Santos vs Botafogo RJ Betting Odds, Tips, Predictions, Preview 23rd July 2023

Botafogo RJ visit Urbano Caldeira Stadium this coming Sunday for a Serie A fixture with home side Santos.

Santos are 14 in the rankings with 16 points after 15 matches played , whereas Botafogo RJ rank first in the Serie A on 39 points.

Although they are trailing Botafogo RJ by a considerable margin, winning their upcoming match against the league's top team would still be quite an accomplishment. Santos have a chance to really provide themselves with a great boost of confidence which could infuse energy into future match-ups.

Santos are not a high scoring team these days, as they only found the back of the net nine times in the last ten outings. That is an average of just 0.9 goals per game, as they conceded 18 goals. They managed three clean sheets in these matches.

Botafogo RJ hit the target 14 times in the last ten outings, which creates an average of 1.4 goals a game. They conceded 0.3 goals per match for a total of three goals, while claiming eight clean sheets as well.

Santos took a hit when Botafogo RJ handed them a 3-0 defeat in their latest encounter. The former did win the reverse match though, as they secured three points to their name by claiming a 2-0 win.

Santos vs Botafogo RJ Prediction

Santos Form

Santos are currently performing inconsistently, as they lost against Cuiaba by a 3-0 score, before winning 4-3 against Goias. They lost again in their most recent match, this time 4-1 against Sao Paulo. Santos managed to win two of their past six home matches in the Serie A. In the remaining four, they drew two and lost two, as they scored ten and conceded nine goals.

Botafogo RJ Form

Botafogo RJ look fabulous with three wins on the trot, starting off against Vasco da Gama, who were defeated by 2-0. Then, Gremio got outclassed in a 0-2 win, before beating Red Bull Bragantino by 2-0. Botafogo RJ claimed a remarkable four wins from six away matches in the Serie A, as well as no draw but two defeats. They also banged in eight goals, whilst conceding five.

Does Botafogo RJ have enough about them to take out Santos this coming Sunday? We are not as sure as odds suggest, but considering aspects like form, strength in squad and match history, we believe they'll come through in the end.

Santos fought their way to zero wins and one points from their last four games against teams inside the top six. They were on target three times in these matches, but also let in eight goals. Santos are looking at a record of four wins, four draws and seven defeats in the Serie A this season. Botafogo RJ are yet to play a draw this season, in stead recording 13 wins and two defeats in the Serie A.

Santos vs Botafogo RJ Squads

Santos Squad

The 49-year-old Santos manager, Paulo Turra, will select the lineup against Botafogo RJ from these players (the statistics in the brackets refer to scored goals and games played in the Serie A this season):

Diogenes (0/0), Joao Paulo (0/15), Paulo Mazoti (0/0), Vladimir (0/0), Carlos Cadu (0/0), Derick (0/0), Dodo (0/0), Felipe Jonatan (0/1), Jair Filho (0/0), Joao Lucas (0/7), Joaquim (0/12), Lucas Pires (0/9), Luiz Felipe (0/1), Messias (0/15), Nathan Santos (0/7), Robson Reis (0/0), Alex Nascimento (0/0), Alison (0/5), Daniel Ruiz (0/0), Deivid de Souza (0/0), Dodi (0/13), Gabriel Inocencio (0/12), Guilherme Camacho (0/6), Ivonei Junior (0/1), Kevin Malthus (0/0), Kevyson (0/0), Lucas Barbosa (0/4), Lucas Braga (0/7), Rodrigo Fernandez (1/13), Sandry Santos (0/5), Tailson (0/0), Vinicius (0/3), Yeferson Soteldo (0/0), Allanzinho (0/0), Bruno Marques (0/0), Bruno Mezenga (0/0), Fernandinho (0/0), Luan Dias (0/5), Lucas Lima (0/0), Marcos Leonardo (4/10), Miguel Terceros (0/0), Renyer (0/0), Stiven Mendoza (5/10), Weslley Pinto (0/0).

Botafogo RJ Squad

Here is the full team squad of Botafogo RJ. The 47 year-old Bruno Lage will select his starting lineup from the following players:

Douglas Borges (0/0), Igo Gabriel (0/0), Joao Fernando (0/0), Lucas Perri (0/15), Roberto Fernandez (0/0), Adryelson (0/15), Breno (0/0), Breno (0/0), Danilo (1/8), David Sousa (0/0), Douglas (0/0), Fernando Marcal (0/7), Hugo (0/7), Jefinho (0/0), JP Galvao (0/0), Leonel Di Placido (1/14), Lucas Mezenga (0/0), Mauro Joel Carli (0/0), Philipe Sampaio (0/5), Rafael (0/9), Victor Leandro Cuesta (1/14), Carlos Eduardo (4/13), 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), Lucas Fernandes (0/0), Luis Geovanny Segovia (0/3), Marlon Freitas (0/14), Patrick Carreiro (0/0), Rai (0/0), Rikelmi (0/0), Wendel Lessa (0/0), Barreto (0/0), Carlos Alberto (2/4), Gustavo Sauer (0/4), Janderson (0/0), Junior Santos (2/15), Luis Henrique (2/15), Matheus Nascimento (1/4), Matheus Nascimento (0/0), Matias Segovia (0/0), Tche Tche (1/15), Tiquinho Soares (10/14), Vinicius (0/0).

Santos vs Botafogo RJ Team News

Santos vs Botafogo RJ Lineups

Santos vs Botafogo RJ H2H

Santos were defeated by 3-0 in their last encounter with Botafogo RJ, but did win the reverse match 2-0, though. Santos tend to have the upper hand against Botafogo RJ, grabbing all three points five times in ten matches. The bookies best betting odds on a home win are at 10/3.

Santos vs Botafogo RJ Results

Both teams to score only came out three times in the previous ten games between Botafogo RJ and Santos. Odds on both teams not to score are best priced at 2/3 with the bookies.

Santos vs Botafogo RJ Betting Tips

Stiven Mendoza look like value in the goal scoring market with three strikes to his name in six Serie A matches. The visitors are crossing their fingers Tiquinho Soares adds to his four Serie A goals come this coming Sunday.

Botafogo RJ have been ready from the outset, scoring the opening goal no less than eight times in their previous 10 outings away from home. The hosts scored the first goal of the game in three of their last 10 home games.

Less than three came out three times in the past ten encounters between Botafogo RJ and Santos, as both teams not to score was a winning bet seven times. Santos performed 1.1 goals on average, whereas Botafogo RJ averaged 0.8 goals. Over 2.5 goals came out five times in the previous ten matches across all tournaments for Santos, who scored an average of one goal along the way. Over 2.5 goals happened in zero of the last ten outings for Botafogo RJ, who managed to score 1.4 times in those matches.