We have plenty of exciting fixtures to enjoy in the Brazilian Serie A this week including the meeting between Cuiabá and Botafogo.
The game will be played on the 23rd of June at the Arena Pantanal and the hosts begin the week in 14th place on 12 points while the visitors are top of the table on 24 points.
Acelera!💨💨💨 #VamosBOTAFOGO 📸 Vítor Silva/ BFR pic.twitter.com/fz6s9BEcYs— Botafogo F.R. (@Botafogo) June 19, 2023
Acelera!💨💨💨 #VamosBOTAFOGO 📸 Vítor Silva/ BFR pic.twitter.com/fz6s9BEcYs
Cuiabá come into the match on the back of a 1-1 draw at Corinthians in Serie A last time out. With the score 0-0 at the interval, Cuiabá opened the scoring 10 minutes into the second half but could not hold on to their lead. Corinthians equalised in the 81st minute to snatch a point.
The draw at Corinthians means Cuiabá are undefeated in their last 4 fixtures, all of which have been played in Serie A.
In addition to the draw last week, Cuiabá have beat Cruzeiro and Goias away and picked up a point thanks to a 1-1 draw at home with Coritiba. Trends show In Cuiabá 's 5 most recent Serie A matches, there have been under 2.5 goals scored.
Home form in the league shows Cuiabá have been struggling to win games and they have been performing better on the road.
Cuiabá have failed to win any of their 4 most recent home Serie A matches. They have been held to a draw by RB Bragantino and Coritiba and have tasted defeat against Gremio and Atletico Mineiro.
Botafogo travel to the Arena Pantanal having beat Fortaleza 2-0 at home in Serie A on the 11th of June.
It appeared the teams were going to go in level at half time but Botafogo had other ideas and opened the scoring in the 45th minute. Botafogo doubled their advantage in the 63rd minute to take maximum points.
The win over Fortaleza means Botafogo are undefeated in their 2 most recent fixtures, including a 0-0 draw at LDU Quito in the Copa Sudamericana group stage.
However, Botafogo have recorded only 1 win from their last 4 matches in all competitions having lost to Athletico Paranaense away in the league and to the same team at home in the Copa do Brasil via penalties. However, Botafogo did win the game.
Trends show there have been under 2.5 goals in Botafogo's last 4 Serie A games. They have won 7 of their last 11 away Serie A matches.
Team news and Cuiabá are without the injured duo of midfielder Patric Calmon and defender Uendel.
Botafogo have three players on the treatment table with Gabriel Pires, Fernando Marcal, and Danilo Barbosa unavailable due to injury.
Given the recent fixtures in Serie A involving these two teams, we expect to see under 2.5 goals scored. In fact, just a single goal could be enough to separate them and Botafogo could leave the Arena Pantanal with maximum points thanks to a 1-0 victory.