Match Report
On paper the standings were lopsided — Botafogo 5th with 64 points, América Mineiro 20th with 24, 40 apart. Recent form told a different story for Botafogo: only 15th in the league over the last five rounds despite sitting 5th. In league terms the two rates read 1.11/2.13 for América Mineiro and 1.53/0.97 for Botafogo (scored/conceded per game); the competition average is 1.24.
A win had eluded América Mineiro for 5 matches.
The sides have met 10 times in the GioScore results database: 4 wins for América Mineiro, 2 draws and 4 for Botafogo, at 2.3 goals per meeting. Playing at home matters in this fixture: 80% of the meetings went to the host.
The match was played at Centro de Treinamento Flávio Pentagna Guimarães in Contagem (capacity 23,000). It was 1-1 at the break, and the second half added 1 goal for the 1-2 full-time score.