Botafogo FR vs Fortaleza EC, Serie A 2025 REGULAR SEASON
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Overview
Match Preview
Botafogo FR vs Fortaleza EC — Serie A at Estadio Nilton Santos.
- Botafogo FR 16 games · 22 pts (2026/26)
- Fortaleza EC 0 games · 0 pts (2026/26)
Match Details
- Referee Paulo Zanovelli da Silva (Brazil)
7 games this season 🟨 1.6/game ⚽ 6.4 goals/game 🟥 2 totalStandings
# 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 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 09 Nov EC Vitoria A 0–0 D Date Opponent H/A Score Result 07 Dec Botafogo FR A 2–4 L 03 Dec SC Corinthians Paulista H 2–1 W 30 Nov CA Mineiro H 1–0 W 26 Nov RB Bragantino A 1–0 W 20 Nov EC Bahia A 3–2 W 12 Nov CA Mineiro A 3–3 D Key Stats
50% Both Teams to Score
H2H (12 games)50% Over 2.5 Goals
H2H history6% 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' The game is set. Botafogo FR kicks off things out of here…
- 5' Weverson has certainly something to prove this evening. He made 13 appearances with only 0 goals this season.
- 10' Players seem to put ease on their energy level Spectators hardly appreciate such approach. Teams need to speed up the tempo.
- 15' Botafogo FR is showing some good football. However, Botafogo FR are ready to play back every minute. It might result in some problems for the home side. The game will hardly remain goalless.
- 17' What a strike from Breno Lopes! The score is 0-1.
- 22' looks like a favorite considering 0 games won in last 0 matches with its main striker scoring goals.
- 27' Not even hints on scoring a goal over the last 27 minutes.
- 32' It’s high time Martin Palermo made some changes to put the his team’s game back to action.
- 37' We miss some good tackles and strikes. Is there anyone on the field to put the game back to action?
- 40' The referee shows Fortaleza EC player a card on 40.
- 45' Adam Bareiro was booked on 45.
- 46' It is a substitution in Fortaleza EC team. Yago Pikachu is replaced by Matheus Rossetto on 46 minute.
- 48' Goal! Arthur Cabral scores his 38 goal in 238 matches.
- 50' GOAL! Alvaro Montoro scores on 45.
- 55' Marlon Freitas needs to be pretty careful with his discipline considering 0 Yellow cards this season.
- 56' What an equalizer from Adam Bareiro!
- 61' The travelling Fortaleza EC supporters hardly appreciate their team being pressed down to the backline.
- 64' Deyverson has so much to prove this time. He replaces Adam Bareiro on 64 minute.
- 68' Another change for Botafogo FR made on 68 minute. Artur Guimaraes leaves to be changed by Santiago Rodriguez.
- 70' The Fortaleza EC manager makes a substitution. Diogo Barbosa departs to be replaced by Weverson.
- 75' Botafogo FR started playing very sharply right from the kick off. However, it slowed down the tempo rapidly by 75.
- 79' It is a substitution in Botafogo FR team. Vitinho is replaced by Mateo Ponte on 79 minute.
- 82' The Fortaleza EC manager makes a substitution. Breno Lopes departs to be replaced by Rodrigo.
- 84' Goal! Marcal scores his 8 goal in 413 matches.
- 89' Supporters expect more eagerness from Gabriel Henrique, as he is very good at scoring at Estadio Nilton Santos with 0 goals in the last 0 games.
- 90' The referee shows Botafogo FR player a card on 90.
- 90' Another substitution for Botafogo FR to replace Alvaro Montoro by Kauan on 90 minute.
- Full Time. Botafogo FR beats Fortaleza EC
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Lineups
Botafogo FR Lineups
Starting XI
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- 25
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13
Alex Telles ↓ Cuiabano 68'
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2
Vitinho ↓ Mateo Ponte 79'
- 17
- 1
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8
Alvaro Montoro ↓ Kauan 90'
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14
Jordan Barrera ↓ Newton 90'
- 26
Bench
- 20
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23
Santiago Rodriguez ↑ 68'
- 47
- 9
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6
Cuiabano ↑ 68'
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28
Newton ↑ 90'
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Mateo Ponte ↑ 79'
- 32
- 58
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59
Kauan ↑ 90'
- 64
- 37
Coach Davide AncelottiFortaleza EC Lineups
Starting XI
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22
Yago Pikachu ↓ Matheus Rossetto 46'
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16
Diogo Barbosa ↓ Weverson 70'
- 7
- 88
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27
Adam Bareiro ↓ Deyverson 64'
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26
Breno Lopes ↓ Rodrigo 82'
- 14
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30
Pierre ↓ Lucas Crispim 82'
- 34
- 12
Bench
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20
Matheus Rossetto ↑ 46'
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18
Deyverson ↑ 64'
- 25
- 5
- 13
- 9
- 2
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36
Weverson ↑ 70'
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91
Lucas Crispim ↑ 82'
- 96
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29
Rodrigo ↑ 82'
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Coach Martin Palermo -
H2H
H2H Top Scorers
Player Goals Moises Vieira 4 Marcal 4 Danilo Barbosa 3 Igor Jesus 2 Arthur Cabral 2 Carlos Eduardo 2 Tiquinho Soares 2 Bergson 2 Head to Head
Botafogo FR Form
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Predictions
Prediction accuracy3 / 42.15 Botafogo FR xGExpected GoalsDixon-Coles · Bivariate Poisson · Neg. Binomial · Elo1.39 Fortaleza EC xGI would bet for: Over 2.5 goals 68% + Both teams to score 66%Match Result
✓ CorrectActual: Botafogo FR winBoth Teams to Score
✓ CorrectAvg goals/match: 3.54Actual: Yes — both scoredOver / Under Goals
✓ O/U 2.5Line Over Under ± 0.5 96% 4% ± 1.5 87% 13% ± 2.5 68% 32% ± 3.5 47% 53% ± 4.5 28% 72% Double Chance
Botafogo FR or Draw 77%Draw or Fortaleza EC 45%Botafogo FR or Fortaleza EC 78%Half-Time Result
✗ WrongActual: Draw at HTCorrect Score
✗ 4–2 not predicted4 – 2Actual1 – 1 9.5%2 – 1 9%2 – 0 6.7%3 – 1 6.4%2 – 2 6.2%1 – 2 5.8%1 – 0 5.7%3 – 0 4.7%3 – 2 4.5%0 – 0 4.2%4 – 1 3.5%0 – 1 3.4%Asian Handicap — Botafogo FR
Handicap Botafogo FR covers Push Fortaleza EC covers -2.5 17% — 83% -2 17% 16% 67% -1.5 33% — 67% -1 33% 21% 46% -0.5 54% — 46% +0.5 76% — 24% +1 76% 13% 11% +1.5 89% — 11% +2 89% 7% 4% +2.5 96% — 4% Clean Sheet
Botafogo FR keeps clean sheet 26% ✓Fortaleza EC keeps clean sheet 12% ✓Predictions are statistical estimates based on season form, H2H history, and a Poisson model. Not financial advice.