Coritiba vs Botafogo Prediction & Betting Tips

Form check: both a bit up and down

Coritiba's last six have gone loss, draw, loss, win, win, draw – including a heavy 5-0 defeat away at Vasco da Gama and a 3-3 scrap with Atletico Paranaense. There's been enough good stuff in there too, like away wins at Remo and over Corinthians at home, but it's not been steady.

Coritiba: 20 completed matches; Botafogo: 20 completed matches.

Coritiba

20 matches

Win

30% 6 / 20

Draw

30% 6 / 20

Loss

40% 8 / 20

Scored

26

Conceded

35

Difference

-9

Botafogo

20 matches

Win

35% 7 / 20

Draw

30% 6 / 20

Loss

35% 7 / 20

Scored

24

Conceded

28

Difference

-4

Botafogo's recent run reads loss, win, draw, draw, loss, loss. They beat Gremio 3-2 but also lost at Flamengo and to Atletico Paranaense, and were beaten by Mirassol most recently. Neither side is arriving with any real momentum.

Neither team looks settled right now, so recent form alone doesn't point clearly one way.

Comparative Team Statistics: Coritiba vs Botafogo

A close rivalry historically

The last meeting between these two, back in April, finished 2-2. Look further back and plenty of their recent encounters have been tight, with draws and one-goal margins cropping up often.

There are older, more one-sided results in the mix too, but those go back years and don't say much about either side as they are now.

Recent meetings suggest a fixture that tends to be fairly even.

Not much separates them in the table

Coritiba sit 9th with 38 points from 28 games, while Botafogo are 12th on 35 from the same number of matches. Both have lost more games than they've won this season.

Goal difference is negative for both too – Coritiba have conceded 43 against 37 scored, and Botafogo have let in 45 while scoring 41. Neither side is exactly watertight at the back.

Only three points and three places separate them, which fits with how close their head-to-head record has been.

Key men and fitness doubts

Coritiba's goals have been shared around, with Pedro Rocha and Breno Lopes both on eight for the season, while Josué has been the main creative force with 10 assists in 25 matches. Botafogo lean more on Danilo Santos, who's scored nine in 21 games, with Arthur Cabral chipping in seven.

Coritiba:

Best scorers:

Pedro Rocha - 8

Breno Lopes - 8

Best assist providers:

Josué - 10

Penalty cards:

Thiago Santos x 7

Injury list:

Lucas Crepaldi

Tiago Coser

Botafogo:

Best scorers:

Danilo Santos - 9

Arthur Cabral - 7

Best assist providers:

Álvaro Montoro - 5

Alex Telles - 4

Penalty cards:

A. Barboza x 1 x 5

C. Medina x 1 x 4

Injury list:

J. Correa

Marcal

S. Rodriguez

Both squads have fitness question marks. Coritiba have had Lucas Crepaldi and Tiago Coser listed as doubtful, while Botafogo have concerns over J. Correa, Marcal and S. Rodriguez. None of these confirm who'll actually be missing on matchday, but there's enough there to suggest neither side is at full strength.

Likely to be a game with goals in it

Both teams are conceding at a rate of roughly a goal and a half per game across the season, and both are also finding the net regularly at the other end. That combination, plus recent scorelines like 3-3 and 5-0, hints at a match that might not stay quiet.