Botafogo Bangu betting prediction

Currently in the ª position of the league, the home team hasn't won any points so far. In the 1st round, they won at home against Boavista by (2‑1). In the following round, the final score was a (3‑0) loss in an away match against Flamengo. This is a team that usually makes good use of the home advantage, stronger with the help of its supporters, since in the last 30 matches they register 1 win, 2 draws and 12 losses in away matches, with 5 goals scored and 27 conceded; against 9 wins, 1 draw and 5 losses at their stadium, with 19 goals scored and 13 conceded. In their last match, for the Copa do Brasil, they got a home win against Paraná by (1‑0).

In this competition, they have a sequence of 4 wins in the last home matches. Defensive consistency hasn’t been their best feature, as they have conceded goals in 7 of the last 8 matches for this competition. In 8 matches for this competition, they have conceded the first goal 5 times and have only turned the score around in 1. there is 1 period that stands out in the last 20 home matches for all competitions: they have suffered 7 of their 17 goals between minutes (76'‑90').

Botafogo comes from a good victory against Paraná Clube for the Copa do Brasil at the beginning of the week, winning the game by the score of 1x0, however in the second stage the team was dominated by the team from Paraná which for a slim margin did not return from Rio de Janeiro with a better result. For the Rio Cup the team tries to improve their consistency to win a place in the final stage of the competition and, who knows, dream about the big decision of the Rio championship.

Confirmed Lineup: Roberto Fernández, Marcelo Benevenuto, Kanu, Guilherme Santos, Fernando Costanza, Alex Santana, Rafael Navarro, Caio Alexandre, Bruno Nazário, Luis Henrique.
Coach: K. Honda, L. Ribeiro de Castro.