Botafogo

Brasileirão · 11th · 42 pts

Brasileirão table

#	Team	PL	GD	PTS
1	Flamengo	34	+42	76
2	Palmeiras	34	+39	73
3	Cruzeiro	34	+7	60
4	Fluminense	34	+13	57
5	Atletico Paranaense	34	+8	54
6	Bahia	34	+5	53
7	Atletico-MG	34	+4	50
8	RB Bragantino	34	+5	47
9	Santos	34	+1	47
10	Sao Paulo	34	0	44
11	Botafogo	34	-7	42
12	Coritiba	34	-11	42
13	Vasco DA Gama	33	-7	41
14	Mirassol	34	-9	40
15	Vitoria	34	-16	38
16	Internacional	34	-4	38
17	Corinthians	34	-6	37
18	Gremio	34	-9	37
19	Remo	34	-20	29
20	Chapecoense-sc	33	-35	21

Botafogo analysis

Botafogo won with a third of the ball and the better chancesBotafogo beat Atletico-MG 1-0 with far less of the ball than usual, and the chances, rather than the possession, decided it.Remo beat Botafogo with fewer chances and less of the ballRemo beat Botafogo at the Estádio Evandro Almeida by scoring from fewer chances than usual, while Botafogo kept most of the ball and still went home beaten.Botafogo held the ball, Internacional held the chancesInternacional beat Botafogo 3-0 at Estádio Beira Rio by creating far better chances, while Botafogo had more of the ball than they usually do.

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