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

Campeonato Brasileiro Serie A · 2020-21
EC Bahia
1 – 0
Full Time
Botafogo FR
Sun 8 Nov 2020 · 21:15 UTC Estadio Governador Roberto Santos HT 45+5' · FT 45+11'
Y 17' Matheus Babi
Gregore 32' Y
Elias 62' Y
Y 84' Bruno Nazario
Y 90' Marcelo Conceicao

Overview

Match Preview

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

Match Details

  • Referee Wagner Reway
  • Referee Fabricio Vilarinho Da Silva
  • Referee Leone Carvalho
  • Referee Jefferson Ferreira de Moraes
  • Referee Edvalter Marinho dos Santos

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
3
4
EC Bahia 13 games · Avg 2.4 goals Botafogo FR
Last 5 meetings
2020-11-08 EC Bahia 1–0 Botafogo FR 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

Recent Form

EC Bahia
DateOpponentH/A ScoreResult
08 Nov Botafogo FR H 1–0 W
01 Nov Santos FC A 1–3 L
19 Oct CA Mineiro H 3–1 W
16 Oct Goiás EC A 1–1 D
11 Oct Fluminense FC A 0–1 L
07 Oct CR Vasco da Gama H 3–0 W
Botafogo FR
DateOpponentH/A ScoreResult
08 Nov EC Bahia A 0–1 L
31 Oct Ceará SC H 2–2 D
19 Oct Goiás EC H 0–0 D
14 Oct Gremio FBPA A 1–3 L
11 Oct SC Recife A 2–1 W
08 Oct SE Palmeiras H 2–1 W

Season Stats

EC Bahia Botafogo FR
#6 Position #11
53 Points 42
34 Played 34
14 / 11 / 9 W / D / L 11 / 9 / 14
50 Scored 46
45 Conceded 53
+5 GD -7
1.56 PPG 1.24
41% Win % 32%

Key Stats

46% Both Teams to Score
H2H (13 games)
54% Over 2.5 Goals
H2H history
32% Clean Sheets
EC Bahia this season
21% Clean Sheets
Botafogo FR this season

EC Bahia are 6th (53 pts). Botafogo FR are 11th (42 pts).

Goal Timing (This Season)

EC Bahia
0-15
5/3
16-30
4/6
31-45
10/7
46-60
3/2
61-75
5/7
76+
9/6
■ Scored ■ Conceded
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

Top Scorers (This Season)

EC Bahia
Luciano Juba 11 G 2 A
Jean Lucas 4 G 4 A
Erick 4 G
Everaldo 4 G
Willian Jose 3 G 1 A
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

Events

Match Events

  • 0' Here we go! The referee blows the whistle and EC Bahia launch into their encounter with Botafogo FR.
  • 5' Kevin, a Brazil , has 0 bookings this season and will need to keep his discipline tonight.
  • 10' EC Bahia currently sit in the Array table. A result here could be decisive in the race for the top positions.
  • 15' The whistle greets Guilherme Santos as he departs to be replaced by Davi Araujo.
  • 17' The referee does not hesitate — a Yellow card for Matheus Babi on 17 minutes.
  • 22' Gregore is putting in a real shift tonight. He has covered more ground than anyone else for Botafogo FR so far.
  • 27' Spectators are craving for more action. Both teams play very cautiously. They need to put some more energy.
  • 32' Controversy at the stadium! Gregore argues furiously but the Yellow card stands.
  • 37' The 30-year-old Daniel has been sensational this season — 0 goals and 0 assists is a remarkable return.
  • 42' The midfield battle is intense right now. Both EC Bahia and Botafogo FR are fighting for every inch of the pitch.
  • 44' Clinical. Composed. Brilliant. Fessin makes it 1-0.
  • 49' EC Bahia seems to be on a short break. The game is mainly concentrated in the center. It’s high time they got back to action. Otherwise, it looks like a goalless game.
  • 54' Not even hints on scoring a goal over the last 54 minutes.
  • 59' Ze Welison has been one of the livelier players on the pitch with 0 goals to his name this season.
  • 61' Gilberto is ready to make an impact after coming on for Daniel at the 61 minute mark.
  • 62' Elias is having his name booked by the referee on 62.
  • 67' Botafogo FR are keeping things exceptionally tight at the back. It will take something special to break them down.
  • 68' Fresh legs for EC Bahia! Marco Antonio comes on to replace Elber.
  • 70' Another change for Botafogo FR made on 70 minute. Ze Welison leaves to be changed by Luiz Otavio.
  • 71' Another substitution for Botafogo FR to replace Kelvin by Salomon Kalou on 71 minute.
  • 76' A moment of individual brilliance could settle this. Both teams are waiting for that decisive action.
  • 77' Fresh legs for EC Bahia! Alesson comes on to replace Fessin.
  • 81' Botafogo FR ring the changes. Davi Araujo has done his job and it is now time for Eber Bessa to step up.
  • 82' Time for substitution for Botafogo FR. Davi Araujo is replaced by Eber Bessa.
  • 84' That looks like a foul for a Yellow card for Bruno Nazario.
  • 89' While there is no rush on the pitch, let’s have a look at some stats. Elias made 489 appearances and scored 10 goals. He is very likely to score a goal today.
  • 90' Controversy at the stadium! Marcelo Conceicao argues furiously but the Yellow card stands.
  • Another three points for EC Bahia.

Lineups

EC Bahia Lineups

Starting XI

Bench

Coach Mano Menezes

Botafogo FR Lineups

Starting XI

Bench

H2H

H2H Top Scorers

PlayerGoals
Vitor Jacare 2
Diego Costa 2
Kieza 2
Elber 2
Jeffinho 2
Kieza 2
Fessin 1
Agustin Allione 1

Head to Head

2020-11-08 EC Bahia 1–0 Botafogo FR 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

EC Bahia Form

2020-11-08 EC Bahia 1–0 Botafogo FR W 2020-11-01 Santos FC 3–1 EC Bahia L 2020-10-19 EC Bahia 3–1 CA Mineiro W 2020-10-16 Goiás EC 1–1 EC Bahia D 2020-10-11 Fluminense FC 1–0 EC Bahia L 2020-10-07 EC Bahia 3–0 CR Vasco da Gama W

Botafogo FR Form

2020-11-08 EC Bahia 1–0 Botafogo FR L 2020-10-31 Botafogo FR 2–2 Ceará SC D 2020-10-19 Botafogo FR 0–0 Goiás EC D 2020-10-14 Gremio FBPA 3–1 Botafogo FR L 2020-10-11 SC Recife 1–2 Botafogo FR W 2020-10-08 Botafogo FR 2–1 SE Palmeiras W

Predictions

Prediction accuracy
2 / 4
1.9 EC Bahia xG
Expected Goals
Dixon-Coles · Bivariate Poisson · Neg. Binomial · Elo
0.98 Botafogo FR xG
I would bet for: EC Bahia to win 58%

Match Result

✓ Correct
EC Bahia58% Draw23% Botafogo FR19%
Actual: EC Bahia win

Both Teams to Score

✗ Wrong
Yes54% 0% No46%
Avg goals/match: 2.88
Actual: No — clean sheet

Over / Under Goals

✗ O/U 2.5
Line Over Under
± 0.5 93%
7%
± 1.5 78%
22%
± 2.5 54%
46%
± 3.5 33%
67%
± 4.5 17%
83%

Double Chance

EC Bahia or Draw
82%
Draw or Botafogo FR
42%
EC Bahia or Botafogo FR
77%

Half-Time Result

✓ Correct
EC Bahia41% Draw44% Botafogo FR15%
Actual: Draw at HT

Correct Score

✓ In top 12
1 – 1
11.3%
1 – 0
Actual
2 – 0
9.9%
2 – 1
9.6%
0 – 0
7.4%
3 – 0
6.1%
3 – 1
6.1%
1 – 2
4.9%
2 – 2
4.7%
0 – 1
4.7%
3 – 2
3.1%
4 – 1
2.9%

Asian Handicap — EC Bahia

Handicap EC Bahia covers Push Botafogo FR covers
-2.5 16% — 84%
-2 16% 18% 66%
-1.5 34% — 66%
-1 34% 23% 43%
-0.5 57% — 43%
+0.5 82% — 18%
+1 82% 12% 7%
+1.5 93% — 7%
+2 93% 5% 2%
+2.5 98% — 2%

Clean Sheet

EC Bahia keeps clean sheet
38% ✗
Botafogo FR keeps clean sheet
16% ✓

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