% — 40%
+1 60% 19% 21%
+1.5 79% — 21%
+2 79% 12% 9%
+2.5 91% — 9%

Clean Sheet

Botafogo FR keeps clean sheet
19% ✓
EC Bahia keeps clean sheet
21% ✓

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