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Athletic Club welcome Botafogo SP on Saturday, Sep 19 at 5:00 PM in a Serie B fixture that's tighter on paper than the positions suggest — just 2 points split them in the table.
Athletic Club come into this fixture drawing too many games (3D in last 5). Botafogo SP, meanwhile, arrive in mixed form (2W 2D 1L) — actually the better-performing side in recent weeks.
History strongly favours Athletic Club here — they've won 3 of 3 previous meetings against Botafogo SP. Their last encounter ended in Botafogo SP won 1–2. These two tend to produce goals — averaging 2.7 per game in recent meetings.
Verdict: This looks an evenly matched contest. Home advantage gives Athletic Club a slight edge, but Botafogo SP are capable of causing problems. A draw would be a fair result.