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Santos vs Botafogo SP Prediction & Betting tips
This Wednesday, Santos hosts Botafogo-SP at Vila Belmiro, for a return leg of the quarterfinals of the championship in São Paulo. The first match between the two was quite weak, with innumerable wastes and good performances by the goalkeepers, so much that it ended without goals. Now, whoever wins will go to the semifinal, being that any tie with or without goals takes the decision for a shoot-off on penalties.
Santos:
The campaign of Santos in the first phase, despite good, left a little to be desired, since the team dreamed of the first place and did not succeed. In this phase to eliminate, the expectation was that it could evolve and show its strength to fight for the title, but then in the first leg of the quarterfinals it was evident that many things need to be changed, being that to advance in the competition He must necessarily win.
The technical difference that it has in relation to its adversary is evident, reason why it is the clear favorite, being that it wants to transform that favoritism into victory. For being a tie and for playing against their fans, Santos will not want to disappoint them, that’s why only the victory interests him, since he does not want to be eliminated early. For this game coach Jair ventura will not be able to count on Bruno Henrique, who is recovering from an injury.
Botafogo SP:
Undoubtedly the Botafogo-SP can not claim this campaign in the Paulistão, as he fought with great enthusiasm and reached these quarterfinals. On the other hand, he knows the extreme difficulty that will be to move to the next phase, as he will have to win inside Vila Belmiro. Of course it is not going to deliver, but to achieve what you want you will need to have an above average performance and have a bit of luck.
The initial idea is not to let the owners of the house enjoy the game, so it hopes to cancel it and reduce the spaces of the field to induce them to error. If he achieves this, the Botafogo-SP will be able to have more possession of the ball and time to work the attacking plays, which is very good, because this way he has more possibilities of achieving something good. On the other hand, he will face one of the biggest teams in the country, so it is natural that he does not win and what he has done up to now is already positive. For this match, coach Léo Condé will not be able to count on Peri, who is in the medical department.
Santos vs Botafogo SP head to head matches
18.03.18 CAM Botafogo SP Santos 0 : 0
25.02.17 CAM Santos Botafogo SP 2 : 0
08.03.15 CAM Botafogo SP Santos 0 : 3
01.02.14 CAM Santos Botafogo SP 5 : 1
23.01.13 CAM Santos Botafogo SP 3 : 0