Fluminense - Botafogo Football prediction

Fluminense and Botafogo play at Estadio Jornalista Mário Filho (Maracanã) in a match of the 24th round of the Brasileirão Serie A. In the last confrontation between these teams in this competition, on 05-15-2018, Botafogo won at home by (2-1 ). At this stage, the history of direct confrontations is favorable to the home team, which has 4 wins, 2 draws and 2 losses in the last 8 games. In fact, the last time they faced in this stage was in 25-03-2018, in a game for Carioca 1ª Div that ended with the victory of Fluminense by (3-0). The goals of the match were scored by Pedro (13 '), Marcos Júnior (57') and Jádson (90 ') for Fluminense. In this match the home factor can play an important role, since both teams present significant differences in the results achieved at home and as a visitor.

Analysis of Fluminense

After 7 wins, 7 draws and 9 losses, the home team is in 12th place, having won 28 points. In the last match, they drew with Vitória at home for (0-0), after in the previous game to have drawn away in a game against São Paulo, (1-1). This is a stronger team when you play in your stadium, because in the last 30 games you have 3 wins, 5 draws and 7 losses as a visitor; against 8 wins, 3 draws and 4 losses in his stadium. In the last 10 home games for the league, Fluminense has 4 wins, 3 draws and 3 losses, having won 15 points out of 30. In his home matches for this competition there is a tendency towards few goals, since in 9 of the last 11 that disputed there were less than 3 goals. In 23 games in this competition, he only managed 1 turn on the scoreboard in 11 games in which he conceded the first goal. In the last 11 home games in this competition there are 1 highlights: he scored 5 of his 10 goals between the minutes (16'-30 ').

Fluminense is a Cube who has already won the Serie A Cup of the Brazilian Championship four times, being the last title won in 2012, as well as a Copa do Brasil title in 2007 and a runner-up in the 2008 Copa Libertadores. In the current season, the team has been making a very irregular campaign, winning 28 of the 69 points played so far by Serie A of the Brazilian Championship, being still close to the relegation zone and distant from the first placed. In the last five games that Fluminense played as principal, in three of them the team scored their goals against opponents. I believe that in this match, Fluminense, when playing against an opponent who is technically weaker, will once again score his goals as a principal.

Botafogo Analysis

The visiting team is currently in 15th place with 26 points, after 6 wins, 8 draws and 9 losses. In the penultimate match, he lost out to Grêmio by (4-0). In the last match, they tied at home for Cruzeiro by (1-1). This is a stronger team when you play in your stadium, because in the last 30 games you have 3 wins, 3 draws and 9 losses as a visitor; against 6 wins, 6 draws and 3 losses in his stadium. In the championship, Botafogo had 5 points in 30 chances, after 1 win, 2 draws and 7 losses in the last 10 games he played as a visitor.

For this competition, you have not won any of the last 7 games outside of your stadium. In the matches played out in the league, the most frequent result at the end of the first 45 'was 0-0, which occurred in 5 of their 11 matches. Defensive solidity has not been his strong point, having conceded goals in 7 of the last 10 games for this competition. In 23 games in this competition, he suffered the first goal 11 times and never managed to turn the score.

Botafogo is a two-time Brazilian club champion, 1968 and 1995. In addition, the club also has twenty titles from the Campeonato Carioca, the last one in 2018. Botafogo is the current 14th place in the standings table of the Brazilian Championship Series A of 2018, its poor placement in the table is much due to its results outside the home, to total were twelve away games, Botafogo had eight losses, three draws and only one victory. Botafogo have conceded goals in all twelve of their away games, so we see that their defensive sector has great difficulties when away from home, now Botafogo will again play away from home and will most likely concede once again.