At the next weekend, Brazil’s Serie A will play the fixtures of the 15th matchday. Here, in the night from Saturday to Sunday at 02:00 CET, the clash Botafogo RJ vs Bragantino will take place. At the Estádio Nilton Santos in Rio de Janeiro, the leaders and the sixth-placed team in Brazil’s Serie A table will clash. The Fogo and Massa Bruta collected 36 and 24 points respectively.
What speaks for Botafogo RJ?
- Won 12 of its 14 Serie A appearances in 2023.
What speaks for Bragantino?
- Never conceded a goal in their last four league matches.
Our betting prediction:
- Prediction: Both teams to score – No
- Odds: 1.82
Expert analysis Botafogo RJ
The home side in the Botafogo vs Bragantino clash will make their first league appearance with Bruno Lage on the sidelines. The Portuguese’s predecessor and compatriot, Luís Castro, moved to the Saudi Pro League. There he now coaches Cristiano Ronaldo at Al-Nassr. In the first Serie A match after Castro’s leaving, the side from Rio de Janeiro celebrated a 2-0 away win against the third-placed Grêmio on Sunday. It marked the seventh time in eight Serie A appearances that the top side won with a clean sheet.
Here, the then Castro-coached squad dropped points only on 3 June in a 0-1 away defeat to the eleventh-ranked Athletico Paranaense. Previously, May ended for the Fogo with home victories against the fourth-placed city rivals Fluminense (1-0) and against the bottom-placed América Mineiro (2-0).
After the setback against Athletico Paranaense, Botafogo initially managed a 2-0 against the seventh-placed Fortaleza and two 1-0 away victories against the 14th-ranked Cuiabá and more notably against the fifth-placed Palmeiras. Then this month began with a 2-0 at the Estádio Nilton Santos against another city rival, the penultimate-placed Vasco da Gama.
Expert analysis Bragantino
At the kick-off of Brazil’s 2023 Serie A, Bragantino celebrated a 2-1 home win over the fifth-bottom Bahia. However, thereafter, Pedro Caixinha’s side initially remained winless for five league matches. These included a 0-3 home defeat to the ninth-ranked Cruzeiro and four draws. After a 1-1 at Palmeiras, this negative series snapped.
Because: For Bragantino, May ended with two 2-0 victories at their stadium, the Nabi Abi Chedid, against Athletico Paranaense and against the 13th-placed Santos. But this was initially followed by a 1-2 away defeat against Fluminense and a 1-1 at the twelfth-ranked Atlético Mineiro.
But on 23 June, Bragantino impressively bounced back to winning ways with a 4-0 home success against the second-placed Flamengo. After two victories against the same number of relegation candidates, the fourth-bottom Goiás (2-0) and the 15th-placed Corinthians (1-0), the Massa Bruta experienced a goalless home draw against the eighth-placed São Paulo on Sunday.
Head-to-head comparison Botafogo RJ vs Bragantino
In the 2021 season, the home side in this clash played in the Serie B. Then, Botafogo celebrated a 1-0 away win against Bragantino on 5 July 2022. Afterwards, the Fogo prevailed 2-1 at home against the Massa Bruta on 27 October.
Our betting prediction and the best odds
In all eight league matches that Botafogo played from the second half of May onwards, not both teams scored. Here, Fogo didn’t left the pitch as winners exclusively on 3 June at Athletico Paranaense (0-1). In the last few weeks, a 1-0 at the fifth-placed reigning champions Palmeiras and a 2-0 at the third-ranked Grêmio on Sunday stood out. Meanwhile, Bragantino drew 0-0 with the eighth-placed São Paulo in the 14th round. For the fourth time in a row, not both teams netted in a Serie A match with this time’s visitors.
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