Cuiaba vs Botafogo Prediction & Match Preview

Cuiaba vs Botafogo Prediction

• Cuiaba come into this game on the back of three consecutive draws
• They have kept a clean sheet in three of their last five matches
• Botafogo have not kept a clean sheet in any of their last five games
• The last time both teams met, Cuiaba won 1-0 away at Botafogo
• In the seven meetings between both sides across all competitions, seven clean sheets have been recorded
• Only three of those seven meetings recorded two goals or more

Fourteenth-placed Cuiaba plays host to high-flying Botafogo RJ in this matchday 14 Brazilian Serie A fixture. Improved performances over their recent games have seen Cuiaba’s stock rise, and they will come into this fixture hoping to at least wrestle a point out of the visitors. In five recent matches, Cuiaba have been unbeaten, picking 9 points.

Botafogo coming into this game on the back of a 1-1 draw away at Vasco last Saturday, will try to avoid losing more ground on league leaders Flamengo who are three points ahead. The visitors have lost just once in their last ten matches, with the defeat coming from the away trip to Criciuma. 

Cuiaba will be without Luciano Gimenez who was shown a straight red card for elbowing in the 1-1 home draw to Bragantino. Max Alves is yet to shake off the injury that has kept him out of the team for the past two games, while there are also long-term injury absentees for Botafogo.

In three matches with Cuiaba playing at home to Botafogo, both sides share one win apiece, but it is Cuiaba who leads the head-to-head record winning four times, to Botafogo’s two. There has also been just one draw between both sides, in the second leg of the quarterfinals of Copa do Brasil. Based on this, it is not surprising that the odds favour Cuiaba for a win, and we are also backing them to win this tie.

Since demolishing Fortaleza 5-0 last month, Cuiaba has struggled to score more than one goal in their subsequent matches. Botafogo have not had that problem, scoring in each of their last five games and recording Over 2.5 goals in three of them. Going for the Over 2.5 goals option is a good choice to make.

It is difficult considering both teams to score as an option for this game, given Cuiaba’s defensive record over their last five outings where they have kept three clean sheets playing at home. However, Botafogo makes a case for scoring, since they have scored in three of their last five away matches. While none of their head-to-head meetings has seen both teams scoring, we are making a bold call to pick this game for both teams to score. 

Victor Dias- July 1, 2024

Cuiaba vs Botafogo Betting Tips

Cuiaba to win

OK

3.05 Odds

Both Teams Score

OK

2.05 Odds

Over 2.5 goals

OK

2.48 Odds