BRAZIL SERIE A
--.--.---- --:--
Governador Magalhães Pinto
Referee: D. Lacerda
Cruzeiro
Match Timeline
Botafogo
HT
0' 15' 30' 45' 60' 75' 90'
🟨
26'
Warleson
Botafogo
🟨
35'
Huguinho
Botafogo
🔄
39'
L. Sinisterra ↔ Wanderson
Cruzeiro
41'
G. Justino · Assist: Alex Telles
Botafogo
🟨
45+3'
Fagner
Cruzeiro
🟨
45+4'
Nahuel Ferraresi
Botafogo
🟨
56'
Jonathan Jesus
Cruzeiro
🔄
60'
Fabricio Bruno ↔ Joao Marcelo
Cruzeiro
🔄
60'
Marquinhos ↔ K. Arroyo
Cruzeiro
🔄
69'
Danilo Santos ↔ Kauan Toledo
Botafogo
🔄
77'
G. Rojas ↔ Kaua Moraes
Cruzeiro
🔄
77'
Fagner ↔ William Furtado
Cruzeiro
🔄
82'
A. Montoro ↔ S. Rodriguez
Botafogo
🔄
83'
Arthur Cabral ↔ K. Barria
Botafogo
🟨
88'
Alex Telles
Botafogo
🟨
90+8'
Kaio Jorge
Cruzeiro
🟨
90+7'
Keny Arroyo
Cruzeiro
🟨
90+4'
Kadir Barría
Botafogo
🔄
90'
Alex Telles ↔ Marcal
Botafogo
🔄
90'
Matheus Martins ↔ L. M. Villalba Jaume
Botafogo

Predictions & Statistics

Full analysis and predictions for all markets

1X2
Home Win
Probability 43.3%
Odds -
BTTS
Yes
Probability 86%
Odds -
Over / Under 2.5
Over 2.5
Probability 72%
Odds -
All Markets
Market Option Probability Odds Stats & Analysis
1X2 Home Win
43.3%
-
BTTS Yes
86%
-
Over / Under 2.5 Over 2.5
72%
-
Corners O/U Over 7.5 Corners
92%
-
HT / FT Home / Home
-
-
Correct Score 2-1
-
-
Probability Distribution
Cruzeiro Win 43.3%
Draw 16%
Botafogo Win 40.7%
Expected Goals (xG)
Cruzeiro1.43
Botafogo1.46
Recent Form (Last 5)
Cruzeiro Cruzeiro
WWDLW
37 GF / 35 GA
Botafogo Botafogo
WLDWL
36 GF / 35 GA
Key Stats
1.37
Average Goals Scored
1.57
1.3
Average Goals Conceded
1.52
16
BTTS Yes
16
15
Over 2.5
15
4.56
Shots on Goal
5

Statistics are based on season averages

Season Statistics

Team averages and season trends before this fixture

Cruzeiro Cruzeiro 27 matches
Botafogo Botafogo 23 matches
Cruzeiro Statistic Botafogo
11 Wins 8
8 Draws 6
8 Losses 9
37 Goals For 36
35 Goals Against 35
1.37 Avg Goals Scored 1.57
1.3 Avg Goals Conceded 1.52
16 BTTS Yes 16
22 Over 1.5 19
15 Over 2.5 15
7 Over 3.5 8
9 Clean Sheets 3
4 Failed To Score 5
4.56 Shots On Goal 5
13.6 Total Shots 13.09
4.84 Corners 4.04
55.5% Ball Possession 49.7%

Match Analysis

Model notes, team context and key prediction signals

Final Verdict

This match looks like a contest between Botafogo's more proactive style and Cruzeiro's more cautious structure. Squad availability does not appear severe enough to completely reshape the expected balance, although smaller absences can still influence specific duels. Overall, the preferred tip is Away Win, while the clean-sheet lean points toward Botafogo. A relatively balanced game with moderate goal potential looks most likely. The broader competitive context suggests that patience and control may be just as important as raw attacking intent. The season profile of both teams suggests a matchup where long-term consistency matters, but does not fully remove the possibility of swings in momentum on the day. The shape dynamic also adds another layer here, with Cruzeiro expected to line up in 4-2-3-1 and Botafogo in 4-4-2, which may reinforce the expected flow toward Botafogo having the stronger overall control. Recent form does not point to a completely one-sided rhythm, which increases the chance of a more tactical and phase-based contest.

Cruzeiro Analysis

Cruzeiro are currently 13 in the standings with 24 points from 18 matches. Across the campaign, they have posted 6 wins, 6 draws, and 6 losses, while the 24:28 goal ratio supports the view of mixed form over their recent run. Going forward they rely heavily on Christian (4 goals), Kaio Jorge (4 goals), Matheus Pereira (3 goals), with creative support from Christian (3 assists), Lucas Romero (3 assists), Matheus Pereira (2 assists), and defensively they have been fairly stable. At home, they have returned 4 wins, 4 draws, and 2 losses, a split that suggests a balanced but draw-heavy split record. They are operating from a relatively stable mid-table position. In football terms, they tend to show a more cautious and defensive approach.

Botafogo Analysis

Botafogo sit 9 with 25 points after 18 league matches. Their overall return of 7 wins, 4 draws, and 7 losses with goals at 33:32 reflects mixed form over their recent run. Their attacking weight is carried by Danilo (7 goals), Arthur Cabral (7 goals), Edenilson (4 goals), with creative support from Álvaro Montoro (3 assists), Danilo (2 assists), Edenilson (2 assists), while defensively they have appeared fairly stable. Away from home, their split return of 3 wins, 2 draws, and 5 losses fits a fairly balanced split record. They are operating from a relatively stable mid-table position. Stylistically, they usually display balanced attacking football.

H2H Analysis

Across those 15 head-to-head meetings, Cruzeiro won 5 times, Botafogo won 2 times, while 8 matches finished as draws. The aggregate score in this matchup is 19:15 from Cruzeiro's perspective. 6 of those games went over 2.5 goals, and both teams scored in 5 matches, with an average of 2.27 goals per game.

1X2: Home Win
BTTS: Yes
Over/Under 2.5: Over 2.5
Highest model probability: 12 (84%)
Predicted formations: Cruzeiro 4-2-3-1 / Botafogo 4-4-2
Missing players: Cruzeiro 5, Botafogo 3
H2H summary: Cruzeiro wins 5, draws 8, Botafogo wins 2
Stats
Cruzeiro Cruzeiro
Botafogo Botafogo
Shots on Goal
6
Shots on Goal
4
Shots off Goal
4
Shots off Goal
2
Blocked Shots
6
Blocked Shots
2
9 Corner Kicks 1
14 Fouls 18
2 Offsides 0
62% Ball Possession 38%
16 Total Shots 8
6 Shots on Goal 4
4 Shots off Goal 2
6 Blocked Shots 2
12 Shots insidebox 5
4 Shots outsidebox 3
3 Goalkeeper Saves 6
449 Total passes 286
379 Passes accurate 210
1.59 expected_goals 0.40
🟨 4 Yellow Cards 5 🟨
🟥 0 Red Cards 0 🟥

Lineups

Cruzeiro
Formation
Botafogo
Otavio Costa
Otavio Costa
Fagner
Fagner
Fabricio Bruno
Fabricio Bruno
Jonathan Jesus
Jonathan Jesus
G. Rojas
G. Rojas
Marquinhos
Marquinhos
L. Romero
L. Romero
Matheus Henrique
Matheus Henrique
L. Sinisterra
L. Sinisterra
Bruno Rodrigues
Bruno Rodrigues
Kaio Jorge
Kaio Jorge
Warleson
Warleson
Vitinho
Vitinho
G. Justino
G. Justino
N. Ferraresi
N. Ferraresi
Alex Telles
🎯
Alex Telles
Huguinho
Huguinho
C. Medina
C. Medina
A. Montoro
A. Montoro
Danilo Santos
Danilo Santos
Matheus Martins
Matheus Martins
Arthur Cabral
Arthur Cabral
Cruzeiro 4-4-2
Starting XI
81
Otavio Costa
G
23
Fagner
↓ 77' 🟨 45+3'
D
15
Fabricio Bruno
↓ 60'
D
34
Jonathan Jesus
🟨 56'
D
27
G. Rojas
↓ 77'
D
11
Marquinhos
↓ 60'
M
29
L. Romero
M
7
Matheus Henrique
M
17
L. Sinisterra
↓ 39'
M
9
Bruno Rodrigues
F
19
Kaio Jorge
🟨 90+8'
F
Substitutes
51
V. Lamounier
G
25
L. Villalba
D
94
Wanderson
↑ 39'
F
40
Rhuan Gabriel
M
2
Kaua Moraes
↑ 77'
D
57
R. Lelis
F
5
Ze Lucas
M
16
Lucas Silva
M
12
William Furtado
↑ 77'
D
43
Joao Marcelo
↑ 60'
D
99
K. Arroyo
↑ 60' 🟨 90+7'
F
38
Felipe Morais
M
Botafogo 4-2-3-1
Starting XI
17
Warleson
🟨 26'
G
2
Vitinho
D
34
G. Justino
⚽ 41'
D
5
N. Ferraresi
🟨 45+4'
D
13
Alex Telles
🎯 41' ↓ 90' 🟨 88'
D
75
Huguinho
🟨 35'
M
6
C. Medina
M
10
A. Montoro
↓ 82'
M
8
Danilo Santos
↓ 69'
M
11
Matheus Martins
↓ 90'
M
19
Arthur Cabral
↓ 83'
F
Substitutes
12
Gabriel Batista
G
29
Paulinho
D
23
S. Rodriguez
↑ 82'
M
4
M. Ponte
D
14
J. Barrera
M
59
Kauan Toledo
↑ 69'
M
88
Edenilson
M
21
Marcal
↑ 90'
D
33
L. Monzon
D
77
L. M. Villalba Jaume
↑ 90'
F
37
K. Barria
↑ 83' 🟨 90+4'
F
79
L. E. Jales do Nascimento
F
Last matches: Cruzeiro
20.08.26
CON
Cruzeiro
Flamengo
1
2
L
16.08.26
Ser
Cruzeiro
Corinthians
2
1
W
13.08.26
CON
Cruzeiro
Flamengo
1
1
D
09.08.26
Ser
Cruzeiro
Mirassol
3
1
W
31.07.26
Ser
Cruzeiro
Coritiba
1
0
W
23.07.26
Ser
Cruzeiro
Internacional
2
1
W
12.07.26
Fri
Cruzeiro
Gremio
1
3
L
04.07.26
Fri
Cruzeiro
Defensor Sporting
2
0
W
31.05.26
Ser
Cruzeiro
Fluminense
1
1
D
29.05.26
CON
Cruzeiro
Barcelona SC
4
0
W
24.05.26
Ser
Cruzeiro
Chapecoense-sc
2
1
W
20.05.26
CON
Cruzeiro
Boca Juniors
1
1
D
17.05.26
Ser
Cruzeiro
Palmeiras
1
1
D
10.05.26
Ser
Cruzeiro
Bahia
2
1
W
07.05.26
CON
Cruzeiro
U. Catolica
0
0
D
03.05.26
Ser
Cruzeiro
Atletico-MG
1
3
L
29.04.26
CON
Cruzeiro
Boca Juniors
1
0
W
25.04.26
Ser
Cruzeiro
Remo
1
0
W
18.04.26
Ser
Cruzeiro
Gremio
2
0
W
15.04.26
CON
Cruzeiro
U. Catolica
1
2
L
Last matches: Botafogo
16.08.26
Ser
Botafogo
Vitoria
0
1
L
09.08.26
Ser
Botafogo
Fluminense
1
1
D
23.07.26
Ser
Botafogo
Vitoria
0
0
D
16.07.26
Ser
Botafogo
Santos
2
1
W
30.05.26
Ser
Botafogo
Bahia
1
2
L
23.05.26
Ser
Botafogo
Sao Paulo
1
1
D
17.05.26
Ser
Botafogo
Corinthians
3
1
W
10.05.26
Ser
Botafogo
Atletico-MG
1
1
D
02.05.26
Ser
Botafogo
Remo
1
2
L
25.04.26
Ser
Botafogo
Internacional
2
2
D
18.04.26
Ser
Botafogo
Chapecoense-sc
4
1
W
12.04.26
Ser
Botafogo
Coritiba
2
2
D
05.04.26
Ser
Botafogo
Vasco DA Gama
2
1
W
01.04.26
Ser
Botafogo
Mirassol
3
2
W
29.03.26
Ser
Botafogo
Atletico Paranaense
1
4
L
21.03.26
Ser
Botafogo
RB Bragantino
2
1
W
18.03.26
Ser
Botafogo
Palmeiras
1
2
L
14.03.26
Ser
Botafogo
Flamengo
0
3
L
11.03.26
CON
Botafogo
Barcelona SC
0
1
L
04.03.26
CON
Botafogo
Barcelona SC
1
1
D
H2H: Cruzeiro vs Botafogo
26.07.26
H2H
Cruzeiro
Botafogo
0
1
L
30.01.26
H2H
Botafogo
Cruzeiro
4
0
L
04.12.25
H2H
Cruzeiro
Botafogo
2
2
D
03.08.25
H2H
Botafogo
Cruzeiro
0
2
W
28.07.24
H2H
Botafogo
Cruzeiro
0
3
W
14.04.24
H2H
Cruzeiro
Botafogo
3
2
W
03.12.23
H2H
Botafogo
Cruzeiro
0
0
D
06.08.23
H2H
Cruzeiro
Botafogo
0
0
D
13.10.21
H2H
Cruzeiro
Botafogo
0
0
D
10.07.21
H2H
Botafogo
Cruzeiro
3
3
D
01.11.19
H2H
Botafogo
Cruzeiro
0
2
W
14.07.19
H2H
Cruzeiro
Botafogo
0
0
D
05.09.18
H2H
Botafogo
Cruzeiro
1
1
D
06.05.18
H2H
Cruzeiro
Botafogo
1
0
W
03.12.17
H2H
Botafogo
Cruzeiro
2
2
D
Last matches: Cruzeiro
13.08.26
CON
Cruzeiro
Flamengo
1
1
D
09.08.26
Ser
Cruzeiro
Mirassol
3
1
W
04.07.26
Fri
Cruzeiro
Defensor Sporting
2
0
W
31.05.26
Ser
Cruzeiro
Fluminense
1
1
D
29.05.26
CON
Cruzeiro
Barcelona SC
4
0
W
24.05.26
Ser
Cruzeiro
Chapecoense-sc
2
1
W
03.05.26
Ser
Cruzeiro
Atletico-MG
1
3
L
29.04.26
CON
Cruzeiro
Boca Juniors
1
0
W
18.04.26
Ser
Cruzeiro
Gremio
2
0
W
15.04.26
CON
Cruzeiro
U. Catolica
1
2
L
12.04.26
Ser
Cruzeiro
RB Bragantino
2
1
W
01.04.26
Ser
Cruzeiro
Vitoria
3
0
W
22.03.26
Ser
Cruzeiro
Santos
0
0
D
15.03.26
Ser
Cruzeiro
Vasco DA Gama
3
3
D
25.02.26
Ser
Cruzeiro
Corinthians
1
1
D
06.02.26
Ser
Cruzeiro
Coritiba
1
2
L
H2H at home: Cruzeiro
26.07.26
H2H
Cruzeiro
Botafogo
0
1
L
04.12.25
H2H
Cruzeiro
Botafogo
2
2
D
14.04.24
H2H
Cruzeiro
Botafogo
3
2
W
06.08.23
H2H
Cruzeiro
Botafogo
0
0
D
13.10.21
H2H
Cruzeiro
Botafogo
0
0
D
14.07.19
H2H
Cruzeiro
Botafogo
0
0
D
06.05.18
H2H
Cruzeiro
Botafogo
1
0
W
Last matches: Botafogo
16.08.26
Ser
Botafogo
Vitoria
0
1
L
30.05.26
Ser
Botafogo
Bahia
1
2
L
23.05.26
Ser
Botafogo
Sao Paulo
1
1
D
10.05.26
Ser
Botafogo
Atletico-MG
1
1
D
18.04.26
Ser
Botafogo
Chapecoense-sc
4
1
W
05.04.26
Ser
Botafogo
Vasco DA Gama
2
1
W
29.03.26
Ser
Botafogo
Atletico Paranaense
1
4
L
21.03.26
Ser
Botafogo
RB Bragantino
2
1
W
18.03.26
Ser
Botafogo
Palmeiras
1
2
L
04.03.26
CON
Botafogo
Barcelona SC
1
1
D
19.02.26
CON
Botafogo
Nacional Potosí
0
1
L
12.02.26
Ser
Botafogo
Fluminense
0
1
L
05.02.26
Ser
Botafogo
Gremio
3
5
L
H2H away: Botafogo
26.07.26
H2H
Cruzeiro
Botafogo
0
1
W
04.12.25
H2H
Cruzeiro
Botafogo
2
2
D
14.04.24
H2H
Cruzeiro
Botafogo
3
2
L
06.08.23
H2H
Cruzeiro
Botafogo
0
0
D
13.10.21
H2H
Cruzeiro
Botafogo
0
0
D
14.07.19
H2H
Cruzeiro
Botafogo
0
0
D
06.05.18
H2H
Cruzeiro
Botafogo
1
0
L

Standings

Serie A
# Team MP W D L G GD PTS Form
1 23 14 6 3 40:19 21 48
L D W L W
2 22 13 6 3 44:19 25 45
W W D D W
3 23 12 5 6 31:20 11 41
D W D W W
4 23 10 8 5 34:28 6 38
W D D D D
5 23 10 6 7 32:32 0 36
W W W L W
6 23 8 10 5 32:28 4 34
D D D D D
7 22 9 5 8 27:23 4 32
D L D D W
8 22 9 5 8 30:27 3 32
W D W D W
9 23 8 8 7 25:22 3 32
L W D D W
10 23 8 7 8 28:30 -2 31
D W L D L
11 22 8 6 8 35:34 1 30
L D W D W
12 23 8 5 10 23:33 -10 29
W L L L D
13 22 7 6 9 27:26 1 27
D L D L L
14 22 6 7 9 32:35 -3 25
W L D L W
15 22 6 7 9 24:30 -6 25
L W D L L
16 23 5 9 9 24:28 -4 24
D D D L L
17 22 6 5 11 25:35 -10 23
L L W D W
18 23 5 8 10 27:37 -10 23
D D L W L
19 22 5 7 10 23:34 -11 22
L D D L L
20 22 1 8 13 23:46 -23 11
D L D L L
Promotion - Copa Libertadores (Group Stage)
Promotion - Copa Libertadores (Qualification)
Promotion - Copa Sudamericana (Group Stage)
Relegation - Serie B

Missing Players

Cruzeiro 5 missing
-
Cassio
Missing Fixture Knee Injury
OUT
-
Gerson
Missing Fixture Yellow Cards
OUT
-
Matheus Pereira
Missing Fixture Yellow Cards
OUT
-
K. Arroyo
Questionable Inactive
OUT
-
Gabriel Pec
Missing Fixture Injury
OUT
Botafogo 3 missing
-
Allan
Missing Fixture Inactive
OUT
-
Junior Santos
Missing Fixture Foot Injury
OUT
-
Kaio Pantaleao
Missing Fixture Knee Injury
OUT