Botafogo vs Fluminense Live Stream, Predictions

📏 Form Guide

Botafogo

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Botafogo will be hoping to bounce back here following a 3-2 Copa do Brasil defeat in their last game at the hands of Atletico PR.

In that game, Botafogo managed 46% possession and 6 attempts at goal with 4 on target. For Botafogo, the scorers were Tiquinho Soares (39') and Luis Henrique (41'). Athletico Paranaense had 23 shots at goal with 6 on target. Vitor Roque (56'), Vitor Bueno (62') and Fernandinho (82') scored for Atletico PR.

Luís Castro's Botafogo have hit the target 11 times over their last 6 outings. The corresponding tally of goals that have been scored against them in those fixtures is 7.

Their prior results show that Botafogo:

• have not emerged victorious against Fluminense in their previous 5 matches in the league.
• are unbeaten in their previous 4 league matches at home.

Fluminense

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In their previous game, Fluminense drew 0-0 in the Copa do Brasil match with Flamengo.

In that game, Fluminense had 45% possession and 7 shots at goal with 3 of them on target. On the other side, Flamengo had 18 shots on goal with 5 on target.

Fernando Diniz's Fluminense have found the back of the net 12 times in the course of their latest six matches. The overall goals that they have conceded during that same period comes to 6.

Ahead of this clash, Fluminense have not lost to Botafogo in away games against them for the last 3 league matches.

🤜🤛 Head to head

A look at their past head to head clashes stretching back to 11/05/2019 shows us that Botafogo have won 1 of them and Fluminense 3, with the tally of draws standing at 2.

In all, 11 goals were scored between them in these games, with 4 for Fogão and 7 being from Tricolor. The average number of goals per game works out to 1.83.

The last league meeting featuring these clubs was Serie A match day 33 on 23/10/2022 and the score finished Fluminense 2-2 Botafogo.

That day, Fluminense had 65% possession and 18 shots at goal with 7 of them on target. Goals were scored by Paulo Ganso (76') and Matheus Martins (82').

For their opponents, Botafogo got 13 shots at goal with 5 on target. Carlos Eduardo (41') and Jeffinho (52') scored.

The referee was Ramon Abatti.

📰 Team News: Botafogo

Kayque (Cruciate Ligament Surgery), Matías Segovia (Hand Injury), Danilo Barbosa (Hamstring Injury), Patrick de Paula (Knee Injury), Breno (Knee Injury) and Eduardo (Unknown Injury) aren’t available for Botafogo boss Luís Castro.

It seems likely that Fogão may well make use of the 4-2-3-1 formation this time featuring Lucas Perri, Leonel Di Placido, Adryelson, Víctor Cuesta, Fernando Marcal, Marlon Freitas, Tchê Tchê, Gustavo Sauer, Carlos Eduardo, Joao Victor Sá and Tiquinho Soares.

ℹ️ Team News: Fluminense

Fluminense manager Fernando Diniz has some current player fitness concerns. Alexsander (Knee Injury), Caio Vinicius (Unknown Injury), Jorge (Cruciate Ligament Rupture), Martinelli (Hamstring Injury) and Keno (Thigh Problems) are those who can’t be considered. Vitor Mendes cannot play in this game through suspension.

There’s a good chance that Tricolor appear most likely to elect for a 4-2-3-1 lineup with a starting lineup of Fabio, Samuel Xavier, Felipe Melo, Nino, Guga, Vinícius Lima, André, Jhon Arias, Ganso, John Kennedy and Germán Cano.

✨ Prediction

We envisage that Fluminense and Botafogo are both capable of scoring here.

Let’s see how this one goes, but it looks this could be a draw. We’re therefore expecting a tight encounter, finishing with a 1-1 score draw at the end of this one.

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Victor Martins, 00:48 16/05/2023