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Botafogo FR vs Fluminense FC, Serie A 2020-21 REGULAR SEASON

Campeonato Brasileiro Serie A · 2020-21
Botafogo FR
1 – 1
Full Time
Fluminense FC
Sun 4 Oct 2020 · 14:00 UTC Estadio Nilton Santos HT 45+4' · FT 45+9'
Y 65' Michel Araujo

Overview

Match Preview

Botafogo FR vs Fluminense FC — Serie A at Estadio Nilton Santos.

Match Details

  • Referee Anderson Daronco
  • Referee Rafael da Silva Alves
  • Referee Igor Junior Benevenuto
  • Referee Leirson Peng Martins
  • Referee Daniel Victor Costa Silva
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

9
3
7
Botafogo FR 19 games · Avg 1.8 goals Fluminense FC
Last 5 meetings
2020-10-04 Botafogo FR 1–1 Fluminense FC 2019-10-06 Botafogo FR 0–1 Fluminense FC 2019-05-11 Fluminense FC 0–1 Botafogo FR 2018-09-09 Fluminense FC 1–0 Botafogo FR 2018-05-14 Botafogo FR 2–1 Fluminense FC

Recent Form

Botafogo FR
DateOpponentH/A ScoreResult
04 Oct Fluminense FC H 1–1 D
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
Fluminense FC
DateOpponentH/A ScoreResult
04 Oct Botafogo FR A 1–1 D
28 Sep Coritiba FBC H 4–0 W
20 Sep SC Recife A 0–1 L
13 Sep SC Corinthians Paulista H 2–1 W
10 Sep CR Flamengo H 1–2 L
06 Sep Sao Paulo FC A 1–3 L

Season Stats

Botafogo FR Fluminense FC
#12 Position #4
35 Points 48
28 Played 28
9 / 8 / 11 W / D / L 13 / 9 / 6
41 Scored 44
45 Conceded 36
-4 GD +8
1.25 PPG 1.71
32% Win % 46%

Key Stats

32% Both Teams to Score
H2H (19 games)
21% Over 2.5 Goals
H2H history
18% Clean Sheets
Botafogo FR this season
21% Clean Sheets
Fluminense FC this season

Botafogo FR are 12th (35 pts). Fluminense FC are 4th (48 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
Fluminense FC
0-15
–/3
16-30
4/1
31-45
5/5
46-60
3/5
61-75
4/5
76+
14/7
■ 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
Fluminense FC
John Kennedy 9 G 1 A
Hulk 7 G 4 A
Agustin Canobbio 5 G 3 A
Luciano Acosta 4 G 5 A
Rodrigo Castillo 4 G 1 A

Events

Match Events

  • 0' Three points are at stake. Botafogo FR host Fluminense FC — let the battle begin!
  • 5' Supporters expect more eagerness from Carlos Renteria, as he is very good at scoring at Estadio Nilton Santos with 0 goals in the last 0 games.
  • 10' Both teams are passing the ball around with high level of urgency. Botafogo FR needs to do something about it to get closer to the goal.
  • 15' Fluminense FC looks like a favorite considering 1 games won in last 2 matches with its main striker Ignacio scoring 1 goals.
  • 20' It looks like no one’s ball. Botafogo FR is used to counterattacking playing. None of the sides are ready to take the lead.
  • 25' The home supporters are growing impatient. Botafogo FR must find a spark to ignite this game.
  • 30' The tempo has dropped considerably in the last few minutes. Paulo Autuori will be considering his options from the bench.
  • 35' Although teams showed high tempo form the start, they seem to slow down a bit. Both sides really need to catch a fire. Otherwise, we have another goalless match.
  • 40' The travelling Fluminense FC supporters hardly appreciate their team being pressed down to the backline.
  • 41' Fluminense FC is taking the lead after the goal scored by Fred on 41.
  • 46' Pedro Raul is ready to make an impact after coming on for Carlos Renteria at the 46 minute mark.
  • 51' Fluminense FC ring the changes. Matheus Ferraz has done his job and it is now time for Digao to step up.
  • 56' The teams are not in a rush to score plenty of goals. It might look strange considering Fluminense FC that had 394 games and scored 427 goals.
  • 61' Spectators are craving for more action. Both teams play very cautiously. They need to put some more energy.
  • 63' Yago Felipe is ready to make an impact after coming on for Fernando Pacheco at the 63 minute mark.
  • 65' Controversy at the stadium! Michel Araujo argues furiously but the Yellow card stands.
  • 70' Players seem to put ease on their energy level Spectators hardly appreciate such approach. Teams need to speed up the tempo.
  • 73' The Brazil Caio Alexandre breaks the deadlock on 73 minutes. 1-1!
  • 78' Botafogo FR is showing some good football. However, Botafogo FR are ready to play back every minute. It might result in some problems for the home side. The game will hardly remain goalless.
  • 82' Time for substitution for Fluminense FC. Hudson is replaced by Caio Paulista.
  • 83' Time for substitution for Botafogo FR. Rhuan is replaced by Warley.
  • 88' will be watching from the dugout nervously. His Botafogo FR side need to improve if they are to claim all three points.
  • 89' A change in the Botafogo FR ranks — Caio Alexandre exits the field as Luiz Otavio enters on 89.
  • 90' Time for substitution for Botafogo FR. Rafael Forster is replaced by David Sousa.
  • celebrates a vital win. Three points that could prove pivotal come season's end.

Lineups

Botafogo FR Lineups

Starting XI

Bench

Coach Paulo Autuori

Fluminense FC Lineups

Starting XI

Bench

Coach Odair Hellmann

H2H

H2H Top Scorers

PlayerGoals
Kevin 1
Tiquinho Soares 1
Rodrigo Lindoso 1
Caio Alexandre 1
Bastos 1
Kieza 1
Wellington Silva 1
Luiz Henrique 1

Head to Head

2020-10-04 Botafogo FR 1–1 Fluminense FC 2019-10-06 Botafogo FR 0–1 Fluminense FC 2019-05-11 Fluminense FC 0–1 Botafogo FR 2018-09-09 Fluminense FC 1–0 Botafogo FR 2018-05-14 Botafogo FR 2–1 Fluminense FC

Botafogo FR Form

2020-10-04 Botafogo FR 1–1 Fluminense FC D 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

Fluminense FC Form

2020-10-04 Botafogo FR 1–1 Fluminense FC D 2020-09-28 Fluminense FC 4–0 Coritiba FBC W 2020-09-20 SC Recife 1–0 Fluminense FC L 2020-09-13 Fluminense FC 2–1 SC Corinthians Paulista W 2020-09-10 Fluminense FC 1–2 CR Flamengo L 2020-09-06 Sao Paulo FC 3–1 Fluminense FC L

Predictions

Prediction accuracy
1 / 4
1.36 Botafogo FR xG
Expected Goals
Dixon-Coles · Bivariate Poisson · Neg. Binomial · Elo
1.4 Fluminense FC xG
I would bet for: Botafogo FR or Fluminense FC 72% + Both teams to score 56%

Match Result

✗ Wrong
Botafogo FR37% Draw28% Fluminense FC35%
Actual: Draw

Both Teams to Score

✓ Correct
Yes56% 0% No44%
Avg goals/match: 2.76
Actual: Yes — both scored

Over / Under Goals

✗ O/U 2.5
Line Over Under
± 0.5 92%
8%
± 1.5 76%
24%
± 2.5 51%
49%
± 3.5 30%
70%
± 4.5 15%
85%

Double Chance

Botafogo FR or Draw
65%
Draw or Fluminense FC
63%
Botafogo FR or Fluminense FC
72%

Half-Time Result

✗ Wrong
Botafogo FR26% Draw46% Fluminense FC28%
Actual: Fluminense FC win at HT

Correct Score

✓ In top 12
1 – 1
Actual
0 – 0
8.2%
1 – 2
8.1%
0 – 1
7.9%
2 – 1
7.9%
1 – 0
7.6%
0 – 2
6.1%
2 – 0
5.7%
2 – 2
5.6%
1 – 3
3.8%
3 – 1
3.6%
0 – 3
2.8%

Asian Handicap — Botafogo FR

Handicap Botafogo FR covers Push Fluminense FC covers
-2.5 6% — 94%
-2 6% 10% 84%
-1.5 16% — 84%
-1 16% 19% 65%
-0.5 35% — 65%
+0.5 63% — 37%
+1 63% 19% 18%
+1.5 82% — 18%
+2 82% 11% 7%
+2.5 93% — 7%

Clean Sheet

Botafogo FR keeps clean sheet
25% ✓
Fluminense FC keeps clean sheet
27% ✓

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