Botafogo and Atlético GO meet at Estádio Nilton Santos, in a match for the 35th round of Serie A. In the last direct match for this edition of the league, on 07-23-2017, the two teams tied (1-1 ). The record of direct confrontations of the last 3 years is favorable to the home team, which in the last 3 matches won 1 and tied 2. The home / away condition deserves particular attention, since despite this being a match between 5º and 20º of the table of the league, in fact it is a confrontation between the 9º classified in parties in house and the 17º as visitor.
Botafogo RJ :
The home team is currently in the 5 th position of the league, with 51 points won, after 14 wins, 9 draws and 11 losses. In the penultimate match, they won in an away match against Sport Recife, by (1-2). In the last match, they lost in a home match against Atlético PR, by (0-1). This is a team little affected by the house factor, since it conquered similar results at home and abroad. In the last 10 home matches for the championship Botafogo won 5 and lost 5, so they have won 15 points out of 30 possible. The team has conceded goals in 9 of the last 10 matches, so it has not presented great defensive solidity, but their offense has scored consistently, as they have scored goals in 7 of the last 10 matches for this competition. In 34 matches in the competition, he suffered the first goal 15 times and only managed 2 comebacks. In the last 17 home matches for this competition there is 1 period that stands out: they have conceded 8 of their 21 goals between minutes (76′-90 ‘).
The Botafogo has been doing a good championship and aims to get the maximum points he can achieve in these last days, in order to try to find a place to access the Copa Libertadores. On the last day he stumbled inside the house and was defeated by Atlético-PR by the score of 1×0, therefore, now, acting inside the house again, the locals need to recover the points they lost in the previous game. The technician may have the absence of Victor Luis, who suffered an injury.
Atletico GO:
The away team is currently in the 20 th position of the league, with 30 points won, after 8 wins, 6 draws and 20 losses. In the penultimate match, they lost in an away match against Atlético Mineiro, by (3-2). In the last match, they won in a home match against Sport Recife, by (2-0). This is a team that usually maintains its competitive level in home and away matches, with 17 goals scored and 31 conceded in away matches, against 16 goals scored and 21 conceded at home. For the championship, Atlético GO won 14 points out of 30 possible points, after 4 wins, 2 draws and 4 losses in the last 10 home matches. The team has conceded goals in 8 of the last 10 matches, so they have not displayed great defensive solidity, but their offense has scored consistently, as they have scored goals in 7 of the last 10 matches for this competition. In 34 matches in this competition, they only got 1 comeback in the 21 matches in which they suffered the first goal.
Atlético-GO is motivated for this game, because it managed to win inside the house on the last day, when it defeated Sport by the score of 2×0. The visiting team is in a very complicated situation and only a miracle will allow you to avoid the descent. This team has one of the worst defenses of the competition and knows that it needs to improve this sector if it wants to look for good results in this final of competition. The technician must take the field to a very competitive team and try to surprise his opponent playing away from home.
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