Botafogo vs Corinthians predictions, H2H, statistics and tips

The Timão, having lost their last match against Sao Paulo, travel to Rio de Janeiro with the intention of achieving the best possible result. In this match of the 17th round of the Brazil Serie A,  Botafogo will face Corinthians at Estádio Nilton Santos stadium on 26 July at 17:30.

The home team, Botafogo is currently in 5º position in the tournament with 25 points, while Corinthians is currently in 10º position with 19.  Continue reading our analysis for stats, H2H history and best predictions for this Botafogo vs Corinthians.

Botafogo

Botafogo comes from playing against Sport Recife and finished the match with a result of 0-1, with win for Botafogo. Buoyed by this latest result, they will be looking to get another win against Timão coached by Dorival Júnior. In that last match between Botafogo and Sport Recife, Fogão team achieved a 59% possession of the ball, with 5 shots on goal of which 1 was a goal. The goal was scored by Cuiabano.

In the last 6 matches, the team coached by Davide Ancelotti has achieved 4 wins, 1 draw y 1 defeat. Botafogo average number of goals per game is 1.0 goals, while they concede an average of 0.3 goals per game. With this trend, they have now kept 3 consecutive clean sheets. In those 6 matches, they have scored a total of 6 goals while conceding 2 goals.

Latest statistics in Botafogo matches:

• Under 2.5 goals: 5/6
• Both teams to score: 1/6
• First to score: 4/6
• Draw at half-time: 4/6

Corinthians

Corinthians, meanwhile, are coming off a 2-0 defeat against Sao Paulo, and travel to the Estádio Nilton Santos stadium with the intention of turning this last result around and facing Botafogo.

In that match between Corinthians and Sao Paulo, the Timão team achieved 52% ball possession, getting 3 shots on goal, without managing to score a goal.

Analysing the last 6 matches, Dorival Júnior's team has won 1, drawn 2 and lost 3. Corinthians average 0.5 goals per game, while they concede an average of 1.0 goals per game. With this trend they have 1 official match without a clean sheet. In those 6 matches, they have scored a total of 3 goals while conceding 6 goals.

Latest statistics in Corinthians matches:

• Under 2.5 goals: 5/6
• Both teams to score: 2/6
• First to concede goals: 4/6
• Draw at half-time: 4/6

Botafogo vs Corinthians: H2H STATS

The match-ups between the two teams can help you when placing your bets. We have taken them into account for this Botafogo vs Corinthians prediction. The last match between these teams was in the Brazil Serie A competition, in an event that took place at the Estádio Nilton Santos stadium on 15-09-2024 with the result of 2-1, with Botafogo winning.

The last 5 meetings between Botafogo and Corinthians have resulted in 3 wins for Botafogo, 2 wins for Corinthians. In those matches, Botafogo managed to score 6 goals, while Corinthians scored 3 goals against Botafogo.

• In 1/5 matches both teams scored
• En 3/5  games it was an Under 2.5 goals