On the 15th of May, Fortaleza and Botafogo will play a match in Rio de Janeiro in a meeting of these two Serie A teams. The game day is forecasted to be a cloudy but warm day with daytime temperatures of 21 degrees, which will be a great treat for players. Botafogo sits at 8th place in the tables. In their last match they recorded a 1-0 shutout win against Flamengo. Erison scored the first goal for Botafogo in the 51st minute, and with that single goal the scoring was complete. Neither team could manage anything else In the end, Flamengo couldn’t muster any offence and Botafogo ran away with the shutout win. Botafogo is looking for direction having 2 win and 1 losses in their last 10 matches, while fortaleza sits at 20th place in the tables. In their last match they recorded a 1-1 draw against São Paulo. Luciano struck first for São Paulo in the 57th minute, then Yago Pikachu tied it up for Fortaleza in the 69th minute earning Fortaleza at least a draw. Fortaleza looks to improve on their recent performance, having earned only 7 points in their last 10 matches.
This will be the first match for these two teams against eachother this season.
Both Silvio Romero and Yago Pikachu have been the hottest scorers for Fortaleza in the last 5 each having scored 2 goals. Erison has been the most effective weapon for Botafogo lately. The Brazilian attacker has netted 3 goals in his last 5 matches.