Wednesday , 11 November 2026

São Paulo FC vs Botafogo FR, Serie A 2022 REGULAR SEASON

Campeonato Brasileiro Serie A · 2022
São Paulo FC
0 – 1
Full Time
Botafogo FR
Sun 9 Oct 2022 · 19:00 UTC HT 45' · FT 45'
Leo 45' Y
Y 45' Kanu
Y 80' Victor Leandro Cuesta
Pablo Maia 81' Y
Rafinha 85' Y
Leo 87' R

Overview

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São Paulo FC vs Botafogo FR — Serie A .

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

7
7
6
São Paulo FC 20 games · Avg 3.1 goals Botafogo FR
Last 5 meetings
2022-10-09 São Paulo FC 0–1 Botafogo FR 2022-06-16 Botafogo FR 1–0 São Paulo FC 2021-02-22 Botafogo FR 1–0 São Paulo FC 2020-12-10 São Paulo FC 4–0 Botafogo FR 2019-09-21 Botafogo FR 1–2 São Paulo FC

Recent Form

São Paulo FC
DateOpponentH/A ScoreResult
09 Oct Botafogo FR H 0–1 L
06 Oct América FC A 2–1 W
25 Sep Avaí FC H 4–0 W
18 Sep Ceará SC A 2–0 W
11 Sep SC Corinthians Paulista H 1–1 D
04 Sep Cuiabá EC A 1–1 D
Botafogo FR
DateOpponentH/A ScoreResult
09 Oct São Paulo FC A 1–0 W
06 Oct Avaí FC A 2–1 W
03 Oct SE Palmeiras H 1–3 L
29 Sep Goiás EC A 1–0 W
17 Sep Coritiba FBC H 2–0 W
11 Sep América FC H 0–0 D

Season Stats

São Paulo FC Botafogo FR
#10 Position #11
44 Points 42
34 Played 34
12 / 8 / 14 W / D / L 11 / 9 / 14
39 Scored 46
39 Conceded 53
+0 GD -7
1.29 PPG 1.24
35% Win % 32%

Key Stats

55% Both Teams to Score
H2H (20 games)
55% Over 2.5 Goals
H2H history
26% Clean Sheets
São Paulo FC this season
21% Clean Sheets
Botafogo FR this season

São Paulo FC are 10th (44 pts). Botafogo FR are 11th (42 pts).

Goal Timing (This Season)

São Paulo FC
0-15
5/2
16-30
4/4
31-45
8/6
46-60
–/11
61-75
7/2
76+
4/7
■ Scored ■ Conceded
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)

São Paulo FC
Jonathan Calleri 10 G 2 A
Luciano 9 G 1 A
Artur Guimaraes 4 G 1 A
Ferreira 4 G
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. São Paulo FC is hosting Botafogo FR for another epic battle.
  • 5' The -year-old Victor Leandro Cuesta has been sensational this season — 0 goals and 0 assists is a remarkable return.
  • 10' Philipe Sampaio, a Brazil , has 0 bookings this season and will need to keep his discipline tonight.
  • 15' Gabriel is a natural and has been asked to do a very specific job for São Paulo FC tonight.
  • 20' Spectators are craving for more action. Both teams play very cautiously. They need to put some more energy.
  • 25' Although teams showed high tempo form the start, they seem to slow down a bit. Both sides really need to catch a fire. Otherwise, we have another goalless match.
  • 30' São Paulo FC is showing some good football. However, São Paulo FC are ready to play back every minute. It might result in some problems for the home side. The game will hardly remain goalless.
  • 35' Botafogo FR are keeping things exceptionally tight at the back. It will take something special to break them down.
  • 40' It looks surprising São Paulo FC does not make any changes. Kanu has some obvious troubles when approaching to the goal.
  • 41' The supporters are chanting for Kanu. He replaces Rafael on 41 minute.
  • 45' Sao Paulo FC receives a Yellow card for a hard tackle on 45.
  • 50' We miss some good tackles and strikes. Is there anyone on the field to put the game back to action?
  • 55' Rafael has been disciplined this evening — perhaps mindful of those 0 cards already picked up this season.
  • 60' Both teams are passing the ball around with high level of urgency. São Paulo FC needs to do something about it to get closer to the goal.
  • 62' The Botafogo FR bench stirs into life. Lucas Fernandes is withdrawn and Danilo gets his opportunity.
  • 64' Alisson makes way for Igor Vinicius at the 64 minute mark. A tactical switch from Sao Paulo FC.
  • 69' Alisson has certainly something to prove this evening. He made 34 appearances with only 0 goals this season.
  • 72' Reinaldo is replacing Welington for the Sao Paulo FC side.
  • 77' Both keepers have barely been tested. São Paulo FC and Botafogo FR are cancelling each other out in the centre of the park.
  • 80' Botafogo FR player sees a Yellow card in front of him.
  • 81' Sao Paulo FC make a change. Luciano Neves trudges off to be replaced by Eder on 81 minutes.
  • 81' Poor challenge from Pablo Maia. The referee spots it immediately and shows the Yellow card.
  • 85' The referee calls foul for Rafinha. He receives a Yellow card.
  • 87' Sao Paulo FC receives a Red card for a hard tackle on 87.
  • 88' Botafogo FR is taking the lead after the goal scored by Tiquinho Soares on 88.
  • 90' The Brazil Tiquinho Soares breaks the deadlock on 90 minutes. 0-2!
  • 90' A tactical swap from Botafogo FR — Gabriel on, Tche Tche off on 90 minutes.
  • The points are shared — São Paulo FC 0-1 Botafogo FR. Honours even.

Lineups

São Paulo FC Lineups

Starting XI

Bench

Coach Rogério Ceni

Botafogo FR Lineups

Starting XI

Bench

Coach Luis Castro

H2H

H2H Top Scorers

PlayerGoals
Tiquinho Soares 4
Diego Souza 2
Ferreira 2
Hernanes 2
Brenner 2
Diego Souza 2
Jefferson Savarino 2
Kayque 2

Head to Head

2022-10-09 São Paulo FC 0–1 Botafogo FR 2022-06-16 Botafogo FR 1–0 São Paulo FC 2021-02-22 Botafogo FR 1–0 São Paulo FC 2020-12-10 São Paulo FC 4–0 Botafogo FR 2019-09-21 Botafogo FR 1–2 São Paulo FC

São Paulo FC Form

2022-10-09 São Paulo FC 0–1 Botafogo FR L 2022-10-06 América FC 1–2 São Paulo FC W 2022-09-25 São Paulo FC 4–0 Avaí FC W 2022-09-18 Ceará SC 0–2 São Paulo FC W 2022-09-11 São Paulo FC 1–1 SC Corinthians Paulista D 2022-09-04 Cuiabá EC 1–1 São Paulo FC D

Botafogo FR Form

2022-10-09 São Paulo FC 0–1 Botafogo FR W 2022-10-06 Avaí FC 1–2 Botafogo FR W 2022-10-03 Botafogo FR 1–3 SE Palmeiras L 2022-09-29 Goiás EC 0–1 Botafogo FR W 2022-09-17 Botafogo FR 2–0 Coritiba FBC W 2022-09-11 Botafogo FR 0–0 América FC D

Predictions

Prediction accuracy
3 / 4
1.31 São Paulo FC xG
Expected Goals
Dixon-Coles · Bivariate Poisson · Neg. Binomial · Elo
1.04 Botafogo FR xG
I would bet for: São Paulo FC or Draw 70% + Under 2.5 goals 59%

Match Result

✗ Wrong
São Paulo FC40% Draw30% Botafogo FR30%
Actual: Botafogo FR win

Both Teams to Score

✓ Correct
Yes48% 0% No52%
Avg goals/match: 2.35
Actual: No — clean sheet

Over / Under Goals

✓ O/U 2.5
Line Over Under
± 0.5 88%
12%
± 1.5 68%
32%
± 2.5 41%
59%
± 3.5 22%
78%
± 4.5 10%
90%

Double Chance

São Paulo FC or Draw
70%
Draw or Botafogo FR
60%
São Paulo FC or Botafogo FR
70%

Half-Time Result

✓ Correct
São Paulo FC29% Draw50% Botafogo FR21%
Actual: Draw at HT

Correct Score

✓ In top 12
1 – 1
13.9%
0 – 0
11.7%
1 – 0
11.3%
0 – 1
Actual
2 – 1
8.2%
2 – 0
7.9%
1 – 2
6.5%
0 – 2
5%
2 – 2
4.4%
3 – 1
3.6%
3 – 0
3.4%
1 – 3
2.3%

Asian Handicap — São Paulo FC

Handicap São Paulo FC covers Push Botafogo FR covers
-2.5 7% — 93%
-2 7% 12% 81%
-1.5 19% — 81%
-1 19% 22% 59%
-0.5 41% — 59%
+0.5 72% — 28%
+1 72% 17% 11%
+1.5 89% — 11%
+2 89% 8% 3%
+2.5 97% — 3%

Clean Sheet

São Paulo FC keeps clean sheet
36% ✓
Botafogo FR keeps clean sheet
28% ✗

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