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SC Internacional vs Botafogo FR, Serie A 2020-21 REGULAR SEASON

Campeonato Brasileiro Serie A · 2020-21
SC Internacional
2 – 1
Full Time
Botafogo FR
Sat 12 Dec 2020 · 22:00 UTC Estadio Jose Pinheiro Borba HT 45+4' · FT 45+10'
Rodinei 33' Y
Y 38' Diego Cavalieri
Y 41' Rhuan
Edenilson 55' Y
Y 57' Bruno Nazario
Y 69' Kanu
Y 79' Victor Luis
Caio 84' Y
Rodrigo Dourado 90' Y

Overview

Match Preview

SC Internacional vs Botafogo FR — Serie A at Estadio Jose Pinheiro Borba.

Match Details

  • Referee Caio Max Augusto Vieira
  • Referee Jean Marcio dos Santos
  • Referee Vinicius Melo de Lima
  • Referee Jonathan Benkenstein Pinheiro

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

8
1
6
SC Internacional 15 games · Avg 2.7 goals Botafogo FR
Last 5 meetings
2020-12-12 SC Internacional 2–1 Botafogo FR 2020-08-29 Botafogo FR 0–2 SC Internacional 2019-11-30 Botafogo FR 0–1 SC Internacional 2019-09-01 SC Internacional 3–2 Botafogo FR 2018-11-18 Botafogo FR 1–0 SC Internacional

Recent Form

SC Internacional
DateOpponentH/A ScoreResult
12 Dec Botafogo FR H 2–1 W
06 Dec CA Mineiro A 2–2 D
29 Nov AC Goianiense A 0–0 D
22 Nov Fluminense FC H 1–2 L
14 Nov Santos FC A 0–2 L
08 Nov Coritiba FBC H 2–2 D
Botafogo FR
DateOpponentH/A ScoreResult
12 Dec SC Internacional A 1–2 L
10 Dec Sao Paulo FC A 0–4 L
05 Dec CR Flamengo H 0–1 L
26 Nov CA Mineiro A 1–2 L
22 Nov Fortaleza EC H 1–2 L
16 Nov RB Bragantino H 1–2 L

Season Stats

SC Internacional Botafogo FR
#15 Position #10
23 Points 30
22 Played 21
5 / 8 / 9 W / D / L 8 / 6 / 7
23 Scored 35
27 Conceded 33
-4 GD +2
1.05 PPG 1.43
23% Win % 38%

Key Stats

40% Both Teams to Score
H2H (15 games)
53% Over 2.5 Goals
H2H history
27% Clean Sheets
SC Internacional this season
19% Clean Sheets
Botafogo FR this season

SC Internacional are 15th (23 pts). Botafogo FR are 10th (30 pts).

Goal Timing (This Season)

SC Internacional
0-15
–/1
16-30
4/3
31-45
1/2
46-60
2/2
61-75
4/2
76+
4/5
■ Scored ■ Conceded
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

Top Scorers (This Season)

SC Internacional
Johan Carbonero 5 G 3 A
Alexandro Bernabei 4 G 1 A
Alan Patrick 3 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' The match kicks off with home fans waiting with anticipation for SC Internacional to score. At the same time, Botafogo FR does not seem to pull back! Let’s get it on!
  • 5' The tempo has dropped considerably in the last few minutes. Abel Braga will be considering his options from the bench.
  • 10' The clock is ticking and both teams know a goal could change everything at this point.
  • 15' The referee is likely to let players tackle, as he already missed some meaty challenges during opening seconds. He is still to establish what should not be done by the players and what is acceptable on the pitch. It’s going to be a tough game for Rhuan suffering a number of foals already.
  • 20' It is a cagey affair so far. SC Internacional in their trying to find a way past Botafogo FR's compact .
  • 25' Botafogo FR is showing some good football. However, Botafogo FR are ready to play back every minute. It might result in some problems for the home side. The game will hardly remain goalless.
  • 28' Pedro Raul is having a superb {COMPETITION} campaign — that is 0 goals this season for the .
  • 33' That is a Yellow card for SC Internacional. Rodinei will be fuming at that decision.
  • 36' GOAL! Patrick fires home to make it 1-1!
  • 38' Diego Cavalieri was booked on 38.
  • 41' Rhuan has been a danger all night but risks an early exit having now seen a Yellow card on 41.
  • 46' Fresh legs for SC Internacional! Rodrigo Dourado comes on to replace Rodrigo Lindoso.
  • 51' SC Internacional have won 459 goals from 333 games. They will be desperate to add to that tally today.
  • 55' That looks like a foul for a Yellow card for Edenilson.
  • 57' Bruno Nazario catches the referee's attention in entirely the wrong way. Yellow card on 57.
  • 59' The SC Internacional bench stirs into life. Marcos Guilherme is withdrawn and Caio gets his opportunity.
  • 64' Fresh legs for Botafogo FR! Eber Bessa comes on to replace Bruno Nazario.
  • 67' What a strike from Yuri Alberto! The score is 2-1.
  • 69' Controversy at the stadium! Kanu argues furiously but the Yellow card stands.
  • 73' The SC Internacional bench stirs into life. Patrick is withdrawn and Andres D'Alessandro gets his opportunity.
  • 77' The Botafogo FR bench stirs into life. Ze Welison is withdrawn and Matheus Babi gets his opportunity.
  • 78' Another change for Botafogo FR made on 78 minute. Warley leaves to be changed by Rhuan.
  • 79' Victor Luis was booked on 79.
  • 84' Controversy at the stadium! Caio argues furiously but the Yellow card stands.
  • 86' Another substitution for SC Internacional to replace Yuri Alberto by Peglow on 86 minute.
  • 90' That looks like a foul for a Yellow card for Rodrigo Dourado.
  • 90' The crowd applauds Pedro Raul as he leaves the pitch. Salomon Kalou steps in for Botafogo FR.
  • Game over. The scoreline of 2-1 tells the full story of an entertaining encounter.

Lineups

SC Internacional Lineups

Starting XI

Bench

Coach Abel Braga

Botafogo FR Lineups

Starting XI

Bench

H2H

H2H Top Scorers

PlayerGoals
Edenilson 4
Alan Patrick 2
William Pottker 2
William Pottker 2
Janderson Costa 2
Nicolas Lopez 1
Alex Telles 1
Gabriel Mercado 1

Head to Head

2020-12-12 SC Internacional 2–1 Botafogo FR 2020-08-29 Botafogo FR 0–2 SC Internacional 2019-11-30 Botafogo FR 0–1 SC Internacional 2019-09-01 SC Internacional 3–2 Botafogo FR 2018-11-18 Botafogo FR 1–0 SC Internacional

SC Internacional Form

2020-12-12 SC Internacional 2–1 Botafogo FR W 2020-12-06 CA Mineiro 2–2 SC Internacional D 2020-11-29 AC Goianiense 0–0 SC Internacional D 2020-11-22 SC Internacional 1–2 Fluminense FC L 2020-11-14 Santos FC 2–0 SC Internacional L 2020-11-08 SC Internacional 2–2 Coritiba FBC D

Botafogo FR Form

2020-12-12 SC Internacional 2–1 Botafogo FR L 2020-12-10 Sao Paulo FC 4–0 Botafogo FR L 2020-12-05 Botafogo FR 0–1 CR Flamengo L 2020-11-26 CA Mineiro 2–1 Botafogo FR L 2020-11-22 Botafogo FR 1–2 Fortaleza EC L 2020-11-16 Botafogo FR 1–2 RB Bragantino L

Predictions

Prediction accuracy
4 / 4
1.76 SC Internacional xG
Expected Goals
Dixon-Coles · Bivariate Poisson · Neg. Binomial · Elo
1.27 Botafogo FR xG
I would bet for: Both teams to score 60% + Over 2.5 goals 57%

Match Result

✓ Correct
SC Internacional53% Draw24% Botafogo FR23%
Actual: SC Internacional win

Both Teams to Score

✓ Correct
Yes60% 0% No40%
Avg goals/match: 3.03
Actual: Yes — both scored

Over / Under Goals

✓ O/U 2.5
Line Over Under
± 0.5 93%
7%
± 1.5 80%
20%
± 2.5 57%
43%
± 3.5 36%
64%
± 4.5 19%
81%

Double Chance

SC Internacional or Draw
77%
Draw or Botafogo FR
47%
SC Internacional or Botafogo FR
76%

Half-Time Result

✓ Correct
SC Internacional35% Draw44% Botafogo FR21%
Actual: Draw at HT

Correct Score

✓ In top 12
1 – 1
11.7%
2 – 1
Actual
1 – 0
7.7%
2 – 0
7.4%
1 – 2
6.6%
0 – 0
6.6%
2 – 2
5.8%
3 – 1
5.3%
0 – 1
5.3%
3 – 0
4.2%
0 – 2
3.9%
3 – 2
3.5%

Asian Handicap — SC Internacional

Handicap SC Internacional covers Push Botafogo FR covers
-2.5 12% — 88%
-2 12% 15% 74%
-1.5 26% — 74%
-1 26% 21% 53%
-0.5 47% — 53%
+0.5 73% — 27%
+1 73% 15% 12%
+1.5 88% — 12%
+2 88% 8% 4%
+2.5 96% — 4%

Clean Sheet

SC Internacional keeps clean sheet
29% ✓
Botafogo FR keeps clean sheet
18% ✓

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