As the Copa do Brasil continues to heat up, Botafogo will face Bahia at the Nilton Santos Stadium for the first leg of the round of 16. Fogo are coming off a 0-3 home loss to Cruzeiro in their last league game after an 8-game unbeaten run. Bahia, on the other hand, have not won any of their last four league games. We believe Botafogo will not suffer another defeat at the Nilton Santos Stadium and are set to secure a win or draw here. Please check out the carefully prepared tips.
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Botafogo FR
Botafogo finally ended their 8-game unbeaten run against Cruzeiro in their last league game, which ended in a 0-3 defeat. Botafogo currently sits second in the Brasileirão Série A with 12 wins, 4 draws and 4 losses from 20 games played. They are also level on points with league leaders Flamengo, who still have a game in hand. Coach Artur Jorge has reason to worry as some of his key players are injured.
Bahia
Bahia have not won any of their last 4 league games, with two draws and two losses. Their last league game against Internacional ended in a 1-1 draw, with Bahia losing the lead in the 89th minute of the match. Bahia are also doing well in the Brasileirão Serie A, as they currently sit 7th in the standings with 9 wins, 5 draws and 6 losses in the 20 league games played.
Head to Head Statistics
A closer look at their last 20 meetings shows that Bahia have won 11 of those encounters while Botafogo have won 6 with 3 draws.
Expert Betting Tips
The two teams have met once this season in Serie A and Bahia won that game 1-2. As things stand, Rogerio Ceni currently leads the head-to-head statistics between the two managers. Bahia have failed to keep a clean sheet in their last three meetings as it is always a difficult encounter when these two teams meet and therefore we do not expect that to be the case here. Furthermore, Bahia have also failed to keep a clean sheet in their last 6 meetings in all competitions and we do not expect that here, we are looking at goals from both sides. Both teams to score at odds of 1.98 is an option to consider.
There have been more than three goals in 4 of their last 5 meetings and given the importance of this game, we could see more than 2.5 goals here. A more conservative option would be a minimum of two goals from each team.
