Flamengo RJ VS Botafogo RJ ( BETTING TIPS, Match Preview & Expert Analysis )™
PREVIEW & TIPS FOR Flamengo RJ vs Botafogo RJ
Flamengo and Botafogo meet at Estadio Jornalista Mario Filho (Maracana), in the semi-final of the Campeonato Carioca 1ª Div. At this stage, the history of direct confrontations is favorable to the home team, which has 5 wins, 3 draws and 2 losses in the last 10 games. The last time they met in this stadium was 23-08-2017, in a game to count for the Cup of Brazil and that ended with the victory of Flamengo 1-0. The only goal of that game was scored by Diego in the 70th minute.
Flamengo RJ Team News
The home team arrives at this stage of Carioca 1 (Semi-finals) after a 1-1 draw with Fluminense. For the championship, Flamengo won 19 points in 21 chances, after 6 wins and 1 draw in the last 7 games that played in his stadium.
For this competition, it registers a sequence of 4 victories in the last games at home and has not lost any of the last 7 games that disputed in its stadium. His attack has scored regularly, as he has managed to achieve in 8 of the last 10 games for this competition. There have been 1 period in the last 20 home games for all competitions: he scored 14 of his 40 goals in the minutes (76′-90 ‘).
Flamengo RJ vs Botafogo RJ Stats
Looking at the games he played in his home stadium, including the Guanabara Cup matches, Flamengo played up to 7 games so far, got 6 wins and 1 draw. In these games he had an average of 2 goals scored and 0.14 goals conceded per game, demonstrating an excellent performance in both sectors. The highlight of Flamengo is forward Vinícius Júnior with 4 goals scored. We remember that the team won the 21st Guanabara Cup trophy, which gave it a place in the Carioca semi-final. It is worth noting that Rubro-Negro Carioca arrives at this game after some good results, being that in 17 games, was defeated 2 times only. Playing in your stadium is a very strong team, being very difficult to be beat. We looked at the last 10 home games, and Flamengo did not score goals in only one occasion, and the final result was Over 2.5 goals on 5 occasions. For this meeting coach Carpegianii should present his best starting eleven, to try to reach the final.
Botafogo RJ Team News
The visiting team arrives at this phase of Carioca 1 (Semi-finals) after having played previous qualifiers with: Fluminense and Vasco da Gama. For the championship, Botafogo won 11 points in 24 chances, after 3 wins, 2 draws and 3 losses in the last 8 games he played as a visitor. In the matches played out for the league, the most frequent result at the end of the first 45 ‘was 1-0, which occurred in 3 of their 6 matches. Defensive solidity has not been his strong point as he has conceded goals in 7 of the last 10 games but his attack has regularly scored as he has scored goals in 7 of the last 10 matches for this competition. In 14 games in this event, he never got around to scoring in the 6 games in which he suffered the first goal.
Analyzing the games he made as a visitor, including Guanabara Cup games, Botafogo played 8 games so far, winning 3 wins, 2 draws and 3 losses. Thus registering an average of 1.12 goals scored and 1.50 goals conceded per game, showing some offensive quality, but some difficulties in the most backward sector. The highlight of the team is forward Brenner with 5 goals scored. We remember that the visiting team reached this semi-final of the Campeonato Carioca but now needs to win this game, due to the fact that Flamengo is champion of the Guanabara Cup. We must emphasize that Botafogo, unlike his opponent, is not going through a good moment, and has alternated much between results, since he only won 1 match in 4 possible. If we look at his last 10 games as a visitor, we find that he has encountered many difficulties to win, having won 3 wins, 2 draws and 5 losses, with the final result being Over 2.5 goals on 6 occasions. For this meeting, coach Alberto Valentim should present his best team to try to reach the grand final.