Botafogo v Fluminense Betting Tips [26 June 2022]
Football - Brasileirão Serie A
26 June 2022 15:00
The match
Botafogo host Fluminense for matchday 14 of the Brasileiro Série A with both teams looking to break free of the deadlock which sees five teams even on 18 points each. Fluminense and Botafogo hold identical 5-3-5 records but it’s the visitors that see themselves in sixth place while the hosts sit seventh due to goal differential. Botafogo will be looking to make it three wins on the trot after a wild finish in their last match against Internacional where a 90+11th minute stoppage time goal ultimately gave Fogão a 3-2 victory. Fluminense also find themselves on a strong run of form at the moment, with back-to-back wins of their own after a 2-1 home victory against Cruzeiro midweek in the cup in a match that was much more one-sided than the scoreline would suggest.
Botafogo will have the rest advantage here with a full week to rest and prepare compared to Fluminense who had a cup fixture on Thursday. However, the visitors have been playing very well as of late and it’s their offensive production that has caught the eye in their recent outings. The Tricolor created seven clear cut chances across their last two matches as the attacking unit looks to be clicking and linking together well. Botafogo meanwhile was extremely fortunate to walk away with the three points in their last match as Internacional carved them open a number of times but were ultimately wasteful in their finishing. They gave up six clear cut chances to Inter and will need to improve at the back as they cannot expect to ride their luck for much longer while allowing that many goal scoring opportunities.Key Statistics
- Fluminense has shown flashes of real offensive firepower this season, with a recent 5-3 win over defending champions Atletico MG and a 10-1 away victory in the Copa Sudamericana a month ago.
- Fluminense has won four of the last five meetings between these two sides.
- Botafogo has conceded the first goal in six of the last eight matches and has been trailing at halftime in five of the last seven.
The bet of our experts
We’re going to back Fluminense draw no bet as our pick for this match. The visitors have the better attacking potential and overall have been putting forth more consistent performances as their offensive looks to be settling into a nice groove. Botafogo has had some worrying defensive performances and they will be hard-pressed to get a result in this match if it continues. We like Fluminense to pull this one out more times than not and the draw protection provides some nice value here.
