Match Report
On paper the standings were lopsided — Athletico PR 3rd with 45 points, Botafogo 12th with 30, 15 apart. Botafogo's recent output lagged their position: 16th on form over five rounds while 12th in the table. Per game in the league, Botafogo were scoring 1.54 and conceding 1.67, Athletico PR 1.48 and 1, against a competition average of 1.32 goals per team per game.
The sides have met 25 times in the GioScore results database: 7 wins for Botafogo, 4 draws and 14 for Athletico PR, at 2.08 goals per meeting. 64% of these meetings ended in a home win. Low-scoring is the pattern: just 28% of the meetings went over two goals.
Estádio Nilton Santos staged the fixture, a ground that holds 46,831. The referee was A. Skettino Policarpo Bento, with 57 matches in our database and 2.7 yellows per game on average. On the scoreboard, Athletico PR led 2-0 at the break; 3 second-half goals set the final 2-3.
Goal scorers
Botafogo: Santiago Rodríguez (85'), Santiago Rodríguez (90') · Athletico PR: João Cruz (11'), Kevin Viveros (13'), Kevin Viveros (78')
Key stats
Possession: Botafogo 55% · Athletico PR 45% · Total shots: 33-7 · On target: 8-6 · Corners: 13-2