Botafogo FR vs Ceará SC, Serie A 2025 REGULAR SEASON
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Overview
Match Preview
Botafogo FR vs Ceará SC — Serie A at Engenhao.
- Botafogo FR 17 games · 22 pts (2026/26)
- Ceará SC 0 games · 0 pts (2026/26)
Standings
# Team P Pts 1 SE Palmeiras 18 41 2 CR Flamengo 17 34 3 Fluminense FC 18 31 4 CA Paranaense 18 30 5 RB Bragantino 18 29 6 EC Bahia 17 26 7 Coritiba FBC 18 26 8 Sao Paulo FC 18 25 9 CA Mineiro 18 24 10 SC Corinthians Paulista 18 24 11 Cruzeiro EC 18 24 12 Botafogo FR 17 22 13 EC Vitoria 17 22 14 SC Internacional 18 21 15 Santos FC 18 21 16 Grêmio FBPA 18 21 17 CR Vasco da Gama 18 20 18 Clube do Remo 18 18 19 Mirassol FC 17 16 20 Chapecoense AF 17 9 Head-to-Head
Recent Form
Date Opponent H/A Score Result 04 Jun Ceará SC H 3–2 W 01 Jun Santos FC A 1–0 W 18 May CR Flamengo A 0–0 D 11 May SC Internacional H 4–0 W 04 May EC Bahia A 0–1 L 27 Apr Fluminense FC H 2–0 W Date Opponent H/A Score Result 04 Jun Botafogo FR A 2–3 L 01 Jun CA Mineiro H 0–1 L 17 May SC Recife H 2–0 W 12 May Santos FC A 0–0 D 03 May EC Vitoria H 1–0 W 26 Apr Sao Paulo FC H 1–1 D Key Stats
55% Both Teams to Score
H2H (11 games)36% Over 2.5 Goals
H2H history12% Clean Sheets
Botafogo FR this seasonGoal Timing (This Season)
Botafogo FR0-155/216-301/231-452/246-602/161-754/376+5/3■ Scored ■ ConcededTop Scorers (This Season)
Botafogo FRDanilo dos Santos de Oliveira 7 G 2 A Arthur Cabral 7 G 1 A Edenilson 4 G 2 A Matheus Martins 4 G -
Events
Match Events
- 0' We are underway at Engenhao. The crowd does wile while the referee lows the starting whistle.
- 5' Ceará SC is showing some good football. However, Ceará SC are ready to play back every minute. It might result in some problems for the home side. The game will hardly remain goalless.
- 10' The teams are not in a rush to score plenty of goals. It might look strange considering Ceará SC that had 238 games and scored 233 goals.
- 15' It looks surprising Ceará SC does not make any changes. Pedro Raul has some obvious troubles when approaching to the goal.
- 20' Spectators do not have much to choose from both teams. The sides had several scoring chances but they still need a bit more than just a sight of a goal.
- 25' Not even hints on scoring a goal over the last 25 minutes.
- 30' looks like a favorite considering 0 games won in last 0 matches with its main striker scoring goals.
- 35' Ceará SC seems to be on a short break. The game is mainly concentrated in the center. It’s high time they got back to action. Otherwise, it looks like a goalless game.
- 40' While there is no rush on the pitch, let’s have a look at some stats. Lele made 386 appearances and scored 2 goals. He is very likely to score a goal today.
- 45' Goal! Gonzalo Mastriani scores his 19 goal in 380 matches.
- 45' It’s a booking for Ceara SC player. Pedro Henrique gets a card.
- 50' We miss some good tackles and strikes. Is there anyone on the field to put the game back to action?
- 52' It’s gonna be a card for Willian Machado.
- 57' What an equalizer from Pedro Raul!
- 61' Another substitution for Botafogo FR to replace Santiago Rodriguez by Nathan Ribeiro on 61 minute.
- 66' While players are taking a pause, let’s have a look at their stats. The teams met 0 times this season with winning -% of all matches.
- 71' Vitinho needs to be pretty careful with his discipline considering 0 Red cards this season.
- 72' Goal! Alex Telles scores his 27 goal in 491 matches.
- 73' The supporters are chanting for Lourenco. He replaces Fernando Sobral on 73 minute.
- 75' Another substitution for Ceara SC to replace Lucas Mugni by Matheus Araujo on 75 minute.
- 76' Another change for Botafogo FR made on 76 minute. Gonzalo Mastriani leaves to be changed by Danilo Barbosa.
- 77' What a strike from Marlon Freitas! The score is 3-1.
- 80' Another change for Ceara SC made on 80 minute. Dieguinho leaves to be changed by Lucas Lima.
- 81' It is a substitution in Botafogo FR team. Marlon Freitas is replaced by Allan on 81 minute.
- 86' Spectators are craving for more action. Both teams play very cautiously. They need to put some more energy.
- 87' What a strike from Pedro Raul! The score is 3-2.
- 90' That looks like a foul for a card for Nathan Ribeiro.
- 90' The supporters are chanting for Fernandinho. He replaces Fabiano Silva on 90 minute.
- The referee blows the final whistle. Sensational lose for Ceará SC.
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Lineups
Botafogo FR Lineups
Starting XI
- 26
- 7
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13
Alex Telles ↓ Mateo Ponte 81'
- 12
- 2
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17
Marlon Freitas ↓ Allan 81'
- 39
- 23
- 57
- 32
- 99
Bench
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25
Allan ↑ 81'
- 20
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5
Danilo Barbosa ↑ 76'
- 33
- 1
- 9
- 28
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16
Nathan Ribeiro ↑ 61'
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4
Mateo Ponte ↑ 81'
- 63
- 77
- 19
Coach Renato PaivaCeará SC Lineups
Starting XI
- 16
- 3
- 30
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10
Lucas Mugni ↓ Matheus Araujo 75'
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7
Pedro Henrique ↓ Lele 80'
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88
Fernando Sobral ↓ Lourenco 73'
- 9
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70
Fabiano Silva ↓ Fernandinho 90'
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20
Dieguinho ↓ Lucas Lima 80'
- 27
- 23
Bench
- 40
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77
Fernandinho ↑ 90'
- 33
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97
Lourenco ↑ 73'
- 2
- 94
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Matheus Araujo ↑ 75'
- 29
- 44
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31
Lucas Lima ↑ 80'
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99
Lele ↑ 80'
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Coach Leo Condé -
H2H
H2H Top Scorers
Player Goals Joao Victor 2 Erison 2 Pedro Raul 2 Matheus Babi 2 Pedrinho 1 Jeffinho 1 Saulo da Silva 1 Chris Ramos 1 Head to Head
Botafogo FR Form
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Predictions
Prediction accuracy3 / 41.83 Botafogo FR xGExpected GoalsDixon-Coles · Bivariate Poisson · Neg. Binomial · Elo1.2 Ceará SC xGI would bet for: Both teams to score 59% + Over 2.5 goals 57%Match Result
✓ CorrectActual: Botafogo FR winBoth Teams to Score
✓ CorrectAvg goals/match: 3.03Actual: Yes — both scoredOver / Under Goals
✓ O/U 2.5Line Over Under ± 0.5 93% 7% ± 1.5 80% 20% ± 2.5 57% 43% ± 3.5 36% 64% ± 4.5 19% 81% Double Chance
Botafogo FR or Draw 77%Draw or Ceará SC 47%Botafogo FR or Ceará SC 76%Half-Time Result
✗ WrongActual: Botafogo FR win at HTCorrect Score
✓ In top 121 – 1 11.5%2 – 1 9.4%1 – 0 8.1%2 – 0 8%0 – 0 6.5%1 – 2 6.1%3 – 1 5.7%2 – 2 5.6%0 – 1 5%3 – 0 4.8%3 – 2 Actual0 – 2 3.4%Asian Handicap — Botafogo FR
Handicap Botafogo FR covers Push Ceará SC covers -2.5 13% — 87% -2 13% 16% 71% -1.5 29% — 71% -1 29% 22% 49% -0.5 51% — 49% +0.5 76% — 24% +1 76% 14% 10% +1.5 90% — 10% +2 90% 7% 3% +2.5 97% — 3% Clean Sheet
Botafogo FR keeps clean sheet 31% ✓Ceará SC keeps clean sheet 17% ✓Predictions are statistical estimates based on season form, H2H history, and a Poisson model. Not financial advice.