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Sao Paulo FC vs Botafogo FR, 2018

Campeonato Brasileiro da Serie A · 2018
Sao Paulo FC
3 – 2
Full Time
Botafogo FR
Thu 31 May 2018 · 00:00 UTC HT 45' · FT 45'

Overview

Match Preview

Sao Paulo FC vs Botafogo FR — Serie A .

Head-to-Head

7
7
6
Sao Paulo FC 20 games · Avg 3.1 goals Botafogo FR
Last 5 meetings
2018-05-31 Sao Paulo FC 3–2 Botafogo FR 2018-05-31 Sao Paulo FC 3–2 Botafogo FR 2017-11-19 Sao Paulo FC 0–0 Botafogo FR 2017-07-29 Botafogo FR 3–4 Sao Paulo FC

Recent Form

Sao Paulo FC
DateOpponentH/A ScoreResult
31 May Botafogo FR H 3–2 W
31 May Botafogo FR H 3–2 W
28 May America FC A 3–1 W
27 May America FC A 3–1 W
20 May Santos FC H 1–0 W
20 May Santos FC H 1–0 W
Botafogo FR
DateOpponentH/A ScoreResult
31 May Sao Paulo FC A 2–3 L
31 May Sao Paulo FC A 2–3 L
27 May EC Vitoria H 1–1 D
27 May EC Vitoria H 1–1 D
20 May America FC A 0–1 L
20 May America FC A 0–1 L

Key Stats

55% Both Teams to Score
H2H (20 games)
55% Over 2.5 Goals
H2H history

Events

Match Events

  • 0' Sao Paulo FC have kicked off against Botafogo FR. Both sides are eager to make an early statement.
  • The referee blows the final whistle. Sensational lose for Botafogo FR.

Lineups

Sao Paulo FC Lineups

Botafogo FR Lineups

H2H

H2H Top Scorers

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

Head to Head

2018-05-31 Sao Paulo FC 3–2 Botafogo FR 2018-05-31 Sao Paulo FC 3–2 Botafogo FR 2017-11-19 Sao Paulo FC 0–0 Botafogo FR 2017-07-29 Botafogo FR 3–4 Sao Paulo FC

Sao Paulo FC Form

2018-05-31 Sao Paulo FC 3–2 Botafogo FR W 2018-05-31 Sao Paulo FC 3–2 Botafogo FR W 2018-05-27 America FC 1–3 Sao Paulo FC W 2018-05-27 America FC 1–3 Sao Paulo FC W 2018-05-20 Sao Paulo FC 1–0 Santos FC W 2018-05-20 Sao Paulo FC 1–0 Santos FC W

Botafogo FR Form

2018-05-31 Sao Paulo FC 3–2 Botafogo FR L 2018-05-31 Sao Paulo FC 3–2 Botafogo FR L 2018-05-27 Botafogo FR 1–1 EC Vitoria D 2018-05-27 Botafogo FR 1–1 EC Vitoria D 2018-05-20 America FC 1–0 Botafogo FR L 2018-05-20 America FC 1–0 Botafogo FR L

Predictions

Prediction accuracy
3 / 3
1.88 Sao Paulo FC xG
Expected Goals
Dixon-Coles · Bivariate Poisson · Neg. Binomial · Elo
1.29 Botafogo FR xG
I would bet for: Both teams to score 61% + Over 2.5 goals 60%

Match Result

✓ Correct
Sao Paulo FC56% Draw23% Botafogo FR21%
Actual: Sao Paulo FC win

Both Teams to Score

✓ Correct
Yes61% 0% No39%
Avg goals/match: 3.17
Actual: Yes — both scored

Over / Under Goals

✓ O/U 2.5
Line Over Under
± 0.5 94%
6%
± 1.5 82%
18%
± 2.5 60%
40%
± 3.5 39%
61%
± 4.5 22%
78%

Double Chance

Sao Paulo FC or Draw
78%
Draw or Botafogo FR
44%
Sao Paulo FC or Botafogo FR
77%

Half-Time Result

Sao Paulo FC37% Draw42% Botafogo FR21%

Correct Score

✓ In top 12
1 – 1
11.1%
2 – 1
9.2%
2 – 0
7.4%
1 – 0
7.2%
1 – 2
6.3%
2 – 2
5.9%
0 – 0
5.8%
3 – 1
5.8%
0 – 1
4.7%
3 – 0
4.5%
3 – 2
Actual
0 – 2
3.5%

Asian Handicap — Sao Paulo FC

Handicap Sao Paulo FC covers Push Botafogo FR covers
-2.5 13% — 87%
-2 13% 15% 71%
-1.5 29% — 71%
-1 29% 21% 50%
-0.5 50% — 50%
+0.5 75% — 25%
+1 75% 14% 11%
+1.5 89% — 11%
+2 89% 7% 4%
+2.5 96% — 4%

Clean Sheet

Sao Paulo FC keeps clean sheet
28% ✓
Botafogo FR keeps clean sheet
16% ✓

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