Thursday , 2 July 2026

Fortaleza EC vs Botafogo FR, Serie A 2025 REGULAR SEASON

Campeonato Brasileiro Serie A · 2025
Fortaleza EC
0 – 5
Full Time
Botafogo FR
Sat 9 Aug 2025 · 23:30 UTC Castelao HT 45' · FT 45'
Gustavo 6' R
Adam Bareiro 71' Y
Benjamin Kuscevic 76' Y

Overview

Match Preview

Fortaleza EC vs Botafogo FR — Serie A at Castelao.

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

2
3
7
Fortaleza EC 12 games · Avg 2.8 goals Botafogo FR
Last 5 meetings
2025-08-09 Fortaleza EC 0–5 Botafogo FR 2024-09-01 Botafogo FR 2–0 Fortaleza EC 2024-05-12 Fortaleza EC 1–1 Botafogo FR 2023-11-23 Fortaleza EC 2–2 Botafogo FR 2023-06-11 Botafogo FR 2–0 Fortaleza EC

Recent Form

Fortaleza EC
DateOpponentH/A ScoreResult
09 Aug Botafogo FR H 0–5 L
03 Aug SC Corinthians Paulista A 1–1 D
29 Jul Grêmio FBPA A 1–2 L
26 Jul RB Bragantino H 3–1 W
19 Jul EC Bahia H 1–1 D
13 Jul Ceará SC H 0–1 L
Botafogo FR
DateOpponentH/A ScoreResult
09 Aug Fortaleza EC A 5–0 W
03 Aug Cruzeiro EC H 0–2 L
26 Jul SC Corinthians Paulista H 1–1 D
20 Jul SC Recife A 1–0 W
17 Jul EC Vitoria H 0–0 D
12 Jul CR Vasco da Gama A 2–0 W

Key Stats

50% Both Teams to Score
H2H (12 games)
50% 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' It’s Showtime! The match between Fortaleza EC and Botafogo FR is underway.
  • 5' The travelling Botafogo FR supporters hardly appreciate their team being pressed down to the backline.
  • 6' The referee shows Fortaleza EC player a card on 6.
  • 11' looks like a favorite considering 0 games won in last 0 matches with its main striker scoring goals.
  • 12' Another substitution for Fortaleza EC to replace Deyverson by Gaston Avila on 12 minute.
  • 14' Marcal puts Botafogo FR on the lead.
  • 19' 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.
  • 24' Supporters expect more eagerness from Joaquin Correa, as he is very good at scoring at Castelao with 0 goals in the last 0 games.
  • 29' We miss some good tackles and strikes. Is there anyone on the field to put the game back to action?
  • 34' The referee is likely to let players tackle, as he already missed some meaty challenges during opening seconds. He is still to establish what should not be done by the players and what is acceptable on the pitch. It’s going to be a tough game for Jose Herrera suffering a number of foals already.
  • 39' Botafogo FR is showing some good football. However, Botafogo FR are ready to play back every minute. It might result in some problems for the home side. The game will hardly remain goalless.
  • 44' It’s high time Davide Ancelotti made some changes to put the his team’s game back to action.
  • 46' Matheus Rossetto has so much to prove this time. He replaces Matheus Pereira on 46 minute.
  • 48' Goal! Marcal scores his 9 goal in 424 matches.
  • 50' Goal! Arthur Cabral scores his 47 goal in 238 matches.
  • 53' Goal! David Loiola scores his 2 goal in 238 matches.
  • 58' It is a substitution in Fortaleza EC team. Jose Herrera is replaced by Kervin Andrade on 58 minute.
  • 63' It looks surprising Fortaleza EC does not make any changes. Artur Guimaraes has some obvious troubles when approaching to the goal.
  • 65' Time for substitution for Fortaleza EC. Lucca Prior is replaced by Yago Pikachu.
  • 67' Time for substitution for Botafogo FR. Danilo dos Santos de Oliveira is replaced by Victor Hugo.
  • 71' It’s a booking for Fortaleza EC player. Adam Bareiro gets a card.
  • 74' Another substitution for Botafogo FR to replace Arthur Cabral by Gonzalo Mastriani on 74 minute.
  • 76' The referee shows Fortaleza EC player a card on 76.
  • 81' Vinicius Silvestre has certainly something to prove this evening. He made 23 appearances with only 0 goals this season.
  • 86' Fortaleza EC started playing very sharply right from the kick off. However, it slowed down the tempo rapidly by 86.
  • Time to leave. No sensation happened. Another win for Botafogo FR players.

Lineups

Fortaleza EC Lineups

Starting XI

Bench

Coach Renato Paiva

Botafogo FR Lineups

Starting XI

Bench

Coach Davide Ancelotti

H2H

H2H Top Scorers

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

Head to Head

2025-08-09 Fortaleza EC 0–5 Botafogo FR 2024-09-01 Botafogo FR 2–0 Fortaleza EC 2024-05-12 Fortaleza EC 1–1 Botafogo FR 2023-11-23 Fortaleza EC 2–2 Botafogo FR 2023-06-11 Botafogo FR 2–0 Fortaleza EC

Fortaleza EC Form

2025-08-09 Fortaleza EC 0–5 Botafogo FR L 2025-08-03 SC Corinthians Paulista 1–1 Fortaleza EC D 2025-07-29 Grêmio FBPA 2–1 Fortaleza EC L 2025-07-26 Fortaleza EC 3–1 RB Bragantino W 2025-07-19 Fortaleza EC 1–1 EC Bahia D 2025-07-13 Fortaleza EC 0–1 Ceará SC L

Botafogo FR Form

2025-08-09 Fortaleza EC 0–5 Botafogo FR W 2025-08-03 Botafogo FR 0–2 Cruzeiro EC L 2025-07-26 Botafogo FR 1–1 SC Corinthians Paulista D 2025-07-20 SC Recife 0–1 Botafogo FR W 2025-07-17 Botafogo FR 0–0 EC Vitoria D 2025-07-12 CR Vasco da Gama 0–2 Botafogo FR W

Predictions

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

Match Result

✓ Correct
Fortaleza EC21% Draw25% Botafogo FR54%
Actual: Botafogo FR win

Both Teams to Score

✗ Wrong
Yes51% 0% No49%
Avg goals/match: 2.83
Actual: No — clean sheet

Over / Under Goals

✓ O/U 2.5
Line Over Under
± 0.5 92%
8%
± 1.5 77%
23%
± 2.5 53%
47%
± 3.5 31%
69%
± 4.5 16%
84%

Double Chance

Fortaleza EC or Draw
46%
Draw or Botafogo FR
79%
Fortaleza EC or Botafogo FR
75%

Half-Time Result

✗ Wrong
Fortaleza EC14% Draw44% Botafogo FR42%
Actual: Botafogo FR win at HT

Correct Score

✗ 0–5 not predicted
0 – 5
Actual
1 – 1
11.2%
0 – 1
10.6%
0 – 2
10.6%
1 – 2
9.5%
0 – 0
7.7%
0 – 3
6.6%
1 – 3
6.1%
1 – 0
4.6%
2 – 1
4.6%
2 – 2
4.4%
0 – 4
3.2%
1 – 4
3%

Asian Handicap — Fortaleza EC

Handicap Fortaleza EC covers Push Botafogo FR covers
-2.5 1% — 99%
-2 1% 4% 94%
-1.5 6% — 94%
-1 6% 11% 84%
-0.5 16% — 84%
+0.5 41% — 59%
+1 41% 24% 36%
+1.5 64% — 36%
+2 64% 18% 17%
+2.5 83% — 17%

Clean Sheet

Fortaleza EC keeps clean sheet
16% ✓
Botafogo FR keeps clean sheet
41% ✗

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