Botafogo RJ vs Madureira Prediction & Betting Tips (17 January)

With these two teams go head-to-head at the home Stadium, with Madureira on the back of a run that has seen them draw four times in five second-tier fixtures of late. Botafogo RJ have also been prone to finishing on level terms themselves recently, sharing the spoils four times in seven Carioca matches.

Madureira are not exactly known for bringing excitement to town, with 13 of the Madureira previous 19 top-flight trips serving up under 2.5 goals. It has been a similar story as far as Botafogo RJ are concerned in the Carioca, with ten of their last 14 matches, including four of the most recent six at the their stadium, delivering two goals or fewer.

Over the course of their last 15 away matches at the top table of the Carioca, Madureira have been involved in just a couple of encounters in which the net has bulged at both ends. Given that Botafogo RJ have pitched a shutout in 13 of their most recent 20 Carioca home games, it would come as a surprise were they not to repeat the trick in this clash.