Botafogo vs Bragantino Prediction & Betting Tips - Brasileirão Serie A

Prediction published on 14/07/2023, 15:02  by Daniel Ngulu in Football Predictions

Botafogo are out to extend their leadership of the Brazilian Serie A when they play host to Bragantino. Sixth placed Bragantino will be looking to leap to second spot with a win in this game. The hosts will however be the favorites, and a win here could open up a 13-point gap. The 2-0 win over Patronato in the Copa Sudamericana was Botafogo’s third in a row. It was also their fourth clean sheet in five matches and they’ve conceded just once in five matches. The league leaders have five straight clean sheets in the Serie A. Coming into this round of matches, they are the best defensively, having conceded just seven. In each of their last three matches, Botafogo have scored twice. Botafogo are unbeaten in eight matches coming into this one. They have six wins in the eight matches.

Bragantino lost home and away to Botafogo last season. They will seek to do better here, but they haven't really excelled in this fixture lately. In the last five meetings, they’ve lost three, and won just once. The fact that this is an away game also doesn’t work for Bragantino. The visitors have managed just two wins in their last 17 matches. In their last game, they drew 0-0 with Sao Paulo. While they come here as the underdogs, Bragantino haven't lost in their last seven matches. In that run however, they’ve failed to win four times. Defensively, Bragantino have done well recently, conceding just once in five. They’ve scored 14 times in their last five matches.