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Gremio FBPA vs Botafogo FR, 2018

Campeonato Brasileiro Serie A · 2018
Sat 1 Sep 2018 · 19:00 UTC HT 45' · FT 45'

Overview

Match Preview

Gremio FBPA vs Botafogo FR — Serie A .

Match Details

  • Referee Alessandro Alvaro Rocha de Matos
  • Referee Fabricio Baseggio
  • Referee Jailson Macedo Freitas
  • Referee Elicarlos Franco de Oliveira

Head-to-Head

7
2
4
Gremio FBPA 13 games · Avg 3.8 goals Botafogo FR

Recent Form

DateOpponentH/A ScoreResult
01 Sep Botafogo FR H 4–0 W
25 Aug CA Paranaense A 1–2 L
23 Aug Cruzeiro EC H 1–1 D
18 Aug SC Corinthians Paulista A 1–0 W
12 Aug EC Vitoria H 4–0 W
04 Aug CR Flamengo H 2–0 W
DateOpponentH/A ScoreResult
01 Sep Gremio FBPA A 0–4 L
26 Aug SC Recife H 2–0 W
23 Aug SE Palmeiras A 0–2 L
19 Aug CA Mineiro H 0–3 L
12 Aug Parana Clube A 1–1 D
04 Aug Santos FC H 0–0 D

Season Stats

Gremio FBPA Botafogo FR
#16 Position #9
21 Points 25
19 Played 18
5 / 6 / 8 W / D / L 7 / 4 / 7
21 Scored 33
25 Conceded 32
-4 GD +1
1.11 PPG 1.39
26% Win % 39%

Key Stats

62% Both Teams to Score
H2H (13 games)
69% Over 2.5 Goals
H2H history
37% Clean Sheets
Gremio FBPA this season
11% Clean Sheets
Botafogo FR this season

Gremio FBPA are 16th (21 pts). Botafogo FR are 9th (25 pts).

Goal Timing (This Season)

Gremio FBPA
0-15
/
16-30
/1
31-45
2/3
46-60
2/2
61-75
2/3
76+
1/
■ Scored ■ Conceded
Botafogo FR
0-15
5/2
16-30
1/2
31-45
2/2
46-60
2/2
61-75
4/3
76+
5/3
■ Scored ■ Conceded

Top Scorers (This Season)

Gremio FBPA
Carlos Vinicius 9 G
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

Events

Match Events

  • 0' What a night it is going to be! Grêmio FBPA welcome Botafogo FR for this crunch clash at .
  • 5' Brazil international Marcinho has been a key figure this campaign — 0 goals and 0 assists in the Array this season.
  • 10' will be watching from the dugout nervously. His Grêmio FBPA side need to improve if they are to claim all three points.
  • 15' Not even hints on scoring a goal over the last 15 minutes.
  • 20' Matchday of the Array and both teams know exactly what is at stake tonight.
  • 25' We are waiting for someone to take the initiative. Who will be the first to commit to attack?
  • 30' Moises is putting in a real shift tonight. He has covered more ground than anyone else for Botafogo FR so far.
  • 35' While there is no rush on the pitch, let’s have a look at some stats. Everton made 326 appearances and scored 54 goals. He is very likely to score a goal today.
  • 40' Jael needs to be pretty careful with his discipline considering 0 Yellow cards this season.
  • 45' Botafogo FR have won 352 goals from 341 games. They will be desperate to add to that tally today.
  • 50' Botafogo FR fans have not had much to celebrate tonight. Their side is struggling to get forward.
  • 55' Saulo has been relatively quiet despite scoring 0 goals in his last 341 appearances.
  • 60' The travelling Botafogo FR supporters hardly appreciate their team being pressed down to the backline.
  • 65' Botafogo FR come into this ranked in Array. They desperately need points to push themselves up the standings.
  • 70' A tactical chess match is unfolding here. The question is which manager blinks first.
  • 75' Brenner has been disciplined this evening — perhaps mindful of those 0 cards already picked up this season.
  • 80' Grêmio FBPA looks like a favorite considering 1 games won in last 1 matches with its main striker scoring 0 goals.
  • 85' Yago Fernando has certainly something to prove this evening. He made 21 appearances with only 0 goals this season.
  • 90' Grêmio FBPA currently sit in the Array table. A result here could be decisive in the race for the top positions.
  • Both sets of fans can go home satisfied — a 4-0 draw is a fair result on the day.

Predictions

Prediction accuracy
3 / 4
2.23 Gremio FBPA xG
Expected Goals
Dixon-Coles · Bivariate Poisson · Neg. Binomial · Elo
1.16 Botafogo FR xG
I would bet for: Over 2.5 goals 65% + Both teams to score 61%

Match Result

✓ Correct
Gremio FBPA60% Draw22% Botafogo FR18%
Actual: Gremio FBPA win

Both Teams to Score

✗ Wrong
Yes61% 0% No39%
Avg goals/match: 3.39
Actual: No — clean sheet

Over / Under Goals

✓ O/U 2.5
Line Over Under
± 0.5 95%
5%
± 1.5 85%
15%
± 2.5 65%
35%
± 3.5 43%
57%
± 4.5 26%
74%

Double Chance

Gremio FBPA or Draw
81%
Draw or Botafogo FR
40%
Gremio FBPA or Botafogo FR
78%

Half-Time Result

✓ Correct
Gremio FBPA44% Draw39% Botafogo FR17%
Actual: Gremio FBPA win at HT

Correct Score

✓ In top 12
1 – 1
9.5%
2 – 1
9.4%
2 – 0
8.4%
1 – 0
7.1%
3 – 1
6.9%
3 – 0
6.1%
2 – 2
5.4%
1 – 2
4.9%
0 – 0
4.8%
3 – 2
4%
4 – 1
3.9%
4 – 0
Actual

Asian Handicap — Gremio FBPA

Handicap Gremio FBPA covers Push Botafogo FR covers
-2.5 21% 79%
-2 21% 18% 61%
-1.5 39% 61%
-1 39% 22% 40%
-0.5 60% 40%
+0.5 82% 18%
+1 82% 11% 7%
+1.5 93% 7%
+2 93% 5% 2%
+2.5 98% 2%

Clean Sheet

Gremio FBPA keeps clean sheet
32%
Botafogo FR keeps clean sheet
12%

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