Botafogo vs Santos: result 2-0 and analysis
Serie ARegular Season - 24Kick-off on September 16, 2017 at 10:00 PM (UTC)Estádio Nilton Santos, Rio de Janeiro
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What was the result of Botafogo vs Santos?
Botafogo won 2-0 on September 16, 2017.
Goalscorers
- 42′Rodrigo LindosoBotafogo
- 45′GuilhermeBotafogo
Official lineup for Botafogo vs Santos
The starting elevens fielded at kick-off.
Botafogo
4-2-3-1- 11Guilherme
- 7L. Valencia
- 9Roger Rodrigues da Silva
- 10João Paulo
- 5Rodrigo Lindoso
- 8Bruno Silva
- 3Marcelo Benevenuto
- 6Victor Luís
- 4Luis Ricardo
- 2Emerson
- 1R. Fernández
Santos
4-2-3-1- 15Orinho
- 11Kayke
- 26Thiago Ribeiro
- 39Jean Mota
- 19Léo Cittadini
- 30Leandro Donizete Gonçalves da Silva
- 16V. Hernández
- 38Daniel Guedes
- 2Luiz Felipe
- 32F. Noguera
- 1Vanderlei
What is the recent form of both teams?
Over their last 15 matches in all competitions, Botafogo have 6 wins, 5 draws and 4 defeats; Santos have 7, 7 and 1.
The competition is shown for every match: in pre-season, several of these games are friendlies.
| Date | Opponent | Score | Competition |
|---|---|---|---|
| Sep 10, 2017 | Flamengo(home) | 2-0 | Serie A |
| Aug 27, 2017 | Bahia(away) | 2-1 | Serie A |
| Aug 24, 2017 | Flamengo(away) | 0-1 | Copa Do Brasil |
| Aug 20, 2017 | Ponte Preta(away) | 1-2 | Serie A |
| Aug 17, 2017 | Flamengo(home) | 0-0 | Copa Do Brasil |
| Date | Opponent | Score | Competition |
|---|---|---|---|
| Sep 10, 2017 | Corinthians(home) | 2-0 | Serie A |
| Aug 27, 2017 | Cruzeiro(away) | 1-1 | Serie A |
| Aug 20, 2017 | Coritiba(away) | 0-0 | Serie A |
| Aug 14, 2017 | Fluminense(home) | 0-0 | Serie A |
| Aug 6, 2017 | Avai(away) | 0-0 | Serie A |
What does the head-to-head say?
Across the last 6 meetings: 2 Botafogo wins, 0 draws, 4 Santos wins.
| Date | Score | Competition |
|---|---|---|
| Jun 8, 2017 | Santos 1-0 Botafogo | Serie A |
| Sep 14, 2016 | Botafogo 0-1 Santos | Serie A |
| Jun 5, 2016 | Santos 3-0 Botafogo | Serie A |
| Nov 30, 2014 | Santos 2-0 Botafogo | Serie A |
| Aug 31, 2014 | Botafogo 1-0 Santos | Serie A |
| Sep 15, 2013 | Santos 1-2 Botafogo | Serie A |
How many goals should we expect?
Botafogo score 1.2 and concede 0.9 goals per match over their last 15; Santos score 1.3 and concede 0.7.
| Club | Goals scored / match | Goals conceded / match | Clean sheets | Both teams scored | Over 2.5 goals |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Botafogo | 1.2 | 0.9 | 7 | 7/15 | 6/15 |
| Santos | 1.3 | 0.7 | 8 | 6/15 | 4/15 |
Over the last 15 matches in all competitions.
Where do both teams sit in the table?
Botafogo sit 13th in Serie A (36 points from 30 matches) and Santos sit 8th (42 points from 30 matches).
| # | Club | P | W | D | L | GF | GA | Pts |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 8 | Santos | 30 | 11 | 9 | 10 | 46 | 45 | 42 |
| 13 | Botafogo | 30 | 9 | 9 | 12 | 43 | 48 | 36 |
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The model combines both teams' Elo ratings (anchored by competition pool), their recent form weighted by opponent strength, home advantage and a Poisson matrix for scorelines. When bookmakers publish odds for the match, their consensus is built into the calculation: that is what proved most accurate on past matches. Its accuracy is measured continuously on the predictions actually published. Methodology and measured accuracy