Botafogo FR vs Fluminense FC, Serie A 2026 REGULAR SEASON

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Campeonato Brasileiro Serie A · 2026

Botafogo FR

1 – 1

Full Time

Fluminense FC

Sun 9 Aug 2026 · 00:00 UTC Municipal Nilton Santos HT 45' · FT 45'

Alex Telles 44' 1–0

1–1 58' Ignacio

Y 54' Ignacio

Nahuel Ferraresi 68' Y

Y 76' Nonato

Y 77' Samuel Xavier

Gabriel Pereira 90' Y

Marcal 90' YR

Marcal 90' Y

Overview

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Botafogo FR vs Fluminense FC — Serie A at Municipal Nilton Santos.

Botafogo FR 22 games · 30 pts (2026/26)
Fluminense FC 23 games · 38 pts (2026/26)

Match Details

Referee Bruno Arleu de Araujo

Standings

#	Team	P	Pts
1	SE Palmeiras	23	48
2	CR Flamengo	22	45
3	CA Paranaense	23	41
4	Fluminense FC	23	38
5	Cruzeiro EC	23	36
6	EC Bahia	23	34
7	RB Bragantino	22	32
8	CA Mineiro	22	32
9	SC Corinthians Paulista	23	32
10	Coritiba FBC	23	31
11	Botafogo FR	22	30
12	EC Vitoria	23	29
13	Sao Paulo FC	22	27
14	Santos FC	22	25
15	Gremio FBPA	22	25
16	SC Internacional	23	24
17	Clube do Remo	23	23
18	Mirassol FC	22	23
19	CR Vasco da Gama	22	22
20	Chapecoense AF	22	11

Head-to-Head

Botafogo FR 19 games · Avg 1.8 goals Fluminense FC

Last 5 meetings

2026-08-09 Botafogo FR 1–1 Fluminense FC 2026-02-12 Fluminense FC 1–0 Botafogo FR 2025-09-28 Fluminense FC 2–0 Botafogo FR 2025-04-27 Botafogo FR 2–0 Fluminense FC 2024-09-21 Fluminense FC 0–1 Botafogo FR

Recent Form

Botafogo FR

Date	Opponent	H/A	Score	Result
09 Aug	Fluminense FC	H	1–1	D
26 Jul	Cruzeiro EC	A	1–0	W
23 Jul	EC Vitoria	H	0–0	D
16 Jul	Santos FC	H	2–1	W
30 May	EC Bahia	A	0–0	D
23 May	Sao Paulo FC	A	1–1	D

Fluminense FC

Date	Opponent	H/A	Score	Result
09 Aug	Botafogo FR	A	1–1	D
30 Jul	EC Bahia	H	0–0	D
26 Jul	Gremio FBPA	A	1–1	D
17 Jul	RB Bragantino	H	1–1	D
31 May	Cruzeiro EC	A	0–0	D
23 May	Mirassol FC	A	0–1	L

Season Stats

Botafogo FR		Fluminense FC
#11	Position	#4
30	Points	38
22	Played	23
8 / 6 / 8	W / D / L	10 / 8 / 5
35	Scored	34
34	Conceded	28
+1	GD	+6
1.36	PPG	1.65
36%	Win %	43%

Key Stats

32% Both Teams to Score
H2H (19 games)

21% Over 2.5 Goals
H2H history

18% Clean Sheets
Botafogo FR this season

22% Clean Sheets
Fluminense FC this season

Botafogo FR are 11th (30 pts). Fluminense FC are 4th (38 pts).

Goal Timing (This Season)

Botafogo FR

0-15

5/2

16-30

1/3

31-45

4/2

46-60

2/3

61-75

4/3

76+

5/3

■ Scored ■ Conceded

Fluminense FC

0-15

–/3

16-30

3/1

31-45

4/3

46-60

3/3

61-75

1/3

76+

9/5

■ 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

Fluminense FC

John Kennedy	9 G	1 A
Agustin Canobbio	4 G	3 A
Luciano Acosta	3 G	4 A
Jefferson Savarino	3 G	2 A
Rodrigo Castillo	3 G	1 A

Events

Match Events

0' In just a few seconds Municipal Nilton Santos will turn into a battlefield for Botafogo FR and Fluminense FC.
Hope, you loved the show. Another epic battle is over with the score -.

Lineups

Botafogo FR Lineups

Starting XI

Bench

Coach Franclim Carvalho

Fluminense FC Lineups

Starting XI

1
Fabio
6
Rene
2
Samuel Xavier
10
Ganso ↓ Hercules 70'
94
Otavio
16
Nonato ↓ Jefferson Savarino 79'
4
Ignacio
30
Yeferson Soteldo ↓ Luciano Acosta 79'
19
Rodrigo Castillo ↓ Hulk 85'
90
Kevin Serna ↓ Agustin Canobbio 70'
44
Jemmes

Bench

21
Igor Rabello
23
Guga
13
Guilherme Arana
11
Jefferson Savarino ↑ 79'
32
Luciano Acosta ↑ 79'
27
Marcelo Pitaluga
14
German Cano
7
Hulk ↑ 85'
35
Hercules ↑ 70'
8
Martinelli
17
Agustin Canobbio ↑ 70'
28
Riquelme Felipe

Coach Luis Zubeldía

H2H

H2H Top Scorers

Player	Goals
Ignacio	1
Rodrigo Lindoso	1
Manoel Messias	1
Alex Telles	1
Kieza	1
Paulo Ganso	1
Jefferson Savarino	1
Digao	1

Head to Head

Botafogo FR Form

2026-08-09 Botafogo FR 1–1 Fluminense FC D 2026-07-26 Cruzeiro EC 0–1 Botafogo FR W 2026-07-23 Botafogo FR 0–0 EC Vitoria D 2026-07-16 Botafogo FR 2–1 Santos FC W 2026-05-30 EC Bahia 0–0 Botafogo FR D 2026-05-23 Sao Paulo FC 1–1 Botafogo FR D

Fluminense FC Form

2026-08-09 Botafogo FR 1–1 Fluminense FC D 2026-07-30 Fluminense FC 0–0 EC Bahia D 2026-07-26 Gremio FBPA 1–1 Fluminense FC D 2026-07-17 Fluminense FC 1–1 RB Bragantino D 2026-05-31 Cruzeiro EC 0–0 Fluminense FC D 2026-05-23 Mirassol FC 1–0 Fluminense FC L

Predictions

Prediction accuracy

2 / 4

1.3 Botafogo FR xG

Expected Goals

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

1.21 Fluminense FC xG

I would bet for: Botafogo FR or Fluminense FC 72%

Match Result

✗ Wrong

Botafogo FR41% Draw28% Fluminense FC31%

Actual: Draw

Both Teams to Score

✓ Correct

Yes52% 0% No48%

Avg goals/match: 2.51

Actual: Yes — both scored

Over / Under Goals

✓ O/U 2.5

Line	Over	Under
± 0.5	90%	10%
± 1.5	72%	28%
± 2.5	45%	55%
± 3.5	25%	75%
± 4.5	12%	88%

Double Chance

Botafogo FR or Draw

69%

Draw or Fluminense FC

59%

Botafogo FR or Fluminense FC

72%

Half-Time Result

✗ Wrong

Botafogo FR27% Draw49% Fluminense FC24%

Actual: Botafogo FR win at HT

Correct Score

✓ In top 12

1 – 1

Actual

0 – 0

10.2%

1 – 0

9.4%

0 – 1

8.7%

2 – 1

1 – 2

7.5%

2 – 0

6.6%

0 – 2

5.8%

2 – 2

4.9%

3 – 1

3.5%

1 – 3

3 – 0

2.8%

Asian Handicap — Botafogo FR

Handicap	Botafogo FR covers	Push	Fluminense FC covers
-2.5	6%	—	94%
-2	6%	11%	83%
-1.5	17%	—	83%
-1	17%	20%	63%
-0.5	37%	—	63%
+0.5	67%	—	33%
+1	67%	19%	14%
+1.5	86%	—	14%
+2	86%	10%	5%
+2.5	95%	—	5%

Clean Sheet

Botafogo FR keeps clean sheet

30% ✓

Fluminense FC keeps clean sheet

28% ✓

Predictions are statistical estimates based on season form, H2H history, and a Poisson model. Not financial advice.