VáRZEA DAS MOçAS NITERóI. Botafogo and Ceará draw 1-1. V. Cuesta scored the first goal (9′) for Botafogo. S. Mendoza made it even (49′). Ceará was not able to win even if it was better in terms of ball possession (60%)
The match was played at the Centro de Formação de Atletas TROPS stadium in Várzea das Moças Niterói on Saturday and it started at 4:30 pm local time. The referee was Raphael Claus with the collaboration of Danilo Ricardo Simon Manis and Alex Ang Ribeiro. The 4th official was Rafael Martins de Sá. The weather was cloudy. The temperature was pleasant at 21.2 degrees Celsius or 70.2 Fahrenheit. The humidity was 82%.
Match Statistics
Ball possession
Ceará had a superior ball possession 60% while Botafogo was struggling with a 40% ball possession.
Attitude and shots
Ceará was more aggressive with 49 dangerous attacks and 18 shots of which 5 were on target. Nevertheless, that was not enough Ceará to win the match.
Botafogo shot 11 times, 4 on target, 7 off target. Regarding the opposition, Ceará shot 18 times, 5 on target, 13 off target.
Cards
Botafogo received 3 yellow cards (Lucas Fernandes, Jeffinho and R. Saravia). On the opposite side, Ceará received 4 yellow cards (Luiz Otavio, Ze Roberto, Messias and Michel Macedo).
Match Timeline
Standings
Next matches
In the next match in the Serie A, Botafogo will play away against Athletico PR on the 12th of November with a 15-11 head to head stats in favor of Athletico PR (5 draws).
Ceará will host Juventude on the 12th of November with a 3-2 head to head record in favor of Ceará (4 draws).
Botafogo – Formation
Botafogo
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Botafogo adopted the 4-2-3-1 line-up (4-2-3-1).
The manager Luís Manuel Ribeiro de Castro decided to play with the following team: Gatito Fernández , Renzo Saravia , Philipe Sampaio , Víctor Cuesta , Daniel Borges , Eduardo , Tchê Tchê , Luís Henrique , Lucas Fernandes , Jeffinho and Erison .
The home team had on the bench: Igo Gabriel, Matheus Nascimento , Adryelson, Kanu, Douglas Silva, Del Piage, Vinícius Lopes , Douglas Borges, Patrick de Paula, Luís Oyama, Joel Carli and Barreto.
Substitutions
Botafogo made 2 changes: Luis Henrique for Vinicius Lopes (65′) and Erison for Matheus Nascimento (79′).
Best player: Lucas Fernandes
The player that probably impressed the most for Botafogo was Lucas Fernandes.
His rating is with 41 passes (80% accurate) and 3 key passes. He was won 5 duels out of 13. He performed 7 crosses.
Ceará – Formation
Ceará
Also Ceará adopted the 4-2-3-1 line-up (4-2-3-1).
Marcos Vinícius dos Santos Gonçalves played with: João Ricardo , Nino Paraíba , Messias , Luiz Otávio , Victor Luis , Richard Coelho , Guilherme Castilho , Lima , Vina , Jhon Vásquez and Stiven Mendoza .
They had on the bench: Richard, Lucas Ribeiro, Fernando Sobral , Gabriel Lacerda, Kelvyn, Michel Macedo , Erick , Zé Roberto , Marcos Victor, Cléber, Geovane and Iury Castilho.
Ceará could not rely on the presence of Cleber (injured), Ze Roberto (injured) and Fernando Sobral (injured).
Substitutions
Ceará made 5 changes: J. Vasquez for Cleber (46′), Cleber for Ze Roberto (49′), V. Lima for Erick (68′), Nino Paraiba for Michel Macedo (69′) and Guilherme Castilho for Fernando Sobral (74′).
Best player: Stiven Mendoza
Following our analysis, the most impressive player for Ceará was Stiven Mendoza.
His rating is with 1 goal, 36 passes (72% accurate) and 1 key pass. He was won 10 duels out of 14.
Results of the day
These are the results of the day in the Serie A.
- Avaí – Corinthians – 1-1
- Botafogo – Ceará – 1-1
- Juventude – América Mineiro – 0-1
- São Paulo – Flamengo – 0-2
- Atlético GO – Bragantino – 2-1
