📏 Form Guide

Botafogo

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Botafogo will be hoping for a better result following a 1-0 Copa Libertadores losing effort in their last game against Estudiantes de La Plata.

In that game, Botafogo managed 48% possession and 8 attempts on goal with 4 of them on target. For their opponents, Estudiantes de La Plata got 16 shots at goal with 4 on target. Guido Carrillo (38') scored for Estudiantes de La Plata.

A recurring theme in recent Botafogo games is seeing a zero in the scoreline.

Taking their prior six matches before this one, in 5 of them a wager on both teams scoring would have lost. We shall soon find out if that trend can be sustained here.

Pre-game facts show that Botafogo:

• have not lost a league tie with Fluminense in their previous 5 games.
• have not been beaten in their last 11 league matches at home. Visiting teams have certainly not had an easy time of it here.

Fluminense

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Last time out, Fluminense drew 1-1 in the Copa Sudamericana match with Unión Española.

In that game, Fluminense had 48% possession and 9 attempts at goal with 3 on target. The only player on the scoresheet for Fluminense was Nonato (90'). On the other side, Unión Española had 13 shots at goal with 6 of them on target. Pablo Aránguiz (83') scored for Unión Española.

A sequence of effective performances by the Fluminense defensive unit has resulted in the number of goals they’ve conceded standing at 2 from their last 6 fixtures overall. In that time, their own forwards have managed to score 11.

Ahead of this meeting, Fluminense haven't won against Botafogo in games played away from home for the previous 2 matches in the league.

👥 Head to head

Inspecting their prior head to head meetings going back to 26/06/2022 tells us that Botafogo have won 4 of these and Fluminense 1, with the tally of drawn matches standing at 1.

In all, 10 goals were produced between them during those clashes, with 7 for Fogão and 3 for Tricolor. That is an average goals per game value of 1.67.

The last league encounter featuring these sides was Serie A match day 27 on 21/09/2024 which ended up with the score at Fluminense 0-1 Botafogo.

On that occasion, Fluminense had 50% possession and 13 attempts at goal with 5 of them on target.

At the other end, Botafogo had 9 attempts at goal with 6 on target. Luiz Henrique (95') scored.

The referee was Wilton Pereira Sampaio.

📰 Team News: Botafogo

Marçal (Fitness), Bastos (Knee injury), Santiago Rodríguez (Leg injury), Jair Cunha (Injury to the ankle) and Nathan Fernandes (Thigh problems) won’t be able to feature for Botafogo gaffer Renato Paiva.

It looks as if Fogão should kick off with a 4-2-3-1 formation and select John Victor, Vitinho, Jair Filho, Mateo Ponte, Cuiabano, Gregore, Marlon Freitas, Artur Guimaraes, Jefferson Savarino, Matheus Martins and Igor Jesus.

📋 Team News: Fluminense

Fluminense boss Renato Portaluppi has to choose a team with limited availability. Thiago Silva (Hamstring injury), Renato Augusto (Shoulder injury), Otávio (Achilles tendon rupture), Gabriel Fuentes (Hamstring injury), Guga (Hamstring injury), Riquelme (Knee injury) and Isaque (Ligament injury) are not able to play.

We are inclined to think that Tricolor seem likely to elect for a 4-2-3-1 formation, going with Fabio, Samuel Xavier, Ignacio, Juan Freytes, Rene, Hercules, Martinelli, Jhon Arias, Ganso, Agustin Canobbio and German Cano.

⚡ Prediction

We believe that Fluminense will likely be able to put a goal past this Botafogo side, however that possibly won’t quite be as many as they’ll concede.

We’re tipping a tight encounter finishing with a 2-1 win for Botafogo at full-time. Should be a good one.

Andre Moura, 23:31 26/04/2025