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

Estádio Governador Magalhães Pin, Belo Horizonte

Davide Ancelotti leads his Botafogo team to the Estádio Governador Magalhães Pin in the Serie A on Thursday night, with José Leonardo Nunes Alves Sousa Jardim's Cruzeiro the opponent. Below there are predictions for all the biggest betting markets, supporting statistics including head to heads (H2Hs), and the best odds. Access it all using the tabs below.

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Cruzeiro's next match is v Santos at 19:00 on Sunday 7th December
Botafogo's next match is v Fortaleza at 19:00 on Sunday 7th December
The last Brazillian Serie A meeting between Cruzeiro and Botafogo was on Thursday 4th December 2025
Brazillian Serie A
December 4th 2025
Cruzeiro 2
2 Botafogo
 
C. Alves Cardoso 15'57' F. Marçal de Oliveira
M. Costa Pereira 50'90' A. Telles
 
CRU
BOT
Shots On
4
5
Shots Off
5
4
Corners
1
7
Possession
43%
57%
Fouls
12
15
Yellow/red cards
2/0
2/1
 
CruzeiroBotafogo
 
C. Ramos
K. da Silva
W. de Asevedo Furtado
M. Costa Pereirafootball icon (Y. Bolasie Yala 90')
F. Soares de Faria
L. Villalba
L. Silva Borges (W. Souza Silva 86')
L. Romero
L. Sinisterra Lucumí (K. Arroyo Alvarado 69')
C. Alves Cardosofootball icon (M. de Souza 90')
K. Pinto Ramos (C. de Oliveira Alves 69')
R. Steffens
(K. Almeida Toledo 85') V. da Silva
(?. Montoro 53') L. Soares da Silva
football iconA. Telles
(K. Barria 89') J. Barrera Herrera
A. Guimarães
football iconF. Marçal de Oliveira
M. Rodrigues Freitas
D. Loiola da Silva
(N. Araújo da Costa Júnior 85') A. Marques Loureiro
A. Mendonça Cabral

Best Tip: Under 3.5 goals

Under 3.5 goals simply means that there will be no more than 3 goals scored by Cruzeiro and Botafogo combined during 90 mins. Latest form stats and historical head-to-head (H2H) records have led us to our prediction, and we're suggest there's a 79% chance of it coming in. The top price available at present on under 3.5 goals is 1.25.

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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
If you’re looking for a winner in this match, we think Cruzeiro are the most likely. Our predictive algorithm gives them a 45% chance of victory, and the bookies have them at a best price of 2.05.

Checkout the hundreds of tips picked but our top win/draw/win tipsters

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Predictions Add Bet365 Coral
Cruzeiro
45%
71/1002/9
Draw
27%
13/519/5
Botafogo
27%
4/116/1
Cruzeiro 1-0
13%
5/112/5
Draw 1-1
13%
11/219/4
Draw 0-0
10%
15/26/1
Botafogo 1-0
9%
11/117/2
Cruzeiro 2-0
9%
13/27/4
Cruzeiro 2-1
9%
15/26/5
Botafogo 2-1
6%
16/116/1
Botafogo 2-0
5%
22/118/1
Draw 2-2
4%
16/14/1
Cruzeiro 3-0
4%
12/114/5
Cruzeiro 3-1
4%
14/13/1
Botafogo 3-1
2%
40/150/1
Cruzeiro 3-2
2%
28/18/1
Botafogo 3-0
2%
50/140/1
Botafogo 3-2
1%
50/118/1
Over 2.5 Goals
42%
11/102/5
Under 2.5 Goals
58%
7/107/4
Home 1st Goal
51%
4/78/13
Away 1st Goal
43%
7/419/10
No 1st Goal
6%
15/211/2
BTTS - Yes
47%
1/18/5
BTTS - No
53%
3/44/9
BTTS - Home Win
18%
10/32/9
BTTS - Draw
18%
4/118/5
BTTS - Away Win
11%
10/116/1
Home/draw
73%
1/61/200
Away/draw
55%
1/13/1
Home/away
73%
2/71/6
Over 1.5 Goals
68%
4/112/7
Under 1.5 Goals
32%
11/512/5
Over 3.5 Goals
21%
3/13/5
Under 3.5 Goals
79%
1/46/5
Over 4.5 Goals
9%
7/13/1
Under 4.5 Goals
91%
1/122/9
Over 5.5 Goals
3%
16/111/1
Under 5.5 Goals
97%
1/401/33
Over 0.5 Goals
90%
1/141/12
Under 0.5 Goals
10%
8/16/1
Home DNB
65%
2/71/80
Away DNB
46%
5/214/1
Cruzeiro win to nil
28%
13/8-
Botafogo win to nil
16%
7/1-
Cruzeiro / Cruzeiro
30%
7/41/4
Cruzeiro / Botafogo
2%
40/114/1
Cruzeiro / Draw
6%
14/19/2
Draw / Cruzeiro
18%
7/218/1
Draw / Botafogo
8%
17/228/1
Draw / Draw
17%
4/118/1
Botafogo / Cruzeiro
4%
22/1100/1
Botafogo / Botafogo
10%
15/270/1
Botafogo / Draw
5%
16/190/1
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Win / draw / win form
3
Botafogo have drawn 3 consecutive away league games
11
Cruzeiro have not lost in 11 consecutive league games
8
Botafogo have not lost in 8 consecutive league games
Cruzeiro 3RD
20 league games
Home
Overall
11
Goals: Scored
35
Conceded
15
Games: Scored
18 / 20
Conceded
12 / 20
Clean sheets
8 / 20
Failed to score
2 / 20
Won
13
D
4
L
3
HOME FORM Win / Draw / Win
Cruzeiro3 - 0Corinthians
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
Goals: Scored
26
Conceded
17
Games: Scored
16 / 20
Conceded
12 / 20
Clean sheets
8 / 20
Failed to score
4 / 20
Won
9
Draw
8
L
3
OVERALL FORM Win / Draw / Win
ACruzeiro1 - 1Ceara
HCruzeiro3 - 0Corinthians
ACruzeiro3 - 3Juventude
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
Botafogo 7TH
20 league games
Away
3
Overall
8
Goals: Scored
21
Conceded
13
Games: Scored
10 / 20
Conceded
10 / 20
Clean sheets
10 / 20
Failed to score
10 / 20
Won
8
Draw
6
Lost
6
AWAY FORM Win / Draw / Win
Corinthians2 - 2Botafogo
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
Goals: Scored
34
Conceded
24
Games: Scored
13 / 20
Conceded
14 / 20
Clean sheets
6 / 20
Failed to score
7 / 20
Won
9
Draw
6
Lost
5
OVERALL FORM Win / Draw / Win
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
ABotafogo5 - 0Fortaleza
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 3rd Botafogo 7th
Kickoff prediction
Kickoff prediction
1.4
goals
1.0
goals
Scoring probability
Scoring probability
0
26%
1
35%
2
24%
3
11%
4+
There is a 61% probability that Cruzeiro will score no more than 1 goal
0
37%
1
37%
2
18%
3
4+
There is a 74% probability of Botafogo scoring 1 goal or less
 
20 home / away league games
20 home / away league games
+9
Cruzeiro’s goalscoring at home has been inline with predictions
+3
Botafogo’s goalscoring when away has been inline with predictions
1.8
average goals scored
1.1
average goals scored
0.8
conceded
0.7
conceded
 
Attack defence ratings
Serie A - 2025/2025 season
Cruzeiro
PG (predicted goals)
Botafogo
1.4
1
Attack rating
13%
better
CRU
BOT
view stats
Games scored27
22
Failed to score9
14
Scored first21
18
Goals scored53
52
Avg. goals scored1.5
1.4
Avg. shots per game11
11
Avg. shots per goal7
8
Conversion rate for14
13
Avg. XG for1.3
1.4
KickOff rating
+13%
Defence rating
19%
better
CRU
BOT
view stats
Games conceded19
21
Clean sheets17
15
Conceded first9
13
Goals conceded26
34
Avg. goals conceded0.7
0.9
Avg. shots/game conceded9
9
Avg. shots/goal conceded13
9
Conversion rate against8%
11%
Avg. XG against1
1.1
KickOff rating
+19%

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
3521812
C CássioK JorgeK JorgeL Romero
Line-upAppserancesgoalsAssistscards
C Cássio GLK35
6
-
William DEF306
3
1
F Bruno DEF333
8
1
L Villalba DEF321
10
-
Kaiki DEF3415
10
-
L Romero MID3313
12
-
L Silva MID3422
8
-
Christian MID3052
9
-
M Pereira MID3477
7
-
L Sinisterra  MID1121
-
K Jorge FWD33218
4
1
Subs
L Carvalho GLK3
1
-
K. Moraes Silva DEF5
-
Fagner DEF9
1
-
K. de Almeida DEF7
1
-
J Marcelo DEF3
-
Walace MID16
4
-
M Henrique MID16
3
-
C Eduardo  MID281
1
1
J. de Oliveira MID4
-
Y Bolasie FWD171
1
-
K. Arroyo Alvarado FWD1221
4
-
Botafogo Serie A squad statistics 2025
Overall
Attack
Defence
Most startsMost goalsMost assistsMost cards
33548
VitinhoA Telles A Telles Allan
Line-upAppserancesgoalsAssistscards
Raul GLK1
-
Vitinho DEF3511
3
-
D Loiola DEF2211
3
2
M Marçal DEF144
4
-
A Telles  DEF2654
3
-
Allan MID20
8
-
M Freitas MID3414
8
-
Artur MID2754
3
-
J Herrera MID51
1
-
Cuiabano MID2952
4
-
A Cabral FWD2032
1
-
Subs
C. Loor Santamaría GLK
-
G. Feitosa da Silva DEF3
-
?. Montoro MID1523
3
-
N. Araújo da Costa Júnior MID241
5
-
G Mastriani FWD121
1
-
K. Barria FWD62
1
-
C Ramos FWD134
1
1
N Fernandes FWD1012
1
-