Botafogo vs Juventude Live Stream, Predictions

📏 Form Guide

Botafogo

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Botafogo enter this match coming off the back of a 0-0 Serie A drawn match versus Palmeiras.

In that match, Botafogo had 42% possession and 13 shots on goal with 5 on target. For their opponents, Palmeiras had 13 attempts on goal with 3 of them on target.

Botafogo have been quite ineffective in attack in more recent games. Their ‘goals for’ figure equals just 3 versus opposition teams over the course of their last 6 matches. In those games, Botafogo have also seen the number of goals against them come to 8. That kind of trend won’t necessarily be carried forward into this next game, though.

Going into this contest, Botafogo are undefeated in their previous 9 league matches at home. It's been impressive.

Juventude

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Juventude head into the match following on from a 2-0 Serie A win versus Vitoria in their previous outing.

In that game, Juventude managed 36% possession and 9 shots on goal with 4 of them on target. The only player on the scoresheet for Juventude was Gabriel Taliari (8', 51'). At the other end, Vitoria got 13 shots on goal with 5 of them on target.

Looking at their form, and Juventude have been scored against in 5 of their last 6 games, letting opponents get 6 goals overall. Defensively, Juventude have seen their frailties exposed.

Their prior results show that Juventude:

• have not emerged victorious against Botafogo when they've played them away from home in the last 5 league matches. Not good at all.
• are undefeated in their last 3 away league matches.

👥 Head to head

Inspecting their prior head to head meetings dating back to 26/07/2007 shows that Botafogo have won 2 of these games & Juventude 1, with the tally of drawn games being 3.

Loads of goals were seen in those games, too - 23 in total which averages out at 3.83 goals per meeting.

The previous league clash between these clubs was Serie A match day 22 on 11/08/2024 which ended up with the score at Juventude 3-2 Botafogo.

That time, Juventude managed 37% possession and 16 attempts on goal with 8 on target. The goals were scored by Danilo Boza (9'), Ronie Carrillo (45') and Marcelinho (48').

Botafogo had 24 attempts at goal with 10 on target. Cuiabano (69') and Marçal (81') scored.

The match was refereed by Flavio Rodrigues de Souza.

📰 Team News: Botafogo

Nathan Fernandes (Thigh problems), Danilo Barbosa (Inflammation of pubic bone) and Bastos (Hamstring injury) will not be taking part for Botafogo boss Renato Paiva.

🗞️ Team News: Juventude

Juventude boss Fábio Matias has not got a full squad to pick from. Cipriano (Hamstring injury), Daniel Peixoto (Cruciate ligament injury), Caíque Gonçalves (Cruciate ligament injury), Rodrigo Sam (Pubic bone bruise) and Gilberto (Hamstring injury) won’t be making appearances.

⚡ Prediction

In this match, Botafogo will most probably get the goals that they need when they play Juventude, who could well find it tough finding the net themselves.

We’re tipping a pretty comfortable 2-0 winning margin for Botafogo after 90 minutes.

Peter Guest, 07:04 02/04/2025