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

Sun 7th Dec, 19:00 BST, Estádio Nilton Santos, Rio de Janeiro

Davide Ancelotti and Martín Palermo take on one another in the Serie A on Sunday evening, as Botafogo face Fortaleza at the Estádio Nilton Santos. We have custom-designed stats for the biggest betting markets, from from under 0.5 goals to over 5.5, including form and historical head-to-head data. Predictions are generated from these, and the odds come straight from leading bookmakers.


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
51%
--
Draw
22%
--
Fortaleza
26%
--
Draw 1-1
10%
--
Botafogo 2-1
10%
--
Botafogo 1-0
7%
--
Botafogo 2-0
7%
--
Fortaleza 2-1
7%
--
Draw 2-2
6%
--
Botafogo 3-1
6%
--
Fortaleza 1-0
5%
--
Botafogo 3-0
5%
--
Botafogo 3-2
4%
--
Draw 0-0
4%
--
Fortaleza 2-0
3%
--
Botafogo 4-1
3%
--
Fortaleza 3-1
3%
--
Fortaleza 3-2
3%
--
Over 2.5 Goals
63%
--
Under 2.5 Goals
37%
--
Home 1st Goal
53%
--
Away 1st Goal
45%
--
No 1st Goal
2%
--
BTTS - Yes
63%
--
BTTS - No
37%
--
BTTS - Home Win
29%
--
BTTS - Draw
18%
--
BTTS - Away Win
16%
--
Home/draw
74%
--
Away/draw
49%
--
Home/away
78%
--
Over 1.5 Goals
84%
--
Under 1.5 Goals
16%
--
Over 3.5 Goals
41%
--
Under 3.5 Goals
59%
--
Over 4.5 Goals
23%
--
Under 4.5 Goals
77%
--
Over 5.5 Goals
11%
--
Under 5.5 Goals
89%
--
Over 0.5 Goals
96%
--
Under 0.5 Goals
4%
--
Home DNB
67%
--
Away DNB
42%
--
Botafogo win to nil
23%
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Fortaleza win to nil
11%
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Win / draw / win form
3
Botafogo have won 3 consecutive home league games
Botafogo 5TH
20 league games
Home
3
Overall
Goals: Scored
38
Conceded
24
Games: Scored
16 / 20
Conceded
14 / 20
Clean sheets
6 / 20
Failed to score
4 / 20
Won
11
Draw
6
L
3
HOME FORM Win / Draw / Win
Botafogo3 - 2Gremio
Botafogo3 - 2S. Recife
Botafogo3 - 0Vasco d Gama
Botafogo2 - 2Santos
Botafogo0 - 3Flamengo
Botafogo2 - 1Bahia
Botafogo1 - 0A Mineiro
Botafogo3 - 3Mirassol
Botafogo4 - 1Bragantino
Botafogo0 - 1Palmeiras
Botafogo0 - 2Cruzeiro
Botafogo1 - 1Corinthians
Botafogo0 - 0Vitoria
Botafogo3 - 2Ceara
Botafogo4 - 0Internacional
Botafogo2 - 0Fluminense
Botafogo2 - 2Sao Paulo
Botafogo2 - 0Juventude
Botafogo2 - 1Sao Paulo
Botafogo1 - 1Vitoria
Goals: Scored
32
Conceded
24
Games: Scored
12 / 20
Conceded
14 / 20
Clean sheets
6 / 20
Failed to score
8 / 20
Won
9
Draw
5
Lost
6
OVERALL FORM Win / Draw / Win
HBotafogo3 - 2Gremio
HBotafogo3 - 2S. Recife
ABotafogo0 - 0Vitoria
HBotafogo3 - 0Vasco d Gama
ABotafogo0 - 0Mirassol
HBotafogo2 - 2Santos
ABotafogo2 - 0Ceara
HBotafogo0 - 3Flamengo
ABotafogo0 - 2Internacional
HBotafogo2 - 1Bahia
ABotafogo0 - 2Fluminense
ABotafogo1 - 1Gremio
HBotafogo1 - 0A Mineiro
HBotafogo3 - 3Mirassol
ABotafogo0 - 1Sao Paulo
HBotafogo4 - 1Bragantino
ABotafogo3 - 1Juventude
HBotafogo0 - 1Palmeiras
ABotafogo5 - 0Fortaleza
HBotafogo0 - 2Cruzeiro
Fortaleza 18TH
20 league games
Away
Overall
Goals: Scored
20
Conceded
38
Games: Scored
14 / 20
Conceded
18 / 20
Clean sheets
2 / 20
Failed to score
6 / 20
W
2
Draw
8
Lost
10
AWAY FORM Win / Draw / Win
Bahia2 - 3Fortaleza
A Mineiro3 - 3Fortaleza
Ceara1 - 1Fortaleza
Santos1 - 1Fortaleza
Cruzeiro1 - 0Fortaleza
Juventude1 - 2Fortaleza
Palmeiras4 - 1Fortaleza
Internacional2 - 1Fortaleza
Fluminense2 - 1Fortaleza
Corinthians1 - 1Fortaleza
Gremio2 - 1Fortaleza
Flamengo5 - 0Fortaleza
Vasco d Gama3 - 0Fortaleza
Sao Paulo0 - 0Fortaleza
S. Recife0 - 0Fortaleza
Vitoria2 - 1Fortaleza
Mirassol1 - 1Fortaleza
Atletico Go3 - 1Fortaleza
Vitoria2 - 0Fortaleza
Fluminense2 - 2Fortaleza
Goals: Scored
24
Conceded
33
Games: Scored
15 / 20
Conceded
17 / 20
Clean sheets
3 / 20
Failed to score
5 / 20
Won
6
Draw
5
Lost
9
OVERALL FORM Win / Draw / Win
AFortaleza3 - 2Bahia
AFortaleza3 - 3A Mineiro
HFortaleza2 - 2Gremio
AFortaleza1 - 1Ceara
AFortaleza1 - 1Santos
HFortaleza1 - 0Flamengo
AFortaleza0 - 1Cruzeiro
HFortaleza0 - 2Vasco d Gama
AFortaleza2 - 1Juventude
HFortaleza0 - 2Sao Paulo
HFortaleza1 - 0S. Recife
AFortaleza1 - 4Palmeiras
HFortaleza2 - 0Vitoria
AFortaleza1 - 2Internacional
HFortaleza0 - 1Mirassol
AFortaleza1 - 2Fluminense
HFortaleza0 - 5Botafogo
AFortaleza1 - 1Corinthians
AFortaleza1 - 2Gremio
HFortaleza3 - 1Bragantino
Win / draw / win head to head (H2H)
3
Botafogo have beaten Fortaleza in 3 consecutive home league meetings
7
Botafogo have not lost to Fortaleza in 7 consecutive league meetings
League games at Botafogo since 2019
Botafogo
Fortaleza
Goals: Scored
9
3
Games: Scored
5 / 5
2 / 5
Clean sheets
3 / 5
0 / 5
BOT
4
FOR
1
FIXTURE HISTORY AT Botafogo
Botafogo2 - 0
Botafogo2 - 0
Botafogo3 - 1
1 - 2Fortaleza
Botafogo1 - 0
League games at Fortaleza since 2019
Fortaleza
Botafogo
Goals: Scored
5
11
Games: Scored
4 / 6
4 / 6
Clean sheets
2 / 6
2 / 6
BOT
2
D
3
FOR
1
FIXTURE HISTORY AT Fortaleza
0 - 5Botafogo
Draw1 - 1Draw
Draw2 - 2Draw
1 - 3Botafogo
Draw0 - 0Draw
Fortaleza1 - 0
Goal Statistics

Botafogo's fans will be hoping for goals on Sunday evening, not least because Fortaleza have conceded in each of their last 5 Serie A games. A PG of 1.9 for Davide Ancelotti's side suggests that run should continue.

Botafogo 5th Fortaleza 18th
Kickoff prediction
Kickoff prediction
1.9
goals
1.3
goals
Scoring probability
Scoring probability
0
14%
1
28%
2
27%
3
17%
4+
13%
There is a 86% probability that Botafogo will score 1 or more goals
0
26%
1
35%
2
23%
3
10%
4+
There is a 61% probability that Fortaleza will score no more than 1 goal
 
20 home / away league games
20 home / away league games
+20
Botafogo have scored 20% more goals at home than predicted
+12
Fortaleza have scored 12% more goals when away than predicted
1.9
average goals scored
1.0
average goals scored
1.2
conceded
1.9
conceded
 
Attack defence ratings
Serie A - 2025/2025 season
Botafogo
PG (predicted goals)
Fortaleza
1.9
1.3
Attack rating
10%
better
BOT
FOR
view stats
Games scored21
22
Failed to score14
12
Scored first18
13
Goals scored50
37
Avg. goals scored1.4
1.1
Avg. shots per game11
9
Avg. shots per goal8
9
Conversion rate for13
12
Avg. XG for1.4
1.3
KickOff rating
+10%
Defence rating
31%
better
BOT
FOR
view stats
Games conceded20
26
Clean sheets15
8
Conceded first12
18
Goals conceded32
53
Avg. goals conceded0.9
1.6
Avg. shots/game conceded9
10
Avg. shots/goal conceded10
7
Conversion rate against10%
15%
Avg. XG against1.1
1.5
KickOff rating
+31%

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

Botafogo Serie A squad statistics 2025
Overall
Attack
Defence
Most startsMost goalsMost assistsMost cards
325514
VitinhoArturM FreitasA Barboza
PlayersAppserancesgoalsAssistscards
Vitinho DEF3411
3
-
M Freitas MID3215
8
-
Cuiabano DEF2742
4
-
J Savarino MID2643
2
-
A Telles  DEF2544
3
-
Artur FWD2554
3
-
A Barboza DEF24
14
-
S Rodríguez MID2424
5
-
N. Araújo da Costa Júnior MID231
4
-
D Loiola DEF2011
3
1
M Ponte DEF191
2
-
Allan MID18
6
-
A Cabral FWD1832
-
Jeffinho FWD1724
-
J Correa FWD172
2
-
L Linck GLK16
1
-
M Martins FWD151
3
-
Danilo MID1313
2
-
?. Montoro MID1322
3
-
C Ramos FWD134
1
1
M Marçal DEF123
4
-
G Mastriani FWD121
1
-
Kaio DEF11
1
1
N Fernandes FWD1012
1
-
Neto  GLK3
-
G. Feitosa da Silva DEF3
-
J Herrera MID3
-
Fortaleza Serie A squad statistics 2025
Overall
Attack
Defence
Most startsMost goalsMost assistsMost cards
27749
L SashaDeyversonT PochettinoE Brítez
PlayersAppserancesgoalsAssistscards
B Lopes FWD2853
4
-
Y Pikachu FWD2821
2
-
L Sasha MID271
3
-
J Lucero FWD2731
6
-
E Mancuso DEF2613
5
-
G Ávila DEF23
4
-
Deyverson FWD237
3
-
T Pochettino MID2214
3
-
B Kuscevic DEF201
3
1
M Rossetto MID17
1
-
A Bareiro FWD175
5
1
Marinho FWD1712
3
1
M Pereira MID1613
3
1
J Herrera FWD1612
1
-
E Brítez DEF151
9
-
B Pacheco DEF1511
5
-
D Barbosa DEF151
2
-
J Ricardo GLK14
1
-
E Martínez  MID1411
6
-
Brenno GLK12
2
1
Tinga DEF111
1
-
L. Prior Pimenta MID112
2
-
M Moisés FWD101
1
-
Pierre MID9
2
-
J Welison MID9
3
-
Allanzinho FWD92
1
-
L Crispim MID71
-
R. Oliveira dos Santos MID7
1
-
L Gazal DEF51
2
-
Y Guzmán MID5
-
Pablo MID5
-
H Leite GLK4
-
M Magrão GLK3
1
-
Weverson DEF3
-
V Silvestre GLK2
-
K. Gouvêa Queiroz FWD2
-