Botafogo FR vs Fortaleza EC, Serie A 2023 REGULAR SEASON

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Campeonato Brasileiro Serie A · 2023

Botafogo FR

2 – 0

Full Time

Fortaleza EC

Sun 11 Jun 2023 · 00:00 UTC HT 45' · FT 45'

Y 3' Thiago Galhardo

Y 13' Caio Alexandre

Rafael 38' Y

Carlos Eduardo 45' Y

Tiquinho Soares 79' Y

Y 80' Jose Welison

Overview

Match Preview

Botafogo FR vs Fortaleza EC — Serie A .

Botafogo FR 34 games · 42 pts (2026/26)
Fortaleza EC 0 games · 0 pts (2026/26)

Standings

#	Team	P	Pts
1	CR Flamengo	34	76
2	SE Palmeiras	34	73
3	Cruzeiro EC	34	60
4	Fluminense FC	34	57
5	CA Paranaense	34	54
6	EC Bahia	34	53
7	CA Mineiro	34	50
8	RB Bragantino	34	47
9	Santos FC	34	47
10	São Paulo FC	34	44
11	Botafogo FR	34	42
12	Coritiba FBC	34	42
13	CR Vasco da Gama	33	41
14	Mirassol FC	34	40
15	SC Internacional	34	38
16	EC Vitoria	34	38
17	SC Corinthians Paulista	34	37
18	Gremio FBPA	34	37
19	Clube do Remo	34	29
20	Chapecoense AF	33	21

Head-to-Head

Botafogo FR 12 games · Avg 2.8 goals Fortaleza EC

Last 5 meetings

2023-06-11 Botafogo FR 2–0 Fortaleza EC 2022-09-04 Fortaleza EC 1–3 Botafogo FR 2022-05-15 Botafogo FR 3–1 Fortaleza EC 2020-11-22 Botafogo FR 1–2 Fortaleza EC 2020-08-16 Fortaleza EC 0–0 Botafogo FR

Recent Form

Botafogo FR

Date	Opponent	H/A	Score	Result
11 Jun	Fortaleza EC	H	2–0	W
03 Jun	CA Paranaense	A	0–1	L
28 May	América FC	H	2–0	W
20 May	Fluminense FC	H	1–0	W
14 May	Goiás EC	A	1–2	L
11 May	SC Corinthians Paulista	H	3–0	W

Fortaleza EC

Date	Opponent	H/A	Score	Result
11 Jun	Botafogo FR	A	0–2	L
03 Jun	EC Bahia	H	0–0	D
27 May	CR Vasco da Gama	H	2–0	W
20 May	América FC	A	1–2	L
14 May	Gremio FBPA	A	0–0	D
11 May	São Paulo FC	H	0–0	D

Key Stats

50% Both Teams to Score
H2H (12 games)

50% Over 2.5 Goals
H2H history

21% Clean Sheets
Botafogo FR this season

Goal Timing (This Season)

Botafogo FR

0-15

6/6

16-30

3/5

31-45

5/6

46-60

5/5

61-75

4/4

76+

9/7

■ Scored ■ Conceded

Top Scorers (This Season)

Botafogo FR

Danilo dos Santos de Oliveira	10 G	2 A
Arthur Cabral	7 G	1 A
Edenilson	6 G	2 A
Matheus Martins	4 G	1 A

Events

Match Events

0' The game is set. Botafogo FR kicks off things out of here…
3' Fortaleza EC receives a Yellow card for a hard tackle on 3.
8' While there is no rush on the pitch, let’s have a look at some stats. Calebe made 489 appearances and scored 3 goals. He is very likely to score a goal today.
13' Fortaleza EC receives a Yellow card for a hard tackle on 13.
18' Players seem to put ease on their energy level Spectators hardly appreciate such approach. Teams need to speed up the tempo.
23' 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.
28' The referee has had an easy afternoon — neither side has been overly physical in the tackle.
33' Tiquinho Soares has been relatively quiet despite scoring 65 goals in his last 506 appearances.
38' The referee calls foul for Rafael. He receives a Yellow card.
43' Fortaleza EC is showing some good football. However, Fortaleza EC are ready to play back every minute. It might result in some problems for the home side. The game will hardly remain goalless.
45' GOAL! Tiquinho Soares fires home to make it 1-0!
45' Carlos Eduardo has been a danger all night but risks an early exit having now seen a Yellow card on 45.
46' Botafogo FR make a change. Rafael trudges off to be replaced by Leonel Di Placido on 46 minutes.
51' Tche Tche is a natural and has been asked to do a very specific job for Fortaleza EC tonight.
56' Over 56 minutes have gone by without a meaningful attack. The supporters want more.
60' Botafogo FR make a change. Junior Santos trudges off to be replaced by Matias Segovia on 60 minutes.
63' Brilliant from the ! Tiquinho Soares makes it 2-0 with a superb finish on 63.
68' Botafogo FR started playing very sharply right from the kick off. However, it slowed down the tempo rapidly by 68.
71' The Fortaleza EC bench stirs into life. Caio Alexandre is withdrawn and Jose Welison gets his opportunity.
76' Botafogo FR are deployed in a today, looking to exploit space against Fortaleza EC's shape.
78' A change in the Botafogo FR ranks — Tche Tche exits the field as Lucas Fernandes enters on 78.
79' It’s a booking for Botafogo FR player. Tiquinho Soares gets a Yellow card.
80' A moment of madness from Jose Welison on 80 minutes earns him a Yellow card. Fortaleza EC will be frustrated.
85' A moment of individual brilliance could settle this. Both teams are waiting for that decisive action.
88' The Botafogo FR bench stirs into life. Tiquinho Soares is withdrawn and Matheus Nascimento gets his opportunity.
The final whistle goes. A composed, disciplined performance from Botafogo FR to claim maximum points.

Lineups

Botafogo FR Lineups

Starting XI

34
Adryelson
12
Lucas Perri
37
Junior Santos ↓ Matias Segovia 60'
2
Rafael ↓ Leonel Di Placido 46'
9
Tiquinho Soares ↓ Matheus Nascimento 88'
6
Tche Tche ↓ Lucas Fernandes 78'
15
Victor Cuesta
11
Luis Henrique ↓ Joao Victor 60'
17
Marlon Freitas
16
Hugo Flahaut
33
Carlos Eduardo

Bench

Fortaleza EC Lineups

Starting XI

Bench

H2H

H2H Top Scorers

Player	Goals
Moises Vieira	4
Marcal	4
Danilo Barbosa	3
Carlos Eduardo	2
Tiquinho Soares	2
Bergson	2
Guilherme Augusto	2
Igor Jesus	2

Head to Head

Botafogo FR Form

2023-06-11 Botafogo FR 2–0 Fortaleza EC W 2023-06-03 CA Paranaense 1–0 Botafogo FR L 2023-05-28 Botafogo FR 2–0 América FC W 2023-05-20 Botafogo FR 1–0 Fluminense FC W 2023-05-14 Goiás EC 2–1 Botafogo FR L 2023-05-11 Botafogo FR 3–0 SC Corinthians Paulista W

Fortaleza EC Form

2023-06-11 Botafogo FR 2–0 Fortaleza EC L 2023-06-03 Fortaleza EC 0–0 EC Bahia D 2023-05-27 Fortaleza EC 2–0 CR Vasco da Gama W 2023-05-20 América FC 2–1 Fortaleza EC L 2023-05-14 Gremio FBPA 0–0 Fortaleza EC D 2023-05-11 Fortaleza EC 0–0 São Paulo FC D

Predictions

Prediction accuracy

3 / 4

1.56 Botafogo FR xG

Expected Goals

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

0.73 Fortaleza EC xG

I would bet for: Under 2.5 goals 60% + Under — clean sheet likely 58%

Match Result

✓ Correct

Botafogo FR57% Draw26% Fortaleza EC17%

Actual: Botafogo FR win

Both Teams to Score

✓ Correct

Yes42% 0% No58%

Avg goals/match: 2.29

Actual: No — clean sheet

Over / Under Goals

✓ O/U 2.5

Line	Over	Under
± 0.5	88%	12%
± 1.5	67%	33%
± 2.5	40%	60%
± 3.5	20%	80%
± 4.5	9%	91%

Double Chance

Botafogo FR or Draw

83%

Draw or Fortaleza EC

43%

Botafogo FR or Fortaleza EC

74%

Half-Time Result

✗ Wrong

Botafogo FR38% Draw49% Fortaleza EC13%

Actual: Botafogo FR win at HT

Correct Score

✓ In top 12

1 – 0

14.8%

1 – 1

12.3%

0 – 0

12.2%

2 – 0

Actual

2 – 1

8.7%

0 – 1

6.3%

3 – 0

6.1%

3 – 1

4.6%

1 – 2

4.1%

2 – 2

3.3%

0 – 2

2.6%

4 – 0

2.4%

Asian Handicap — Botafogo FR

Handicap	Botafogo FR covers	Push	Fortaleza EC covers
-2.5	13%	—	87%
-2	13%	17%	70%
-1.5	30%	—	70%
-1	30%	26%	45%
-0.5	55%	—	45%
+0.5	84%	—	16%
+1	84%	11%	5%
+1.5	95%	—	5%
+2	95%	4%	1%
+2.5	99%	—	1%

Clean Sheet

Botafogo FR keeps clean sheet

48% ✗

Fortaleza EC keeps clean sheet

22% ✓

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