Match Report
15 points separated the sides: Botafogo SP 16th on 32, América Mineiro 19th on 17. América Mineiro ranked 14th in the league on five-round form, well above their 19th table position. Per game in the league, Botafogo SP were scoring 1.1 and conceding 1.24, América Mineiro 0.72 and 1.69, against a competition average of 1.17 goals per team per game.
The head-to-head ledger counts 6 games: 3 Botafogo SP wins, 1 for América Mineiro, 2 draws, at 2.5 goals per meeting. Only 33% of these meetings ended in a home win. Both teams scored in 83% of the meetings.
The venue was Estádio Santa Cruz, with room for 29,292 spectators. On the scoreboard, it was 0-0 at the break; 3 second-half goals set the final 2-1.
Goal scorers
Botafogo SP: Hebert Willian Badaró Oliveira (61'), Filipe Pereira Dahora (70' og) · América Mineiro: Fernando Elizari (55')
Key stats
Possession: Botafogo SP 45% · América Mineiro 55% · Total shots: 14-9 · On target: 4-3 · Corners: 4-9