Match Report
Santos (12th, 32 pts) visited Botafogo (13th, 31 pts) with 1 points between them. Santos had been over-performing their table position on recent form: 5th in the league over the last five rounds against 12th overall. Per game in the league, Botafogo were scoring 1.48 and conceding 1.6, Santos 1.48 and 1.52, against a competition average of 1.32 goals per team per game.
The sides have met 26 times in the GioScore results database: 8 wins for Botafogo, 8 draws and 10 for Santos, at 1.92 goals per meeting. More than two goals is the exception here — seen in 31% of meetings. Recent editions have opened up: 2.8 goals per game across the last five meetings against 1.92 historically.
With 89 matches recorded and 2.6 yellow cards per game, R. Pereira de Lima was the man in the middle. The match was played at Estádio Nilton Santos (capacity 46,831). On the scoreboard, Botafogo led 1-0 at the break; 2 second-half goals set the final 2-1.
Goal scorers
Botafogo: Lucas Emanuel (41'), Kadir Barría (90') · Santos: Álvaro Barreal (57')
Key stats
Possession: Botafogo 48% · Santos 52% · Total shots: 17-22 · On target: 6-9 · Corners: 5-6