Thursday , 2 July 2026

CR Flamengo vs Botafogo FR, Serie A 2023 REGULAR SEASON

Campeonato Brasileiro Serie A · 2023
CR Flamengo
2 – 3
Full Time
Botafogo FR
Sun 30 Apr 2023 · 19:00 UTC HT 45' · FT 45'
Gabriel Barbosa 29' Y
Gabriel Barbosa 30' Y
Arturo Vidal 43' Y
Y 45' Rafael
R 51' Rafael
Y 56' Luis Castro
R 57' Luis Castro
David Luiz 74' Y
David Luiz 75' Y
Thiago Maia 77' Y
Thiago Maia 81' Y
Y 85' Tiquinho Soares

Overview

Match Preview

CR Flamengo vs Botafogo FR — Serie A .

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

8
3
6
CR Flamengo 17 games · Avg 2.3 goals Botafogo FR
Last 5 meetings
2023-04-30 CR Flamengo 2–3 Botafogo FR 2022-08-28 Botafogo FR 0–1 CR Flamengo 2022-05-08 CR Flamengo 0–1 Botafogo FR 2020-12-05 Botafogo FR 0–1 CR Flamengo 2020-08-23 CR Flamengo 1–1 Botafogo FR

Recent Form

CR Flamengo
DateOpponentH/A ScoreResult
30 Apr Botafogo FR H 2–3 L
23 Apr SC Internacional A 1–2 L
16 Apr Coritiba FBC H 3–0 W
12 Nov Avai FC H 1–2 L
10 Nov EC Juventude A 2–2 D
06 Nov Coritiba FBC A 0–1 L
Botafogo FR
DateOpponentH/A ScoreResult
30 Apr CR Flamengo A 3–2 W
24 Apr EC Bahia A 2–1 W
15 Apr Sao Paulo FC H 2–1 W
13 Nov CA Paranaense A 0–3 L
10 Nov Santos FC H 3–0 W
07 Nov CA Mineiro A 2–0 W

Season Stats

CR Flamengo Botafogo FR
#2 Position #12
34 Points 22
17 Played 17
10 / 4 / 3 W / D / L 6 / 4 / 7
31 Scored 31
16 Conceded 31
+15 GD +0
2.00 PPG 1.29
59% Win % 35%

Key Stats

35% Both Teams to Score
H2H (17 games)
41% Over 2.5 Goals
H2H history
41% Clean Sheets
CR Flamengo this season
12% Clean Sheets
Botafogo FR this season

CR Flamengo are 2nd (34 pts). Botafogo FR are 12th (22 pts).

Goal Timing (This Season)

CR Flamengo
0-15
3/1
16-30
1/1
31-45
2/2
46-60
2/3
61-75
2/–
76+
3/4
■ Scored ■ Conceded
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

Top Scorers (This Season)

CR Flamengo
Pedro 10 G 4 A
Samuel Lino 4 G 6 A
Giorgian De Arrascaeta 3 G 1 A
Lucas Paqueta 3 G
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

Events

Match Events

  • 0' Packed stands, loud atmosphere — CR Flamengo and Botafogo FR get this one started.
  • 5' It’s high time Luis Castro made some changes to put the his team’s game back to action.
  • 10' Danilo needs to be pretty careful with his discipline considering 0 Red cards this season.
  • 15' The 31-year-old Marlon Freitas has been sensational this season — 2 goals and 0 assists is a remarkable return.
  • 20' Both teams are passing the ball around with high level of urgency. CR Flamengo needs to do something about it to get closer to the goal.
  • 25' CR Flamengo has dominated the recent head-to-head record, winning 1 of the last 1 meetings.
  • 29' Gabriel Barbosa catches the referee's attention in entirely the wrong way. Yellow card on 29.
  • 30' The referee calls foul for Gabriel Barbosa. He receives a Yellow card.
  • 30' What a moment for Tiquinho Soares! That strike on 30 puts his side firmly in control.
  • 35' Botafogo FR have won 352 goals from 341 games. They will be desperate to add to that tally today.
  • 40' The Array continues to deliver drama. Both CR Flamengo and Botafogo FR are desperate not to drop points on matchday .
  • 43' It’s a booking for CR Flamengo player. Arturo Vidal gets a Yellow card.
  • 45' Poor challenge from Rafael. The referee spots it immediately and shows the Yellow card.
  • 46' Fresh legs for CR Flamengo! Everton Ribeiro comes on to replace Ayrton Lucas.
  • 47' CR Flamengo manager makes another effort to make the tables turned. Everton Ribeiro is hanging Ayrton Lucas on the field on 47 minute.
  • 50' Danilo does the damage! The net is bulging and Botafogo FR surge ahead!
  • 51' Botafogo FR player sees a Red card in front of him.
  • 56' Junior Santos makes way for Leonel Di Placido at the 56 minute mark. A tactical switch from Botafogo FR.
  • 56' Luis Castro picks up a Yellow card and will need to be extremely careful for the remainder of this match.
  • 57' Luis Castro catches the referee's attention in entirely the wrong way. Red card on 57.
  • 59' with the perfectly-timed delivery and Leo Pereira makes no mistake. 1-2!
  • 61' A tactical swap from CR Flamengo — Marinho on, Wesley off on 61 minutes.
  • 66' The home supporters are growing impatient. CR Flamengo must find a spark to ignite this game.
  • 68' Joao Victor makes way for Luis Henrique at the 68 minute mark. A tactical switch from Botafogo FR.
  • 69' The Botafogo FR manager makes a substitution. Joao Victor departs to be replaced by Luis Henrique.
  • 71' Tiquinho Soares has been a constant threat and now delivers with a goal on 71 minutes.
  • 73' Bruno Henrique is replacing Everton for the CR Flamengo side.
  • 74' Bruno Henrique is ready to make an impact after coming on for Everton at the 74 minute mark.
  • 74' Poor challenge from David Luiz. The referee spots it immediately and shows the Yellow card.
  • 75' The referee has no hesitation. David Luiz is booked for CR Flamengo — Yellow card on 75.
  • 77' The referee calls foul for Thiago Maia. He receives a Yellow card.
  • 81' Thiago Maia picks up a Yellow card and will need to be extremely careful for the remainder of this match.
  • 81' CR Flamengo manager makes another effort to make the tables turned. Viktor Hugo is hanging Thiago Maia on the field on 81 minute.
  • 82' The CR Flamengo bench stirs into life. Arturo Vidal is withdrawn and Matheus Franca gets his opportunity.
  • 85' It’s gonna be a Yellow card for Tiquinho Soares.
  • 86' Leo Pereira is having a superb {COMPETITION} campaign — that is 0 goals this season for the .
  • 90' Philipe Sampaio has so much to prove this time. He replaces Tche Tche on 90 minute.
  • The final score is 2-3.

Lineups

CR Flamengo Lineups

Starting XI

Bench

Coach Jorge Sampaoli

Botafogo FR Lineups

Starting XI

Bench

Coach Luis Castro

H2H

H2H Top Scorers

PlayerGoals
Gabriel Barbosa 4
Bruno Henrique 3
Matheus Martins 2
Leo Pereira 2
Tiquinho Soares 2
Luiz Henrique 1
Lucas Paqueta 1
Pedro Raul 1

Head to Head

2023-04-30 CR Flamengo 2–3 Botafogo FR 2022-08-28 Botafogo FR 0–1 CR Flamengo 2022-05-08 CR Flamengo 0–1 Botafogo FR 2020-12-05 Botafogo FR 0–1 CR Flamengo 2020-08-23 CR Flamengo 1–1 Botafogo FR

CR Flamengo Form

2023-04-30 CR Flamengo 2–3 Botafogo FR L 2023-04-23 SC Internacional 2–1 CR Flamengo L 2023-04-16 CR Flamengo 3–0 Coritiba FBC W 2022-11-12 CR Flamengo 1–2 Avai FC L 2022-11-10 EC Juventude 2–2 CR Flamengo D 2022-11-06 Coritiba FBC 1–0 CR Flamengo L

Botafogo FR Form

2023-04-30 CR Flamengo 2–3 Botafogo FR W 2023-04-24 EC Bahia 1–2 Botafogo FR W 2023-04-15 Botafogo FR 2–1 Sao Paulo FC W 2022-11-13 CA Paranaense 3–0 Botafogo FR L 2022-11-10 Botafogo FR 3–0 Santos FC W 2022-11-07 CA Mineiro 0–2 Botafogo FR W

Predictions

Prediction accuracy
2 / 4
2.22 CR Flamengo xG
Expected Goals
Dixon-Coles · Bivariate Poisson · Neg. Binomial · Elo
1.41 Botafogo FR xG
I would bet for: Over 2.5 goals 69% + Both teams to score 67%

Match Result

✗ Wrong
CR Flamengo48% Draw24% Botafogo FR28%
Actual: Botafogo FR win

Both Teams to Score

✓ Correct
Yes67% 0% No33%
Avg goals/match: 3.63
Actual: Yes — both scored

Over / Under Goals

✓ O/U 2.5
Line Over Under
± 0.5 96%
4%
± 1.5 87%
13%
± 2.5 69%
31%
± 3.5 49%
51%
± 4.5 30%
70%

Double Chance

CR Flamengo or Draw
71%
Draw or Botafogo FR
52%
CR Flamengo or Botafogo FR
76%

Half-Time Result

✗ Wrong
CR Flamengo41% Draw39% Botafogo FR20%
Actual: Botafogo FR win at HT

Correct Score

✗ 2–3 not predicted
2 – 3
Actual
1 – 1
9.1%
2 – 1
8.9%
2 – 0
6.6%
3 – 1
6.5%
2 – 2
6.2%
1 – 2
5.7%
1 – 0
5.4%
3 – 0
4.7%
3 – 2
4.6%
0 – 0
3.9%
4 – 1
3.7%
0 – 1
3.2%

Asian Handicap — CR Flamengo

Handicap CR Flamengo covers Push Botafogo FR covers
-2.5 18% — 82%
-2 18% 16% 66%
-1.5 34% — 66%
-1 34% 20% 45%
-0.5 55% — 45%
+0.5 77% — 23%
+1 77% 13% 11%
+1.5 89% — 11%
+2 89% 7% 4%
+2.5 96% — 4%

Clean Sheet

CR Flamengo keeps clean sheet
25% ✓
Botafogo FR keeps clean sheet
12% ✓

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