Botafogo RJ vs Fluminense Prediction & Betting Tips (12 June)

This legendary club from Botafogo hopes to quickly return to the crown of Brazilian champion in the near future and for the moment seems to be in the right place, occupying 3rd place, just 1 point behind the leading duo: Flamengo - Bahia. Last week, El Bota left Corinthians no choice but to lose 0-1, allowing themselves to go on a 6th TCC match without defeat for a record of four victories. Note also the great group stage campaign of the Copa Libertadores, the equivalent of the C1 in Europe, with a 2nd place acquired and qualifying to participate in the 8th finals. In the Brazilian Cup, John Textor's club took out the current bottom of the championship, Vitoria 3-1 in the two matches. Opposite stands the quadruple Brazilian champion, Fluminense who, unlike their opponent of the night, does not This new campaign is not off to a good start with a pitiful 15th place and only 6 points collected in the space of 7 days.

In addition, on the last day to date, Flu failed to take 3 points against the first relegation of the championship, Juventude 1-1 while playing in numerical superiority in the last moments of the game exclusion in the 85th minute. In addition, this draw put a huge stop to its series of three successive TCC victories, including 2 successes during the last two days of the group stage of the Copa Libertadores: Cerro Porteno 2-1 and Lima 3-2. Moreover, for the record, Fluminense is the reigning champion of the Libertadores and will be present in the 1/8th final following its 1st place in group A.

Passed by United or even Lyon, the full-back Rafael will be absent (injury) the same for Marcal (rotation), for the young 20-year-old talent Mateus Nascimento (sporadic) or even Pablo (ex-Bordeaux). Transferred to Real Bétis in 2022, the Brazilian Luiz Henrique finally opted to return to the country following his failure to emerge with the Verdiblancos. The latter will be there, as will Savarino (2 goals in the league this season) or even midfielder Barbosa (3 pawns in the elite). Top scorer of the Libertadores with a total of 9 goals in 6 matches played, Santos (2 pawns in the league) will also be there.

The Fluminense coach will not be able to count on Andre (31 appearances in the league last season) and without Lele (absent from the match sheets since April) both injured. Note that Felipe Melo (Mallorca, Racing Santander, Juventus, Galatasaray and Inter Milan) left with an injury half an hour into the game during the previous day and will probably be missing for this trip (40 years old) . Author of 2 goals in his last 2 TCC matches, Marcelo (Real Madrid legend) will be well aligned like German Cano (10 goals last season in the league) or even Lima (2 goals in the league this season) who missed the last game.