Botafogo RJ vs Fortaleza Betting Odds, Tips, Predictions, Preview 11th June 2023

Fortaleza go up against Botafogo RJ on Sunday for an exciting Serie A meeting at Independencia.

The current difference in the Serie A standings between the two teams clashing at Independencia this coming Sunday is seven points.

Botafogo RJ came away with three points from the latest encounter with Fortaleza. It would be a surprise if they fail do to it again, when they face each other on Sunday.

Botafogo RJ enter their next Serie A match, averaging a decent 1.6 goals per game in their last ten matches, where they pulled off 16 goals, while also conceding ten times. That amounts to an average of one per game, in which they kept their opponents from scoring four times.

Fortaleza scored 14 goals, conceded six and managed six clean sheets in their previous ten matches.

Botafogo RJ won the last two meetings against Fortaleza, as they followed up a 3-1 win by beating their upcoming opponent by a 3-1 score.

Botafogo RJ vs Fortaleza Prediction

Botafogo RJ Form

Botafogo RJ hope to get back to winning ways after first beating America MG by 2-0, before winning 1-0 against Athletico Paranaense. The streak ended in a recent 1-0 defeat against Athletico Paranaense. Botafogo RJ took six wins in their last six Serie A matches on home soil, as they scored 13 and let in one goals.

Botafogo RJ were spoken to as contenders for the title in the Serie A this season, and are so far living up to expectations.

Fortaleza Form

Fortaleza claimed seven points from their last nine available, as the won by 2-0 and 1-0 against Vasco da Gama and Palmeiras, respectively. Last time out, Bahia ended up stealing a point in a 0-0 draw. Fortaleza, meanwhile, won twice, while they've drawn two and lost two in their last six away in the Serie A.

Qualifying for Europe was a target going into this season, and Fortaleza are keeping their eyes on the prize, though they are a little off track.

Botafogo RJ and Fortaleza are mostly leaning towards matches shy on goals, as it seems that not conceding is more important than attempting to score. This indicates a close encounter is on the menu this coming Sunday.

Botafogo RJ have taken 12 points from their last five games against teams from the top half of the Serie A table. They won four of these matches with a scoreline of eight goals to four. Fortaleza took five points from their last three games against teams from the top half of the Serie A table. They won one, scored four goals and conceded two. Botafogo RJ so far pulled off a record of seven wins, zero draws and two defeats in the Serie A this season. Fortaleza are looking at three wins, five draws and one defeat in the Serie A.

Botafogo RJ vs Fortaleza Squads

Botafogo RJ Squad

The 61-year-old Castro will select the starting eleven against Fortaleza from this squad. The statistics represent goals scored and matches played in the Serie A this season:

Douglas Borges (0/0), Igo Gabriel (0/0), Lucas Perri (0/9), Roberto Fernandez (0/0), Adryelson (0/9), Breno (0/0), Daniel Borges (0/1), Danilo (1/3), Douglas (0/0), Fernando Marcal (0/5), Hugo (0/2), Jefinho (0/0), JP Galvao (0/0), Leonel Di Placido (0/9), Lucas Mezenga (0/0), Mauro Joel Carli (0/0), Philipe Sampaio (0/4), Rafael (0/5), Victor Leandro Cuesta (1/8), Carlos Eduardo (2/8), Gabriel (0/3), Jacob Montes (0/0), Joao Victor (0/0), Kayque (0/1), Lucas Campos (0/0), Lucas Fernandes (0/7), Lucas Piazon (0/1), Luis Geovanny Segovia (0/3), Marlon Freitas (0/8), Patrick Carreiro (0/0), Rai (0/0), Carlos Alberto (0/1), Gustavo Sauer (0/2), Janderson (0/0), Junior Santos (2/9), Luis Henrique (1/9), Matheus Nascimento (1/1), Matias Segovia (0/0), Tche Tche (1/9), Tiquinho Soares (6/8).

Fortaleza Squad

Listed below is the full squad of Fortaleza players that the manager Juan Pablo Vojvoda will choose from for the upcoming game:

Fernando Miguel (0/4), Joao Ricardo (0/4), Kennedy (0/0), Marcelo Boeck (0/0), Mauricio (0/1), Bernardo Schappo (0/0), Brayan Ceballos (0/3), Bruno Pacheco (0/8), Emanuel Britez (0/8), Lucas Esteves (0/0), Marcelo Conceicao (0/0), Sammuel (0/0), Tinga (0/8), Titi (0/8), Vinicius (0/0), Vitor Ricardo (0/0), Yago Pikachu (2/9), Amorim (0/0), Caio Alexandre (1/9), Calebe (0/9), Dudu (0/1), Hercules (1/8), Jose Welison (0/0), Lucas Crispim (0/2), Lucas Sasha (0/6), Thiago Galhardo (2/6), Tomas Pochettino (1/9), Vinicius Zanocelo (0/0), Guilherme Augusto (0/7), Juan Martin Lucero (0/5), Moises Vieira (3/6), Pedro Rocha (0/0), Renato Kayzer (0/0), Romarinho (0/6), Silvio Romero (2/8), Wesley Braga (0/0).

Botafogo RJ vs Fortaleza Team News

Botafogo RJ vs Fortaleza Lineups

Botafogo RJ vs Fortaleza H2H

The last time these two sides facing off here came up against each other, Botafogo RJ came away with a 1-3 win. Rest assured they have a similar outcome in mind at Independencia. Botafogo RJ tend to have the upper hand against Fortaleza, grabbing all three points six times in ten matches. The bookies best betting odds on a home win are at 1/1.

Botafogo RJ vs Fortaleza Results

Both teams found the back of the net five times in the past ten matches between home side Botafogo RJ and Fortaleza. Best priced odds on BTTS with the bookies are at 10/11.

Botafogo RJ vs Fortaleza Betting Tips

Tiquinho Soares found the target one times in his previous six matches, whereas Silvio Romero just scored once in a similar number of matches.

Independencia saw nine wins for Botafogo RJ in their last 10 here across all tournaments. They also drew one and lost zero, while Fortaleza won three of their 10 most recent outings on their travels, whilst drawing three and losing four. In their previous 10 away games Fortaleza scored the opening goal five times, with Botafogo RJ getting the first goal in nine of their last 10 games on home soil.

In the last ten encounters between Botafogo RJ and Fortaleza over 2.5 goals came out five times, as Botafogo RJ averaged 1.5 goals a game. Fortaleza scored an average of one goal in these, while both teams scored five times. Over 2.5 goals happened in four of Botafogo RJ’s last ten matches across all tournaments. They pulled off an average of 1.5 goals during this run. Over 2.5 goals came up in three of Fortaleza's previous ten matches across all tournaments. They managed to score an average of 0.8 goals in these matches.