Match Report
On the table this was a mismatch: Novorizontino (3rd, 50 pts) held an 18-point advantage over Botafogo SP (16th, 32 pts). Against a league average of 1.17 goals per team per game, Botafogo SP ran at 1.1 scored and 1.24 conceded, Novorizontino at 1.69 and 0.93.
Botafogo SP arrived off three straight defeats. Novorizontino had won four straight. Over the last five, Botafogo SP had taken 4 of 15 points to Novorizontino's 13.
The sides have met 8 times in the GioScore results database: 0 wins for Botafogo SP, 2 draws and 6 for Novorizontino, at 2 goals per meeting. Home advantage has meant little here: 38% of the meetings went to the host. The fixture trends low-scoring: over two goals in just 25% of the meetings.
The match was played at Estádio Santa Cruz (capacity 29,292). With 30 matches recorded and 2.7 yellow cards per game, J. Pfleger was the man in the middle. It was 1-1 at the break, and the second half added 2 goals for the 1-3 full-time score.
Goal scorers
Botafogo SP: Felipe Vieira (30') · Novorizontino: Rômulo (21'), Robson (56'), Matheus Bianqui (73')
Key stats
Possession: Botafogo SP 54% · Novorizontino 46% · Total shots: 13-9 · On target: 1-5 · Corners: 8-4