Sport Recife – Botafogo RJ Prediction & Preview and Betting Tips (08.11.2017)

Sport Recife and Botafogo meet at Estádio Adelmar da Costa Carvalho, in a match for the 33rd round of Serie A. Botafogo won at home by (2-1) the last time they met in this edition of the league, 07-18-2017. In this stadium, the history of direct confrontations is favorable to the home team, which records 2 wins and 2 draws in the last 4 matches. However, the last time these two teams played a match at this stadium was on 06-01-2017, in a match for the Copa do Brasil which ended in a draw by (1-1). The goals of the match were scored by Durval (68 ‘), for Sport Recife, and Roger (12′), for Botafogo. Despite being a match between 16th and 7th of the table, it is actually a match between the º ranked in home games and the 12th as a visitor.

Sport Recife :

After 9 wins, 9 draws and 14 losses, the home team is currently in the 16 th position of the league, with 36 points won. In their last match, they tied with Chapecoense out by (1-1), after in the previous match they lost by (3-4) at home, in a match against Coritiba. Interestingly, this is a team that has had better results in away matches than at home, since they have won 14 points in away matches and only at their stadium. In the last 10 home matches for the championship Sport Recife has won 2, tied 5 and lost 3, for which they have won 11 points out of 30 possible.

For this competition, he does not win in his stadium 8 games ago. They have not been very strong defensively, since they have suffered goals in the last 10 matches, but their offense has scored frequently, since they have scored goals in 7 of the last 10 matches for this competition. In 32 matches in this competition, they only got 1 comeback in the 20 matches in which they suffered the first goal.

The Sport is going through a very complicated moment in this end of the season. In addition to being eliminated from the Copa Sudamericana in the quarterfinals by Junior Barranquilla, he has been accumulating unwanted results in the Brazilian championship, where he has been five days without winning, having accumulated two consecutive losses, which left him very close of the descent zone. By looking at their numbers in the competition, it is possible to see that the main responsible for the situation in which the team is located is the defensive sector, one of the three worst in the championship, although it has not suffered goals in eight of the thirty-two clashes disputed so far. Playing at home, the club of Pernambuco is leaving much to be desired, but in that condition it has one of the most efficient attacks. For this match, the coach will not have at his disposal the midfielder Anselmo, who is serving a suspension.

Botafogo RJ :

The away team is currently in the 7 th position of the league, with 48 points won, after 13 wins, 9 draws and 10 losses. In the penultimate match, they tied in an away match against Atlético Mineiro by (0-0). In the last match, they lost in a home match against Fluminense, by (1-2). This is a stronger team in his stadium, where he has won 29 points, against only 19 in his away matches. In the last 10 away matches for the championship, Botafogo has 3 wins, 5 draws and 2 losses, so they have won 14 points out of 30 possible. In their home league matches the most frequent result at half-time was the 0-0 (9 out of 16 matches). They have not been very strong defensively, since they have suffered goals in 7 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. 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 32 matches in this competition, he only managed 2 comebacks in the 14 matches in which he suffered the first goal. In the last 16 home matches for this competition there is 1 period that stands out: they have conceded 6 of their 14 goals between minutes (76’-90 ‘).

Botafogo does not live a great moment in this final phase of the Brazilian championship and is losing some important points for a club that wants to fight for a place of access to the Copa Libertadores, achieving only one victory in the last five days. Now, the team comes from a home defeat for the rival Fluminense, in a match in which they had less possession of the ball and finished very little, only six times, against seventeen of the rival, suffering the goal of the defeat already in the final minutes. Whoever is guaranteeing the reasonably good performance of the team is the defense, which is among the top six, when outside the home did not suffer any goal in six matches. His attack, despite having good numbers, is the second least finished, showing, therefore, much opportunism. For this game, it is likely that coach Jair Ventura will keep the team in 4-4-2 or 4-4-1-1, without major problems to choose the starting eleven.