Cruzeiro EC vs Botafogo FR, Serie A 2026 REGULAR SEASON
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Overview
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Cruzeiro EC vs Botafogo FR — Serie A at Mineirao.
- Cruzeiro EC 17 games · 23 pts (2026/26)
- Botafogo FR 16 games · 22 pts (2026/26)
Standings
# 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 24 May Chapecoense AF H 2–1 W 17 May SE Palmeiras A 1–1 D 10 May EC Bahia A 2–1 W 03 May CA Mineiro H 1–3 L 25 Apr Clube do Remo A 1–0 W 18 Apr Gremio FBPA H 2–0 W Date Opponent H/A Score Result 23 May Sao Paulo FC A 1–1 D 17 May SC Corinthians Paulista H 3–1 W 10 May CA Mineiro A 1–1 D 02 May Clube do Remo H 1–2 L 25 Apr SC Internacional H 2–2 D 18 Apr Chapecoense AF A 4–1 W Season Stats
Cruzeiro EC Botafogo FR #9 Position #10 23 Points 22 17 Played 16 6 / 5 / 6 W / D / L 6 / 4 / 6 23 Scored 30 27 Conceded 29 -4 GD +1 1.35 PPG 1.38 35% Win % 38% Key Stats
29% Both Teams to Score
H2H (14 games)36% Over 2.5 Goals
H2H history24% Clean Sheets
Cruzeiro EC this season6% Clean Sheets
Botafogo FR this seasonCruzeiro EC are 9th (23 pts). Botafogo FR are 10th (22 pts).
Goal Timing (This Season)
Cruzeiro EC0-151/316-302/331-455/146-603/–61-752/276+2/2■ Scored ■ ConcededBotafogo FR0-155/216-301/231-452/246-602/161-754/376+5/3■ Scored ■ ConcededTop Scorers (This Season)
Cruzeiro ECChristian 5 G 3 A Kaio Jorge 4 G Neizer Villarreal 3 G 1 A 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 -
H2H
H2H Top Scorers
Player Goals Matheus Pereira 2 Christian 2 Papagaio 1 Rafael Silva 1 Dede 1 Tiquinho Soares 1 Dede 1 Danilo Barbosa 1 Head to Head
Cruzeiro EC Form
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Predictions
1.89 Cruzeiro EC xGExpected GoalsDixon-Coles · Bivariate Poisson · Neg. Binomial · Elo1.87 Botafogo FR xGI would bet for: Cruzeiro EC or Botafogo FR 77% + Both teams to score 71%Match Result
Both Teams to Score
Avg goals/match: 3.76Over / Under Goals
Line Over Under ± 0.5 96% 4% ± 1.5 89% 11% ± 2.5 71% 29% ± 3.5 51% 49% ± 4.5 32% 68% Double Chance
Cruzeiro EC or Draw 67%Draw or Botafogo FR 56%Cruzeiro EC or Botafogo FR 77%Half-Time Result
Correct Score
1 – 1 9.1%2 – 1 7.5%1 – 2 7.5%2 – 2 6.9%3 – 1 4.7%1 – 3 4.6%3 – 2 4.4%2 – 3 4.3%2 – 0 4.2%0 – 2 4.2%1 – 0 3.9%0 – 1 3.8%Asian Handicap — Cruzeiro EC
Handicap Cruzeiro EC covers Push Botafogo FR covers -2.5 10% — 90% -2 10% 12% 79% -1.5 21% — 79% -1 21% 17% 61% -0.5 39% — 61% +0.5 62% — 38% +1 62% 17% 21% +1.5 79% — 21% +2 79% 12% 9% +2.5 91% — 9% Clean Sheet
Cruzeiro EC keeps clean sheet 16%Botafogo FR keeps clean sheet 16%Predictions are statistical estimates based on season form, H2H history, and a Poisson model. Not financial advice.