Cruzeiro EC vs Botafogo FR, Serie A 2024 REGULAR SEASON

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Campeonato Brasileiro Serie A · 2024

Cruzeiro EC

3 – 2

Full Time

Botafogo FR

Sun 14 Apr 2024 · 20:00 UTC Mineirao 20,701 HT 45' · FT 45'

0–1 5' Tiquinho Soares

Lucas Silva 20' 1–1

Rafael Silva 65' 2–1

2–2 83' Danilo Barbosa

Papagaio 90+1' 3–2

Y 27' Gregore

Arthur Gomes 31' Y

Y 36' Junior Santos

Ze Ivaldo 36' Y

Rafael Silva 66' Y

R 72' Alexander Barboza

Y 84' Danilo Barbosa

Papagaio 90' Y

Overview

Match Preview

Cruzeiro EC vs Botafogo FR — Serie A at Mineirao.

Cruzeiro EC 28 games · 45 pts (2026/26)
Botafogo FR 28 games · 35 pts (2026/26)

Standings

#	Team	P	Pts
1	CR Flamengo	28	60
2	SE Palmeiras	28	57
3	CA Paranaense	28	49
4	Fluminense FC	28	48
5	EC Bahia	28	46
6	Cruzeiro EC	28	45
7	CA Mineiro	27	40
8	Santos FC	27	38
9	Coritiba FBC	28	38
10	RB Bragantino	27	36
11	Sao Paulo FC	27	36
12	Botafogo FR	28	35
13	EC Vitoria	28	33
14	SC Corinthians Paulista	28	32
15	Mirassol FC	28	32
16	CR Vasco da Gama	27	31
17	Gremio FBPA	28	29
18	SC Internacional	28	28
19	Clube do Remo	28	23
20	Chapecoense AF	27	18

Head-to-Head

Cruzeiro EC 15 games · Avg 1.9 goals Botafogo FR

Last 5 meetings

2024-04-14 Cruzeiro EC 3–2 Botafogo FR 2023-12-03 Botafogo FR 0–0 Cruzeiro EC 2023-08-06 Cruzeiro EC 0–0 Botafogo FR 2019-11-01 Botafogo FR 0–2 Cruzeiro EC 2019-07-14 Cruzeiro EC 0–0 Botafogo FR

Recent Form

Cruzeiro EC

Date	Opponent	H/A	Score	Result
14 Apr	Botafogo FR	H	3–2	W
07 Dec	SE Palmeiras	H	1–1	D
03 Dec	Botafogo FR	A	0–0	D
30 Nov	CA Paranaense	H	1–1	D
28 Nov	Goiás EC	A	1–0	W
22 Nov	CR Vasco da Gama	H	2–2	D

Botafogo FR

Date	Opponent	H/A	Score	Result
14 Apr	Cruzeiro EC	A	2–3	L
11 Apr	LDU de Quito	A	0–1	L
03 Apr	CDP Junior FC	H	1–3	L
14 Mar	RB Bragantino	A	1–1	D
07 Mar	RB Bragantino	H	2–1	W
29 Feb	Club Aurora	H	6–0	W

Season Stats

Cruzeiro EC		Botafogo FR
#6	Position	#12
45	Points	35
28	Played	28
13 / 6 / 9	W / D / L	9 / 8 / 11
42	Scored	41
40	Conceded	45
+2	GD	-4
1.61	PPG	1.25
46%	Win %	32%

Key Stats

27% Both Teams to Score
H2H (15 games)

33% Over 2.5 Goals
H2H history

21% Clean Sheets
Cruzeiro EC this season

18% Clean Sheets
Botafogo FR this season

Cruzeiro EC are 6th (45 pts). Botafogo FR are 12th (35 pts).

Goal Timing (This Season)

Cruzeiro EC

0-15

3/3

16-30

3/6

31-45

6/5

46-60

5/2

61-75

6/2

76+

10/4

■ Scored ■ Conceded

Botafogo FR

0-15

5/5

16-30

2/4

31-45

4/4

46-60

4/3

61-75

4/3

76+

8/7

■ Scored ■ Conceded

Top Scorers (This Season)

Cruzeiro EC

Matheus Pereira	9 G	4 A
Kaio Jorge	7 G	1 A
Christian	5 G	3 A
Neizer Villarreal	3 G	1 A

Botafogo FR

Danilo dos Santos de Oliveira	9 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 Cruzeiro EC and Botafogo FR has kicked off!
5' Tiquinho Soares makes no mistake. The score reads 0-1 and Botafogo FR are in front.
10' The midfield battle is intense right now. Both Cruzeiro EC and Botafogo FR are fighting for every inch of the pitch.
15' The home supporters are growing impatient. Cruzeiro EC must find a spark to ignite this game.
20' Clinical. Composed. Brilliant. Lucas Silva makes it 1-1.
23' Another change for Botafogo FR made on 23 minute. Marlon Freitas leaves to be changed by Tche Tche.
27' Controversy at the stadium! Gregore argues furiously but the card stands.
31' Arthur Gomes was booked on 31.
36' Poor challenge from Junior Santos. The referee spots it immediately and shows the card.
41' A moment of individual brilliance could settle this. Both teams are waiting for that decisive action.
46' A tactical swap from Botafogo FR — Hugo Flahaut on, Marcal off on 46 minutes.
51' The teams are not in a rush to score plenty of goals. It might look strange considering Botafogo FR that had 348 games and scored 356 goals.
56' While there is no rush on the pitch, let’s have a look at some stats. Matheus Pereira made 299 appearances and scored 41 goals. He is very likely to score a goal today.
60' Jefferson Savarino gets the nod from Botafogo FR. He replaces Jeffinho and will look to change the dynamic.
65' Goal! Rafael Silva scores his 3 goal in 257 matches.
66' Controversy at the stadium! Rafael Silva argues furiously but the card stands.
67' The Botafogo FR bench stirs into life. Bastos is withdrawn and Alexander Barboza gets his opportunity.
68' The Cruzeiro EC bench stirs into life. Ramiro is withdrawn and Jose Cifuentes gets his opportunity.
69' A tactical swap from Cruzeiro EC — Papagaio on, Rafael Silva off on 69 minutes.
72' Controversy at the stadium! Alexander Barboza argues furiously but the card stands.
75' Another change for Botafogo FR made on 75 minute. Gregore leaves to be changed by Danilo Barbosa.
76' A change in the Botafogo FR ranks — Tiquinho Soares exits the field as Oscar Romero enters on 76.
78' Cruzeiro EC manager makes another effort to make the tables turned. Mateus Vital is hanging Lucas Silva on the field on 78 minute.
82' The supporters are chanting for Gabriel Veron. He replaces Matheus Pereira on 82 minute.
83' Clinical. Composed. Brilliant. Danilo Barbosa makes it 2-2.
84' Botafogo FR player sees a card in front of him.
89' The clock is ticking and both teams know a goal could change everything at this point.
90' Cruzeiro EC receives a card for a hard tackle on 90.
90' Another change for Cruzeiro EC made on 90 minute. Lucas Romero leaves to be changed by Joao Marcelo.
Botafogo FR will have plenty to reflect on. Cruzeiro EC were simply the better side today.

Lineups

Cruzeiro EC Lineups

4-3-3

Starting XI

Bench

7
Mateus Vital ↑ 78'
19
Papagaio ↑ 69'
21
Alvaro Barreal ↑ 68'
25
Lucas Villalba
18
Jose Cifuentes ↑ 68'
2
Wesley
23
Machado
–
Gabriel Veron ↑ 82'
43
Joao Marcelo ↑ 90'
6
Kaiki Bruno
80
Robert
–
Leo Aragao

Coach Fernando Seabra

Botafogo FR Lineups

4-4-2

Starting XI

Bench

10
Jefferson Savarino ↑ 60'
6
Tche Tche ↑ 23'
12
John
20
Alexander Barboza ↑ 67'
70
Oscar Romero ↑ 76'
8
Patrick de Paula
90
Matheus Nascimento
5
Danilo Barbosa ↑ 75'
16
Hugo Flahaut ↑ 46'
44
Luis Segovia
39
Janderson Costa
67
Yarlen

Coach Artur Jorge

H2H

H2H Top Scorers

Player	Goals
Matheus Pereira	2
Christian	2
Edilson	1
Alvaro Barreal	1
Luiz Fernando	1
Lautaro Diaz	1
Edilson	1
Gabriel Pereira	1

Head to Head

Cruzeiro EC Form

2024-04-14 Cruzeiro EC 3–2 Botafogo FR W 2023-12-07 Cruzeiro EC 1–1 SE Palmeiras D 2023-12-03 Botafogo FR 0–0 Cruzeiro EC D 2023-11-30 Cruzeiro EC 1–1 CA Paranaense D 2023-11-28 Goiás EC 0–1 Cruzeiro EC W 2023-11-22 Cruzeiro EC 2–2 CR Vasco da Gama D

Botafogo FR Form

2024-04-14 Cruzeiro EC 3–2 Botafogo FR L 2024-04-11 LDU de Quito 1–0 Botafogo FR L 2024-04-03 Botafogo FR 1–3 CDP Junior FC L 2024-03-14 RB Bragantino 1–1 Botafogo FR D 2024-03-07 Botafogo FR 2–1 RB Bragantino W 2024-02-29 Botafogo FR 6–0 Club Aurora W

Predictions

Prediction accuracy

4 / 4

1.82 Cruzeiro EC xG

Expected Goals

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

1.24 Botafogo FR xG

I would bet for: Both teams to score 60% + Over 2.5 goals 58%

Match Result

✓ Correct

Cruzeiro EC53% Draw24% Botafogo FR23%

Actual: Cruzeiro EC win

Both Teams to Score

✓ Correct

Yes60% 0% No40%

Avg goals/match: 3.06

Actual: Yes — both scored

Over / Under Goals

✓ O/U 2.5

Line	Over	Under
± 0.5	94%	6%
± 1.5	81%	19%
± 2.5	58%	42%
± 3.5	37%	63%
± 4.5	20%	80%

Double Chance

Cruzeiro EC or Draw

77%

Draw or Botafogo FR

47%

Cruzeiro EC or Botafogo FR

76%

Half-Time Result

✓ Correct

Cruzeiro EC36% Draw43% Botafogo FR21%

Actual: Draw at HT

Correct Score

✓ In top 12

1 – 1

11.5%

2 – 1

9.3%

1 – 0

7.8%

2 – 0

7.7%

0 – 0

6.4%

1 – 2

6.3%

2 – 2

5.7%

3 – 1

5.6%

0 – 1

3 – 0

4.6%

0 – 2

3.6%

3 – 2

Actual

Asian Handicap — Cruzeiro EC

Handicap	Cruzeiro EC covers	Push	Botafogo FR covers
-2.5	13%	—	87%
-2	13%	15%	72%
-1.5	28%	—	72%
-1	28%	21%	50%
-0.5	50%	—	50%
+0.5	75%	—	25%
+1	75%	14%	11%
+1.5	89%	—	11%
+2	89%	7%	4%
+2.5	96%	—	4%

Clean Sheet

Cruzeiro EC keeps clean sheet

30% ✓

Botafogo FR keeps clean sheet

17% ✓

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