Sunday , 16 August 2026

Fluminense FC vs Botafogo FR, Serie A 2025 REGULAR SEASON

Campeonato Brasileiro Serie A · 2025
Fluminense FC
2 – 0
Full Time
Botafogo FR
Sun 28 Sep 2025 · 19:00 UTC Maracana HT 45' · FT 45'
Luciano Acosta 39' Y
Y 39' Santiago Rodriguez
Y 90' Matheus Martins
Ignacio 90' Y

Overview

Match Preview

Fluminense FC vs Botafogo FR — Serie A at Maracana.

Standings

# Team P Pts
1 SE Palmeiras 23 48
2 CR Flamengo 21 42
3 CA Paranaense 23 41
4 Fluminense FC 23 38
5 EC Bahia 22 33
6 Cruzeiro EC 22 33
7 RB Bragantino 22 32
8 SC Corinthians Paulista 22 32
9 Coritiba FBC 23 31
10 Botafogo FR 21 30
11 CA Mineiro 21 29
12 Sao Paulo FC 22 27
13 EC Vitoria 22 26
14 Gremio FBPA 21 25
15 SC Internacional 22 23
16 Mirassol FC 21 23
17 Santos FC 21 22
18 CR Vasco da Gama 21 22
19 Clube do Remo 22 22
20 Chapecoense AF 21 10

Head-to-Head

7
3
9
Fluminense FC 19 games · Avg 1.8 goals Botafogo FR
Last 5 meetings
2025-09-28 Fluminense FC 2–0 Botafogo FR 2025-04-27 Botafogo FR 2–0 Fluminense FC 2024-09-21 Fluminense FC 0–1 Botafogo FR 2024-06-11 Botafogo FR 1–0 Fluminense FC 2023-10-08 Fluminense FC 0–2 Botafogo FR

Recent Form

Fluminense FC
DateOpponentH/A ScoreResult
28 Sep Botafogo FR H 2–0 W
20 Sep EC Vitoria A 1–0 W
14 Sep SC Corinthians Paulista H 0–1 L
31 Aug Santos FC A 0–0 D
23 Aug RB Bragantino A 2–4 L
16 Aug Fortaleza EC H 2–1 W
Botafogo FR
DateOpponentH/A ScoreResult
28 Sep Fluminense FC A 0–2 L
24 Sep Gremio FBPA A 1–1 D
20 Sep CA Mineiro H 1–0 W
17 Sep Mirassol FC H 3–3 D
14 Sep Sao Paulo FC A 0–1 L
30 Aug RB Bragantino H 4–1 W

Season Stats

Fluminense FC Botafogo FR
#4 Position #10
38 Points 30
23 Played 21
10 / 8 / 5 W / D / L 8 / 6 / 7
34 Scored 35
28 Conceded 33
+6 GD +2
1.65 PPG 1.43
43% Win % 38%

Key Stats

32% Both Teams to Score
H2H (19 games)
21% Over 2.5 Goals
H2H history
22% Clean Sheets
Fluminense FC this season
19% Clean Sheets
Botafogo FR this season

Fluminense FC are 4th (38 pts). Botafogo FR are 10th (30 pts).

Goal Timing (This Season)

Fluminense FC
0-15
–/3
16-30
3/1
31-45
4/3
46-60
3/3
61-75
1/3
76+
9/5
■ Scored ■ Conceded
Botafogo FR
0-15
5/2
16-30
1/2
31-45
4/2
46-60
2/3
61-75
4/3
76+
5/3
■ Scored ■ Conceded

Top Scorers (This Season)

Fluminense FC
John Kennedy 9 G 1 A
Agustin Canobbio 4 G 2 A
Luciano Acosta 3 G 4 A
Jefferson Savarino 3 G 2 A
Rodrigo Castillo 3 G 1 A
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' Both captains have shaken hands and the referee is ready. We are underway at Maracana!
  • 5' With 1 assists to his name this season, Jefferson Savarino is clearly more than just a goal scorer for Botafogo FR.
  • 10' Cuiabano has certainly something to prove this evening. He made 20 appearances with only 0 goals this season.
  • 15' Fluminense FC are deployed in a today, looking to exploit space against Botafogo FR's shape.
  • 20' The Array continues to deliver drama. Both Fluminense FC and Botafogo FR are desperate not to drop points on matchday .
  • 25' David Loiola needs to be pretty careful with his discipline considering 0 Red cards this season.
  • 30' Both keepers have barely been tested. Fluminense FC and Botafogo FR are cancelling each other out in the centre of the park.
  • 33' Clinical. Composed. Brilliant. German Cano makes it 1-0.
  • 38' Botafogo FR are happy to let the opposition have the ball in their own half. The trap is set.
  • 39' Fluminense FC player sees a card in front of him.
  • 44' The clock is ticking and both teams know a goal could change everything at this point.
  • 49' Neither side is committing men forward. This has all the hallmarks of a tense, tactical contest.
  • 54' Fluminense FC are enjoying more possession but struggling to find a way through a disciplined Botafogo FR backline.
  • 59' Fluminense FC is showing some good football. However, Fluminense FC are ready to play back every minute. It might result in some problems for the home side. The game will hardly remain goalless.
  • 64' The Botafogo FR manager makes a substitution. Chris Ramos departs to be replaced by Arthur Cabral.
  • 69' The 45-year-old Fabio has been sensational this season — 0 goals and 0 assists is a remarkable return.
  • 72' Fluminense FC make a change. Samuel Xavier trudges off to be replaced by Guga on 72 minutes.
  • 77' It’s high time Davide Ancelotti made some changes to put the his team’s game back to action.
  • 79' Fluminense FC make a change. Luciano Acosta trudges off to be replaced by Lima on 79 minutes.
  • 82' The Botafogo FR manager makes a substitution. Santiago Rodriguez departs to be replaced by Kadir Barria.
  • 87' Thiago Silva makes way for Ignacio at the 87 minute mark. A tactical switch from Fluminense FC.
  • 89' What composure from Lima! The Brazil international strokes it home. 2-0.
  • 90' Matheus Martins has been a danger all night but risks an early exit having now seen a card on 90.
  • Hope, you loved the show. Another epic battle is over with the score 2-0.

Lineups

Fluminense FC Lineups

Starting XI

Bench

Coach Luis Zubeldía

Botafogo FR Lineups

Starting XI

Bench

Coach Davide Ancelotti

H2H

H2H Top Scorers

PlayerGoals
Rodrigo Lindoso 1
Caio Alexandre 1
Bastos 1
Kieza 1
Wellington Silva 1
Luiz Henrique 1
Pedro 1
Lucca 1

Head to Head

2025-09-28 Fluminense FC 2–0 Botafogo FR 2025-04-27 Botafogo FR 2–0 Fluminense FC 2024-09-21 Fluminense FC 0–1 Botafogo FR 2024-06-11 Botafogo FR 1–0 Fluminense FC 2023-10-08 Fluminense FC 0–2 Botafogo FR

Fluminense FC Form

2025-09-28 Fluminense FC 2–0 Botafogo FR W 2025-09-20 EC Vitoria 0–1 Fluminense FC W 2025-09-14 Fluminense FC 0–1 SC Corinthians Paulista L 2025-08-31 Santos FC 0–0 Fluminense FC D 2025-08-23 RB Bragantino 4–2 Fluminense FC L 2025-08-16 Fluminense FC 2–1 Fortaleza EC W

Botafogo FR Form

2025-09-28 Fluminense FC 2–0 Botafogo FR L 2025-09-24 Gremio FBPA 1–1 Botafogo FR D 2025-09-20 Botafogo FR 1–0 CA Mineiro W 2025-09-17 Botafogo FR 3–3 Mirassol FC D 2025-09-14 Sao Paulo FC 1–0 Botafogo FR L 2025-08-30 Botafogo FR 4–1 RB Bragantino W

Predictions

Prediction accuracy
2 / 4
1.56 Fluminense FC xG
Expected Goals
Dixon-Coles · Bivariate Poisson · Neg. Binomial · Elo
1.14 Botafogo FR xG
I would bet for: Markets are evenly balanced — no clear value pick.

Match Result

✓ Correct
Fluminense FC46% Draw27% Botafogo FR27%
Actual: Fluminense FC win

Both Teams to Score

✗ Wrong
Yes54% 0% No46%
Avg goals/match: 2.7
Actual: No — clean sheet

Over / Under Goals

✓ O/U 2.5
Line Over Under
± 0.5 91%
9%
± 1.5 75%
25%
± 2.5 50%
50%
± 3.5 29%
71%
± 4.5 14%
86%

Double Chance

Fluminense FC or Draw
73%
Draw or Botafogo FR
54%
Fluminense FC or Botafogo FR
73%

Half-Time Result

✗ Wrong
Fluminense FC33% Draw47% Botafogo FR20%
Actual: Fluminense FC win at HT

Correct Score

✓ In top 12
1 – 1
12.9%
1 – 0
9.5%
2 – 1
9%
0 – 0
8.7%
2 – 0
Actual
0 – 1
6.7%
1 – 2
6.6%
2 – 2
5.2%
3 – 1
4.7%
0 – 2
4.3%
3 – 0
4.1%
3 – 2
2.8%

Asian Handicap — Fluminense FC

Handicap Fluminense FC covers Push Botafogo FR covers
-2.5 10% — 90%
-2 10% 14% 76%
-1.5 24% — 76%
-1 24% 22% 55%
-0.5 45% — 55%
+0.5 73% — 27%
+1 73% 16% 11%
+1.5 89% — 11%
+2 89% 7% 3%
+2.5 97% — 3%

Clean Sheet

Fluminense FC keeps clean sheet
33% ✗
Botafogo FR keeps clean sheet
22% ✓

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