Atletico-MG – Botafogo RJ PREDICTION & TIPS
Atlético-MG and Botafogo face each other in a match for the 31st round of the Brasileirão Serie A. Both teams drew 1-1 on 09-07-2017, the last time they faced each other in this edition of the league. The record of recent direct matches favors the home team, who in the last 7 games won 3, drew 2 and lost 2. The last direct confrontation between these two teams, on 26-07-2017, ended with Botafogo’s victory for ( 3-0). It is necessary to analyze with special attention the home / off condition, since Atlético-MG presents different results at home and abroad.
After 11 wins, 8 draws and 11 losses, the home team is in 10th place, having won 41 points. In the last match, he won the Cruzeiro away by (1-3), after having lost at home in a game against Chapecoense, (2-3). This is a team that curiously shows more positive results than at home, since in the last 30 matches it has 7 wins, 3 draws and 5 defeats as a visitor, with 18 goals scored and 17 goals conceded, against 5 wins, 3 draws and 7 defeats at home, with 15 goals scored and 18 conceded. In the last 10 home games for the championship, Atletico-MG has 3 wins, 1 draw and 6 losses, having won 10 points out of 30. The team have conceded goals to their opponents in 8 of the last 10 games, so they have not shown great defensive solidity, but their attack has scored with great regularity, since they have always scored at least one goal in the last 10 games in this competition. In 30 games in this competition, he only managed 4 turns on the scoreboard in 19 games in which he suffered the first goal. In the last 15 home games in this competition there are 1 highlights: scored 6 of his 17 goals in minutes (31′-45 ‘).
Atletico Mineiro enters the field trying to recover the prestige before his fans, where he was defeated by Chapecoense in his last confrontation in the house, but comes packed and moral after having won a good away away victory in the classic against Cruzeiro. On the occasion, even leaving behind on the scoreboard, the team showed a great offensive performance and got the turn, especially Robinho, who scored twice. In both sectors, the team has reasonable numbers, but it is possible to notice an improvement of the attack in the second round. However, as the principal the miners remain one of the worst campaigns, and in this condition have the second most leaked defense. For this game, the coach will not be able to count on defender Gabriel, who is suspended.
After 13 wins, 8 draws and 9 losses, the visiting team is in 6th place, having won 47 points. In the last match, they beat Corinthians 2-1 at home, having drawn 1-1 in a game against Avaí for 1-1. This is a team little affected by the home factor, that is, presents similar results at home and away, since in the last 30 games has recorded 5 wins, 4 draws and 6 losses as a visitor, with a total of 12 goals scored and 12 conceded. Already inside the home, won 8 wins, 3 draws and 4 losses, with a total of 23 goals scored and 15 conceded. In the championship, Botafogo won 13 points in 30 chances, after 3 wins, 4 draws and 3 losses in the last 10 games he played as a visitor. In his league games as a visitor, the most frequent result in the break was 0-0 (8 out of 15 matches). Defensive solidity has not been his strong point, having conceded goals in 8 of the last 10 games but his attack has scored regularly as he has scored goals in 9 of the last 10 games for this competition. In their games away to this competition there is a tendency to have few goals, since 7 of the last 15 that disputed finished with Less than 1.5 goals. In 30 games in this competition, he suffered the first goal 14 times and only got 2 turns on the scoreboard. There are 1 highlights in the last 15 matches played as a visitor to this competition: he suffered 6 of his 14 goals between the minutes (76’-90 ‘).
Botafogo, after hitting four consecutive victories early in the second round of the Brazilian Championship, is now experiencing a somewhat irregular phase, failing to establish a good sequence of results. However, the team is unbeaten two rounds ago, and comes from a good home win against leading Corinthians. At the time, the team finished more than double the opponent’s time, even though they only had 38% possession of the ball, highlighting the midfield performance. The numbers of the competition reveal that the team has been characterized by a good attack, with an average of 1.3 goal per game, and has failed to balance the adversary network in just one of the last eleven games.
Atletico-MG – Botafogo RJ FREE TIPS
Atletico-MG – Win @ 1.75
Both teams to score / YES @ 2.00
Over 2.5 Goals @ 1.90
