Flamengo vs Botafogo Prediction: Home Giants Looking Favorite to Dominate Botafogo

In the upcoming fixture of the Brazil Serie A, Matchday 3, Flamengo will be up against Botafogo at the iconic Maracanã stadium in Rio de Janeiro. After winning two in two opening matches of Serie A, Botafogo stands 5th with 6 points, whereas Flamengo stands 12th with just a win and three points. The two teams last competed in Carioca Taca Guanabara in February 2023, and Flamengo won (0-1) away from home. Continue reading to find out more about the upcoming matchup. 

Going in the third fixture of Brazil Serie A, Flamengo is coming off a fantastic high-scoring win against Maringa FC (8-2), in which Thiago Maia, Pedro, Gabriel Barbosa, Gerson, and Everton scored goals. With 68% possession and 13 shots on target, Flamengo seemed quite settled and clicked together as a unit like before. With three wins and two defeats in the last five matches played across all competitions, Flamengo might have a shaky start, but after the last outing in Copa do Brasil things are looking pretty decent for the home side. With a winning streak of 5 home matches, Flamengo will be starting as favorite against Botafogo in the upcoming matchup. When playing at home in the last three matches, Flamengo has scored 11 goals, averaging 2.20 goals per game. Despite the defeat against Internacional, I am backing the home side to win and score at least 2 goals. 

Santos; Wesley, Fabrício Bruno, Léo Pereira, Ayrton Lucas; Arturo Vidal, Thiago Maia, Gerson; Everton Ribeiro; Gabriel Barbosa, Pedro.

With five back-to-back wins under the belt, Botafogo will be looking to keep dominating the opposition irrespective of home or away setting. In the last Copa do Brasil outing against Ypiranga-RS (2-0), Matheus Nascimento and Janderson scored goals. Two wins against Universidad Cesar (4-0) and Bahia (1-2) playing away from home were exceptional. In the last five matches played, Botafogo has scored 12 goals, averaging 2.00 goals per game. Against the scoring average, Botafogo has conceded just 2 goals, averaging 0.40 goals. With scintillating 8 wins in the last 10 matches played across all competitions, Botafogo will definitely be looking to upset the home side. 

Lucas Perri; Leonel Di Placido, Adryelson, Victor Cuesta, Rafael; Danilo Barbosa, Lucas Fernandes; Matias Segovia, Eduardo, Victor Sá; Tiquinho Soares.

When playing in Maracana, Flamengo turns out be the ultimate favorite automatically. Hence, for the upcoming Serie A matchup, I will be taking sides with Flamengo for winning and dominating the visitors, who are carrying an unbeaten run. Considering the scoring form of the two sides, I am predicting both sides to score. Pedro and Gabriel Barbosa will be in the spotlight for scoring. 

• Flamengo to Win for 1.60
• Total Over 2.5 for 1.97
• Both Teams to Score - Yes for 1.97