Botafogo will host Red Bull Bragantino at the Estadio Nilton Santos on Saturday in another round of the 2023 Brasileiro Serie A campaign.
The home side have enjoyed a brilliant campaign and are going full steam ahead in pursuit of their first league title since 1995. They beat Gremio 2-0 in their last league outing, with Eduardo opening the scoring in the second half before Carlos Alberto came off the bench to seal the points.
Botafogo sit atop the Brasileiro Serie A standings with 36 points from 14 games. They are 10 points above second-placed Flamengo and will be looking to widen the gap even further on Saturday.
Bragantino are also enjoying a good run of results in the league at the moment after a difficult start to the season. They played out a goalless draw against Sao Paulo last time out in the league and perhaps deserved more from the game but failed to convert their chances.
Botafogo are on a three-game winning streak and are undefeated in their last six games across all competitions. They have lost just one of their last 15 home games and will head into the weekend clash full of confidence.
Bragantino are on a run of back-to-back winless outings after winning their five games prior. They have struggled to impress on the road of late and could see defeat here.
Prediction: Botafogo 1-0 Red Bull Bragantino
Tip 1 - Result: Botafogo to win
Tip 2 - Goals - Over/under 2.5 - Under 2.5 goals (The hosts' last 10 matches have produced fewer than 2.5 goals)
Tip 3 - Both teams to score: NO (Both sides have found the back of the net in just two of the visitors' last seven matches)
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