São Paulo FC vs Botafogo FR, Serie A 2023 REGULAR SEASON

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Campeonato Brasileiro Serie A · 2023

São Paulo FC

0 – 0

Full Time

Botafogo FR

Sat 19 Aug 2023 · 19:00 UTC HT 45' · FT 45'

Y 2' Leonel Di Placido

Luciano 50' Y

Welington 53' Y

Y 61' Tche Tche

Y 62' Tche Tche

Diego Costa 90' Y

Rafinha 91' Y

Overview

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São Paulo FC vs Botafogo FR — Serie A .

São Paulo FC 34 games · 44 pts (2026/26)
Botafogo FR 34 games · 42 pts (2026/26)

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

São Paulo FC 20 games · Avg 3.1 goals Botafogo FR

Last 5 meetings

2023-08-19 São Paulo FC 0–0 Botafogo FR 2023-04-15 Botafogo FR 2–1 São Paulo FC 2022-10-09 São Paulo FC 0–1 Botafogo FR 2022-06-16 Botafogo FR 1–0 São Paulo FC 2021-02-22 Botafogo FR 1–0 São Paulo FC

Recent Form

São Paulo FC

Date	Opponent	H/A	Score	Result
19 Aug	Botafogo FR	H	0–0	D
13 Aug	CR Flamengo	A	1–1	D
06 Aug	CA Mineiro	H	0–2	L
30 Jul	EC Bahia	H	0–0	D
22 Jul	Cuiabá EC	A	1–2	L
16 Jul	Santos FC	H	4–1	W

Botafogo FR

Date	Opponent	H/A	Score	Result
19 Aug	São Paulo FC	A	0–0	D
13 Aug	SC Internacional	H	3–1	W
06 Aug	Cruzeiro EC	A	0–0	D
30 Jul	Coritiba FBC	H	4–1	W
23 Jul	Santos FC	A	2–2	D
16 Jul	RB Bragantino	H	2–0	W

Season Stats

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

Key Stats

55% Both Teams to Score
H2H (20 games)

55% Over 2.5 Goals
H2H history

26% Clean Sheets
São Paulo FC this season

21% Clean Sheets
Botafogo FR this season

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

Goal Timing (This Season)

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

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)

São Paulo FC

Jonathan Calleri	10 G	2 A
Luciano	9 G	1 A
Artur Guimaraes	4 G	1 A
Ferreira	4 G

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' Temperatures are rising at as Sao Paulo FC face off against Botafogo FR in what promises to be a fascinating contest.
2' It’s gonna be a Yellow card for Leonel Di Placido.
7' A quiet spell here at . Sao Paulo FC seem content sitting deep and soaking up pressure.
10' A tactical swap from Sao Paulo FC — Luan on, Pablo Maia off on 10 minutes.
15' While there is no rush on the pitch, let’s have a look at some stats. Carlos Eduardo made 358 appearances and scored 18 goals. He is very likely to score a goal today.
20' Jandrei is a natural and has been asked to do a very specific job for Sao Paulo FC tonight.
25' We miss some good tackles and strikes. Is there anyone on the field to put the game back to action?
30' While players are taking a pause, let’s have a look at their stats. The teams met 1 times this season with Botafogo FR winning 0% of all matches.
35' Players seem to put ease on their energy level Spectators hardly appreciate such approach. Teams need to speed up the tempo.
40' Welington has certainly something to prove this evening. He made 34 appearances with only 2 goals this season.
43' Time for substitution for Botafogo FR. Marcal is replaced by Hugo Flahaut.
46' A tactical swap from Sao Paulo FC — Lucas Moura on, James Rodriguez off on 46 minutes.
50' A moment of madness from Luciano on 50 minutes earns him a Yellow card. Sao Paulo FC will be frustrated.
53' Welington picks up a Yellow card and will need to be extremely careful for the remainder of this match.
58' Botafogo FR are keeping things exceptionally tight at the back. It will take something special to break them down.
61' Tche Tche was booked on 61.
62' Tche Tche is having his name booked by the referee on 62.
62' It is a substitution in Sao Paulo FC team. Juan Santos is replaced by Jonathan Calleri on 62 minute.
64' The Botafogo FR manager makes a substitution. Leonel Di Placido departs to be replaced by Joao Pedro Galvao.
67' Botafogo FR make a change. Luis Henrique trudges off to be replaced by Matias Segovia on 67 minutes.
72' We are waiting for someone to take the initiative. Who will be the first to commit to attack?
73' Junior Santos has so much to prove this time. He replaces Joao Victor on 73 minute.
78' The tempo has dropped considerably in the last few minutes. Bruno Nascimento will be considering his options from the bench.
83' Sao Paulo FC ring the changes. Luciano has done his job and it is now time for Rodrigo Huendra to step up.
84' Another substitution for Sao Paulo FC to replace Gabriel Neves by Alexandre Pato on 84 minute.
89' Brazil international Joao Victor has been a key figure this campaign — 0 goals and 1 assists in the Array this season.
90' Controversy at the stadium! Diego Costa argues furiously but the Yellow card stands.
Both sets of fans can go home satisfied — a 0-0 draw is a fair result on the day.

Lineups

São Paulo FC Lineups

Starting XI

Bench

Coach Dorival Júnior

Botafogo FR Lineups

Starting XI

34
Adryelson
12
Lucas Perri
21
Marcal ↓ Hugo Flahaut 43'
6
Tche Tche
24
Leonel Di Placido ↓ Joao Pedro Galvao 64'
15
Victor Cuesta
7
Joao Victor ↓ Junior Santos 73'
11
Luis Henrique ↓ Matias Segovia 67'
17
Marlon Freitas
33
Carlos Eduardo
39
Janderson Costa

Bench

Coach Bruno Nascimento

H2H

H2H Top Scorers

Player	Goals
Tiquinho Soares	4
Diego Souza	2
Ferreira	2
Hernanes	2
Brenner	2
Diego Souza	2
Jefferson Savarino	2
Kayque	2

Head to Head

São Paulo FC Form

2023-08-19 São Paulo FC 0–0 Botafogo FR D 2023-08-13 CR Flamengo 1–1 São Paulo FC D 2023-08-06 São Paulo FC 0–2 CA Mineiro L 2023-07-30 São Paulo FC 0–0 EC Bahia D 2023-07-22 Cuiabá EC 2–1 São Paulo FC L 2023-07-16 São Paulo FC 4–1 Santos FC W

Botafogo FR Form

2023-08-19 São Paulo FC 0–0 Botafogo FR D 2023-08-13 Botafogo FR 3–1 SC Internacional W 2023-08-06 Cruzeiro EC 0–0 Botafogo FR D 2023-07-30 Botafogo FR 4–1 Coritiba FBC W 2023-07-23 Santos FC 2–2 Botafogo FR D 2023-07-16 Botafogo FR 2–0 RB Bragantino W

Predictions

Prediction accuracy

3 / 4

0.99 São Paulo FC xG

Expected Goals

Dixon-Coles · Bivariate Poisson · Neg. Binomial · Elo

0.94 Botafogo FR xG

I would bet for: Under 2.5 goals 69% + São Paulo FC or Botafogo FR 67%

Match Result

✗ Wrong

São Paulo FC33% Draw33% Botafogo FR34%

Actual: Draw

Both Teams to Score

✓ Correct

Yes40% 0% No60%

Avg goals/match: 1.93

Actual: No — clean sheet

Over / Under Goals

✓ O/U 2.5

Line	Over	Under
± 0.5	83%	17%
± 1.5	58%	42%
± 2.5	31%	69%
± 3.5	14%	86%
± 4.5	5%	95%

Double Chance

São Paulo FC or Draw

67%

Draw or Botafogo FR

67%

São Paulo FC or Botafogo FR

67%

Half-Time Result

✓ Correct

São Paulo FC23% Draw56% Botafogo FR21%

Actual: Draw at HT

Correct Score

✓ In top 12

0 – 0

Actual

1 – 1

14.5%

1 – 0

12.9%

0 – 1

12.2%

2 – 0

6.8%

2 – 1

6.6%

1 – 2

6.2%

0 – 2

6.1%

2 – 2

3.2%

3 – 1

2.2%

3 – 0

2.2%

1 – 3

Asian Handicap — São Paulo FC

Handicap	São Paulo FC covers	Push	Botafogo FR covers
-2.5	4%	—	96%
-2	4%	9%	87%
-1.5	13%	—	87%
-1	13%	21%	66%
-0.5	34%	—	66%
+0.5	69%	—	31%
+1	69%	20%	12%
+1.5	88%	—	12%
+2	88%	8%	3%
+2.5	97%	—	3%

Clean Sheet

São Paulo FC keeps clean sheet

39% ✗

Botafogo FR keeps clean sheet

38% ✗

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