Saturday , 14 November 2026

Fortaleza EC vs Botafogo FR, Serie A 2023 REGULAR SEASON

Campeonato Brasileiro Serie A · 2023
Fortaleza EC
2 – 2
Full Time
Botafogo FR
Thu 23 Nov 2023 · 22:00 UTC Castelao HT 45' · FT 45'
Y 17' Junior Santos
Y 25' Hugo Flahaut
Bruno Pacheco 76' Y
Titi 89' Y
Titi 90' Y
Y 90' Diego Costa
Y 90' Tche Tche

Overview

Match Preview

Fortaleza EC vs Botafogo FR — Serie A at Castelao.

Standings

# Team P Pts
1 CR Flamengo 34 76
2 SE Palmeiras 34 73
3 Cruzeiro EC 34 60
4 Fluminense FC 34 57
5 CA Paranaense 34 54
6 EC Bahia 34 53
7 CA Mineiro 34 50
8 RB Bragantino 34 47
9 Santos FC 34 47
10 São Paulo FC 34 44
11 Botafogo FR 34 42
12 Coritiba FBC 34 42
13 CR Vasco da Gama 33 41
14 Mirassol FC 34 40
15 SC Internacional 34 38
16 EC Vitoria 34 38
17 SC Corinthians Paulista 34 37
18 Gremio FBPA 34 37
19 Clube do Remo 34 29
20 Chapecoense AF 33 21

Head-to-Head

2
3
7
Fortaleza EC 12 games · Avg 2.8 goals Botafogo FR
Last 5 meetings
2023-11-23 Fortaleza EC 2–2 Botafogo FR 2023-06-11 Botafogo FR 2–0 Fortaleza EC 2022-09-04 Fortaleza EC 1–3 Botafogo FR 2022-05-15 Botafogo FR 3–1 Fortaleza EC 2020-11-22 Botafogo FR 1–2 Fortaleza EC

Recent Form

Fortaleza EC
DateOpponentH/A ScoreResult
23 Nov Botafogo FR H 2–2 D
18 Nov Cruzeiro EC H 0–1 L
12 Nov Cuiabá EC A 1–2 L
08 Nov CA Paranaense A 1–1 D
05 Nov CR Flamengo H 0–2 L
02 Nov CA Mineiro A 1–3 L
Botafogo FR
DateOpponentH/A ScoreResult
23 Nov Fortaleza EC A 2–2 D
12 Nov RB Bragantino A 2–2 D
09 Nov Gremio FBPA H 3–4 L
06 Nov CR Vasco da Gama A 0–1 L
02 Nov SE Palmeiras H 3–4 L
29 Oct Cuiabá EC H 0–1 L

Key Stats

50% Both Teams to Score
H2H (12 games)
50% Over 2.5 Goals
H2H history
21% Clean Sheets
Botafogo FR this season

Goal Timing (This Season)

Botafogo FR
0-15
6/6
16-30
3/5
31-45
5/6
46-60
5/5
61-75
4/4
76+
9/7
■ Scored ■ Conceded

Top Scorers (This Season)

Botafogo FR
Danilo dos Santos de Oliveira 10 G 2 A
Arthur Cabral 7 G 1 A
Edenilson 6 G 2 A
Matheus Martins 4 G 1 A

Events

Match Events

  • 0' The referee blows the starting whistle. The fans are roaring. The teams are ready for the match. Fortaleza EC is hosting Botafogo FR for another epic battle.
  • 5' Fortaleza EC is defending very well tonight not leaving a chance for their rivals to get through for a goal.
  • 8' The deadlock is broken! Yago Pikachu gets on the scoresheet on 8 minutes.
  • 13' looks like a favorite considering 0 games won in last 0 matches with its main striker scoring goals.
  • 17' Junior Santos has been a danger all night but risks an early exit having now seen a Yellow card on 17.
  • 21' Emanuel Britez is having a superb {COMPETITION} campaign — that is 0 goals this season for the .
  • 24' Botafogo FR make a change. Marcal trudges off to be replaced by Hugo Flahaut on 24 minutes.
  • 25' The referee has no hesitation. Hugo Flahaut is booked for Botafogo FR — Yellow card on 25.
  • 30' Fortaleza EC currently sit in the Array table. A result here could be decisive in the race for the top positions.
  • 35' The tempo has dropped considerably in the last few minutes. will be considering his options from the bench.
  • 40' Neither side is committing men forward. This has all the hallmarks of a tense, tactical contest.
  • 41' Guilherme Augusto adds to his 0 season tally! Fortaleza EC lead 3-0 — and this changes everything.
  • 42' with the perfectly-timed delivery and Guilherme Augusto makes no mistake. 4-0!
  • 46' Fortaleza EC manager makes another effort to make the tables turned. Thiago Galhardo is hanging Juan Lucero on the field on 46 minute.
  • 51' 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.
  • 56' Botafogo FR come into this ranked in Array. They desperately need points to push themselves up the standings.
  • 60' Fresh legs for Botafogo FR! Gabriel comes on to replace Leonel Di Placido.
  • 65' Botafogo FR are happy to let the opposition have the ball in their own half. The trap is set.
  • 68' The supporters are chanting for Lucas Sasha. He replaces Caio Alexandre on 68 minute.
  • 73' The midfield battle is intense right now. Both Fortaleza EC and Botafogo FR are fighting for every inch of the pitch.
  • 75' The supporters are chanting for Danilo Barbosa. He replaces Adryelson on 75 minute.
  • 76' Fortaleza EC player sees a Yellow card in front of him.
  • 78' The Brazil Danilo Barbosa breaks the deadlock on 78 minutes. 4-1!
  • 79' Brilliant from the ! Danilo Barbosa makes it 4-2 with a superb finish on 79.
  • 81' Fresh legs for Fortaleza EC! Gonzalo Escobar comes on to replace Bruno Pacheco.
  • 85' It is a substitution in Fortaleza EC team. Guilherme Augusto is replaced by Marinho on 85 minute.
  • 89' Titi picks up a Yellow card and will need to be extremely careful for the remainder of this match.
  • 90' The referee shows Fortaleza EC player a Yellow card on 90.
  • What a match! Full time at {STADIUM} — Fortaleza EC 2-2 Botafogo FR.

Lineups

Fortaleza EC Lineups

Starting XI

Bench

Coach Juan Vojvoda

Botafogo FR Lineups

Starting XI

Bench

H2H

H2H Top Scorers

PlayerGoals
Moises Vieira 4
Marcal 4
Danilo Barbosa 3
Bergson 2
Guilherme Augusto 2
Igor Jesus 2
Arthur Cabral 2
Carlos Eduardo 2

Head to Head

2023-11-23 Fortaleza EC 2–2 Botafogo FR 2023-06-11 Botafogo FR 2–0 Fortaleza EC 2022-09-04 Fortaleza EC 1–3 Botafogo FR 2022-05-15 Botafogo FR 3–1 Fortaleza EC 2020-11-22 Botafogo FR 1–2 Fortaleza EC

Fortaleza EC Form

2023-11-23 Fortaleza EC 2–2 Botafogo FR D 2023-11-18 Fortaleza EC 0–1 Cruzeiro EC L 2023-11-12 Cuiabá EC 2–1 Fortaleza EC L 2023-11-08 CA Paranaense 1–1 Fortaleza EC D 2023-11-05 Fortaleza EC 0–2 CR Flamengo L 2023-11-02 CA Mineiro 3–1 Fortaleza EC L

Botafogo FR Form

2023-11-23 Fortaleza EC 2–2 Botafogo FR D 2023-11-12 RB Bragantino 2–2 Botafogo FR D 2023-11-09 Botafogo FR 3–4 Gremio FBPA L 2023-11-06 CR Vasco da Gama 1–0 Botafogo FR L 2023-11-02 Botafogo FR 3–4 SE Palmeiras L 2023-10-29 Botafogo FR 0–1 Cuiabá EC L

Predictions

Prediction accuracy
2 / 4
1.3 Fortaleza EC xG
Expected Goals
Dixon-Coles · Bivariate Poisson · Neg. Binomial · Elo
1.47 Botafogo FR xG
I would bet for: Fortaleza EC or Botafogo FR 72% + Both teams to score 56%

Match Result

✗ Wrong
Fortaleza EC35% Draw28% Botafogo FR37%
Actual: Draw

Both Teams to Score

✓ Correct
Yes56% 0% No44%
Avg goals/match: 2.77
Actual: Yes — both scored

Over / Under Goals

✓ O/U 2.5
Line Over Under
± 0.5 92%
8%
± 1.5 76%
24%
± 2.5 52%
48%
± 3.5 30%
70%
± 4.5 15%
85%

Double Chance

Fortaleza EC or Draw
63%
Draw or Botafogo FR
65%
Fortaleza EC or Botafogo FR
72%

Half-Time Result

✗ Wrong
Fortaleza EC24% Draw46% Botafogo FR30%
Actual: Fortaleza EC win at HT

Correct Score

✓ In top 12
1 – 1
12.9%
1 – 2
8.5%
0 – 1
8.3%
0 – 0
8.2%
2 – 1
7.5%
1 – 0
7.2%
0 – 2
6.6%
2 – 2
Actual
2 – 0
5.2%
1 – 3
4.2%
3 – 1
3.3%
0 – 3
3.2%

Asian Handicap — Fortaleza EC

Handicap Fortaleza EC covers Push Botafogo FR covers
-2.5 5% — 95%
-2 5% 9% 85%
-1.5 15% — 85%
-1 15% 18% 68%
-0.5 32% — 68%
+0.5 60% — 40%
+1 60% 20% 20%
+1.5 80% — 20%
+2 80% 12% 8%
+2.5 92% — 8%

Clean Sheet

Fortaleza EC keeps clean sheet
24% ✓
Botafogo FR keeps clean sheet
28% ✓

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