Luxembourg has reason to dream of victory

Botafogo x Corinthians is one of the highlights of this fifth round of the Brasileirão. This will be the third match of Vanderlei Luxemburgo in charge of Timão and so far he still hasn’t achieved the much-dreamed victory. The team is going through a bad phase and has not won the Brazilian Championship for three rounds, if it loses this Thursday, 11, at the Nilton Santos stadium, it will reach four games without a positive result in the competition.

The scenario for Botafogo vs Corinthians is not the best for Timão. In the Brasileirão, it has only one victory, two defeats and a draw, in addition to flirting with the relegation zone. Meanwhile, Glorioso has 100% success in the competition and comes as the big favorite to take the three points, as it can finish the round as leader.

That is, all these factors make Corinthians fans insecure for the game against Botafogo. Especially because, in this championship, when it was a visitor, the team was defeated at every opportunity. However, to try to calm the Corinthians fans and give a little more strength to Vanderlei Luxemburgo, Timão has reasons to believe in a victory.

This confidence can come from the recent retrospective of the confrontation between Botafogo x Corinthians. If the history is analyzed and placed as an important factor, the São Paulo team can take from these numbers an important mark to cling to. That’s because Timão doesn’t know what it’s like to lose to Glorioso for four games. Three wins in a row and one draw.

The last time Corinthians lost to Botafogo was in the 2019 season. On that occasion, the two teams measured forces at the Nilton Santos stadium and Glorioso came out with a 1-0 victory. every time he traveled to Rio de Janeiro to face Luís Castro’s team. In 2020, the São Paulo team won 2-0, while in 2022 they beat their rivals 3-1.

But it is important to highlight that in the general retrospect of the confrontation between Botafogo x Corinthians, Glorioso wins. In the 100 times they faced each other, the team from Rio won 40 opportunities, drew another 24 times and lost 36. Unlike the current moment, the history of this meeting with the alvinegro as the boss also shows a certain advantage for Luís Castro’s team.

Prior to Corinthians’ victory in 2020, Botafogo had won six straight at home against Timão. In a general retrospective, the team from Rio, acting as owner of the house, has 25 wins, eight draws and 16 defeats. In addition, he managed to swing the rival’s net in 73 opportunities and conceded only 62 goals.