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Botafogo v Cruzeiro : Serie A match betting preview, prediction and odds

Sun 3rd Aug, 20:00 BST, Estádio Nilton Santos, Rio de Janeiro

Renato Manuel Alves Paiva's Botafogo side are on home soil in the Serie A on Sunday night, as Sergiy Lavrinenko's Cruzeiro visit the Estádio Nilton Santos. Statistics power the predictions below for 17 individual betting markets, and switching between them will display bespoke analysis, including head to head (H2H), form and a whole lot more besides. Odds from leading bookmakers are also provided. Click on the tabs below to see it all.


In-Play
Win / Draw / Win
Over / Under 1.5 Goals
Over / Under 2.5 Goals
Over / Under 3.5 Goals
Win To Nil
Both Teams To Score
Correct Score
Both Teams To Score & Result
Double Chance
Half Time / Full Time
Over / Under 0.5 Goals
Over / Under 4.5 Goals
Over / Under 5.5 Goals
Draw No Bet
Team To Score First

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Predictions Add Bet365 Coral
Botafogo
48%
--
Draw
27%
--
Cruzeiro
25%
--
Botafogo 1-0
14%
--
Draw 1-1
13%
--
Botafogo 2-0
10%
--
Draw 0-0
10%
--
Botafogo 2-1
9%
--
Cruzeiro 1-0
9%
--
Cruzeiro 2-1
6%
--
Botafogo 3-0
5%
--
Botafogo 3-1
4%
--
Draw 2-2
4%
--
Cruzeiro 2-0
4%
--
Botafogo 3-2
2%
--
Cruzeiro 3-1
2%
--
Botafogo 4-0
2%
--
Botafogo 4-1
2%
--
Over 2.5 Goals
42%
--
Under 2.5 Goals
58%
--
Home 1st Goal
52%
--
Away 1st Goal
42%
--
No 1st Goal
6%
--
BTTS - Yes
46%
--
BTTS - No
54%
--
BTTS - Home Win
18%
--
BTTS - Draw
17%
--
BTTS - Away Win
10%
--
Home/draw
75%
--
Away/draw
52%
--
Home/away
73%
--
Over 1.5 Goals
68%
--
Under 1.5 Goals
32%
--
Over 3.5 Goals
21%
--
Under 3.5 Goals
79%
--
Over 4.5 Goals
9%
--
Under 4.5 Goals
91%
--
Over 5.5 Goals
3%
--
Under 5.5 Goals
97%
--
Over 0.5 Goals
90%
--
Under 0.5 Goals
10%
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Home DNB
67%
--
Away DNB
43%
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Botafogo win to nil
30%
--
Cruzeiro win to nil
15%
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Win / draw / win form
Botafogo 5TH
20 league games
Home
Overall
Goals: Scored
35
Conceded
13
Games: Scored
16 / 20
Conceded
9 / 20
Clean sheets
11 / 20
Failed to score
4 / 20
Won
13
Draw
6
L
1
HOME FORM Win / Draw / Win
Botafogo0 - 0Vitoria
Botafogo3 - 2Ceara
Botafogo4 - 0Internacional
Botafogo2 - 0Fluminense
Botafogo2 - 2Sao Paulo
Botafogo2 - 0Juventude
Botafogo2 - 1Sao Paulo
Botafogo1 - 1Vitoria
Botafogo0 - 0Cuiaba
Botafogo3 - 0Vasco d Gama
Botafogo1 - 1Criciuma
Botafogo0 - 0Gremio
Botafogo2 - 1Corinthians
Botafogo2 - 0Fortaleza
Botafogo4 - 1Flamengo
Botafogo0 - 3Cruzeiro
Botafogo1 - 0Internacional
Botafogo1 - 0Palmeiras
Botafogo3 - 0A Mineiro
Botafogo2 - 1Bragantino
Goals: Scored
24
Conceded
10
Games: Scored
12 / 20
Conceded
8 / 20
Clean sheets
12 / 20
Failed to score
8 / 20
Won
10
Draw
7
L
3
OVERALL FORM Win / Draw / Win
ABotafogo1 - 0S. Recife
HBotafogo0 - 0Vitoria
ABotafogo2 - 0Vasco d Gama
HBotafogo3 - 2Ceara
ABotafogo1 - 0Santos
ABotafogo0 - 0Flamengo
HBotafogo4 - 0Internacional
ABotafogo0 - 1Bahia
HBotafogo2 - 0Fluminense
ABotafogo0 - 1A Mineiro
HBotafogo2 - 2Sao Paulo
ABotafogo0 - 1Bragantino
HBotafogo2 - 0Juventude
ABotafogo0 - 0Palmeiras
HBotafogo2 - 1Sao Paulo
ABotafogo1 - 0Internacional
ABotafogo3 - 1Palmeiras
HBotafogo1 - 1Vitoria
ABotafogo0 - 0A Mineiro
HBotafogo0 - 0Cuiaba
Cruzeiro 1ST
20 league games
Away
Overall
Goals: Scored
20
Conceded
20
Games: Scored
11 / 20
Conceded
12 / 20
Clean sheets
8 / 20
Failed to score
9 / 20
Won
6
Draw
5
Lost
9
AWAY FORM Win / Draw / Win
Fluminense0 - 2Cruzeiro
Vitoria0 - 0Cruzeiro
Fortaleza0 - 2Cruzeiro
S. Recife0 - 4Cruzeiro
Bragantino1 - 0Cruzeiro
Sao Paulo1 - 1Cruzeiro
Internacional3 - 0Cruzeiro
Juventude0 - 1Cruzeiro
Bragantino1 - 1Cruzeiro
Corinthians2 - 1Cruzeiro
Athletico PR3 - 0Cruzeiro
Fluminense1 - 0Cruzeiro
Cuiaba0 - 0Cruzeiro
Internacional1 - 0Cruzeiro
Vitoria2 - 2Cruzeiro
Botafogo0 - 3Cruzeiro
Palmeiras2 - 0Cruzeiro
Gremio0 - 2Cruzeiro
Criciuma1 - 0Cruzeiro
Flamengo2 - 1Cruzeiro
Goals: Scored
32
Conceded
15
Games: Scored
16 / 20
Conceded
11 / 20
Clean sheets
9 / 20
Failed to score
4 / 20
Won
11
Draw
5
L
4
OVERALL FORM Win / Draw / Win
HCruzeiro4 - 0Juventude
ACruzeiro2 - 0Fluminense
HCruzeiro4 - 1Gremio
ACruzeiro0 - 0Vitoria
HCruzeiro2 - 1Palmeiras
ACruzeiro2 - 0Fortaleza
HCruzeiro0 - 0A Mineiro
ACruzeiro4 - 0S. Recife
HCruzeiro2 - 1Flamengo
HCruzeiro1 - 0Vasco d Gama
ACruzeiro0 - 1Bragantino
HCruzeiro3 - 0Bahia
ACruzeiro1 - 1Sao Paulo
ACruzeiro0 - 3Internacional
HCruzeiro2 - 1Mirassol
ACruzeiro1 - 0Juventude
HCruzeiro1 - 2Palmeiras
ACruzeiro1 - 1Bragantino
HCruzeiro1 - 1Gremio
ACruzeiro1 - 2Corinthians
Win / draw / win head to head (H2H)
10
Cruzeiro have not lost to Botafogo in 10 consecutive league meetings
League games at Botafogo since 2018
Botafogo
Cruzeiro
Goals: Scored
4
9
Games: Scored
2 / 5
4 / 5
Clean sheets
1 / 5
3 / 5
D
3
CRU
2
FIXTURE HISTORY AT Botafogo
0 - 3Cruzeiro
Draw0 - 0Draw
Draw3 - 3Draw
0 - 2Cruzeiro
Draw1 - 1Draw
League games at Cruzeiro since 2018
Cruzeiro
Botafogo
Goals: Scored
4
2
Games: Scored
2 / 5
1 / 5
Clean sheets
4 / 5
3 / 5
D
3
CRU
2
FIXTURE HISTORY AT Cruzeiro
Cruzeiro3 - 2
Draw0 - 0Draw
Draw0 - 0Draw
Draw0 - 0Draw
Cruzeiro1 - 0
Goal Statistics

Cruzeiro's defensive record is very strong, Sergiy Lavrinenko's men having conceded 1 or less in 13 consecutive Serie A outings. An underwhelming PG rating of 1.4 for Botafogo makes sense in this context.

Botafogo 5th Cruzeiro 1st
Kickoff prediction
Kickoff prediction
1.4
goals
0.9
goals
Scoring probability
Scoring probability
0
24%
1
34%
2
24%
3
12%
4+
There is a 76% probability that Botafogo will score 1 or more goals
0
40%
1
37%
2
17%
3
4+
There is a 77% probability of Cruzeiro scoring 1 goal or less
 
20 home / away league games
20 home / away league games
+8
Botafogo’s goalscoring at home has been inline with predictions
+2
Cruzeiro’s goalscoring when away has been inline with predictions
1.8
average goals scored
1.0
average goals scored
0.7
conceded
1.0
conceded
 
Attack defence ratings
Serie A - 2025/2025 season
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Botafogo
PG (predicted goals)
Cruzeiro
1.4
0.9
Attack rating
BOT
CRU
28%
better
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Games scored8
11
Failed to score6
4
Scored first7
10
Goals scored17
27
Avg. goals scored1.2
1.8
Avg. shots per game11
11
Avg. shots per goal9
6
Conversion rate for11
17
Avg. XG for1.4
1.5
KickOff rating
+28%
Defence rating
7%
better
BOT
CRU
view stats
Games conceded5
7
Clean sheets9
8
Conceded first4
3
Goals conceded7
9
Avg. goals conceded0.5
0.6
Avg. shots/game conceded9
10
Avg. shots/goal conceded17
17
Conversion rate against6%
6%
Avg. XG against1
1
KickOff rating
+7%

Botafogo v Cruzeiro Serie A lLine ups will show here when available.

Botafogo Serie A squad statistics 2025
Overall
Attack
Defence
Most startsMost goalsMost assistsMost cards
14244
JohnA Telles M FreitasA Barboza
PlayersAppserancesgoalsAssistscards
John GLK14
2
-
M Freitas MID1414
3
-
Vitinho DEF131
1
-
A Telles  DEF132
1
-
Artur FWD1323
1
-
Cuiabano DEF1121
2
-
M Ponte DEF91
1
-
S Rodríguez MID9
1
-
J Savarino MID921
1
-
A Barboza DEF8
4
-
N Fernandes FWD811
1
-
Allan MID7
1
-
G Mastriani FWD71
1
-
D Loiola DEF6
1
P Paula MID6
-
N. Araújo da Costa Júnior MID5
1
-
R Seco FWD5
-
M Martins FWD5
1
-
Kaio DEF3
-
?. Montoro MID3
2
-
D Barbosa MID3
1
-
A Cabral FWD31
-
J Correa FWD3
-
Jeffinho FWD31
-
M Marçal DEF2
1
-
E Manoel FWD2
-
K. Cordeiro Lindes MID1
-
Cruzeiro Serie A squad statistics 2025
Overall
Attack
Defence
Most startsMost goalsMost assistsMost cards
141254
C CássioK JorgeM PereiraL Romero
PlayersAppserancesgoalsAssistscards
C Cássio GLK14
3
-
Kaiki DEF142
3
-
F Bruno DEF141
3
-
L Silva MID1412
2
-
L Romero MID1412
4
-
Wanderson FWD14
1
-
K Jorge FWD14124
2
-
M Pereira MID1325
4
-
L Villalba DEF121
3
-
Christian MID1222
4
-
C Eduardo  MID121
1
1
G Barbosa FWD1242
1
-
William DEF112
1
-
Marquinhos FWD10
1
-
Fagner DEF8
1
-
Y Bolasie FWD81
1
-
Walace MID7
1
-
J Alves DEF61
1
L Díaz FWD4
-
M Gamarra DEF2
-
M Henrique MID2
1
-
L Carvalho GLK1
-
K. de Almeida DEF1
-
M. Rhikman Alves Pimentel MID1
-
Rodriguinho FWD1
-
K. Takamura Correa FWD1
-