Botafogo vs Goianiense Preview

Rock bottom Goianiense visit Botafogo as they look to start winning games and save their season.

Botafogo lost 1-0 to Athletico PR and they will be looking to get back to winning ways in this game.

They are having a successful campaign but they sit just one point ahead of the teams outside the top six (Flamengo 7th).

They have lost their last two home games however prior to those losses they were on a run of 5 wins in 6 home games.

They are a team that is susceptible to counter attacks especially when they play at home but with more than 1.5 goals per game, they should be able to win this game as Goianiense are truly out of contention for safety.

Goianiense picked up all three points over the weekend courtesy of a 2-0 win over fellow strugglers Sporting Recife which was a very rare win.

Despite that win, they are still nine points from safety with only four games to play and they will be looking to build a winning run before the end of the season.

Coming from the Serie B, they have failed to adapt to the quality of the Serie A and look set to go back down.

They have taken just 4 points from their last 7 games and have conceded average of 1.8 goals on the road this season.

Results of each team’s last 5 matches across all leagues and competitions

Botafogo

LAST FIVE GAMES						DATE	COMPETITION
L	Botafogo		1-2		Fluminense FC	Nov 4, 2017	Futebol Brasileiro
D	Atlético MG		0-0		Botafogo	Oct 29, 2017	Futebol Brasileiro
W	Botafogo		2-1		Corinthians	Oct 24, 2017	Futebol Brasileiro
D	Avaí		1-1		Botafogo	Oct 19, 2017	Futebol Brasileiro
L	CR Vasco da Gama		1-0		Botafogo	Oct 15, 2017	Futebol Brasileiro

Goianiense

LAST FIVE GAMES						DATE	COMPETITION
L	Goianiense		0-1		São Paulo	Nov 4, 2017	Futebol Brasileiro
D	EC Vitória		1-1		Goianiense	Oct 29, 2017	Futebol Brasileiro
L	Santos FC		1-0		Goianiense	Oct 22, 2017	Futebol Brasileiro
L	Goianiense		0-1		CR Vasco da Gama	Oct 18, 2017	Futebol Brasileiro
L	Goianiense		1-3		Palmeiras	Oct 15, 2017	Futebol Brasileiro

H2H

LAST FIVE GAMES					DATE	COMPETITION
Goianiense		1-1		Botafogo	Jul 24, 2017	Futebol Brasileiro
Botafogo		4-0		Goianiense	Sep 2, 2015	Brasileirao B
Goianiense		0-0		Botafogo	May 23, 2015	Brasileirao B
Botafogo		4-0		Goianiense	Oct 27, 2012	Futebol Brasileiro
Goianiense		1-2		Botafogo	Aug 4, 2012	Futebol Brasileiro

Other fixtures taking place this week in Brazil Serie A:

Brazil Serie A Table

Brazil  Serie A Results