Brazilian Serie A
2025-06-01 - Santos vs Botafogo
A Sports Betting Pick by ArmchairPunter
Football : Brazil: Serie A
Venue: Estádio Urbano Caldeira
Sunday 1st June 2025, 19:00 (local) 2000hrs (GMT)
Santos halted a worrying five-game winless sequence in the Brazilian top flight last weekend when they recorded a most welcome 1-0 win away from home at Vitoria which helped lift Santos up into 18th place in the Serie A table but the hosts still remain in the relegation zone.
Nevertheless, Santos are just two points adrift of safety heading into this weekend’s domestic top flight action but the prospects of claiming a second league win on the trot do seem fairly unlikely as Cléber Xavier’s side have registered just two wins in their last 15 matches overall in Serie A.
Rare victories over the likes of Atletico Mineiro and aforementioned Vitoria have been swamped by nine defeats along with being involved in four draws as well, but interestingly, Santos have drawn four of their last eight home games.
Botafogo have produced a somewhat indifferent looking start to their Serie A campaign as the visitors have won three, drawn three and lost three of their opening nine games of this term.
It’s worth pointing out that all three wins were registered on home soil at their Estádio Olímpico Nilton Santos while all three losses were incurred on their travels after being handed defeats at Bragantino, Atletico Mineiro and Bahia respectively.
Indeed, results away from home have taken a turn for the worse where Botafogo are concerned as Renato Paiva’s side have now failed to win any of their previous five games, slipping to three defeats and being involved in two draws.
In addition, Botafogo will be eager to hit the back of the net in this upcoming encounter at the Estádio Urbano Caldeira as the visitors have also failed to score in their last five away games as well.
The Betting Verdict
Five out of the last 10 meetings between Santos and Botafogo have resulted in stalemate and there’s good value in another draw here.
The Pick :
Santos 1-1 Botafogo
