On the 13th of June, Botafogo hosts Avaí in a clash of these two evenly matched Serie A teams. The game day is forecasted to be a cloudy and cool day, with daytime temperatures of only 17 degrees, which is great football weather. Botafogo sits at 14th place in the tables. In their last match they recorded a 0-4 loss against Palmeiras. Rony struck first for Palmeiras in the 11th minute on a feed from Gustavo Henrique Furtado Scarpa, then Gustavo Henrique Furtado Scarpa added another in the 18th minute In the end, Botafogo couldn’t muster any offence and Palmeiras ran away with the shutout win. Botafogo is looking for direction having earned 12 points in their last 10 matches, while avaí is fresh off their 1-2 loss against Atlético GO. Baralhas scored the first goal for Atlético GO in the 34th minute, then Guilherme Bissoli tied it up for Avaí in the 43rd minute. Avaí is looking for direction having 3 win and 5 losses in their last 10 matches.
These two teams have not yet played each other this season, so it will be interesting how the match turns out.
Avaí’s top weapon lately has been Guilherme Bissoli, who has 2 goals in the last five matches. Erison has been the most prolific scorer on Botafogo in his last 5 matches with 2 goals.