This is a Brasileiro Série A fixture between Botafogo and Grêmio, with no clear favourite according to CheckLive's data – the win-probability is not indicated. Both sides will be looking to climb the table in what shapes up as a tightly contested encounter.
Botafogo come into this match with a mixed run of results: they drew 0-0 with Vitória, beat Santos 2-1, lost 1-2 to Bahia, won 3-1 against Caracas in the Sudamericana, and drew 1-1 with São Paulo. Grêmio have been inconsistent too, losing to Bolívar (2-3) and Mirassol (1-2), then winning a friendly against Cruzeiro (3-1), losing another friendly to Chapecoense (1-2), and beating Cascavel (2-1) in a friendly.
Head-to-head, the teams have met seven times, with Botafogo winning three, drawing two, and losing two. The last meeting was a high-scoring 5-3 win for Grêmio, also in the Brasileiro Série A. With both teams showing patchy form and the historical record balanced, a draw remains a real possibility.
