SC Recife vs Botafogo FR, Serie A 2025 REGULAR SEASON
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Overview
Match Preview
SC Recife vs Botafogo FR — Serie A at Ilha do Retiro.
- SC Recife 0 games · 0 pts (2026/26)
- Botafogo FR 16 games · 22 pts (2026/26)
Standings
# Team P Pts 1 SE Palmeiras 17 38 2 CR Flamengo 16 31 3 Fluminense FC 17 30 4 CA Paranaense 17 27 5 RB Bragantino 17 26 6 Coritiba FBC 17 26 7 Sao Paulo FC 17 25 8 EC Bahia 16 23 9 Cruzeiro EC 17 23 10 Botafogo FR 16 22 11 EC Vitoria 16 22 12 SC Internacional 17 21 13 Gremio FBPA 17 21 14 CA Mineiro 17 21 15 SC Corinthians Paulista 17 21 16 CR Vasco da Gama 17 20 17 Santos FC 17 18 18 Mirassol FC 16 16 19 Clube do Remo 17 15 20 Chapecoense AF 16 9 Head-to-Head
Recent Form
Date Opponent H/A Score Result 20 Jul Botafogo FR H 0–1 L 14 Jul EC Juventude A 0–2 L 01 Jun Mirassol FC A 0–1 L 25 May SC Internacional H 1–1 D 17 May Ceara SC A 0–2 L 11 May Cruzeiro EC H 0–4 L Date Opponent H/A Score Result 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 28 Jun SE Palmeiras A 0–1 L 23 Jun Club Atletico de Madrid A 0–1 L 20 Jun Paris Saint-Germain FC A 1–0 W Key Stats
67% Both Teams to Score
H2H (9 games)44% Over 2.5 Goals
H2H history6% Clean Sheets
Botafogo FR this seasonGoal Timing (This Season)
Botafogo FR0-155/216-301/231-452/246-602/161-754/376+5/3■ Scored ■ ConcededTop Scorers (This Season)
Botafogo FRDanilo 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' The referee blows the starting whistle. The fans are roaring. The teams are ready for the match. SC Recife is hosting Botafogo FR for another epic battle.
- 5' John needs to be pretty careful with his discipline considering 0 Red cards this season.
- 10' SC Recife is showing some good football. However, SC Recife are ready to play back every minute. It might result in some problems for the home side. The game will hardly remain goalless.
- 15' Supporters expect more eagerness from Cuiabano, as he is very good at scoring at Ilha do Retiro with 1 goals in the last 1 games.
- 20' Not even hints on scoring a goal over the last 20 minutes.
- 25' SC Recife seems to be on a short break. The game is mainly concentrated in the center. It’s high time they got back to action. Otherwise, it looks like a goalless game.
- 30' It looks surprising Botafogo FR does not make any changes. Arthur Cabral has some obvious troubles when approaching to the goal.
- 35' We miss some good tackles and strikes. Is there anyone on the field to put the game back to action?
- 36' The referee calls foul for Marlon Freitas. He receives a card.
- 41' 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 Rwan Seco suffering a number of foals already.
- 43' The referee calls foul for Alvaro Montoro. He receives a card.
- 48' While there is no rush on the pitch, let’s have a look at some stats. Joaquin Correa made 498 appearances and scored 41 goals. He is very likely to score a goal today.
- 53' Artur Guimaraes has certainly something to prove this evening. He made 19 appearances with only 0 goals this season.
- 58' looks like a favorite considering 0 games won in last 0 matches with its main striker scoring goals.
- 60' The whistle greets Lucas Lima as he departs to be replaced by Rodrigo Atencio.
- 62' Nathan Ribeiro is replacing Joaquin Correa for the Botafogo FR side.
- 66' The SC Recife manager makes a substitution. Ramon departs to be replaced by Chico.
- 71' Both teams are passing the ball around with high level of urgency. Botafogo FR needs to do something about it to get closer to the goal.
- 73' The Botafogo FR manager makes a substitution. Artur Guimaraes departs to be replaced by Santiago Rodriguez.
- 75' SC Recife manager makes another effort to make the tables turned. Romarinho is hanging Derik Lacerda on the field on 75 minute.
- 80' Spectators do not have much to choose from both teams. The sides had several scoring chances but they still need a bit more than just a sight of a goal.
- 83' Rwan Seco is replacing Alvaro Montoro for the Botafogo FR side.
- 88' It’s a booking for SC Recife player. Matheus Alexandre gets a card.
- The final score is 0-1.
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Lineups
SC Recife Lineups
Starting XI
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- 40
- 15
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16
Igor Carius ↓ Kevyson 75'
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10
Lucas Lima ↓ Rodrigo Atencio 60'
- 33
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18
Derik Lacerda ↓ Romarinho 75'
- 9
- 30
- 14
- 58
Bench
- 19
- 7
- 27
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4
Chico ↑ 66'
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11
Romarinho ↑ 75'
- 22
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17
Matheusinho ↑ 60'
- 28
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3
Kevyson ↑ 75'
- 6
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20
Rodrigo Atencio ↑ 60'
- 62
Botafogo FR Lineups
Starting XI
- 98
- 7
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30
Joaquin Correa ↓ Nathan Ribeiro 62'
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13
Alex Telles ↓ Cuiabano 83'
- 31
- 12
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2
Vitinho ↓ Mateo Ponte 73'
- 20
- 17
- 28
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8
Alvaro Montoro ↓ Rwan Seco 83'
Bench
- 21
- 39
- 1
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23
Santiago Rodriguez ↑ 73'
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9
Rwan Seco ↑ 83'
- 24
- 57
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66
Cuiabano ↑ 83'
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16
Nathan Ribeiro ↑ 62'
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4
Mateo Ponte ↑ 73'
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H2H
H2H Top Scorers
Player Goals Kadir Barria 2 Artur Guimaraes 1 Rodrigo Lindoso 1 Everton Felipe 1 Rodrigo Lindoso 1 Thiago Neves 1 Keisuke Honda 1 Caio Alexandre 1 Head to Head
SC Recife Form
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Predictions
Prediction accuracy4 / 40.87 SC Recife xGExpected GoalsDixon-Coles · Bivariate Poisson · Neg. Binomial · Elo1.17 Botafogo FR xGI would bet for: Botafogo FR or Draw 73% + Under 2.5 goals 66%Match Result
✓ CorrectActual: Botafogo FR winBoth Teams to Score
✓ CorrectAvg goals/match: 2.04Actual: No — clean sheetOver / Under Goals
✓ O/U 2.5Line Over Under ± 0.5 85% 15% ± 1.5 61% 39% ± 2.5 34% 66% ± 3.5 16% 84% ± 4.5 6% 94% Double Chance
SC Recife or Draw 58%Draw or Botafogo FR 73%SC Recife or Botafogo FR 69%Half-Time Result
✓ CorrectActual: Draw at HTCorrect Score
✓ In top 120 – 0 15.3%1 – 1 14.2%0 – 1 Actual1 – 0 9.9%0 – 2 8.5%1 – 2 7.6%2 – 1 5.6%2 – 0 4.7%2 – 2 3.4%0 – 3 3.3%1 – 3 3%3 – 1 1.6%Asian Handicap — SC Recife
Handicap SC Recife covers Push Botafogo FR covers -2.5 2% — 98% -2 2% 7% 91% -1.5 9% — 91% -1 9% 17% 75% -0.5 25% — 75% +0.5 59% — 41% +1 59% 23% 18% +1.5 82% — 18% +2 82% 12% 6% +2.5 94% — 6% Clean Sheet
SC Recife keeps clean sheet 32% ✓Botafogo FR keeps clean sheet 42% ✗Predictions are statistical estimates based on season form, H2H history, and a Poisson model. Not financial advice.