Thursday , 2 July 2026

Ceará SC vs Botafogo FR, Serie A 2022 REGULAR SEASON

Campeonato Brasileiro Serie A · 2022
Ceará SC
1 – 3
Full Time
Botafogo FR
Sun 17 Apr 2022 · 22:00 UTC HT 45' · FT 45'
Y 46' Chayene
Y 69' Diego
Bruno Pacheco 75' Y
Y 90' Kayque
Vinicius Lima 90' R

Overview

Match Preview

Ceará SC 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

1
7
3
Ceará SC 11 games · Avg 2.0 goals Botafogo FR
Last 5 meetings
2022-04-17 Ceará SC 1–3 Botafogo FR 2021-02-26 Ceará SC 2–1 Botafogo FR 2020-10-31 Botafogo FR 2–2 Ceará SC 2019-12-08 Botafogo FR 1–1 Ceará SC 2019-09-15 Ceará SC 0–0 Botafogo FR

Recent Form

Ceará SC
DateOpponentH/A ScoreResult
17 Apr Botafogo FR H 1–3 L
10 Apr SE Palmeiras A 3–2 W
10 Dec SE Palmeiras A 0–1 L
05 Dec America FC H 0–0 D
30 Nov CR Flamengo A 1–2 L
25 Nov SC Corinthians Paulista H 2–1 W
Botafogo FR
DateOpponentH/A ScoreResult
17 Apr Ceará SC A 3–1 W
10 Apr SC Corinthians Paulista H 1–3 L
26 Feb Ceará SC A 1–2 L
22 Feb Sao Paulo FC H 1–0 W
13 Feb Goiás EC A 0–2 L
08 Feb Grêmio FBPA H 2–5 L

Key Stats

55% Both Teams to Score
H2H (11 games)
36% Over 2.5 Goals
H2H history
12% Clean Sheets
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 game is set. Ceará SC kicks off things out of here…
  • 5' It looks like no one’s ball. Botafogo FR is used to counterattacking playing. None of the sides are ready to take the lead.
  • 10' Spectators are craving for more action. Both teams play very cautiously. They need to put some more energy.
  • 15' 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.
  • 17' The Brazil Joao Victor breaks the deadlock on 17 minutes. 0-1!
  • 18' Joao Victor does the damage! The net is bulging and Botafogo FR surge ahead!
  • 23' Ceará SC are deployed in a today, looking to exploit space against Botafogo FR's shape.
  • 24' The Ceara SC manager makes a substitution. Richardson departs to be replaced by Geovane.
  • 29' Spectators do not have much to choose from both teams. The sides had several scoring chances but they still need a bit more than just a sight of a goal.
  • 34' Ceará SC have won 233 goals from 238 games. They will be desperate to add to that tally today.
  • 39' The clock is ticking and both teams know a goal could change everything at this point.
  • 43' GOAL! Vinicius Lima scores on 43.
  • 46' Botafogo FR player sees a Yellow card in front of him.
  • 51' It looks surprising Botafogo FR does not make any changes. Patrick Carreiro has some obvious troubles when approaching to the goal.
  • 56' Botafogo FR fans have not had much to celebrate tonight. Their side is struggling to get forward.
  • 58' Romildo has so much to prove this time. He replaces Chayene on 58 minute.
  • 59' Time for substitution for Botafogo FR. Diego Goncalves is replaced by Vinicius.
  • 60' Goal! Erison scores his 31 goal in 341 matches.
  • 65' The Array continues to deliver drama. Both Ceará SC and Botafogo FR are desperate not to drop points on matchday .
  • 69' That looks like a foul for a Yellow card for Diego.
  • 69' It is a substitution in Ceara SC team. Ze Roberto is replaced by Cleber on 69 minute.
  • 74' Not even hints on scoring a goal over the last 74 minutes.
  • 75' It’s a booking for Ceara SC player. Bruno Pacheco gets a Yellow card.
  • 76' Kayque is ready to make an impact after coming on for Patrick Carreiro at the 76 minute mark.
  • 77' Botafogo FR manager makes another effort to make the tables turned. Barreto is hanging Luis Oyama on the field on 77 minute.
  • 80' Erison adds to his 1 season tally! Botafogo FR lead 0-5 — and this changes everything.
  • 83' The Ceara SC bench stirs into life. Bruno Pacheco is withdrawn and Kelvyn gets his opportunity.
  • 86' Botafogo FR make a change. Erison trudges off to be replaced by Lucas Piazon on 86 minutes.
  • 90' Kayque has been a danger all night but risks an early exit having now seen a Yellow card on 90.
  • The referee brings this contest to a close. Botafogo FR take all three points.

Lineups

Ceará SC Lineups

Starting XI

Bench

Coach Dorival Junior

Botafogo FR Lineups

Starting XI

Bench

Coach Luis Castro

H2H

H2H Top Scorers

PlayerGoals
Matheus Babi 2
Joao Victor 2
Erison 2
Pedro Raul 2
Keisuke Honda 1
Marlon Freitas 1
Gonzalo Mastriani 1
Pedrinho 1

Head to Head

2022-04-17 Ceará SC 1–3 Botafogo FR 2021-02-26 Ceará SC 2–1 Botafogo FR 2020-10-31 Botafogo FR 2–2 Ceará SC 2019-12-08 Botafogo FR 1–1 Ceará SC 2019-09-15 Ceará SC 0–0 Botafogo FR

Ceará SC Form

2022-04-17 Ceará SC 1–3 Botafogo FR L 2022-04-10 SE Palmeiras 2–3 Ceará SC W 2021-12-10 SE Palmeiras 1–0 Ceará SC L 2021-12-05 Ceará SC 0–0 America FC D 2021-11-30 CR Flamengo 2–1 Ceará SC L 2021-11-25 Ceará SC 2–1 SC Corinthians Paulista W

Botafogo FR Form

2022-04-17 Ceará SC 1–3 Botafogo FR W 2022-04-10 Botafogo FR 1–3 SC Corinthians Paulista L 2021-02-26 Ceará SC 2–1 Botafogo FR L 2021-02-22 Botafogo FR 1–0 Sao Paulo FC W 2021-02-13 Goiás EC 2–0 Botafogo FR L 2021-02-08 Botafogo FR 2–5 Grêmio FBPA L

Predictions

Prediction accuracy
2 / 4
1.29 Ceará SC xG
Expected Goals
Dixon-Coles · Bivariate Poisson · Neg. Binomial · Elo
1.33 Botafogo FR xG
I would bet for: Ceará SC or Botafogo FR 71%

Match Result

✗ Wrong
Ceará SC37% Draw29% Botafogo FR34%
Actual: Botafogo FR win

Both Teams to Score

✓ Correct
Yes54% 0% No46%
Avg goals/match: 2.62
Actual: Yes — both scored

Over / Under Goals

✗ O/U 2.5
Line Over Under
± 0.5 91%
9%
± 1.5 74%
26%
± 2.5 48%
52%
± 3.5 27%
73%
± 4.5 13%
87%

Double Chance

Ceará SC or Draw
65%
Draw or Botafogo FR
63%
Ceará SC or Botafogo FR
71%

Half-Time Result

✓ Correct
Ceará SC25% Draw48% Botafogo FR27%
Actual: Draw at HT

Correct Score

✓ In top 12
1 – 1
13.4%
0 – 0
9.3%
0 – 1
8.7%
1 – 0
8.3%
1 – 2
8%
2 – 1
7.7%
0 – 2
6.3%
2 – 0
5.9%
2 – 2
5.2%
1 – 3
Actual
3 – 1
3.3%
0 – 3
2.8%

Asian Handicap — Ceará SC

Handicap Ceará SC covers Push Botafogo FR covers
-2.5 5% — 95%
-2 5% 10% 84%
-1.5 16% — 84%
-1 16% 19% 66%
-0.5 34% — 66%
+0.5 64% — 36%
+1 64% 20% 17%
+1.5 83% — 17%
+2 83% 11% 6%
+2.5 94% — 6%

Clean Sheet

Ceará SC keeps clean sheet
27% ✓
Botafogo FR keeps clean sheet
28% ✓

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