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

Thu 4th Dec, 22:30 BST, Estádio Governador Magalhães Pin, Belo Horizonte

the Estádio Governador Magalhães Pin faithful welcome Botafogo's fans on Wednesday evening, as José Leonardo Nunes Alves Sousa Jardim's Cruzeiro take on Davide Ancelotti's troops in the Serie A. For every Serie A match, KickOff explores the statistics for multiple markets. Key stats, including head-to-head results, are then published alongside odds from the UK's biggest bookmakers.


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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
Cruzeiro
40%
--
Draw
30%
--
Botafogo
30%
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Cruzeiro 1-0
14%
--
Draw 1-1
13%
--
Draw 0-0
12%
--
Botafogo 1-0
12%
--
Cruzeiro 2-0
8%
--
Cruzeiro 2-1
8%
--
Botafogo 2-1
6%
--
Botafogo 2-0
6%
--
Draw 2-2
4%
--
Cruzeiro 3-0
3%
--
Cruzeiro 3-1
3%
--
Botafogo 3-1
2%
--
Botafogo 3-0
2%
--
Cruzeiro 3-2
1%
--
Botafogo 3-2
1%
--
Over 2.5 Goals
35%
--
Under 2.5 Goals
65%
--
Home 1st Goal
48%
--
Away 1st Goal
43%
--
No 1st Goal
9%
--
BTTS - Yes
42%
--
BTTS - No
58%
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BTTS - Home Win
14%
--
BTTS - Draw
18%
--
BTTS - Away Win
11%
--
Home/draw
70%
--
Away/draw
60%
--
Home/away
70%
--
Over 1.5 Goals
62%
--
Under 1.5 Goals
38%
--
Over 3.5 Goals
16%
--
Under 3.5 Goals
84%
--
Over 4.5 Goals
6%
--
Under 4.5 Goals
94%
--
Over 5.5 Goals
2%
--
Under 5.5 Goals
98%
--
Over 0.5 Goals
88%
--
Under 0.5 Goals
12%
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Home DNB
61%
--
Away DNB
51%
--
Cruzeiro win to nil
26%
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Botafogo win to nil
20%
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Win / draw / win form
Cruzeiro 3RD
20 league games
Home
Overall
Goals: Scored
34
Conceded
16
Games: Scored
18 / 20
Conceded
13 / 20
Clean sheets
7 / 20
Failed to score
2 / 20
Won
13
D
4
L
3
HOME FORM Win / Draw / Win
Cruzeiro0 - 0Fluminense
Cruzeiro3 - 1Vitoria
Cruzeiro1 - 0Fortaleza
Cruzeiro1 - 1S. Recife
Cruzeiro2 - 1Bragantino
Cruzeiro1 - 0Sao Paulo
Cruzeiro2 - 1Internacional
Cruzeiro1 - 2Santos
Cruzeiro1 - 2Ceara
Cruzeiro4 - 0Juventude
Cruzeiro4 - 1Gremio
Cruzeiro2 - 1Palmeiras
Cruzeiro0 - 0A Mineiro
Cruzeiro2 - 1Flamengo
Cruzeiro1 - 0Vasco d Gama
Cruzeiro3 - 0Bahia
Cruzeiro2 - 1Mirassol
Cruzeiro1 - 2Palmeiras
Cruzeiro1 - 1Gremio
Cruzeiro2 - 1Criciuma
Goals: Scored
25
Conceded
13
Games: Scored
15 / 20
Conceded
10 / 20
Clean sheets
10 / 20
Failed to score
5 / 20
Won
10
Draw
7
L
3
OVERALL FORM Win / Draw / Win
HCruzeiro0 - 0Fluminense
ACruzeiro1 - 0Gremio
HCruzeiro3 - 1Vitoria
ACruzeiro0 - 0Palmeiras
HCruzeiro1 - 0Fortaleza
ACruzeiro1 - 1A Mineiro
HCruzeiro1 - 1S. Recife
ACruzeiro0 - 0Flamengo
ACruzeiro0 - 2Vasco d Gama
HCruzeiro2 - 1Bragantino
ACruzeiro2 - 1Bahia
HCruzeiro1 - 0Sao Paulo
HCruzeiro2 - 1Internacional
ACruzeiro1 - 1Mirassol
HCruzeiro1 - 2Santos
ACruzeiro2 - 0Botafogo
HCruzeiro1 - 2Ceara
ACruzeiro0 - 0Corinthians
HCruzeiro4 - 0Juventude
ACruzeiro2 - 0Fluminense
Botafogo 5TH
20 league games
Away
Overall
Goals: Scored
19
Conceded
11
Games: Scored
9 / 20
Conceded
9 / 20
Clean sheets
11 / 20
Failed to score
11 / 20
Won
8
Draw
6
Lost
6
AWAY FORM Win / Draw / Win
Vitoria0 - 0Botafogo
Mirassol0 - 0Botafogo
Ceara0 - 2Botafogo
Internacional2 - 0Botafogo
Fluminense2 - 0Botafogo
Gremio1 - 1Botafogo
Sao Paulo1 - 0Botafogo
Juventude1 - 3Botafogo
Fortaleza0 - 5Botafogo
S. Recife0 - 1Botafogo
Vasco d Gama0 - 2Botafogo
Santos0 - 1Botafogo
Flamengo0 - 0Botafogo
Bahia1 - 0Botafogo
A Mineiro1 - 0Botafogo
Bragantino1 - 0Botafogo
Palmeiras0 - 0Botafogo
Internacional0 - 1Botafogo
Palmeiras1 - 3Botafogo
A Mineiro0 - 0Botafogo
Goals: Scored
30
Conceded
23
Games: Scored
12 / 20
Conceded
14 / 20
Clean sheets
6 / 20
Failed to score
8 / 20
Won
8
Draw
6
Lost
6
OVERALL FORM Win / Draw / Win
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
HBotafogo1 - 1Corinthians
Win / draw / win head to head (H2H)
3
Cruzeiro have beaten Botafogo in 3 consecutive league meetings
11
Cruzeiro have not lost to Botafogo in 11 consecutive league meetings
League games at Cruzeiro since 2018
Cruzeiro
Botafogo
Goals: Scored
4
2
Games: Scored
2 / 5
1 / 5
Clean sheets
4 / 5
3 / 5
CRU
2
D
3
FIXTURE HISTORY AT Cruzeiro
Cruzeiro3 - 2
Draw0 - 0Draw
Draw0 - 0Draw
Draw0 - 0Draw
Cruzeiro1 - 0
League games at Botafogo since 2018
Botafogo
Cruzeiro
Goals: Scored
4
11
Games: Scored
2 / 6
5 / 6
Clean sheets
1 / 6
4 / 6
CRU
3
D
3
FIXTURE HISTORY AT Botafogo
0 - 2Cruzeiro
0 - 3Cruzeiro
Draw0 - 0Draw
Draw3 - 3Draw
0 - 2Cruzeiro
Draw1 - 1Draw
Goal Statistics

Cruzeiro's defensive record is to be admired, J. Nunes Alves Sousa Jardim's men having conceded 1 or less in 8 consecutive Serie A games. An underwhelming PG rating of 1.0 for Botafogo makes sense in this context.

Cruzeiro 3rd Botafogo 5th
Kickoff prediction
Kickoff prediction
1.1
goals
1.0
goals
Scoring probability
Scoring probability
0
32%
1
36%
2
21%
3
4+
There is a 68% probability that Cruzeiro will score no more than 1 goal
0
38%
1
37%
2
18%
3
4+
There is a 75% probability of Botafogo scoring 1 goal or less
 
20 home / away league games
20 home / away league games
+6
Cruzeiro’s goalscoring at home has been inline with predictions
-9
Botafogo’s goalscoring when away has been inline with predictions
1.7
average goals scored
1.0
average goals scored
0.8
conceded
0.6
conceded
 
Attack defence ratings
Serie A - 2025/2025 season
Cruzeiro
PG (predicted goals)
Botafogo
1.1
1
Attack rating
9%
better
CRU
BOT
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Games scored24
20
Failed to score9
14
Scored first20
17
Goals scored46
47
Avg. goals scored1.4
1.4
Avg. shots per game11
11
Avg. shots per goal8
8
Conversion rate for13
13
Avg. XG for1.3
1.3
KickOff rating
+9%
Defence rating
20%
better
CRU
BOT
view stats
Games conceded17
19
Clean sheets16
15
Conceded first7
12
Goals conceded22
30
Avg. goals conceded0.7
0.9
Avg. shots/game conceded10
9
Avg. shots/goal conceded15
10
Conversion rate against7%
10%
Avg. XG against1
1.1
KickOff rating
+20%

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

Cruzeiro Serie A squad statistics 2025
Overall
Attack
Defence
Most startsMost goalsMost assistsMost cards
3117711
C CássioK JorgeM PereiraL Romero
PlayersAppserancesgoalsAssistscards
C Cássio GLK31
5
-
M Pereira MID3167
6
-
Kaiki DEF3014
10
-
L Silva MID3022
6
-
L Romero MID3013
11
-
K Jorge FWD30177
4
1
F Bruno DEF293
7
1
L Villalba DEF281
10
-
Christian MID2742
9
-
Wanderson FWD272
2
-
William DEF265
3
1
C Eduardo  MID261
1
1
G Barbosa FWD2662
5
-
Marquinhos FWD17
1
-
Y Bolasie FWD141
1
-
M Henrique MID13
2
-
Walace MID13
3
-
J Alves DEF121
1
1
Fagner DEF9
1
-
K. Arroyo Alvarado MID911
3
-
L Sinisterra  FWD71
-
K. de Almeida DEF5
1
-
K. Moraes Silva DEF4
-
L Carvalho GLK3
1
-
J Marcelo DEF3
-
M Gamarra DEF2
-
K. Takamura Correa FWD2
-
R. da Silva Pae MID1
-
M. Rhikman Alves Pimentel MID1
-
J. de Oliveira MID1
-
Botafogo Serie A squad statistics 2025
Overall
Attack
Defence
Most startsMost goalsMost assistsMost cards
314514
VitinhoA Telles M FreitasA Barboza
PlayersAppserancesgoalsAssistscards
Vitinho DEF3311
2
-
M Freitas MID3115
8
-
Cuiabano DEF2632
4
-
A Telles  DEF2544
3
-
J Savarino MID2543
1
-
S Rodríguez MID2424
5
-
Artur FWD2444
3
-
A Barboza DEF23
14
-
N. Araújo da Costa Júnior MID221
4
-
M Ponte DEF191
2
-
D Loiola DEF191
3
1
Allan MID18
6
-
A Cabral FWD1732
-
Jeffinho FWD1724
-
J Correa FWD162
2
-
L Linck GLK15
1
-
M Martins FWD151
3
-
C Ramos FWD134
1
1
Danilo MID1212
2
-
?. Montoro MID1222
3
-
G Mastriani FWD121
1
-
Kaio DEF11
1
1
M Marçal DEF112
4
-
N Fernandes FWD1012
1
-
Neto  GLK3
-
G. Feitosa da Silva DEF3
-
J Herrera MID2
-