Week 37 features a match on Thu Nov 10th, where Botafogo will host Santos at Estádio Nilton Santos in a clash of the Serie A. The game day is forecasted to be a cloudy but warm day with daytime temperatures of 21 degrees, which should make for a nice day for football. 11th placed Botafogo is fresh off their 0-2 loss against Cuiabá. André Luís struck first for Cuiabá in the 41st minute, then Deyverson added another in the 52nd minute In the end, Botafogo couldn’t muster any offence and Cuiabá ran away with the shutout win. Botafogo should be reasonably happy with their recent performance, earning 17 points in their last 10 matches, while in their last match, Santos recorded a 1-1 draw against Avaí. Marcos Leonardo Santos Almeida struck first for Santos in the 5th minute on a penalty, but Raniele got the equalizer for Avaí in the 51st minute on a penalty squeezing out at least the one point for Avaí. Santos is looking for direction having 4 win and 5 losses in their last 10 matches.
Botafogo and Santos last played eachother at the Estádio Urbano Caldeira on Jul 21st. Santos was victorious by a score of 2 to 0 in front of just over eight thousand excited fans. Léo Baptistão struck first for Santos in the 33rd minute on a feed from Marcos Leonardo Santos Almeida, then Santos Almeida added another in the 77th minute on a feed from Luiz Felipe Do Nascimento dos Santos In the end, Botafogo couldn’t muster any offence and Santos ran away with the shutout win.
Marcos Leonardo Santos Almeida has been the most prolific scorer on Santos in his last 5 matches with 2 goals. Botafogo is having problems scoring lately. Their top scorers, Tiquinho and J. Pereira dos Santos each only have 1 goal in their last 5.