Botafogo FR vs Cruzeiro EC, Serie A 2026 REGULAR SEASON
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Overview
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Botafogo FR vs Cruzeiro EC — Serie A .
- Botafogo FR 16 games · 22 pts (2026/26)
- Cruzeiro EC 17 games · 23 pts (2026/26)
Match Details
- Referee Matheus Delgado Candancan (Brazil)
7 games this season 🟨 0.3/game ⚽ 3.7 goals/gameStandings
# Team P Pts 1 SE Palmeiras 17 38 2 CR Flamengo 16 31 3 Fluminense FC 17 30 4 CA Paranaense 17 27 5 RB Bragantino 17 26 6 Coritiba FBC 17 26 7 Sao Paulo FC 17 25 8 EC Bahia 16 23 9 Cruzeiro EC 17 23 10 Botafogo FR 16 22 11 EC Vitoria 16 22 12 SC Internacional 17 21 13 Gremio FBPA 17 21 14 CA Mineiro 17 21 15 SC Corinthians Paulista 17 21 16 CR Vasco da Gama 17 20 17 Santos FC 17 18 18 Mirassol FC 16 16 19 Clube do Remo 17 15 20 Chapecoense AF 16 9 Head-to-Head
Recent Form
Date Opponent H/A Score Result 30 Jan Cruzeiro EC H 4–0 W 07 Dec Fortaleza EC H 4–2 W 04 Dec Cruzeiro EC A 2–2 D 30 Nov SC Corinthians Paulista A 2–2 D 22 Nov Gremio FBPA H 3–2 W 18 Nov SC Recife H 3–2 W Date Opponent H/A Score Result 30 Jan Botafogo FR A 0–4 L 07 Dec Santos FC A 0–3 L 04 Dec Botafogo FR H 2–2 D 30 Nov Ceara SC A 1–1 D 23 Nov SC Corinthians Paulista H 3–0 W 20 Nov EC Juventude A 3–3 D Season Stats
Botafogo FR Cruzeiro EC #10 Position #9 22 Points 23 16 Played 17 6 / 4 / 6 W / D / L 6 / 5 / 6 30 Scored 23 29 Conceded 27 +1 GD -4 1.38 PPG 1.35 38% Win % 35% Key Stats
29% Both Teams to Score
H2H (14 games)36% Over 2.5 Goals
H2H history6% Clean Sheets
Botafogo FR this season24% Clean Sheets
Cruzeiro EC this seasonBotafogo FR are 10th (22 pts). Cruzeiro EC are 9th (23 pts).
Goal Timing (This Season)
Botafogo FR0-155/216-301/231-452/246-602/161-754/376+5/3■ Scored ■ ConcededCruzeiro EC0-151/316-302/331-455/146-603/–61-752/276+2/2■ 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 Cruzeiro ECChristian 5 G 3 A Kaio Jorge 4 G Neizer Villarreal 3 G 1 A -
Events
Match Events
- 0' The game is set. Botafogo FR kicks off things out of here…
- The referee blows the final whistle. Sensational lose for Cruzeiro EC.
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Lineups
Botafogo FR Lineups
Cruzeiro EC Lineups
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H2H
H2H Top Scorers
Player Goals Matheus Pereira 2 Christian 2 Luiz Fernando 1 Lautaro Diaz 1 Edilson 1 Luiz Fernando 1 Caca 1 Marcal 1 Head to Head
Botafogo FR Form
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Predictions
Prediction accuracy2 / 42.65 Botafogo FR xGExpected GoalsDixon-Coles · Bivariate Poisson · Neg. Binomial · Elo1.6 Cruzeiro EC xGI would bet for: Over 2.5 goals 78% + Both teams to score 73%Match Result
✓ CorrectActual: Botafogo FR winBoth Teams to Score
✗ WrongAvg goals/match: 4.25Actual: No — clean sheetOver / Under Goals
✓ O/U 2.5Line Over Under ± 0.5 98% 2% ± 1.5 92% 8% ± 2.5 78% 22% ± 3.5 60% 40% ± 4.5 41% 59% Double Chance
Botafogo FR or Draw 78%Draw or Cruzeiro EC 42%Botafogo FR or Cruzeiro EC 80%Half-Time Result
✗ WrongActual: Draw at HTCorrect Score
✗ 4–0 not predicted4 – 0Actual2 – 1 7.9%1 – 1 6.8%3 – 1 6.8%2 – 2 6.2%3 – 2 5.4%2 – 0 5.2%1 – 2 4.8%4 – 1 4.5%3 – 0 4.4%4 – 2 3.6%1 – 0 3.5%2 – 3 3.3%Asian Handicap — Botafogo FR
Handicap Botafogo FR covers Push Cruzeiro EC covers -2.5 23% — 77% -2 23% 17% 61% -1.5 39% — 61% -1 39% 19% 41% -0.5 59% — 41% +0.5 78% — 22% +1 78% 12% 10% +1.5 90% — 10% +2 90% 6% 4% +2.5 96% — 4% Clean Sheet
Botafogo FR keeps clean sheet 21% ✗Cruzeiro EC keeps clean sheet 8% ✓Predictions are statistical estimates based on season form, H2H history, and a Poisson model. Not financial advice.