RIO DE JANEIRO. Botafogo overcomes Confiança 1-0 after D. Goncalves scored just 1 goal (75′).
The match was played at the Estádio Nilton Santos stadium in Rio de Janeiro on Wednesday and it started at 10:00 pm local time. The referee was Savio Pereira Sampaio who had the assistance of Daniel Henrique da Silva Andrade and Jose Reinaldo do Nascimento Júnior. The 4th official was Alex Gomes Stefano. The weather was cloudy. The temperature was pleasant at 22.3 degrees Celsius or 72.12 Fahrenheit. The humidity was 93%.
Match Statistics
Ball possession
There was not much difference in terms of ball possession. Botafogo was in possession of the ball for 47% of the time vs. Confiança that controlled the ball for 53% of the time.
Attitude and shots
Botafogo was more aggressive with 72 dangerous attacks and 12 shots of which 4 were on target. This is one of the reasons why Botafogo won the match.
Botafogo shot 12 times, 4 on target, 4 off target. On the other side, Confiança shot 6 times, 1 on target, 4 off target.
Cards
Botafogo received 2 yellow cards (Barreto and R. Navarro). On the opposite side, Confiança received 3 yellow cards (R. Santos, Bocao and N. Berola).
Match Timeline
Standings
After this match, Botafogo will have 59 points to stay in the 2nd place. Talking about the opposition, Confiança will stay with 31 points to stay in the 19th place.
Next matches
In the next match in the Serie B, Botafogo will play away with Vasco da Gama on the 7th of November with a 9-8 head to head in favor of Botafogo (9 draws).
Confiança will host Brusque on the 6th of November with a 1-0 head to head in favor of Brusque (0 draws).
Botafogo – Formation
Botafogo started with a 4-2-3-1 line-up (4-2-3-1).
The manager Enderson Alves Moreira decided to play with the following team: Diego Loureiro
, Daniel Borges , Joel Carli , Kanu , Hugo , Pedro Castro , Barreto , Ronald , Luiz Henrique , Marco Antônio and Rafael Navarro .The home team had on the bench: Rafael Moura, Carlinhos, Gilvan, Matheus Frizzo
, Jonathan, Diego Gonçalves , Warley , Luís Oyama , Matheus Nascimento, Ricardinho , Douglas Borges and Rafael.Substitutions
Botafogo made 5 changes: Ronald for Warley (56′), Barreto for Luis Oyama (56′), Henrique Luiz for D. Goncalves (57′), Marco Antonio for M. Frizzo (74′) and P. Castro for Ricardinho (87′).
Best player: Diego Gonçalves
The player that probably impressed the most for Botafogo was Diego Gonçalves.
His rating is
with 1 goal, 19 passes (78% accurate) and 2 key passes. He was won 4 duels out of 8.His performance was remarkable also because he started the match from the bench before entering the filed in the 57′.
Confiança – Formation
Confiança started with a aggressive line-up (4-3-3).
On the opposite side, Luiz Junior de Souza Lopes played with: Rafael Santos
, Jonathan Bocão , Nirley , Adalberto , João Paulo , Alvaro , Vinicius Barba , Adriano , Willians Santana , Hernane and Italo Melo .These were the players on the bench: Lucas Sampaio
, Tiago Reis , Rafael Vila , Neto Berola , Gedeilson, Lohan, Jhonathe Itallo Careca, Luan and Luidy.Confiança could not rely on the presence of R. Vila (injured) and Tiago Reis (injured).
Substitutions
Confiança made 4 changes: I. Melo for N. Berola (56′), Adriano for R. Vila (65′), Willians for Lucas Sampaio (76′) and Hernane for Tiago Reis (76′).
Best player: Willians Santana
As per our analysis, the most impressive player for Confiança was Willians Santana.
His rating is
with 17 passes (82% accurate) and 1 key pass. He was won 7 duels out of 13. He performed 1 cross.Results of the day
These are the results of the day in the Serie B.
- Goiás – Ponte Preta – 2-2
- Coritiba – Operário PR – 3-1
- Botafogo – Confiança – 1-0