Botafogo RJ vs Red Bull Bragantino Betting Odds, Tips, Predictions, Preview 16th July 2023

Red Bull Bragantino meet Botafogo RJ on Sunday in this round 15 of Serie A season. Both still have a lot at stake from their different positions in the table, as the former aims for Europe next season.

Sitting top of the table, Botafogo RJ have claimed 36 points after 14 rounds, while Red Bull Bragantino have amassed 24 points and presently rank as number 6 in the Serie A.

Both Botafogo RJ and Red Bull Bragantino go into the match on the back of decent results recently. Both will be eager to continue their good run, but with the advantage of playing on home soil, Botafogo RJ could prove too tough a task for Red Bull Bragantino.

Botafogo RJ only average a modest 1.5 goals per game in their last ten matches in this tournament, in which they scored 15 goals. They also conceded three for an average of 0.3 per game. They kept their opponents from scoring eight times.

Red Bull Bragantino scored 16 times in their previous ten matches, an average of 1.6 per game. They also conceded six goals for an average of 0.6 a game, pulling off six clean sheets in these.

The last time the pair played each other Botafogo RJ came away as 2-1 winners, and rest assured they have a similar outcome in mind this coming Sunday.

Botafogo RJ vs Red Bull Bragantino Prediction

Botafogo RJ Form

Botafogo RJ are enjoying their football currently with three wins on the bounce, and it began with a 0-1 win against Palmeiras. They went on to beat Vasco da Gama by 2-0, before also getting the better of Gremio in a 0-2 victory. Botafogo RJ took six wins in their last six Serie A matches on home soil, as they scored 12 and let in zero goals.

Few would have predicted Botafogo RJ to perform as well as they done silencing talk of relegation with nice performances.

Red Bull Bragantino Form

Red Bull Bragantino look well suited to take on any opponent presently, as their last three matches saw them gaining seven points. They ran out 2-0 and 0-1 winners against Goias and Corinthians, respectively. Their winning streak came to an end against Sao Paulo, who claimed a point in a 0-0 draw. In their last six Serie A away matches, Red Bull Bragantino failed to win more than once. In stead, they've drawn four and lost one, scoring eight while also conceding eight times.

Red Bull Bragantino were spoken of as contenders for a title, but current form has them running a little behind in the Serie A.

Botafogo RJ and Red Bull Bragantino 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 on Sunday.

Botafogo RJ have been in commanding form in matches against their fellow top six teams. From their last four outings against these top rivals, they picked up four wins, 12 points, scored seven goals, while allowing two against. Red Bull Bragantino won one of their last six matches against teams from the top half of the Serie A table, scoring nine and conceding nine goals. They collected six points from these. Botafogo RJ have a record of 12 wins, zero draws and two defeats in the Serie A this season. Red Bull Bragantino so far pulled off six wins, six draws and two defeats in the Serie A.

Botafogo RJ vs Red Bull Bragantino Squads

Botafogo RJ Squad

Cacapa will select the starting XI for the upcoming match against Red Bull Bragantino from the following players (the statistics in the brackets represent goals scored and matches played in the Serie A this season):

Douglas Borges (0/0), Igo Gabriel (0/0), Lucas Perri (0/14), Roberto Fernandez (0/0), Adryelson (0/14), Breno (0/0), Breno (0/0), Danilo (1/7), David Sousa (0/0), Douglas (0/0), Fernando Marcal (0/6), Hugo (0/7), Jefinho (0/0), JP Galvao (0/0), Leonel Di Placido (0/13), Lucas Mezenga (0/0), Mauro Joel Carli (0/0), Philipe Sampaio (0/5), Rafael (0/9), Victor Leandro Cuesta (1/13), Carlos Eduardo (3/12), Diego Hernandez (0/0), Eno (0/0), Gabriel (0/3), Jacob Montes (0/0), Joao Victor (0/0), Kayque (0/2), Lucas Campos (0/0), Luis Geovanny Segovia (0/4), Marlon Freitas (0/13), Patrick Carreiro (0/0), Rai (0/0), Rikelmi (0/0), Wendel Lessa (0/0), Barreto (0/0), Carlos Alberto (2/3), Gustavo Sauer (0/3), Janderson (0/0), Junior Santos (2/14), Luis Henrique (2/14), Matheus Nascimento (1/4), Matheus Nascimento (0/0), Matias Segovia (0/0), Tche Tche (1/14), Tiquinho Soares (10/13), Vinicius (0/0).

Red Bull Bragantino Squad

This is the full squad of players that the Red Bull Bragantino head coach Caixinha will select from for his starting XI:

Cleiton Schwengber (0/9), Fabricio (0/0), Lucao (0/0), Maycon Cleiton (0/0), Aderlan (0/9), Cesar Haydar (0/0), Eduardo Santos (0/0), Guilherme Lopes (0/6), Gustavo Henrique (0/0), Juninho Capixaba (2/13), Kevin Lomonaco (0/0), Leo Ortiz (0/0), Leonardo Santos (0/0), Luan Candido (0/2), Luan Patrick (0/0), Lucas Cunha (0/0), Natan (0/7), Bruno Praxedes (0/1), Caetano (0/0), Dija (0/0), Eduardo Sasha (6/14), Helio Junio (2/9), Henry Mosquera (0/0), Ignacio Laquintana (0/0), Jadsom (0/13), Jose Hurtado (0/8), Kawe (0/0), Leonardo Realpe (0/6), Lucas Evangelista (0/13), Matheus Fernandes (1/13), Nathan (0/1), Ramires (0/11), Raul (0/0), Alerrandro (1/5), Bruninho (1/7), Chrigor (0/0), Everton (0/0), Gustavinho (0/8), Popo (0/0), Sorriso (1/9), Talisson (0/0), Thiago Borbas (0/0), Vitinho (0/0).

Botafogo RJ vs Red Bull Bragantino Team News

Botafogo RJ vs Red Bull Bragantino Lineups

Botafogo RJ vs Red Bull Bragantino H2H

Botafogo RJ beat Red Bull Bragantino in their last two meetings, as they followed up a 1-0 win with a 2-1 victory. Botafogo RJ picked up four wins in their previous eight matches against Red Bull Bragantino, while the latter claimed two wins in these, with the remaining finishing a draw. The bookies best betting odds on a draw at full-time are at 12/5.

Botafogo RJ vs Red Bull Bragantino Results

In three of the previous four matches between Botafogo RJ and Red Bull Bragantino both teams scored.

Botafogo RJ vs Red Bull Bragantino Betting Tips

Eduardo Sasha shows decent form right now for Red Bull Bragantino, as he scored three goals in his last six games in the Serie A. The visitors need more from him, though, when facing Botafogo RJ, who are strong favourites on Sunday. Siding with Tiquinho Soares also look a nice prospect as he scored four goals in his last six Serie A matches.

Botafogo RJ claimed eight wins in the previous 10 matches at home across all tournaments, as well as drawing two and losing zero. Red Bull Bragantino won three of their last 10 away games, as they also drew six and lost one of these matches. Whereas Red Bull Bragantino scored the opening goal in four of their last 10 away games, Botafogo RJ scored the first goal nine times in 10 at Independencia.

In the last four encounters between Botafogo RJ and Red Bull Bragantino over 2.5 goals came out two times, as Botafogo RJ averaged 1.25 goals a game. Red Bull Bragantino scored an average of one goal in these, while both teams scored three times. Over 2.5 goals came out zero times in the previous ten matches across all tournaments for Botafogo RJ, who scored an average of 1.2 goals along the way. Over 2.5 goals came up in four of Red Bull Bragantino's previous ten matches across all tournaments. They managed to score an average of 2.3 goals in these matches.