📏 Form Guide

Atlético Mineiro

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Atlético Mineiro will be hoping to return to winning ways here after a 2-0 Serie A defeat in their last game at the hands of Santos.

In that game, Atlético Mineiro managed 63% possession and 16 shots on goal with 4 of them on target. On the other side, Santos had 11 attempts on goal with 5 of them on target. Zé Ivaldo (24') and Álvaro Barreal (27') scored for Santos.

Cuca Stival's Atlético Mineiro have hit the target a sum total of 11 times in their last 6 outings. The corresponding number of goals that have been scored against them in those same fixtures is 5.

A look at their previous results shows us that Atlético Mineiro:

• haven't beaten Botafogo in their last 2 league matches.
• are undefeated in their last 3 league matches at home.
• have not won at home in their last 2 matches in the league.

Botafogo

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In their previous game, Botafogo drew 2-2 in the Serie A match with São Paulo.

In that match, Botafogo had 57% possession and 22 attempts at goal with 8 on target. For Botafogo, the scorers were Jefferson Savarino (24') and Igor Jesus (84'). São Paulo got 14 attempts at goal with 4 of them on target. Ferreira (21') and André Silva (45') scored for São Paulo.

The trend of at least one team not managing to score in games featuring Botafogo has been evident of late. Examining their last 6 meetings reveals that this has occurred 5 times. In these clashes, their opponents have hit a goal tally of 4 while Botafogo have scored 6.

Taking a look at their past results, Botafogo:

• haven't beaten Atlético Mineiro in away games against them for the last 2 league games.
• have not won away from home in their last 2 league games.

🤜🤛 Head to head

Inspecting their prior head to head clashes dating back to 07/11/2022 tells us that Atlético Mineiro have won 1 of them & Botafogo 4, with the number of drawn matches standing at 1.

An aggregate of 12 goals were scored between them throughout the course of those matches, with 2 for Galo and 10 created by Fogão. This gives an average number of goals per game equal to 2.

📰 Team News: Atlético Mineiro

Cadu (Torn knee ligaments), Patrick (ankle sprain), Brahian Palacios (Hamstring injury), Júnior Santos (Thigh problems), Alan Franco (Inner ligament stretch of the knee), Guilherme Arana (Thigh problems) and Igor Rabello (Hamstring injury) won’t be able to feature for Atlético Mineiro boss Cuca Stival.

ℹ️ Team News: Botafogo

Botafogo boss Renato Paiva has to choose a team with limited availability. Nathan Fernandes (Thigh problems), Bastos (Knee injury) and Marçal (Fitness) will not be playing here.

🧠 Prediction

We’re thinking that Botafogo might well have a job on their hands to break down this Atlético Mineiro team who will likely be able to grind out a win.

We’re therefore seeing a good battle with a 1-0 win for Atlético Mineiro when all is said and done.

We’re expecting it to be that close.

Peter Guest, 18:12 20/04/2025