Atletico-MG vs Botafogo Prediction & Match Preview

The timing for international break could have hardly been better for Botafogo whose advantage at the top of the league table started to melt in the last couple of months.

Fogao won only two of the last five league games, they’ve been eliminated from Copa Sudamericana 1-2 on aggregate against Argentinean Defensa y Justicia, and they’ve lost the last domestic league game at home to Flamengo (1-2).

The drop in form intertwined with the managerial change as Luis Castro signed a rich deal with Cristiano Ronaldo’s team Al Nassr.

Bruno Lage is the current Botafogo manager. He own a rich experience from taking big Portuguese teams but he has obviously lost the momentum his compatriot predecessor had.

Botafogo are still ten points clear at the top of the Serie A table but with 16 games left to play and a notable drop in form, the fans do have reasons to be worried.

To make things more complicated, Botafogo now travel to Belo Horizonte to face Atletico Mineiro in a very tough away fixture.

Atletico-MG are ninth in the league table but they have been very difficult to break down of late. The hosts allowed just two goals in the last six games across competitions.

They have won three, drawn two, and lost one in the process.

Reasoning for Tips

• Botafogo did win each of the last two games against Atletico-MG but they will play against tradition here after winning just 6 of the previous 25 clashes against this team in Belo Horizonte.
• The home court advantage has generally played a huge role in the history of this matchup as Fogao lead the overall H2H tie by 7 wins despite a poor record on the road.
• None of the last three head to head games between these counterparts provided three or more goals.

This is a very important game for the visitors but we do not trust their out-of-form attacking line to cause damage against the stubborn Atletico Mineiro defense.

We expect a tight and nervous affair without too many chances on either end. The main pick is Under 1.5 goals FT at the 2.75 odds while we also like Atletico-MG to keep a clean sheet at the odds of 2.37.

Steffen Schmidt- September 15, 2023

Atletico-MG vs Botafogo Betting Tips

Under 1.5 goals

OK

	2.75 Odds
	2.57 Odds

Atletico-MG to keep a clean sheet

OK

2.25 Odds