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The Serie A clash at Estádio Governador Plácido Castelo on Thursday will see home side Fortaleza take on Botafogo.
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📊 Form Guide
Fortaleza
DLLDLD ⚠
Fortaleza will be hoping to return to winning ways here following the 0-1 Serie A loss in their previous game against Cruzeiro.
In that match, Fortaleza had 53% possession and 18 shots on goal with 7 of them on target. Cruzeiro had 7 shots on goal with 2 of them on target. Bruno Rodrigues (80') scored for Cruzeiro.
Fortaleza have really struggled up front in more recent games. Their ‘goals for’ figure stands at just 4 vs opponents over their previous 6 fixtures. In those games, Fortaleza have also seen the tally of goals against them total 9.
Going into this game, the form guide shows that Fortaleza:
- are winless against Botafogo in their previous 3 league matches.
- haven’t won at home in the past 2 league matches.
Botafogo
DLLLLD 📉
Previously, Botafogo drew 2-2 in the Serie A tie with Red Bull Bragantino.
In that match, Botafogo had 35% possession and 11 shots on goal with 4 of them on target. For Botafogo, the scorers were Victor Sá (35') and Carlos Eduardo (37'). Red Bull Bragantino got 25 attempts at goal with 7 of them on target. Thiago Borbas (3', 96') scored for Red Bull Bragantino.
Looking at their form, and Botafogo have been scored against in 6 of their last 6 matches, with opponents netting 13 goals in all. At the back, Botafogo seem to have a bit of a soft underbelly. Let’s find out whether or not that trend will end up being sustained in this game.
Their past results show that Botafogo:
- remain undefeated by Fortaleza in games played away from home for the previous 2 matches in the league.
- have not won away from home in their last 2 matches in the league.
↔️ Head to head
A look at their past head to head meetings stretching back to 30/09/2019 shows us that Fortaleza have won 2 of these games & Botafogo 3, with the number of drawn results standing at 1.
An aggregate of 14 goals were yielded between them throughout the course of those matches, with 5 for Fortaleza and 9 created by Fogão. The average number of goals per game works out to 2.33.
The previous league match featuring these sides was Serie A match day 10 on 11/06/2023 which ended up with the score at Botafogo 2-0 Fortaleza.
In that game, Botafogo had 55% possession and 21 shots at goal with 10 on target. Their only player to score was Tiquinho Soares (45', 63').
Fortaleza had 9 attempts at goal with 3 of them on target.
The match was refereed by Wilton Pereira Sampaio.
📰 Team News: Fortaleza
Regarding absentees, there’s just the sole fitness concern for the Fortaleza gaffer Juan Vojvoda to be concerned with from a near full-strength set of players. Hércules (Cruciate ligament tear) misses out.
📰 Team News: Botafogo
Botafogo boss Tiago Nunes has to contend with a number of unavailable players. Rafael (Knee injury) and Patrick de Paula (Knee injury) can’t be considered.
🔮 Prediction
We’ve got the feeling that Botafogo may find it difficult to score goals against this Fortaleza outfit who will likely be able to get on the scoresheet themselves in a winning performance.
We’ve gone for a good tussle with a 1-0 victory for Fortaleza when the referee blows for full-time.
Let’s see what happens.
Our expert partners are tipping under 3.5 goals for this match. Check out their VIP predictions here.
Lucas Pereira, 00:09 19/11/2023

🏟️ Team Focus:
Fortaleza
Formed: 1918
Stadium: Estádio Governador Plácido Castelo (63,903)
Captain: Guilherme Tinga
Chairman: Marcelo Paz
Manager: Juan Vojvoda
Competitions: Serie A position 12, Copa Sudamericana (Final)
⭐ Key Man: Galhardo
Mostly playing in the Striker position, Galhardo was born in São João del-Rei, Brazil. After making a first senior appearance for Botafogo in the 2011 season, the accomplished Forward has scored 4 league goals in the Série A 2023 season so far in 29 appearances.
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Pos | Team | Pld | W | D | L | +/- | Pts | Form |
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34 | 18 | 8 | 8 | 26 | 62 | WWWLW |
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33 | 18 | 6 | 9 | 23 | 60 | LLLLD |
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34 | 18 | 5 | 11 | 7 | 59 | WWWWL |
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33 | 16 | 11 | 6 | 17 | 59 | LWWLD |
5 |
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34 | 16 | 9 | 9 | 16 | 57 | WWDDW |
6 |
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33 | 16 | 9 | 8 | 13 | 57 | LLWWD |
7 |
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34 | 13 | 12 | 9 | 8 | 51 | DLLDD |
8 |
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34 | 14 | 8 | 12 | 2 | 50 | LLDDW |
9 |
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34 | 13 | 8 | 13 | 1 | 47 | WLDWW |
10 |
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34 | 12 | 10 | 12 | 1 | 46 | DWWDL |
11 |
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34 | 10 | 14 | 10 | 0 | 44 | DWLDW |
12 |
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33 | 12 | 7 | 14 | -2 | 43 | LLDLL |
13 |
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34 | 11 | 10 | 13 | -5 | 43 | LDWDL |
14 |
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34 | 11 | 9 | 14 | -18 | 42 | DWDWD |
15 |
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34 | 11 | 8 | 15 | -8 | 41 | DWWWD |
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34 | 10 | 11 | 13 | 2 | 41 | LLLWD |
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34 | 10 | 8 | 16 | -8 | 38 | LWLLD |
18 |
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34 | 8 | 11 | 15 | -15 | 35 | DLWLL |
19 |
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34 | 8 | 5 | 21 | -28 | 29 | WLLWW |
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34 | 4 | 9 | 21 | -32 | 21 | LDDLL |
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Goias |
Red Bull Bragantino |
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Palmeiras |
Fortaleza |
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Fortaleza |
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Cruzeiro |
Internacional |
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Botafogo |
Botafogo |
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Cruzeiro |
Coritiba |
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Santos |
Fortaleza |
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Botafogo |
Red Bull Bragantino |
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Cruzeiro |
Fortaleza |
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Flamengo |
Fortaleza |
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América Mineiro |
Fortaleza |
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Grêmio |
Fortaleza |
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Corinthians |
Fortaleza |
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Coritiba |
Red Bull Bragantino |
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Vasco da Gama |
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América Mineiro |
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Fluminense |
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Corinthians |
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Atlético Mineiro |
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Goals scored | 1.4 |
Goals conceded | 1 |
Time first goal scored | 51 |
Time first goal conceded | 50 |
Yellow cards | 2 |
Red cards | 0.1 |
Subs used | 4.9 |
Biggest victory | 4-0 |
Biggest defeat | 3-0 |
Goals scored | 1.1 |
Goals conceded | 0.9 |
Time first goal scored | 42 |
Time first goal conceded | 42 |
Yellow cards | 2.5 |
Red cards | 0.1 |
Subs used | 4.9 |
Biggest victory | 2-0 |
Biggest defeat | 2-1 |
Juan Lucero | 8 |
Yago Pikachu | 7 |
Galhardo | 5 |
Guilherme | 3 |
Moisés | 3 |
Tiquinho Soares | 17 |
Júnior Santos | 7 |
Carlos Eduardo | 6 |
Luis Henrique | 4 |
Victor Sá | 4 |
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