Londrina vs Botafogo SP: result, lineups & analysis — Brasileirão Série B
Saturday, 18 July 2026 at 00:00 UTC
🏟 Estadio Vitorino Goncalves Dias · Londrina
🏁 Post-match review
Londrina and Botafogo-SP drew 0-0 in a tightly contested Série B fixture. The goalless result reflected the pre-match expectation of a close game with limited scoring.
Expectation：The draw did not match the narrow pre-match lean toward Londrina or the market's slight home preference. It was not a major upset, however, given the near-balanced probabilities and the forecast of a tight contest.
Both teams take a point, with neither able to turn its modest edge into a decisive result. The outcome underlines how evenly matched the sides were.
Based on the final score and pre-match analysis (no in-match events).
📋 Overview
Confidence 3/5Londrina have a narrow home lean, but Botafogo-SP's shot and corner volume should keep this tight and below a high-scoring threshold.
Only one point separates 16th-placed Londrina on 19 points and 15th-placed Botafogo-SP on 20 after 17 matches, so both teams are operating close to the lower end of the Série B table. Londrina's recent return of 13 goals in six matches is stronger than Botafogo-SP's nine, while the visitors carry the steadier season defensive record, conceding 1.06 per game against Londrina's 1.47. The market gives Londrina a modest home edge, although the Poisson model is more balanced and gives Botafogo-SP a stronger chance than the market does.
🔑 Key points
A one-point table match
Londrina are 16th with 19 points and Botafogo-SP are 15th with 20, so neither side can treat this as a mid-table fixture. Londrina's DWDWW recent league sequence is slightly stronger than Botafogo-SP's DWLWW, but the margin is small.
Home attack versus away resistance
Londrina average 1.47 scored and 1.47 conceded per match, with 65% of league games over 2.5 goals. Botafogo-SP score 1.18 but concede only 1.06, which points to a visitor likely to protect the central areas and make Londrina earn openings.
Botafogo-SP create pressure
Botafogo-SP average 14.6 shots, 1.21 xG and 6.8 advanced-stat corners, compared with Londrina's 11.1 shots, 1.34 xG and 3.9 corners. Their attack depends heavily on Morelli and Hygor, who reportedly account for 12 of the club's 17 Serie B goals.
Low market total, mixed team trends
The market prices over 2.5 goals at 40% and BTTS at 47%, despite Londrina's 65% over-2.5 rate and both teams posting a 53% BTTS rate. Botafogo-SP's 41% over-2.5 rate and 1.06 conceded average make the lower-total market view more credible than Londrina's season aggregate alone.
⚖️ Edges & risks per team
- +Londrina's recent six-match output of 13 goals, compared with Botafogo-SP's nine, gives the hosts more current attacking momentum. Their DWDWW league run also gives a slightly firmer platform in a match between near-neighbours in the table.
- +The home side's 1.34 xG and 1.47 goals per game are higher than Botafogo-SP's 1.21 xG and 1.18 goals. In a tight market, that small attacking edge can matter if Londrina establish their 4-2-3-1 high up the pitch.
- +The market makes Londrina 40.8% home winners against 29.3% for Botafogo-SP, and the home venue adds weight to an otherwise balanced matchup. The advantage is narrow, so it supports control rather than dominance.
- −Londrina concede 1.47 goals per game and have kept clean sheets in only 18% of matches. Botafogo-SP's 14.6 shots and 6.8 advanced-stat corners can expose that weak clean-sheet record even if Londrina control periods of possession.
- −Botafogo-SP concede only 1.06 per game, materially below Londrina's 1.47. Londrina's 65% over-2.5 rate may therefore overstate the likelihood that their recent scoring run translates into several goals here.
- −Older local reports named a different Londrina coach and a 4-3-3 for an earlier fixture, so they should not be treated as current lineup confirmation. Any departure from Alemão's usual 4-2-3-1 would reduce certainty about the hosts' attacking connections.
- +Botafogo-SP produce 14.6 shots and 6.8 advanced-stat corners per match, well above Londrina's 11.1 shots and 3.9 corners. That pressure profile can keep the visitors in the game even if they have less possession.
- +Their 1.06 goals conceded per match is the better defensive figure in this pairing. It gives Paulo Gomes a route to contain Londrina's higher-scoring but more open season profile.
- +Reports identify Morelli and Hygor as the source of 70.5% of Botafogo-SP's Serie B goals, with 12 combined. That concentration gives the visitors clear targets for crosses, cut-backs and set plays, rather than a diffuse attack searching for a scorer.
- −Botafogo-SP score only 1.18 per match and average 1.21 xG, so their shot volume has not consistently produced a strong goal return. If Londrina deny service to Morelli and Hygor, the visitors' finishing route becomes less certain.
- −The visitors are only one point above Londrina and arrive off a DWLWW sequence rather than sustained winning form. A cautious approach could preserve structure but leave them short of attacking numbers when chasing the match.
- −The market gives Botafogo-SP only a 29.3% away-win expectation, while Londrina have the stronger recent scoring sample. The Poisson model is kinder to the visitors, but it is a reference signal rather than proof that their away attack will convert pressure.
📐 Tactical analysis
Alemão's Londrina most often use a 4-2-3-1, a shape that can place a No. 10 between Botafogo-SP's midfield and defence while keeping two midfielders available for rest defence. Older local reports described Londrina in a 4-3-3 under Allan Rodrigo Aal, but those reports concern an earlier match and cannot confirm this lineup or coaching setup. Paulo Gomes has had a longer tenure at Botafogo-SP since December 2023, yet no preferred formation is supplied; the visitors' 14.6 shots and 6.8 corners suggest they can sustain attacks through wide entries and second balls. Londrina need their wide players and attacking midfielder to exploit transitions before Botafogo-SP establish that territorial pressure.
📊 Market expectation (1X2)
Market heat 🔥🔥🔥Odds movement ±5pts
Market read：The market view is home 40.8%, draw 29.8% and away 29.3%, which makes Londrina slight favourites rather than clear favourites. The Poisson projection is more even at 38% home, 26% draw and 35% away, so the model leans more toward Botafogo-SP than the market prices. Its 2.6 projected goals and 48% over-2.5 figure are also less conservative than the market's 40% over price, but Botafogo-SP's defensive season record supports a restrained final call. Raw recent scoring can be skewed by opponent strength, especially across six-match samples.
De-vigged implied probability · for analysis only, not betting advice.
📐 Statistical score reference
Poisson reference based only on season goal averages. It is not the full-analysis prediction or betting advice.
🎓 Coaches / Formations
Coaches & tactical battle：Alemão, a 50-year-old Brazilian with seven years in management and a long Londrina tenure dating to March 2019, has a 4-3-8 season record and usually deploys a 4-2-3-1 in 43% of matches. That profile points to a pragmatic need for the two holding midfielders to shield a defence conceding 1.47 per game, while the advanced midfielder links the 1.47-goal attack. Paulo Gomes, also 50, has managed for eight years across two clubs and has been at Botafogo-SP since December 2023 after Mondorf-les-Bains; without a supplied formation, the team data provides the clearer clue, namely high shot and corner volume with controlled concession rates. The decisive tactical issue is whether Londrina's double pivot can stop Botafogo-SP creating repeated wide attacks and second-phase chances for Morelli and Hygor.
🔬 Advanced data (averages)
Per-game averages in this competition · FootyStats / API-Football
🚩 Corners & special markets
Botafogo-SP's 6.47 season corners per game and 6.8 advanced average are clear signs of a side capable of building territorial pressure, while Londrina average 5.18 season corners but only 3.9 in the advanced sample. The matchup supports Botafogo-SP having a meaningful corner threat, especially against a Londrina side with an 18% clean-sheet rate. It does not automatically support a high goal total because Botafogo-SP's 1.18 scoring average and stronger defensive record point toward pressure without necessarily a multi-goal game.
X-factors
- ▸Morelli and Hygor are Botafogo-SP's concentrated finishing threat; Londrina cannot allow repeated deliveries or loose balls around the box.
- ▸Botafogo-SP's 6.8 advanced-stat corners and 14.6 shots can turn a match with limited open-play chances through sustained pressure.
- ▸Neither team has a confirmed absence or released lineup, so the eventual selection in Londrina's forward line and Botafogo-SP's attacking pair carries extra weight.
What to watch
- ▸Whether Londrina's 4-2-3-1 can keep its double pivot connected to the No. 10 rather than concede central second balls.
- ▸Botafogo-SP corner count and the quality of deliveries toward Morelli and Hygor.
- ▸Whether Londrina's recent 13 goals in six matches survive against a side conceding only 1.06 per league game.
📈 Recent form
- 2026-09-10 · (A) 2–1 vs São Bernardo
- 2026-09-06 · (H) 1–2 vs Operario-PR
- 2026-09-01 · (H) 0–0 vs Juventude
- 2026-08-22 · (A) 1–2 vs Ceara
- 2026-08-18 · (H) 0–0 vs Atletico Goianiense
- 2026-09-09 · (H) 1–3 vs Novorizontino
- 2026-09-03 · (A) 0–1 vs Nautico Recife
- 2026-08-29 · (H) 1–2 vs Cuiaba
- 2026-08-25 · (A) 0–3 vs Atletico Goianiense
- 2026-08-20 · (H) 1–1 vs Criciuma
🆚 Head-to-head
- 2026-07-18 · Londrina 0–0 Botafogo SP
🧑⚖️ Referee
Wagner do Nascimento Magalhaes, Brazil
Referee averages in this competition · 9 games · PK Sport
✅ Confirmed lineups · Londrina [4-1-4-1]
API-Football · 18 Jul 2026, 01:51 UTC
- 30Kozlinski
- 75Kauê Leonardo
- 3Yago Lincoln
- 15Gabriel Lacerda
- 34Heron
- 4Wallace Reis
- 7Vitinho
- 32João Tavares
- 20João Vitor
- 11Pablo Dyego
- 18Paulinho Moccelin
✅ Confirmed lineups · Botafogo SP [4-1-4-1]
API-Football · 18 Jul 2026, 01:51 UTC
- 1Victor Souza
- 31Pedrinho
- 3Ericson da Silva
- 4Vilar
- 6Patrick Brey
- 16Matheus Sales
- 30Zé Hugo
- 8Everton Morelli
- 10Rafael Gava
- 7Kelvin
- 9Hygor
⚡ Key intel: favorable & unfavorable factors
- − UnfavorableLondrina will be without suspended midfielders Tárik and Thalis, while Lucas Marques and André Dhominique are injured. The absences weaken the team’s midfield options and may force André Cardoso into the starting XI.
- + FavorablePedrinho and midfielder Marco Antônio are available again for Botafogo-SP after being cleared by the medical department. Pedrinho is expected to return at right-back, restoring options on the flank and in midfield.
- − UnfavorableBotafogo-SP will be led by assistant Ivan Izzo because coach Cláudio Tencati is suspended. The change on the touchline can disrupt match management, while the visitors also have several unavailable players, including Gabriel Inocêncio and Arthur Caíke.
- − UnfavorableMorelli and Hygor account for 12 of Botafogo-SP’s 17 Série B goals, making them responsible for most of the team’s attacking production. That heavy reliance makes the visitors’ offense easier to contain if Londrina can neutralize either outlet.
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🧭 Final integrated verdict
This is a close Série B fixture between teams separated by one point, with Londrina's stronger recent scoring and home initiative set against Botafogo-SP's better season defensive numbers and higher shot volume. Londrina's 1.34 xG average is marginally above Botafogo-SP's 1.21, while their current DWDWW run gives the hosts a small momentum advantage. Botafogo-SP's corner production and the reported reliance on Morelli and Hygor mean the visitors should create enough pressure to prevent a comfortable home performance. The market's modest home preference fits Londrina's home conditions and recent form, although the Poisson model's 35% away projection warns against overstating that edge. The likely pattern is a narrow, contested game in which Londrina find one decisive moment while Botafogo-SP's organised defensive baseline limits the total: home resultCall and under_2_5 goalsCall.
🎯 Analysis decision
The conclusion combines competition context, team traits, form, tactics, availability, match intel, graded lessons and market/model references.
Analysis based on public data and market signals. For analysis only — not betting advice.
Data: Sportmonks / API-Football · pksport.net