Botafogo will be looking to maintain their impressive start to the Brazilian Serie A season when they travel to Coritiba on Sunday.
Botafogo have lost just one of their seven league games this term, picking up three wins and three draws along the way.
Meanwhile, Coritiba have recorded three wins, one draw and three losses. As a result, they find themselves two points behind Botafogo in the table.
Coritiba head into Sunday’s clash on the back of a 2-0 defeat to Atletico Goianiense, despite racking up 14 shots on Saturday.
Remarkably, Coritiba had two players sent off after the 85th minute – with Henrique and Luciano Castan both seeing red late on.
Coritiba have now lost three of their previous four games in all competitions, having also fallen to Santos in the Copa do Brasil.
To make matters worse, Coritiba have scored just two goals across their past four outings – conceding seven in the process.
On the flip side, Botafogo come into this clash on the back of a 1-1 draw with America MG. Erison scored in the 86th minute to snatch a point for his side.
Botafogo are now enjoying an eight-game unbeaten streak in all competitions, with five wins and three draws coming since their last loss.
When you look at the bigger picture, Botafogo have lost just one of their last ten outings – securing six wins and three draws along the way.
Given that Botafogo were only promoted last season, they have made a seriously solid start to the new campaign.
Head-to-head: Coritiba have failed to win any of their previous eight matches against Botafogo, recording four draws and four losses in the process.
It is also worth pointing out that Botafogo are currently enjoying a three-game winning streak against Coritiba.
Team news: Henrique and Luciano Castan are suspended for Coritiba after seeing red last time out. Meanwhile, Neilton is out injured.
As for Botafogo, they will be without former Manchester United right-back Rafeal on Sunday as he continues to recover from an Achilles tendon rupture.
Given that Coritiba and Botafogo are separated by just two points in the table, Sunday’s clash is destined to be a close-fought encounter between two evenly matched teams.
For that reason, Forebet predicts that Coritiba and Botafogo will play out a low-scoring draw – with both sides scoring under 1.5 goals.
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