Botafogo-SP will visit Arena da Fonte Luminosa on Friday for the Serie B tie with home team Ferroviária.
Our full set of predictions, statistics and match poll for Ferroviária v Botafogo-SP can be seen below (including the best match odds).
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Ferroviária
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Ferroviária will be wanting a better result here following the 2-0 Serie B defeat in their last game at the hands of Goias.
In that match, Ferroviária had 57% possession and 14 shots on goal with 3 on target. On the other side, Goias got 9 attempts on goal with 4 on target. Anselmo Ramón (38') was the scorer for Goias.
It has been seldom in recent times where Ferroviária have shown defensive steel. The facts show that Ferroviária have failed to prevent opponents from scoring in 5 of their previous 6 games, leaking 7 goals in the process.
Botafogo-SP
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Botafogo-SP head into the encounter following a 2-1 Serie B win to defeat CRB in their last outing.
In that game, Botafogo-SP had 29% possession and 16 shots on goal with 5 of them on target. For Botafogo-SP, goals were scored by Alexandre Jesus (1') and Jonathan Cafú (46'). For their opponents, CRB had 16 shots at goal with 4 on target. Higor Meritão (63') scored for CRB.
The stats tell the story, and Botafogo-SP have been scored against in 6 of their last 6 matches, letting opponents get 11 goals overall. In defence, Botafogo-SP can certainly do much better. We shall soon find out if that trend will end up being sustained into this next match.
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Prediction
We feel that Ferroviária will most probably score a couple of goals when they play Botafogo-SP, who may well find it hard to score themselves.
We reckon that it will be a comfortable 2-0 margin for Ferroviária come full-time.
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⚽️ What are the best odds for the game?
Turning to the betting odds on the WDW market, a victory for Ferroviária is best priced at 1.85, backing the game finishing all-square is 3.3 & putting your money on a win for Botafogo-SP gets you 4.1. They’re the best of the prices available right now.
Peter Guest,
17:03 27/05/2025
Odds correct at time of publishing. All odds subject to change.
🏟️ Team Focus:
Ferroviária
Formed: 1950
Stadium: Arena da Fonte Luminosa (20,205)
Captain: Ronaldo Alves
Chairman: Filippo Duarte Bertolucci
Manager: Vinícius Bergantin
Competitions: Serie B position 13