Botafogo vs Athletico Paranaense Prediction and Betting Tips | June 19th 2024

Botafogo will be looking to open up a four-point lead at the top of the Brasileiro Serie A table when they take on Athletico Paranaense on Wednesday. Cuca’s men journey to the Olympic Stadium unbeaten in their last five games against the hosts and will look to extend this impressive run.

Botafogo maintained their fine run of results on Sunday when they secured a hard-fought 2-1 victory over Gremio at the Estádio Kléber Andrade.

Artur Jorge’s side have now won three games on the spin and are unbeaten in their last eight matches, claiming six wins and two draws since May’s 2-1 loss against Bahia.

With 19 points from nine games, Botafogo currently lead the way at the top of the Serie A table, one point above second-placed Flamengo.

Athletico Paranaense, on the other hand, were denied consecutive wins last time out as they played out a 1-1 draw with Flamengo at the Arena da Baixada.

This followed a 3-1 victory over Criciuma on June 14 which saw their three-match losing streak across all competitions come to an end.

Paranaense have picked up 17 points from nine matches to sit fourth in the league table but could move into first place with all three points on Wednesday.

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Botafogo vs Athletico Paranaense Head-To-Head and Key Numbers

• Athletico Paranaense hold the upper hand in the history of this fixture, having won 20 of the last 40 meetings between the two sides.
• Botafogo have picked up 12 wins in that time, while the spoils have been shared on eight occasions.
• Athletico Paranaense are unbeaten in six of their last seven Serie A games against Jorge’s men, claiming four wins and two draws since November 2019.
• Botafogo have won all but one of their last seven home matches in all competitions, with a 2-1 defeat against Bahia on May 5 being the exception.
• Paranaese have lost just one of their last seven league matches since mid-April while picking up four wins and two draws in that time.

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Botafogo vs Athletico Paranaense Prediction

Botafogo find themselves at the top of the Serie A table after what has been an impressive start to the season and will be looking to maintain their fine run of results.

While we expect Paranaense to put up a fight, we are backing Jorge’s men to continue their solid home run and claim all three points once again.

Prediction: Botafogo 2-1 Athletico Paranaense

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Botafogo vs Athletico Paranaense Betting Tips

Tip 1: Result - Botafogo to win

Tip 2: First to score - Botafogo (The hosts have opened the scoring in five of their last six matches)

Tip 3: Over 4.5 cards - Yes (There have also been five or more bookings in Botafogo’s last five games)