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

Campeonato Brasileiro Serie A · 2020-21
Botafogo FR
1 – 0
Full Time
São Paulo FC
Mon 22 Feb 2021 · 23:00 UTC Estadio Nilton Santos HT 45' · FT 45'
R 29' Reinaldo
Rafael Navarro 38' Y
Luiz Otavio 50' Y
Y 65' Bruno Alves
Y 71' Igor Gomes
Y 83' Pablo Felipe
Bruno Nazario 85' Y
Y 88' Hernanes
Y 89' Leo

Overview

Match Preview

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

Match Details

  • Referee Rodrigo D'Alonso Ferreira
  • Referee Braulio da Silva Machado
  • Referee Kleber Lucio Gil
  • Referee Eder Alexandre
  • Referee Alex Gomes Stefano (Brazil)

Standings

# Team P Pts
1 CR Flamengo 34 76
2 SE Palmeiras 34 73
3 Cruzeiro EC 34 60
4 Fluminense FC 34 57
5 CA Paranaense 34 54
6 EC Bahia 34 53
7 CA Mineiro 34 50
8 RB Bragantino 34 47
9 Santos FC 34 47
10 São Paulo FC 34 44
11 Botafogo FR 34 42
12 Coritiba FBC 34 42
13 CR Vasco da Gama 33 41
14 Mirassol FC 34 40
15 SC Internacional 34 38
16 EC Vitoria 34 38
17 SC Corinthians Paulista 34 37
18 Gremio FBPA 34 37
19 Clube do Remo 34 29
20 Chapecoense AF 33 21

Head-to-Head

6
7
7
Botafogo FR 20 games · Avg 3.1 goals São Paulo FC
Last 5 meetings
2021-02-22 Botafogo FR 1–0 São Paulo FC 2020-12-10 São Paulo FC 4–0 Botafogo FR 2019-09-21 Botafogo FR 1–2 São Paulo FC 2019-04-27 São Paulo FC 2–0 Botafogo FR 2018-09-30 Botafogo FR 2–2 São Paulo FC

Recent Form

Botafogo FR
DateOpponentH/A ScoreResult
22 Feb São Paulo FC H 1–0 W
13 Feb Goiás EC A 0–2 L
08 Feb Gremio FBPA H 2–5 L
05 Feb SC Recife H 0–1 L
02 Feb SE Palmeiras A 1–1 D
24 Jan Fluminense FC A 0–2 L
São Paulo FC
DateOpponentH/A ScoreResult
22 Feb Botafogo FR A 0–1 L
20 Feb SE Palmeiras H 1–1 D
14 Feb Gremio FBPA A 2–1 W
11 Feb Ceará SC H 1–1 D
31 Jan AC Goianiense A 1–2 L
23 Jan Coritiba FBC H 1–1 D

Season Stats

Botafogo FR São Paulo FC
#11 Position #10
42 Points 44
34 Played 34
11 / 9 / 14 W / D / L 12 / 8 / 14
46 Scored 39
53 Conceded 39
-7 GD +0
1.24 PPG 1.29
32% Win % 35%

Key Stats

55% Both Teams to Score
H2H (20 games)
55% Over 2.5 Goals
H2H history
21% Clean Sheets
Botafogo FR this season
26% Clean Sheets
São Paulo FC this season

Botafogo FR are 11th (42 pts). São Paulo FC are 10th (44 pts).

Goal Timing (This Season)

Botafogo FR
0-15
6/6
16-30
3/5
31-45
5/6
46-60
5/5
61-75
4/4
76+
9/7
■ Scored ■ Conceded
São Paulo FC
0-15
5/2
16-30
4/4
31-45
8/6
46-60
–/11
61-75
7/2
76+
4/7
■ Scored ■ Conceded

Top Scorers (This Season)

Botafogo FR
Danilo dos Santos de Oliveira 10 G 2 A
Arthur Cabral 7 G 1 A
Edenilson 6 G 2 A
Matheus Martins 4 G 1 A
São Paulo FC
Jonathan Calleri 10 G 2 A
Luciano 9 G 1 A
Artur Guimaraes 4 G 1 A
Ferreira 4 G

Events

Match Events

  • 0' The game is set. Botafogo FR kicks off things out of here…
  • 5' Warley has been relatively quiet despite scoring 1 goals in his last 38 appearances.
  • 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' Botafogo FR are keeping things exceptionally tight at the back. It will take something special to break them down.
  • 20' Neither side is committing men forward. This has all the hallmarks of a tense, tactical contest.
  • 25' The tempo has dropped considerably in the last few minutes. will be considering his options from the bench.
  • 29' It’s gonna be a Red card for Reinaldo.
  • 34' Juanfran is a natural and has been asked to do a very specific job for Sao Paulo FC tonight.
  • 38' Rafael Navarro is having his name booked by the referee on 38.
  • 42' A tactical swap from Sao Paulo FC — Leo on, Jonas off on 42 minutes.
  • 46' The whistle greets Kayque as he departs to be replaced by Matheus Babi.
  • 50' Luiz Otavio has been a danger all night but risks an early exit having now seen a Yellow card on 50.
  • 55' Hernanes has been disciplined this evening — perhaps mindful of those 0 cards already picked up this season.
  • 58' What composure from Matheus Babi! The Brazil international strokes it home. 1-0.
  • 63' will be watching from the dugout nervously. His Botafogo FR side need to improve if they are to claim all three points.
  • 64' The supporters are chanting for Igor Vinicius. He replaces Juanfran on 64 minute.
  • 65' It’s gonna be a Yellow card for Bruno Alves.
  • 65' The Sao Paulo FC bench stirs into life. Gabriel is withdrawn and Antonio Galeano gets his opportunity.
  • 70' Sao Paulo FC come into this ranked in Array. They desperately need points to push themselves up the standings.
  • 71' Igor Gomes picks up a Yellow card and will need to be extremely careful for the remainder of this match.
  • 76' The whistle greets Bruno Nazario as he departs to be replaced by Cesinha.
  • 80' A tactical swap from Botafogo FR — Matheus Nascimento on, Rafael Navarro off on 80 minutes.
  • 83' A moment of madness from Pablo Felipe on 83 minutes earns him a Yellow card. Sao Paulo FC will be frustrated.
  • 85' The referee shows Botafogo FR player a Yellow card on 85.
  • 88' Hernanes has been a danger all night but risks an early exit having now seen a Yellow card on 88.
  • 89' The referee shows Sao Paulo FC player a Yellow card on 89.
  • 90' The Botafogo FR bench stirs into life. Luiz Otavio is withdrawn and Federico Barrandeguy gets his opportunity.
  • With this win, Botafogo FR is likely to improve its situation in the overall team standings.

Lineups

Botafogo FR Lineups

Starting XI

Bench

São Paulo FC Lineups

Starting XI

Bench

H2H

H2H Top Scorers

PlayerGoals
Tiquinho Soares 4
Brenner 2
Diego Souza 2
Jefferson Savarino 2
Kayque 2
Everton 2
Diego Souza 2
Ferreira 2

Head to Head

2021-02-22 Botafogo FR 1–0 São Paulo FC 2020-12-10 São Paulo FC 4–0 Botafogo FR 2019-09-21 Botafogo FR 1–2 São Paulo FC 2019-04-27 São Paulo FC 2–0 Botafogo FR 2018-09-30 Botafogo FR 2–2 São Paulo FC

Botafogo FR Form

2021-02-22 Botafogo FR 1–0 São Paulo FC W 2021-02-13 Goiás EC 2–0 Botafogo FR L 2021-02-08 Botafogo FR 2–5 Gremio FBPA L 2021-02-05 Botafogo FR 0–1 SC Recife L 2021-02-02 SE Palmeiras 1–1 Botafogo FR D 2021-01-24 Fluminense FC 2–0 Botafogo FR L

São Paulo FC Form

2021-02-22 Botafogo FR 1–0 São Paulo FC L 2021-02-20 São Paulo FC 1–1 SE Palmeiras D 2021-02-14 Gremio FBPA 1–2 São Paulo FC W 2021-02-11 São Paulo FC 1–1 Ceará SC D 2021-01-31 AC Goianiense 2–1 São Paulo FC L 2021-01-23 São Paulo FC 1–1 Coritiba FBC D

Predictions

Prediction accuracy
2 / 4
1.19 Botafogo FR xG
Expected Goals
Dixon-Coles · Bivariate Poisson · Neg. Binomial · Elo
1.48 São Paulo FC xG
I would bet for: Botafogo FR or São Paulo FC 72%

Match Result

✗ Wrong
Botafogo FR34% Draw28% São Paulo FC38%
Actual: Botafogo FR win

Both Teams to Score

✗ Wrong
Yes54% 0% No46%
Avg goals/match: 2.67
Actual: No — clean sheet

Over / Under Goals

✓ O/U 2.5
Line Over Under
± 0.5 91%
9%
± 1.5 75%
25%
± 2.5 49%
51%
± 3.5 28%
72%
± 4.5 14%
86%

Double Chance

Botafogo FR or Draw
62%
Draw or São Paulo FC
66%
Botafogo FR or São Paulo FC
72%

Half-Time Result

✓ Correct
Botafogo FR22% Draw47% São Paulo FC31%
Actual: Draw at HT

Correct Score

✓ In top 12
1 – 1
13.1%
0 – 1
9.2%
0 – 0
8.9%
1 – 2
8.7%
0 – 2
7.4%
1 – 0
Actual
2 – 1
7%
2 – 2
5.2%
2 – 0
4.8%
1 – 3
4.3%
0 – 3
3.6%
3 – 1
2.8%

Asian Handicap — Botafogo FR

Handicap Botafogo FR covers Push São Paulo FC covers
-2.5 4% — 96%
-2 4% 8% 88%
-1.5 12% — 88%
-1 12% 17% 71%
-0.5 29% — 71%
+0.5 58% — 42%
+1 58% 21% 21%
+1.5 79% — 21%
+2 79% 13% 8%
+2.5 92% — 8%

Clean Sheet

Botafogo FR keeps clean sheet
24% ✗
São Paulo FC keeps clean sheet
31% ✓

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