Botafogo RJ – Atletico-PR Prediction & Preview and Betting Tips (11.11.2017)

Botafogo and Atlético PR meet at Estádio Nilton Santos, in a match for the 34 th round of Serie A. In the last direct match for this edition of the league, on 07-21-2017, the two teams tied (0-0) ). Unlike what would be expected, the history of direct confrontations is favorable to Atlético PR, since in the last 6 games between these two teams it has 3 wins, 1 draw and 2 losses. Despite being a match between 5 th and 12 th of the table, it is actually a match between the 9 th best team in home matches and the 10 th best in away matches.

Botafogo RJ :

After 14 wins, 9 draws and 10 losses, the home team is currently in the 5 th position, with 51 points won. In the last match, they have won in an away match against Sport Recife by (1-2), after in the previous match they have lost (1-2) at home, against Fluminense. This is a team little affected by the house factor, since it conquered similar results at home and abroad. For the championship, Botafogo won 18 points out of 30 possible, after 6 wins and 4 losses in the last 10 matches they played in their stadium. They have not been very strong defensively, since they have suffered goals in 8 of the last 10 matches, but their offense has scored frequently, since they have scored goals in 8 of the last 10 matches for this competition. There is a tendency for goals in their home matches, since 14 of the last 16 matches they have played for this competition have ended with Over 1,5 goals. In 33 matches in the competition, they suffered the first goal 14 times and only managed 2 comebacks. There is 1 period that stands out in the last 16 home matches for this competition: they have suffered 8 of their 20 goals between minutes (76′-90 ‘).

Botafogo does not live a great moment in this second half of the Brazilian championship, but at least managed to compensate for the defeat suffered at home against rival Fluminense in the penultimate day. Now, the club comes from a win away from home, the fifth in the competition, although it has not made a good performance, with only 37% possession of the ball, many passes wrong and only six finishes, having stood out more at defensive level . This is, in fact, the sector responsible for the good campaign of the team, since it is among the six best defenses. His attack is among the seven best, but it is the one that ends least, which shows the opportunism of their strikers. Playing at home, has been doing a medium campaign and has the best attack of the competition. Igor Rabello, the best player of Botafogo in the game against Sport, is out of this match, as he received the third yellow card.

Atletico-PR :

The away team is currently in the 12 th position of the league, with 42 points won, after 11 wins, 9 draws and 13 losses. In the penultimate match, they lost in an away match against Cruzeiro, by (1-0). In the last match, they lost in a home match against Corinthians, 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 away league matches Atlético PR has a record of 3 wins, 3 draws and 4 losses, so they have won 12 points out of 30 possible. In their away league matches the most frequent result at half-time was the 0-0 (6 out of 17 matches). They have not been very strong defensively, since they have suffered goals in 9 of the last 10 matches for this competition. In their away matches there is a tendency for few goals, since 12 of the last 16 matches for this competition have ended with Under 2,5 goals. In 33 matches in this tournament, he suffered the first goal 17 times and only managed 3 comebacks. In the last 16 home matches for this competition there are 2 periods that stand out: they scored 5 of their 14 goals between minutes (0’-15 ‘); He suffered 10 of his 20 goals between the minutes (31’-45 ‘).

Atlético Paranaense definitely do not live a good phase in this second half of the Brazilian championship, as they won only two victories in the last nine days and have not won since three games, a period in which they suffered two consecutive defeats and did not score a goal, so he has problems to solve in the attack. In his last match, he had a greater volume of play, with 61% possession of the ball, and was responsible for the best scoring opportunities, having finished more than twice as many times as the opponent, but suffered the goal and failed react. The offensive performance shown in that match reflects what the team has been doing throughout the competition, being one of the nine worst attacks, not balancing the adversary network in fourteen games until then. As a visitor, the Paraná club has been making a reasonable campaign and in that condition is the owner of the third worst attack, since he did not score zero in four of the last six games. For this game, the coach should not have problems to choose the starting eleven.