Week 16 features a match on Sun Jul 10th, where Cuiabá will host Botafogo at Arena Pantanal in a meeting of these two Serie A teams. Weather on match day is looking like a cloudy but hot day with daytime temperatures of 34 degrees, which may be tiring for the players. In their last match, 18th placed Cuiabá, recorded a 2-1 win against Avaí. Eduardo Biasi struck first for Avaí in the 30th minute, then Valdívia tied it up for Cuiabá in the 49th minute But luckily in the 65th minute, they were able to complete the comback with a goal by J. Pereira. Cuiabá looks to improve on their recent performance, having earned only 9 points in their last 10 matches, while in their last match, Botafogo recorded a 1-0 shutout win against Bragantino. Vinicius scored the first goal for Botafogo in the 64th minute, and with that single goal the scoring was complete. Neither team could manage anything else In the end, Bragantino couldn’t muster any offence and Botafogo ran away with the shutout win. Botafogo is looking for direction having earned 13 points in their last 10 matches.
In their last match together, Cuiabá and Botafogo battled to a 0-0 draw. Neither Cuiabá nor Botafogo could manage to put one past the goalie. They had 7 and 20 shots on net respectively, but no one could score, and the match ended in a scoreless draw,.
Vinicius has been the most prolific scorer on Botafogo in the last five matches with two goals. Cuiabá is having problems scoring lately. Their top scorers, André and J. Pereira each only have 1 goal in their last 5.