📏 Form Guide

Botafogo

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Botafogo will be looking for a repeat result of a 1-2 Copa Libertadores success vs Carabobo.

In that match, Botafogo managed 60% possession and 12 attempts on goal with 7 on target. For Botafogo, the scorers were Vitinho (22') and Cuiabano (90'). Carabobo got 13 shots at goal with 6 on target.

A recurring feature of recent Botafogo games is the number of results with a nil in them.

Taking their prior sextet of clashes before this one, in as many as 5 of them a bet on BTTS would've lost.

Looking at the pre-match facts, Botafogo:

• have not been beaten in the league by Internacional in their last 2 matches.
• are unbeaten in their previous 12 league matches at home. They have been so resilient here.

Internacional

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Following on from a losing effort in their last game against Atlético Nacional in Copa Libertadores competition, Internacional and their fans will hope to get a better result this time.

In that match, Internacional had 57% possession and 10 attempts on goal with 5 on target. The only player to score for Internacional was Alan Patrick (80'). At the other end, Atlético Nacional had 11 shots on goal with 3 on target. Billy Arce (55') was the scorer for Atlético Nacional.

The stats tell the story, and Internacional have been scored against in 5 of their last 6 matches, seeing opposing sides hit 10 goals in all. In defence, Internacional have been far from perfect. That sort of trend isn’t assured to be carried forward into this next game, of course.

Looking at their past form shows that Internacional:

• haven't won against Botafogo when they have played them away from home in the previous 2 league games.
• are without an away win for the past 6 league matches.

🤜🤛 Head to head

A review of their most recent head to head meetings dating back to 19/06/2022 tells us that Botafogo have won 4 of these games and Internacional 2, with the tally of draws being 0.

A total of 16 goals were scored between them in this period, with 9 of them for Fogão and 7 being from Colorado. The average goals per game has been 2.67.

The last league game between the two was Serie A match day 37 on 05/12/2024 and the score finished Internacional 0-1 Botafogo.

On that occasion, Internacional had 67% possession and 14 shots at goal with 6 of them on target.

Botafogo had 2 attempts at goal with 1 on target. Jefferson Savarino (5') scored.

The referee was Ramon Abatti.

📰 Team News: Botafogo

Jefferson Savarino (Hamstring injury), Gonzalo Mastriani (muscular problems), Bastos (Knee injury), Alexander Barboza (Foot injury), Santiago Rodríguez (Leg injury) and Matheus Martins (Hamstring injury) won’t be able to feature for Botafogo boss Renato Paiva.

🗞️ Team News: Internacional

Internacional manager Roger Machado has not got a full squad to pick from. Sergio Rochet (Broken hand), Enner Valencia (Hamstring injury), Gabriel Mercado (Cruciate ligament tear), Rafael Borré (Hamstring injury), Bruno Gomes (Cruciate ligament tear), Vitinho (Broken finger), Johan Carbonero (Hamstring injury) and Lucca Drummond (Cruciate ligament injury) can’t be considered.

💡 Prediction

We’ve got the feeling that Internacional might well have a job on their hands to register a score against this Botafogo side who we think should be able to get on the scoresheet themselves in a winning performance.

That’s why we have predicted a very even contest with a 1-0 win for Botafogo at the end of the 90.

Peter Guest, 22:06 11/05/2025