The Brazilian Serie A season continues this weekend during a busy schedule for the teams both at home and abroad.
The game between Corinthians and Botafogo will be played on the 2nd of June at the Neo Química Arena.
The hosts are currently 16th in the Brasileiro Serie A on 5 points while the visitors are in 4th place on 10 points.
Corinthians come into the match having beat Racing 3-0 at home in the Copa Sudamericana on Tuesday night. Corinthians opened the scoring in the 22nd minute and doubled their advantage 3 minutes later. Into the second half and Corinthians wrapped up the win with a third goal in the 58th minute.
The victory over Racing means Corinthians are undefeated in 7 of their 8 most recent fixtures in all competitions. There have been wins over Nacional Asuncion away and Argentinos Juniors at home in the Copa Sudamericana, American RN home and away in the Copa do Brasil plus Fluminense at home in Serie A.
There was also a 0-0 draw at home with Fortaleza and a 2-0 loss away to Flamengo in Serie A.
The stats show Corinthians have won just 1 of their last 6 home matches in Brasileiro Serie A. They have kept a clean sheet in their last 3 Serie A games on home soil but have also failed to find the back of the net in 2 of their 3 most recent home league fixtures.
Botafogo make the trip to the Neo Química Arena on the back of a 0-0 draw at Junior in the Copa Libertadores on Tuesday night. Botafogo were reduced to 10 men following a red card in the 61st minute but managed to hold on to take a point.
The draw at Junior means Botafogo are undefeated in each of their last 5 fixtures in all competitions. There have been wins over LDU Quito at home and Universitario away in the Copa Libertadores plus a 2-1 victory at Vitória in the Copa do Brasil.
Trends show Botafogo are undefeated in 4 of their last 5 Serie A games. However, they have won only 1 of their last 8 Serie A matches on the road and have seen under 2.5 goals in 3 of their 5 most recent away trips in the league.
Team news and Corinthians have several players in the treatment room, including Pedro Henrique, Gabriel Moscardo, Maycon, Ruan Oliveira, and Diego Palacios.
Botafogo travel without the injured quartet of Jeffinho, Fernando Marcal, Matheus Nascimento, and Rafael da Silva. There are also doubts over the fitness of Pablo.
Both teams have been struggling for consistency in recent Serie A matches and wins have been especially difficult to achieve for Corinthians.
The algorithm believes Corinthians may struggle to score a goal for the third time in 4 home league games. Our prediction is for Botafogo to come away with the victory and for there to be under 2.5 goals scored.