Santos vs Botafogo Prediction & Betting Tips - Brasileirão Serie A

Prediction published on 18/07/2022, 05:04  by Ioannis in Football Predictions

Santos host Botafogo for the eighteenth round of the Brazilian Serie A, in an important match-up between two teams separated by a solitary point in the standings. Santos are in mixed form at the moment. They might have two wins in their last three, yet those are their only wins in the last nine games. There is a clear issue with the team’s lack of offensive efficiency, with Santos having scored twice in their last three and not having scored more than once in the same game in the last eight. When it comes to their record at the Estadio Vila Belmiro, the home outfit have done relatively well, having gathered fifteen points from their nine league games there. They have however won just twice in their last nine home games, and will need to step it up if they want to challenge for the Copa Libertadores places. 

Botafogo are not experiencing the best of form currently. The team from Rio De Janeiro have lost five of their last six games, each of them without even scoring a single goal. In fact, the team have drawn blanks in seven of their last ten games, yet they somehow remarkably have the second best away record in the division, having taken fourteen points in their nine league outings this season. Botafogo are usually involved in one-sided games on the road, with five of their last six away games featuring Both Teams To Score No. However, they have a poor tradition in their recent away meetings at Santos, losing six of their last seven and failing to score in four of those.