Ceará SC vs Botafogo FR, 2018
Overview
Match Preview
Ceará SC vs Botafogo FR — Serie A .
- Ceará SC 0 games · 0 pts (2026/26)
- Botafogo FR 17 games · 22 pts (2026/26)
Match Details
- Referee Rogerio Pablos Zanardo
- Referee Raphael Claus
- Referee Danilo Ricardo Simon Manis
- Referee Luiz Alberto Andrini Nogueira
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
Recent Form
| Date | Opponent | H/A | Score | Result |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 15 Oct | Botafogo FR | H | 0–0 | D |
| 30 Sep | Chapecoense AF | H | 3–1 | W |
| 23 Sep | Grêmio FBPA | A | 2–3 | L |
| 15 Sep | EC Vitoria | H | 2–0 | W |
| 09 Sep | America FC | A | 0–0 | D |
| 05 Sep | SC Corinthians Paulista | H | 2–1 | W |
| Date | Opponent | H/A | Score | Result |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 15 Oct | Ceará SC | A | 0–0 | D |
| 10 Oct | CR Vasco da Gama | H | 1–1 | D |
| 30 Sep | Sao Paulo FC | H | 2–2 | D |
| 23 Sep | EC Vitoria | A | 4–3 | W |
| 16 Sep | America FC | H | 1–0 | W |
| 09 Sep | Fluminense FC | A | 0–1 | L |
Key Stats
55%
Both Teams to Score
H2H (11 games)
H2H (11 games)
36%
Over 2.5 Goals
H2H history
H2H history
12%
Clean Sheets
Botafogo FR this season
Botafogo FR this season
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
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 |
Events
Match Events
- 0' The stage is set the green flag drops! Another match against Ceará SC and Botafogo FR has kicked off!
- 5' The travelling Botafogo FR supporters hardly appreciate their team being pressed down to the backline.
- 10' Ceará SC is showing some good football. However, Ceará SC are ready to play back every minute. It might result in some problems for the home side. The game will hardly remain goalless.
- 15' Players seem to put ease on their energy level Spectators hardly appreciate such approach. Teams need to speed up the tempo.
- 20' 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.
- 25' has dominated the recent head-to-head record, winning 0 of the last 0 meetings.
- 30' Arthur Cabral has been relatively quiet despite scoring 47 goals in his last 238 appearances.
- 35' Neither side is committing men forward. This has all the hallmarks of a tense, tactical contest.
- 40' Erik has certainly something to prove this evening. He made 21 appearances with only 2 goals this season.
- 45' Ceará SC are deployed in a today, looking to exploit space against Botafogo FR's shape.
- 50' The referee is likely to let players tackle, as he already missed some meaty challenges during opening seconds. He is still to establish what should not be done by the players and what is acceptable on the pitch. It’s going to be a tough game for Luiz Fernando suffering a number of foals already.
- 55' Botafogo FR seems to be on a short break. The game is mainly concentrated in the center. It’s high time they got back to action. Otherwise, it looks like a goalless game.
- 60' Spectators are craving for more action. Both teams play very cautiously. They need to put some more energy.
- 65' Everson, a Brazil , has 0 bookings this season and will need to keep his discipline tonight.
- 70' Ceará SC are keeping things exceptionally tight at the back. It will take something special to break them down.
- 75' The teams are not in a rush to score plenty of goals. It might look strange considering Botafogo FR that had 341 games and scored 352 goals.
- 80' Edinho needs to be pretty careful with his discipline considering 0 Yellow cards this season.
- 85' Botafogo FR fans have not had much to celebrate tonight. Their side is struggling to get forward.
- 90' looks like a favorite considering 0 games won in last 0 matches with its main striker scoring goals.
- The final score is 0-0.
Lineups
Ceará SC Lineups
Starting XI
- 22
- 1
- 6
- 36
- 26
- 40
- 11
- 5
- 4
- 25
- 21
Bench
- 77
- 12
- 3
- 97
- 8
- 88
- 20
- 7
- 91
- 86
- 23
- 99
Coach
Lisca
Botafogo FR Lineups
Starting XI
- 1
- 4
- 3
- 6
- 5
-
11
Gustavo Bochecha ↓ Erik 60'
- 8
- 2
- 10
- 7
- 9
Bench
-
17
Erik ↑ 60'
-
14
Marcelo Conceicao ↑ 46'
-
15
Moises ↑ 87'
- 13
- 20
- 19
- 18
- 21
- 12
- 16
Coach
Ze Ricardo
H2H
H2H Top Scorers
| Player | Goals |
|---|---|
| Pedro Raul | 2 |
| Matheus Babi | 2 |
| Joao Victor | 2 |
| Erison | 2 |
| Leandro Carvalho | 1 |
| Cleber | 1 |
| Alex Telles | 1 |
| Keisuke Honda | 1 |
Head to Head
Ceará SC Form
Predictions
Prediction accuracy
3 / 4
1.09
Ceará SC xG
Expected Goals
Dixon-Coles · Bivariate Poisson · Neg. Binomial · Elo
0.79
Botafogo FR xG
I would bet for:
Ceará SC or Draw 75% + Under 2.5 goals 71%
Match Result
✗ WrongActual: Draw
Both Teams to Score
✓ Correct
Avg goals/match: 1.88
Actual: No — clean sheet
Over / Under Goals
✓ O/U 2.5| Line | Over | Under | |
|---|---|---|---|
| ± 0.5 | 82% |
|
18% |
| ± 1.5 | 56% |
|
44% |
| ± 2.5 | 29% |
|
71% |
| ± 3.5 | 13% |
|
87% |
| ± 4.5 | 5% |
|
95% |
Double Chance
Ceará SC or Draw
75%
Draw or Botafogo FR
58%
Ceará SC or Botafogo FR
68%
Half-Time Result
✓ CorrectActual: Draw at HT
Correct Score
✓ In top 12
0 – 0
Actual
1 – 0
15.2%
1 – 1
14.1%
0 – 1
10.7%
2 – 0
8.6%
2 – 1
7%
1 – 2
5.1%
0 – 2
4.5%
3 – 0
3.1%
2 – 2
2.9%
3 – 1
2.6%
1 – 3
1.4%
Asian Handicap — Ceará SC
| Handicap | Ceará SC covers | Push | Botafogo FR covers |
|---|---|---|---|
| -2.5 | 5% | — | 95% |
| -2 | 5% | 12% | 83% |
| -1.5 | 17% | — | 83% |
| -1 | 17% | 24% | 60% |
| -0.5 | 40% | — | 60% |
| +0.5 | 75% | — | 25% |
| +1 | 75% | 17% | 8% |
| +1.5 | 92% | — | 8% |
| +2 | 92% | 6% | 2% |
| +2.5 | 98% | — | 2% |
Clean Sheet
Ceará SC keeps clean sheet
46%
✗
Botafogo FR keeps clean sheet
34%
✗
Predictions are statistical estimates based on season form, H2H history, and a Poisson model. Not financial advice.