Santos take on the visitors Botafogo RJ at "Estadio Vila Belmiro" in the matchday five of the Brazilian Serie A. The game will be played in São Paulo on Thursday, June 8th.
Santos were beaten in their two last encounters in the Serie A vs. Cruzeiro 0:1 and vs. Corinthians 0:2. In other words, "Peixes" slightly collapsed at the start of the Serie A: the side managed to get only three points with three goals for and six goals against in four rounds and it is sitting on the 16th place in the standings. In 2017 Santos conducted 13 matches at their own turf recording eight triumphs, one draw and four defeats in them.
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Botafogo RJ come up to the forthcoming battle with three-game unbeaten streak covering 1:0 victory over Bahia and two draws: 1:1 vs. Sport Recife and 0:0 against Flamengo RJ. After four matchdays "Fogao" occupies the seventh position in the standings with seven points earned and 3-2 goal difference. Apart from the lucky start of the season, Botafogo RJ may and should strengthen their performance as well as results on the road. Botafogo RJ got four wins, five draws and six losses in 15 away clashes. The team's no-win run at away fields consists of seven encounters and has been lasting since the 16th of April.
Santos defeated Botafogo RJ in five recent head-to-heads with 14:2 aggregated score and recorded four clean-sheets in them. Taking into account Botafogo RJ's weak football on the road in this season, plus the opponents' head-to-heads statistics, I believe that the hosts must pick up three points in the upcoming battle.
Prediction for the match: Santos to win.
