Botafogo vs Sao Paulo

3 - 4

🕒 Sat, 29 Jul 2017 20:00 Europe/London 📍 Estádio Nilton Santos 🧑‍⚖️ Andre Luiz de Freitas Castro 🔁 Regular Season - 17 🏁 match finished

Season

2017-2018 Season

Stage

Regular Season - 17

Regular Season Table

Botafogo 10 · Sao Paulo 13

Referee Stats

Andre Luiz de Freitas Castro

11 matches · 0.00 yellow cards avg

Yellow cards avg	0.00
Reds avg	0.00
Penalties avg	0.00
Over 4.5 cards	0%
Home wins	45%
Draws	18%
Away wins	36%

How the match was won

Sao Paulo outshot their opponent (8-24).
Sao Paulo controlled possession (65%).
Sao Paulo had the sharper finishing (4-8 shots on target).

Team Overview

Botafogo (Home stats)

Games / Record

W-D-L: 9-3-7

Goals For / Against

30 / 25

Avg: 1.58 / 1.32

Points

Avg: 1.58

Clean Sheets

Failed to Score

Sao Paulo (Away stats)

Games / Record

W-D-L: 4-3-12

Goals For / Against

19 / 31

Avg: 1.00 / 1.63

Points

Avg: 0.79

Clean Sheets

Failed to Score

Match Context & Trends

Venue-only form, goal timing, first-goal trends and league context around this Serie A fixture.

Quick comparison bars

1.58

PPG

0.79

1.58

1.00

1.32

1.63

58%

O2.5

42%

63%

BTTS

53%

Score 1st

League-position context

Botafogo rank10th

Sao Paulo rank13th

Botafogo points53

Sao Paulo points50

Botafogo: #10 · 53 pts · GD +3

10 pts off the top 2. 1 pts off the play-off line. 10 pts clear of the relegation zone.

Sao Paulo: #13 · 50 pts · GD -1

13 pts off the top 2. 4 pts off the play-off line. 7 pts clear of the relegation zone.

3-point gap between the two sides coming into kick-off.

Botafogo last 5 home

D L L L W

Points4/15

Weighted index18

Goals6-8

Record1-1-3

Weighted index gives more importance to the most recent venue-specific matches. 100 means maximum recent points return.

Recent venue-specific form has been unstable.

Sao Paulo last 5 away

W L D W L

Points7/15

Weighted index53

Goals5-6

Record2-1-2

Weighted index gives more importance to the most recent venue-specific matches. 100 means maximum recent points return.

Recent venue-specific form is balanced.

Botafogo trend breakdown

Over 2.558%

BTTS63%

BTTS + O2.558%

1H Over 0.584%

Also: Over 0.5 100% · Over 1.5 84% · Over 3.5 26% · 1H BTTS 32%

Sao Paulo trend breakdown

Over 2.542%

BTTS53%

BTTS + O2.542%

1H Over 0.563%

Also: Over 0.5 95% · Over 1.5 63% · Over 3.5 26% · 1H BTTS 21%

Scoring reliability

Botafogo score at home89%

Botafogo clean sheet at home26%

Sao Paulo score away58%

Sao Paulo clean sheet away11%

First-goal patterns

Botafogo score first0%

Botafogo win after scoring first0%

Sao Paulo score first0%

Sao Paulo win after scoring first0%

Comeback rate after conceding first: Botafogo 0% · Sao Paulo 0%

Vs league average

Botafogo score at home1.58 vs 1.38

Botafogo concede at home1.32 vs 1.04

Sao Paulo score away1.00 vs 1.04

Sao Paulo concede away1.63 vs 1.38

Botafogo score 14% above league average, while Sao Paulo score 4% below league average.

Defensive side: Botafogo are 26% above league average at home, and Sao Paulo are 18% above league average away.

Head-to-head trends

Recent games5

Avg goals2.80

BTTS80%

Over 2.560%

At this venue setup: 2.40 goals on average across the last 5.

Botafogo goal timing (home)

Goal-event timing is not populated enough for this venue split yet.

Sao Paulo goal timing (away)

Goal-event timing is not populated enough for this venue split yet.

Match Statistics

Shots on Goal

Total Shots

Shots off Goal

Blocked Shots

Shots Inside Box

Shots Outside Box

Ball Possession

35%

65%

Corner Kicks

Fouls

Offsides

Yellow Cards

Red Cards

Goalkeeper Saves

Total Passes

314

578

Passes Accurate

235

507

Passes %

75%

88%

Head-to-Head Overview

All Meetings (Any Venue)

Total Games	19
Home Wins	6
Draws	6
Away Wins	7
Over 2.5 Goals	9 (47.4%)
BTTS	9 (47.4%)

Home vs Away as Scheduled

Total Games	9
Home Wins	4
Draws	2
Away Wins	3
Over 2.5 Goals	6 (66.7%)
BTTS	6 (66.7%)

Botafogo vs Sao Paulo Head-to-Head History by Season

2026-2027 Season

23 May 2026 Sao Paulo vs Botafogo 1 - 1

2025-2026 Season

14 Sep 2025 Sao Paulo vs Botafogo 1 - 0 16 Apr 2025 Botafogo vs Sao Paulo 2 - 2

2024-2025 Season

08 Dec 2024 Botafogo vs Sao Paulo 2 - 1 24 Jul 2024 Sao Paulo vs Botafogo 2 - 2

2023-2024 Season

19 Aug 2023 Sao Paulo vs Botafogo 0 - 0 15 Apr 2023 Botafogo vs Sao Paulo 2 - 1

2022-2023 Season

09 Oct 2022 Sao Paulo vs Botafogo 0 - 1 16 Jun 2022 Botafogo vs Sao Paulo 1 - 0

2020-2021 Season

22 Feb 2021 Botafogo vs Sao Paulo 1 - 0 10 Dec 2020 Sao Paulo vs Botafogo 4 - 0

2019-2020 Season

21 Sep 2019 Botafogo vs Sao Paulo 1 - 2 27 Apr 2019 Sao Paulo vs Botafogo 2 - 0

2018-2019 Season

30 Sep 2018 Botafogo vs Sao Paulo 2 - 2 31 May 2018 Sao Paulo vs Botafogo 3 - 2

2017-2018 Season

19 Nov 2017 Sao Paulo vs Botafogo 0 - 0 29 Jul 2017 Botafogo vs Sao Paulo 3 - 4

2016-2017 Season

14 Aug 2016 Sao Paulo vs Botafogo 0 - 1 15 May 2016 Botafogo vs Sao Paulo 0 - 1