Match Report
Botafogo went into the game 1st in the table on 9 points; Boavista sat 3rd on 8 — a 1-point gap. Botafogo had been under-performing their position — 10th on five-round form against 1st in the table.
Boavista arrived off three straight defeats.
7 previous meetings sit in the GioScore records — Botafogo 3, draws 3, Boavista 1, 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.
Key stats
Possession: Botafogo 67% · Boavista 33% · Total shots: 9-5 · On target: 2-0 · Corners: 2-4