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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 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

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
#10 Position #4
30 Points 38
21 Played 23
8 / 6 / 7 W / D / L 10 / 8 / 5
35 Scored 34
33 Conceded 28
+2 GD +6
1.43 PPG 1.65
38% Win % 43%

Key Stats

32% Both Teams to Score
H2H (19 games)
21% Over 2.5 Goals
H2H history
19% Clean Sheets
Botafogo FR this season
22% Clean Sheets
Fluminense FC this season

Botafogo FR are 10th (30 pts). Fluminense FC are 4th (38 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
Fluminense FC
0-15
–/3
16-30
3/1
31-45
4/3
46-60
3/3
61-75
1/3
76+
9/5
■ 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
Fluminense FC
John Kennedy 9 G 1 A
Agustin Canobbio 4 G 2 A
Luciano Acosta 3 G 4 A
Jefferson Savarino 3 G 2 A
Rodrigo Castillo 3 G 1 A

Events

Match Events

  • 0' In just a few seconds Estadio Nilton Santos will turn into a battlefield for Botafogo FR and Fluminense FC.
  • 5' Fluminense FC fans have not had much to celebrate tonight. Their side is struggling to get forward.
  • 10' 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.
  • 15' Carlos Renteria has been one of the livelier players on the pitch with 0 goals to his name this season.
  • 20' The tempo has dropped considerably in the last few minutes. Paulo Autuori will be considering his options from the bench.
  • 25' Fluminense FC is showing some good football. However, Fluminense FC are ready to play back every minute. It might result in some problems for the home side. The game will hardly remain goalless.
  • 30' Over 30 minutes have gone by without a meaningful attack. The supporters want more.
  • 35' The 39-year-old Muriel has been sensational this season — 0 goals and 0 assists is a remarkable return.
  • 40' The clock is ticking and both teams know a goal could change everything at this point.
  • 41' Assisted by Danilo Barcelos with the perfectly-timed delivery and Fred makes no mistake. 0-1!
  • 46' A change in the Botafogo FR ranks — Carlos Renteria exits the field as Pedro Raul enters on 46.
  • 51' The whistle greets Matheus Ferraz as he departs to be replaced by Digao.
  • 56' Fluminense FC looks like a favorite considering 1 games won in last 1 matches with its main striker scoring 0 goals.
  • 61' Fluminense FC has dominated the recent head-to-head record, winning 1 of the last 1 meetings.
  • 63' Time for substitution for Fluminense FC. Fernando Pacheco is replaced by Yago Felipe.
  • 65' A moment of madness from Michel Araujo on 65 minutes earns him a Yellow card. Fluminense FC will be frustrated.
  • 70' Marcelo Conceicao is a natural and has been asked to do a very specific job for Botafogo FR tonight.
  • 73' What an equalizer from Caio Alexandre!
  • 78' The teams are not in a rush to score plenty of goals. It might look strange considering Fluminense FC that had 389 games and scored 417 goals.
  • 82' Fluminense FC ring the changes. Hudson has done his job and it is now time for Caio Paulista to step up.
  • 83' The Botafogo FR bench stirs into life. Rhuan is withdrawn and Warley gets his opportunity.
  • 88' While players are taking a pause, let’s have a look at their stats. The teams met 1 times this season with Fluminense FC winning 100% of all matches.
  • 89' Time for substitution for Botafogo FR. Caio Alexandre is replaced by Luiz Otavio.
  • 90' It is a substitution in Botafogo FR team. Rafael Forster is replaced by David Sousa on 90 minute.
  • The final whistle. It looks like we are having a draw.

Lineups

Botafogo FR Lineups

Starting XI

Bench

Coach Paulo Autuori

Fluminense FC Lineups

Starting XI

Bench

Coach Odair Hellmann

H2H

H2H Top Scorers

PlayerGoals
Manoel Messias 1
Alex Telles 1
Kieza 1
Paulo Ganso 1
Jefferson Savarino 1
Digao 1
Matheus Martins 1
Vitinho 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
1.45 Botafogo FR xG
Expected Goals
Dixon-Coles · Bivariate Poisson · Neg. Binomial · Elo
1.36 Fluminense FC xG
I would bet for: Botafogo FR or Fluminense FC 72% + Both teams to score 57%

Match Result

✗ Wrong
Botafogo FR39% Draw28% Fluminense FC33%
Actual: Draw

Both Teams to Score

✓ Correct
Yes57% 0% No43%
Avg goals/match: 2.81
Actual: Yes — both scored

Over / Under Goals

✗ O/U 2.5
Line Over Under
± 0.5 92%
8%
± 1.5 77%
23%
± 2.5 53%
47%
± 3.5 31%
69%
± 4.5 16%
84%

Double Chance

Botafogo FR or Draw
67%
Draw or Fluminense FC
61%
Botafogo FR or Fluminense FC
72%

Half-Time Result

✗ Wrong
Botafogo FR28% Draw46% Fluminense FC26%
Actual: Fluminense FC win at HT

Correct Score

✓ In top 12
1 – 1
Actual
2 – 1
8.3%
0 – 0
7.9%
1 – 0
7.8%
1 – 2
7.8%
0 – 1
7.2%
2 – 0
6.2%
2 – 2
5.7%
0 – 2
5.5%
3 – 1
4%
1 – 3
3.5%
3 – 0
3%

Asian Handicap — Botafogo FR

Handicap Botafogo FR covers Push Fluminense FC covers
-2.5 7% — 93%
-2 7% 11% 81%
-1.5 19% — 81%
-1 19% 19% 62%
-0.5 38% — 62%
+0.5 66% — 34%
+1 66% 18% 16%
+1.5 84% — 16%
+2 84% 10% 6%
+2.5 94% — 6%

Clean Sheet

Botafogo FR keeps clean sheet
26% ✓
Fluminense FC keeps clean sheet
24% ✓

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