Sports Mole preview Monday’s Brasileiro clash between Bragantino and Botafogo, including predictions, team news and possible line-ups.
Two teams tied on points will compete in a Brasileiro competition Bragantine play host Botafogo on Monday.
The hosts are looking to bounce back after Atletico Paranaense ended a four-game unbeaten run, while Botafogo are also hoping for a positive response after consecutive defeats.
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Bragantino enters the competition in 12th place after amassing 18 points in his 14 league games.
The hosts went four games unbeaten, including victories over Flamengo and Coritiba, before losing 4-2 to Atletico Paranaense in the last game.
Atletico Paranaense were three goals down within 23 minutes before adding another goal in the 67th minute but goals from Alarmro and Luke Evangelista ensured that Bragantino added a degree of respectability to the score.
Although Monday’s hosts have conceded at least two goals in their last three games, they can be encouraged by the fact that they have scored in each of their last five games.
Maurizio BarbieriThe team can also draw self-confidence from the last two home games, both of which ended in victories.
Meanwhile, the visitors will be looking to bounce back from their 3-0 defeat by America Mineiro in the first leg of the Copa Brasil Round of 16.
Goals from Wellington Paulista, Danilo Avelar and Ale doom Botafogo to defeat and see them climb a mountain in the first leg.
The midweek result marks the sixth time Botafogo have lost in their last eight away games, with the only two wins over that period coming against Sao Paulo and Internacional.
As the visitors look to get back on track with a positive result on Monday, they will take little heart from a win in their last five away games in all competitions.
Botafogo have kept one clean sheet in their last 10 games and believe they need to improve defensively if they want to move up the league table.
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Team News
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Bragantino will be without the services of Emiliano Martinezwho is currently unavailable due to an Achilles tendon injury.
Leo Ortiz He returned to the starting XI last weekend and is expected to keep his place in central defence.
After coming on as a substitute to score against Atletico Paranaense, Alerrando is expected to earn a starting spot in Monday’s competition.
As for visitors, they cannot call Gustav Sauer and Raphael da Silvaboth of whom are out due to injury.
chai and Joel Carli will also be absent as they are both suspended for one game due to an accumulation of yellow cards.
Chay and Carli’s suspensions could offer starting opportunities for Philippe Sampaio and Diego Goncalves.
Bragantino possible starting line-up:
cleton; Aderlane, Ortiz, Natan, Candido; Evangelista, Raúl; Artur, Hyoran, Helinho; Alarmo
Botafogo possible starting line-up:
Fernandez; sampaio, canoe, cuesta; Saravia, Tche Tche, Del Piage, Hugo; Lopes, Goncalves, Nascimento
We say Bragantino 1-0 Botafogo
Although the teams are currently level on points, we believe that Bragantino will use their home advantage to defeat Botafogo, which would give the hosts their third home win in a row.
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