Match Report
Boavista (3rd, 8 pts) visited Botafogo (1st, 9 pts) with 1 points between them. On recent form Botafogo sat only 10th league-wide over the last five rounds, well short of their 1st overall. Against a league average of 1.29 goals per team per game, Botafogo ran at 1 scored and 0.83 conceded, Boavista at 1 and 1.33.
Defeat had followed defeat for Boavista — three in succession.
The head-to-head ledger counts 7 games: 3 Botafogo wins, 1 for Boavista, 3 draws, at 1.86 goals per meeting. Hosting has counted for little in this fixture — the home side has won only 29% of those meetings. Low-scoring is the pattern: just 14% of the meetings went over two goals.
The venue was Estádio Nilton Santos, with room for 46,831 spectators. It was 0-0 at the break — the second half brought no more goals and it finished 0-0.
Key stats
Possession: Botafogo 67% · Boavista 33% · Total shots: 9-5 · On target: 2-0 · Corners: 2-4