Fortaleza and Botafogo will face each other on November 23, 2023, at the Estádio Governador Plácido Aderaldo Castelo. Botafogo, still in the race for the title, needs to find the path to victory to regain the top spot. Fortaleza, on the other hand, will try to end a long series of defeats. Both teams cannot afford to lose further points if they want to achieve their respective goals in the final stages of the season. 

Currently, Fortaleza is in 12th place in the standings, while Botafogo is in 2nd place.

Fortaleza:
- In the last match on November 18, 2023, lost to Cruzeiro with a score of 0-1.
- In the last 5 matches, has not won, lost 4 times, and drew once. Scored an average of 0.6 goals per game and conceded 1.8.
- In this Serie A season, won 12 times, lost 14 times, and drew 7 times. Scored an average of 1.09 goals per game and conceded 1.15 goals.
- Has conceded at least one goal in the last 13 Serie A matches.
- Has not won in the last 8 matches.
- In 11 of the last 12 home matches, more than 1.5 goals have been scored.
- In 5 of the last 6 home matches, fewer than 2.5 goals have been scored.

Botafogo:
- In the last match on November 12, 2023, drew with Bragantino with a score of 2-2.
- In the last 5 matches, has not won, lost 4 times, and drew once. Scored an average of 1.6 goals per game and conceded 2.4.
- In this Serie A season, won 18 times, lost 9 times, and drew 6 times. Scored an average of 1.61 goals per game and conceded 0.91 goals.
- Has conceded at least one goal in the last 7 Serie A matches.
- Has not won in the last 6 Serie A matches.

Head to head:
In the last direct confrontation on June 11, 2023, Botafogo defeated Fortaleza at home with a score of 2-0. In the last 5 direct clashes, Fortaleza won once, Botafogo won 3 times, and there was one draw. Fortaleza scored an average of 0.8 goals per game, while Botafogo scored an average of 1.8 goals per game.

PROBABLE LINEUPS

FORTALEZA
Ricardo; Tinga, Britez, Titi, Pacheco; Welison, Alexandre; Pikachu, Pochettino, Guilherme; Lucero

BOTAFOGO
Perri; Di Placido, Adryelson, Cuesta, Marcal; Tche Tche, Freitas; Santos, Eduardo, Sa; Tiquinho



BetMines predicts a final result with more than 1.5 goals.