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

Estádio Nilton Santos, Rio de Janeiro

Botafogo and Fortaleza take on one another at the Estádio Nilton Santos on Sunday evening, with both Davide Ancelotti and Martín Palermo hoping for success in the Serie A. Serie A stats are the most important part of the predictions you'll find below, with head-to-head records included too. There's so much to explore, with graphics and odds available for the biggest betting markets via the tabs.

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The last Brazillian Serie A meeting between Botafogo and Fortaleza was on Sunday 7th December 2025
Brazillian Serie A
December 7th 2025
Botafogo 4
2 Fortaleza
 
?. Montoro 45'17' B. Vasconcelos Lopes
A. Mendonça Cabral 48'56' A. Bareiro Gamarra
F. Marçal de Oliveira 84'
M. Ponte Costa 90'
 
BOT
FOR
Shots On
6
4
Shots Off
6
3
Corners
2
2
Possession
71%
29%
Fouls
11
10
Yellow/red cards
1/0
4/0
 
BotafogoFortaleza
 
R. Steffens
V. da Silva (M. Ponte Costa 79')
A. Telles (L. Soares da Silva 68')
?. Montorofootball icon (K. Almeida Toledo 90')
J. Barrera Herrera (N. Araújo da Costa Júnior 90')
M. Rodrigues Freitas
A. Guimarães (S. Rodríguez Molina 68')
F. Marçal de Oliveirafootball icon
G. Feitosa da Silva
A. Marques Loureiro
A. Mendonça Cabralfootball icon
B. Oliveira Fraga Costa
G. Ávila
E. Mancuso
(W. Moreira da Costa 70') D. Barbosa Mendanha
T. Pochettino
L. Gazal
(L. de Figueiredo Crispim 82') Pierre
L. Pacheco Affini
(M. Rossetto 46') G. Souza Lisboa
(R. Oliveira dos Santos 81') football iconB. Vasconcelos Lopes
(D. Brum Silva Acosta 64') football iconA. Bareiro Gamarra

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If you’re looking for a winner in this match, we think Botafogo are the most likely. Our predictive algorithm gives them a 49% chance of victory, and the bookies have them at a best price of 2.00.

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Predictions Add Bet365 Coral
Botafogo
50%
71/1001/33
Draw
23%
29/1012/1
Fortaleza
27%
16/5125/1
Draw 1-1
10%
13/210/3
Botafogo 2-1
9%
15/216/5
Botafogo 1-0
8%
15/211/2
Botafogo 2-0
7%
17/27/1
Fortaleza 2-1
7%
14/17/1
Draw 2-2
6%
12/119/20
Botafogo 3-1
6%
12/129/10
Fortaleza 1-0
5%
14/117/4
Botafogo 3-0
4%
14/112/1
Draw 0-0
4%
12/18/1
Botafogo 3-2
4%
20/12/5
Fortaleza 2-0
4%
22/17/1
Fortaleza 3-1
3%
33/120/1
Fortaleza 3-2
3%
33/15/1
Botafogo 4-1
3%
25/111/2
Over 2.5 Goals
62%
4/62/11
Under 2.5 Goals
38%
23/2010/3
Home 1st Goal
52%
4/78/13
Away 1st Goal
45%
7/58/5
No 1st Goal
2%
12/18/1
BTTS - Yes
62%
4/61/3
BTTS - No
38%
11/1021/10
BTTS - Home Win
28%
12/51/12
BTTS - Draw
19%
15/46/1
BTTS - Away Win
16%
13/250/1
Home/draw
73%
2/91/1000
Away/draw
50%
1/111/1
Home/away
77%
1/41/50
Over 1.5 Goals
83%
1/52/15
Under 1.5 Goals
17%
7/217/4
Over 3.5 Goals
40%
13/81/5
Under 3.5 Goals
60%
1/216/5
Over 4.5 Goals
22%
7/23/4
Under 4.5 Goals
78%
1/519/20
Over 5.5 Goals
11%
9/119/4
Under 5.5 Goals
89%
1/161/8
Over 0.5 Goals
96%
1/251/20
Under 0.5 Goals
4%
12/18/1
Home DNB
66%
1/31/1000
Away DNB
43%
9/445/1
Botafogo win to nil
22%
12/5-
Fortaleza win to nil
11%
8/1-
Botafogo / Botafogo
29%
7/440/1
Botafogo / Fortaleza
3%
33/1125/1
Botafogo / Draw
6%
12/180/1
Draw / Botafogo
17%
15/410/1
Draw / Fortaleza
9%
17/222/1
Draw / Draw
14%
5/114/1
Fortaleza / Botafogo
4%
20/17/2
Fortaleza / Fortaleza
12%
6/121/20
Fortaleza / Draw
6%
14/15/2
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Win / draw / win form
3
Botafogo have won 3 consecutive home league games
4
Fortaleza have won 4 consecutive league games
9
Botafogo have not lost in 9 consecutive league games
9
Fortaleza have not lost in 9 consecutive league games
Botafogo 6TH
20 league games
Home
3
Overall
9
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
31
Conceded
26
Games: Scored
13 / 20
Conceded
15 / 20
Clean sheets
5 / 20
Failed to score
7 / 20
Won
8
Draw
7
Lost
5
OVERALL FORM Win / Draw / Win
ABotafogo2 - 2Cruzeiro
ABotafogo2 - 2Corinthians
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
Fortaleza 18TH
20 league games
Away
Overall
4
Goals: Scored
19
Conceded
36
Games: Scored
14 / 20
Conceded
17 / 20
Clean sheets
3 / 20
Failed to score
6 / 20
W
3
Draw
7
Lost
10
AWAY FORM Win / Draw / Win
Bragantino0 - 1Fortaleza
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
Goals: Scored
23
Conceded
30
Games: Scored
15 / 20
Conceded
15 / 20
Clean sheets
5 / 20
Failed to score
5 / 20
Won
8
D
4
Lost
8
OVERALL FORM Win / Draw / Win
HFortaleza2 - 1Corinthians
HFortaleza1 - 0A Mineiro
AFortaleza1 - 0Bragantino
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
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 6th Fortaleza 18th
Kickoff prediction
Kickoff prediction
1.9
goals
1.3
goals
Scoring probability
Scoring probability
0
15%
1
29%
2
27%
3
17%
4+
12%
There is a 85% probability that Botafogo will score 1 or more goals
0
26%
1
35%
2
23%
3
10%
4+
There is a 74% probability that Fortaleza will score 1 or more goals
 
20 home / away league games
20 home / away league games
+20
Botafogo have scored 20% more goals at home than predicted
+4
Fortaleza’s goalscoring when away has been inline with predictions
1.9
average goals scored
1.0
average goals scored
1.2
conceded
1.8
conceded
 
Attack defence ratings
Serie A - 2025/2025 season
Botafogo
PG (predicted goals)
Fortaleza
1.9
1.3
Attack rating
8%
better
BOT
FOR
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Games scored23
25
Failed to score14
12
Scored first18
16
Goals scored54
41
Avg. goals scored1.5
1.1
Avg. shots per game11
9
Avg. shots per goal7
8
Conversion rate for14
12
Avg. XG for1.4
1.2
KickOff rating
+8%
Defence rating
23%
better
BOT
FOR
view stats
Games conceded22
27
Clean sheets15
10
Conceded first14
18
Goals conceded36
54
Avg. goals conceded1
1.5
Avg. shots/game conceded9
10
Avg. shots/goal conceded9
7
Conversion rate against11%
14%
Avg. XG against1.1
1.5
KickOff rating
+23%

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
345514
VitinhoM MarçalM FreitasA Barboza
Line-upAppserancesgoalsAssistscards
Raul GLK2
-
Vitinho DEF3612
3
-
M Marçal DEF155
4
-
G. Feitosa da Silva DEF4
-
A Telles  DEF2754
3
-
Allan MID21
8
-
M Freitas MID3515
8
-
Artur MID2854
3
-
J Herrera MID61
1
-
?. Montoro MID1633
3
-
A Cabral FWD2142
1
-
Subs
R. Carvalho de Arruda GLK
-
M. Felipe Vinagre Souza DEF1
-
M Ponte DEF212
3
-
Cuiabano DEF3052
4
-
A Barboza DEF24
14
-
S Rodríguez MID2625
6
-
N. Araújo da Costa Júnior MID261
5
-
C. Zappelini Joaquim MID
-
K. Almeida Toledo MID21
1
-
C Ramos FWD134
1
1
K. Barria FWD62
1
-
Jeffinho FWD1824
1
Fortaleza Serie A squad statistics 2025
Overall
Attack
Defence
Most startsMost goalsMost assistsMost cards
31748
L SashaA BareiroT PochettinoA Bareiro
Line-upAppserancesgoalsAssistscards
Brenno GLK16
2
1
E Mancuso DEF3013
6
-
L Gazal DEF71
2
-
G Ávila DEF27
4
-
D Barbosa DEF191
2
-
Y Pikachu MID3121
2
-
Pierre MID13
2
-
L Sasha MID311
3
-
T Pochettino MID2634
3
-
A Bareiro FWD2172
7
1
B Lopes FWD3263
4
-
Subs
V Silvestre GLK2
-
Tinga DEF111
1
-
B Kuscevic DEF201
3
1
Weverson DEF4
-
M Pereira MID1913
4
1
M Rossetto MID20
1
-
R. Oliveira dos Santos MID8
2
-
L Crispim MID1011
-
Allanzinho FWD92
1
-
M Moisés FWD121
1
-
J Lucero FWD2731
6
-
Deyverson FWD277
4
-
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