Botafogo vs Corinthians Prediction & Betting Tips - Brasileirão Serie A

Prediction published on 09/04/2022, 01:42  by Daniel Ngulu | Modified on 09/04/2022 at 01:42 in Football Predictions

Botafogo are back in the Brazilian Serie A and they get a tough test as they start their journey back in the top flight with a home game against Corinthians. The hosts already have a taste of what facing top flight opposition is, coming from the Carioca Serie A where they took on Fluminense, among others. In fact, in their last game in the Carioca, they beat Fluminense 2-1. They go into this game with two wins in the last five matches but just one clean sheet in the five games. Four of these five matches have produced over 2.5 goals and they’ve failed to score in one. Botafogo have two losses in their last three home matches, both against Serie A opposition – Flamengo and Fluminense and three of their last five home matches have produced over 2.5 goals. In 2020, when they were relegated from the Serie A, Botafogo finished 19th in the 20-team league; eight of their final 10 home matches back then ended in defeats.

A loss on the final day of last season saw Corinthians finish fifth in the Serie A, and they will be eying a finer start to the season. They don’t carry a very strong run to this game, having lost their last two matches, and three of the last five. Corinthians have been participating in the Paulista A1 and they are also in the Copa Libertadores. In their most recent match, a Libertadores outing, they lost 2-0 away to Bolivia’s Always Ready, and that came hot on the heels of a 2-1 loss to Sao Paulo in the Paulista A1. In five matches, they have conceded two goals three times and managed just one clean sheet. Both teams have scored in three of their last five matches. Away from home, they’ve lost four of their last five matches across all competitions.