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Corinthians vs Botafogo Live Stream, Predictions
Corinthians will host visiting rivals Botafogo at Neo Química Arena in the Serie A tie on Friday.
Scroll down for all of our predictions, poll and stats for the Corinthians v Botafogo game (inc. the best betting odds).
📊 Form Guide
Corinthians
DWDLDL
Corinthians go into this fixture after a 4-4 Serie A stalemate versus Grêmio.
In that game, Corinthians managed 54% possession and 23 shots on goal with 8 of them on target. For Corinthians, the goals were scored by Fábio Santos (43'), Lucas Veríssimo (44'), Yuri Alberto (45') and Giuliano (67'). Grêmio got 16 shots at goal with 7 of them on target. Nathan (20'), Franco Cristaldo (26'), Everton Galdino (50') and Luis Suárez (58') scored for Grêmio.
Fewer than three goals per game were recorded in 5 of the past 6 meetings where Corinthians have been participants. In terms of the goal attribution during that period, opposition teams scored a total of 5 while Corinthians managed a tally of 4. That sort of trend might not be carried forward into this game, of course.
Looking at the pre-match facts, Corinthians:
- haven't been defeated in their previous 5 league matches at home.
- haven’t won at home in the past 3 matches in the league.
Botafogo
DDWLLL 📉
Following on from being defeated in their last game at the hands of Atlético Mineiro in Serie A action, Botafogo and their travelling supporters will be hoping that they can get a better result in this one.
In that match, Botafogo managed 59% possession and 7 shots on goal with 0 on target. For their opponents, Atlético Mineiro had 13 shots at goal with 6 on target. Paulinho (81') was the scorer for Atlético Mineiro.
During their six latest matches, Bruno Lage's Botafogo have had reason to celebrate scoring 6 times therefore yielding them a goals per game average of 1.
Taking a look at their past results, Botafogo:
- have not beaten Corinthians in games played away from home for the previous 8 league games. Very poor away form.
- are without an away win for the past 4 league games.
↔️ Head to head
Checking on their most recent head to head meetings dating back to 24/11/2019 tells us that Corinthians have won 3 of them & Botafogo 2, with the tally of drawn results standing at 1.
In all, 15 goals were yielded between them in this period, with 8 of them from Timão and 7 created by Fogão. The average goals per game has been 2.5.
The previous league clash featuring these clubs was Serie A match day 5 on 11/05/2023 when it ended Botafogo 3-0 Corinthians.
That time, Botafogo had 53% possession and 16 attempts on goal with 6 on target. The goalscorers were Tiquinho Soares (12', 65') and Carlos Eduardo (81').
For their opponents, Corinthians had 12 attempts on goal with 4 of them on target.
The referee was Anderson Daronco.
📰 Team News: Corinthians
Giovane (Hamstring Injury) and Paulinho (Ruptured knee ligament) won’t be able to feature for Corinthians manager Vanderlei Luxemburgo.
In all likelihood, Timão could kick off with a 4-4-2 formation this time, utilising Cassio, Fagner, Lucas Verissimo, Caetano, Fabio Santos, Gabriel Moscardo, Maycon, Renato Augusto, Matías Rojas, Pedro and Yuri Alberto.
🗞️ Team News: Botafogo
We reckon that Fogão will likely begin the game with a 4-3-3 lineup, settling for Lucas Perri, Leonel Di Placido, Adryelson, Víctor Cuesta, Fernando Marcal, Carlos Eduardo, Marlon Freitas, Tchê Tchê, Júnior Santos, Tiquinho Soares and Joao Victor Sá.
⚡ Prediction
Our assessment is that Botafogo and Corinthians may well both score, with little between these two teams.
A close call, and we think a draw is quite likely. Therefore, we predict a score draw at the end of this one.
Our expert partners are tipping under 3.5 goals for this match. Check out their VIP predictions here.
Peter Guest, 10:25 18/09/2023

🏟️ Team Focus:
Corinthians
Formed: 1910
Stadium: Neo Química Arena (48,000)
Captain: Cássio Ramos
Chairman: Duílio Monteiro Alves
Manager: Vanderlei Luxemburgo
Competitions: Serie A position 14, Copa Sudamericana (Semi-finals)
🔑 Key Player: Róger Guedes

Customarily played in the Left Wing position, Róger Guedes was born in Ibirubá, Brazil. Having made his senior debut playing for Criciuma in the 2014 season, the accomplished Forward has contributed 7 league goals in this Série A 2023 campaign to date in 15 appearances.
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Pos | Team | Pld | W | D | L | +/- | Pts | Form |
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23 | 16 | 3 | 4 | 25 | 51 | WDWLL |
2 |
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24 | 12 | 8 | 4 | 20 | 44 | WWDWL |
3 |
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24 | 13 | 4 | 7 | 8 | 43 | WWLDW |
4 |
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24 | 11 | 9 | 4 | 12 | 42 | LWDWW |
5 |
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24 | 12 | 5 | 7 | 8 | 41 | WDWLW |
6 |
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24 | 11 | 7 | 6 | 10 | 40 | DDDWW |
7 |
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24 | 11 | 7 | 6 | 6 | 40 | WDWLD |
8 |
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24 | 11 | 5 | 8 | 6 | 38 | WWLWW |
9 |
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23 | 9 | 7 | 7 | 7 | 34 | WLWDW |
10 |
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23 | 8 | 5 | 10 | -6 | 29 | LLLLD |
11 |
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24 | 7 | 8 | 9 | 2 | 29 | DLDWL |
12 |
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24 | 7 | 8 | 9 | -7 | 29 | LDDWL |
13 |
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23 | 7 | 7 | 9 | 2 | 28 | DDLLL |
14 |
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23 | 6 | 9 | 8 | -2 | 27 | DDDLD |
15 |
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24 | 6 | 8 | 10 | -10 | 26 | DDDLD |
16 |
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24 | 6 | 7 | 11 | -5 | 25 | WLDWL |
17 |
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24 | 6 | 6 | 12 | -17 | 24 | WLLLW |
18 |
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23 | 6 | 5 | 12 | -9 | 23 | WLDWW |
19 |
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23 | 4 | 5 | 14 | -23 | 17 | LWWDL |
20 |
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23 | 3 | 5 | 15 | -27 | 14 | LLLLL |
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Fortaleza |
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Grêmio |
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Palmeiras |
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Atlético Mineiro |
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Flamengo |
Defensa y Justicia |
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Bahia |
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Defensa y Justicia |
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Goias |
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Coritiba |
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Vasco da Gama |
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Red Bull Bragantino |
Atlético Mineiro |
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Cruzeiro |
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Santos |
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Goals scored | 1.6 |
Goals conceded | 1.1 |
Time first goal scored | 60 |
Time first goal conceded | 49 |
Yellow cards | 2.4 |
Red cards | 0.1 |
Subs used | 4.8 |
Biggest victory | 3-1 |
Biggest defeat | 1-0 |
Goals scored | 1.1 |
Goals conceded | 0.8 |
Time first goal scored | 48 |
Time first goal conceded | 49 |
Yellow cards | 2.5 |
Red cards | 0.1 |
Subs used | 4.8 |
Biggest victory | 2-0 |
Biggest defeat | 2-1 |
Róger Guedes | 7 |
Yuri Alberto | 5 |
Fábio Santos | 2 |
Gil | 2 |
Maycon | 2 |
Tiquinho Soares | 13 |
Carlos Eduardo | 4 |
Luis Henrique | 4 |
Victor Sá | 3 |
Carlos Alberto | 2 |
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Flamengo |
Fluminense |
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América Mineiro |
Cuiabá |
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Santos |
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Atletico PR |
Red Bull Bragantino |
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Atlético Mineiro |
Grêmio |
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Botafogo |
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Goias |
Fluminense |
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América Mineiro |
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Atletico PR |
Fortaleza |
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Botafogo |
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Cuiabá |
Botafogo |
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Palmeiras |
Vasco da Gama |
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Botafogo |
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Grêmio |
Red Bull Bragantino |
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