Botafogo-SP and Santo André face each other at the Santa Cruz stadium, in the city of Ribeirão Preto, in São Paulo, in a game valid for the 4th round of the group stage of the Campeonato Paulista. The match is scheduled to take place on the evening of this Thursday, February 1, 2024, starting at 7pm.
Botafogo-SP
The Botafoguense team arrives for this clash with the advantage of playing at home and wants to assert field control in their favor to continue adding precious points for their campaign.
This is because the Ribeirão Preto team debuted with a 1-0 defeat at home to Santos, but recovered in style by beating Água Santa, runner-up from the previous season, by the same score, away from home.
In their most recent duel, Botafogo-SP showed strength by snatching a 1-1 draw with Red Bull Bragantino away from home.
There were 2 wins, 1 draw and 2 defeats in the last 5 matches played, beating Água Santa and Noroeste, in addition to drawing with Red Bull Bragantino and losing to Santos and also to Catanduva.
At the moment, the club is in third place on the Group D leaderboard, with 4 points achieved so far, three less than São Bernardo, which opens the G-2 of the competition.
Playing as home team, at the Santa Cruz stadium, the Botafogo-SP team recorded a recent campaign with 3 wins, 3 draws and 4 defeats in the last 10 matches played.
Santo André
On the other side is the Santo André team, which in turn is looking for its first triumph in the competition after accumulating three consecutive stumbles.
With this, the team turns on the warning signal regarding the relegation zone and needs to win anyway to gain strength in the fight for survival.
Their most recent duel was a goalless draw against Água Santa, at home, in a match that followed another goalless draw against Novorizontino, this time as a visitor.
Only 1 victory, 2 draws and 2 defeats were recorded in the last 5 officially played matches, beating São Caetano, drawing with Água Santa and Novorizontino, in addition to losing to São Paulo and also to São José.
At the moment, the club is in the fourth and last position in the classification table of Group A of the Campeonato Paulista, with only 2 points achieved so far, having only one less than Ponte Preta, which opens the access zone to the next phase of the tournament.
Playing as a visitor, the Santo André team recorded a recent campaign with 3 wins, no draws and 7 defeats in the last 10 matches played.
Conclusion:
Rated with broad favoritism, Botafogo-SP has its problems, however, it is a step above Santo André’s level and has everything it takes to stand out in front of its fans.