Botafogo FR vs Cruzeiro EC, Serie A 2026 REGULAR SEASON

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Campeonato Brasileiro Serie A · 2026

Botafogo FR

4 – 0

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Cruzeiro EC

Fri 30 Jan 2026 · 00:30 UTC HT 45' · FT 45'

Overview

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Botafogo FR vs Cruzeiro EC — Serie A .

Botafogo FR 17 games · 22 pts (2026/26)
Cruzeiro EC 18 games · 24 pts (2026/26)

Match Details

Referee Matheus Delgado Candancan (Brazil)

7 games this season 🟨 0.3/game ⚽ 3.7 goals/game

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

Botafogo FR 14 games · Avg 2.0 goals Cruzeiro EC

Last 5 meetings

2026-01-30 Botafogo FR 4–0 Cruzeiro EC 2025-12-04 Cruzeiro EC 2–2 Botafogo FR 2025-08-03 Botafogo FR 0–2 Cruzeiro EC 2024-07-28 Botafogo FR 0–3 Cruzeiro EC 2024-04-14 Cruzeiro EC 3–2 Botafogo FR

Recent Form

Botafogo FR

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	Grêmio FBPA	H	3–2	W
18 Nov	SC Recife	H	3–2	W

Cruzeiro EC

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	Ceará 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
#12	Position	#11
22	Points	24
17	Played	18
6 / 4 / 7	W / D / L	6 / 6 / 6
31	Scored	24
31	Conceded	28
+0	GD	-4
1.29	PPG	1.33
35%	Win %	33%

Key Stats

29% Both Teams to Score
H2H (14 games)

36% Over 2.5 Goals
H2H history

12% Clean Sheets
Botafogo FR this season

28% Clean Sheets
Cruzeiro EC this season

Botafogo FR are 12th (22 pts). Cruzeiro EC are 11th (24 pts).

Goal Timing (This Season)

Botafogo FR

0-15

5/2

16-30

1/2

31-45

2/2

46-60

2/1

61-75

4/3

76+

5/3

■ Scored ■ Conceded

Cruzeiro EC

0-15

1/3

16-30

2/3

31-45

5/1

46-60

3/–

61-75

2/2

76+

2/2

■ Scored ■ Conceded

Top Scorers (This Season)

Botafogo FR

Danilo dos Santos de Oliveira	7 G	2 A
Arthur Cabral	7 G	1 A
Edenilson	4 G	2 A
Matheus Martins	4 G

Cruzeiro EC

Christian	5 G	3 A
Kaio Jorge	4 G
Matheus Pereira	3 G	2 A
Neizer Villarreal	3 G	1 A

Events

Match Events

0' The game is set. Cruzeiro EC kicks off things out of here…
Full Time. Botafogo FR beats Cruzeiro EC

Lineups

Botafogo FR Lineups

Cruzeiro EC Lineups

H2H

H2H Top Scorers

Player	Goals
Christian	2
Matheus Pereira	2
Luiz Fernando	1
Caca	1
Marcal	1
Ederson	1
Alex Telles	1
Lucas Silva	1

Head to Head

Botafogo FR Form

2026-01-30 Botafogo FR 4–0 Cruzeiro EC W 2025-12-07 Botafogo FR 4–2 Fortaleza EC W 2025-12-04 Cruzeiro EC 2–2 Botafogo FR D 2025-11-30 SC Corinthians Paulista 2–2 Botafogo FR D 2025-11-22 Botafogo FR 3–2 Grêmio FBPA W 2025-11-18 Botafogo FR 3–2 SC Recife W

Cruzeiro EC Form

2026-01-30 Botafogo FR 4–0 Cruzeiro EC L 2025-12-07 Santos FC 3–0 Cruzeiro EC L 2025-12-04 Cruzeiro EC 2–2 Botafogo FR D 2025-11-30 Ceará SC 1–1 Cruzeiro EC D 2025-11-23 Cruzeiro EC 3–0 SC Corinthians Paulista W 2025-11-20 EC Juventude 3–3 Cruzeiro EC D

Predictions

Prediction accuracy

2 / 4

2.6 Botafogo FR xG

Expected Goals

Dixon-Coles · Bivariate Poisson · Neg. Binomial · Elo

1.6 Cruzeiro EC xG

I would bet for: Over 2.5 goals 77% + Both teams to score 73%

Match Result

✓ Correct

Botafogo FR57% Draw21% Cruzeiro EC22%

Actual: Botafogo FR win

Both Teams to Score

✗ Wrong

Yes73% 0% No27%

Avg goals/match: 4.2

Actual: No — clean sheet

Over / Under Goals

✓ O/U 2.5

Line	Over	Under
± 0.5	98%	2%
± 1.5	92%	8%
± 2.5	77%	23%
± 3.5	59%	41%
± 4.5	40%	60%

Double Chance

Botafogo FR or Draw

78%

Draw or Cruzeiro EC

43%

Botafogo FR or Cruzeiro EC

79%

Half-Time Result

✗ Wrong

Botafogo FR44% Draw36% Cruzeiro EC20%

Actual: Draw at HT

Correct Score

✗ 4–0 not predicted

4 – 0

Actual

2 – 1

1 – 1

3 – 1

6.8%

2 – 2

6.2%

3 – 2

5.4%

2 – 0

5.2%

1 – 2

4 – 1

4.4%

3 – 0

4.4%

1 – 0

3.7%

4 – 2

3.5%

2 – 3

3.3%

Asian Handicap — Botafogo FR

Handicap	Botafogo FR covers	Push	Cruzeiro EC covers
-2.5	22%	—	78%
-2	22%	17%	61%
-1.5	39%	—	61%
-1	39%	19%	42%
-0.5	58%	—	42%
+0.5	78%	—	22%
+1	78%	12%	11%
+1.5	89%	—	11%
+2	89%	7%	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.