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

Sun 1st Jun, 20:00 BST, Estádio Urbano Caldeira, Santos

Sunday night at the Estádio Urbano Caldeira, and it’s a Serie A showdown between Santos and Botafogo. Fábio Carille and Carlos Eduardo Gomes Santos will be doing all they can to claim the win. We want you to make a winning bet on this match, so every statistics you could ever need to make a smart selection is shown below. Flip between seventeen markets or take our top tip. We've got predictions, head to head (H2H) analysis and odds from leading bookmakers for every one.


Best Tip: Under 2.5 goals

We're expecting a relatively tight affair here and, as such, our prediction is under 2.5 goals. For those unfamiliar with that term, this simply means that 2 goals or less will be scored in total as Santos and Botafogo go head-to-head. Clear game plans will be required to deliver us a winner, but we trust both sides to deliver just that. The stats and the odds below also suggest this is a strong tip.

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
If you’re looking for a winner in this match, we think Santos are the most likely. Our predictive algorithm gives them a 42% chance of victory, and the bookies have them at a best price of 2.50.

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

Change odds
Predictions Add Bet365 Coral
Santos
42%
6/4
16%
-
Draw
33%
11/5
2%
-
Botafogo
25%
15/8
15%
-
Santos 1-0
18%
11/2
8%
-
Draw 0-0
18%
6/1-
Draw 1-1
13%
5/1
8%
-
Botafogo 1-0
13%
6/1
13%
-
Santos 2-0
9%
10/1
22%
-
Santos 2-1
7%
9/1
5%
-
Botafogo 2-1
5%
10/1
15%
-
Botafogo 2-0
4%
12/1
13%
-
Santos 3-0
3%
25/1
24%
-
Draw 2-2
2%
18/1-
Santos 3-1
2%
22/1
10%
-
Botafogo 3-1
1%
25/1
24%
-
Botafogo 3-0
1%
28/1
29%
-
Santos 4-0
1%
50/1
24%
-
Santos 3-2
1%
40/1-
Over 2.5 Goals
25%
7/5-
Under 2.5 Goals
75%
8/15-
Home 1st Goal
48%
10/11
10%
-
Away 1st Goal
38%
5/4
10%
-
No 1st Goal
13%
6/1-
BTTS - Yes
32%
21/20
2%
-
BTTS - No
68%
7/10
2%
-
BTTS - Home Win
11%
5/1
9%
-
BTTS - Draw
15%
15/4
5%
-
BTTS - Away Win
7%
6/1
13%
-
Home/draw
75%
2/5
8%
-
Away/draw
58%
1/2
10%
-
Home/away
67%
4/11
2%
-
Over 1.5 Goals
52%
1/2-
Under 1.5 Goals
48%
13/8-
Over 3.5 Goals
10%
7/2-
Under 3.5 Goals
90%
1/5-
Over 4.5 Goals
3%
10/1-
Under 4.5 Goals
97%
1/20-
Over 5.5 Goals
1%
22/1-
Under 5.5 Goals
99%
1/80-
Over 0.5 Goals
82%
1/10-
Under 0.5 Goals
18%
6/1-
Home DNB
65%
8/11
13%
-
Away DNB
48%
1/1
16%
-
Santos win to nil
31%
11/4
15%
-
Botafogo win to nil
18%
10/3
13%
-
Santos / Santos
19%
10/3
20%
-
Santos / Botafogo
2%
33/1-
Santos / Draw
6%
14/1-
Draw / Santos
15%
9/2
10%
-
Draw / Botafogo
13%
11/2
7%
-
Draw / Draw
19%
10/3-
Botafogo / Santos
2%
33/1
17%
-
Botafogo / Botafogo
18%
15/4
21%
-
Botafogo / Draw
6%
14/1-
Win / draw / win form
5
Botafogo have not won in 5 consecutive away league games
5
Botafogo have failed to score in 5 consecutive away league games
Santos 18TH
20 league games
Home
Overall
Goals: Scored
29
Conceded
16
Games: Scored
16 / 20
Conceded
10 / 20
Clean sheets
10 / 20
Failed to score
4 / 20
Won
10
Draw
6
L
4
Goals: Scored
24
Conceded
23
Games: Scored
15 / 20
Conceded
12 / 20
Clean sheets
8 / 20
Failed to score
5 / 20
Won
8
D
2
Lost
10
Botafogo 11TH
20 league games
Away
5
Overall
Goals: Scored
22
Conceded
15
Games: Scored
13 / 20
Conceded
11 / 20
Clean sheets
9 / 20
Failed to score
7 / 20
Won
9
Draw
6
Lost
5
Goals: Scored
23
Conceded
9
Games: Scored
12 / 20
Conceded
8 / 20
Clean sheets
12 / 20
Failed to score
8 / 20
Won
9
Draw
8
L
3
Win / draw / win head to head (H2H)
5
Santos have not lost to Botafogo in 5 consecutive home league meetings
League games at Santos since 2018
Santos
Botafogo
Goals: Scored
11
5
Games: Scored
5 / 5
4 / 5
Clean sheets
1 / 5
0 / 5
STS
3
D
2
League games at Botafogo since 2018
Botafogo
Santos
Goals: Scored
4
2
Games: Scored
2 / 5
2 / 5
Clean sheets
3 / 5
3 / 5
STS
1
D
3
BOT
1
Goal Statistics

Goals have been difficult to come by for Santos of late. It has been 5 Serie A games since they last scored more than 1, and a PG of 1.0 suggests they'll have problems ending that run on Sunday night against Botafogo.

Santos 18th Botafogo 11th
Kickoff prediction
Kickoff prediction
1.0
goals
0.7
goals
Scoring probability
Scoring probability
0
36%
1
37%
2
19%
3
4+
There is a 73% probability that Santos will score no more than 1 goal
0
49%
1
35%
2
12%
3
4+
There is a 84% probability of Botafogo scoring 1 goal or less
 
20 home / away league games
20 home / away league games
-6
Santos’s goalscoring at home has been inline with predictions
-12
Botafogo have scored 12% fewer goals when away than predicted
1.5
average goals scored
1.1
average goals scored
0.8
conceded
0.8
conceded
 
Attack defence ratings
Serie A - 2025/2025 season
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Santos
PG (predicted goals)
Botafogo
1
0.7
Attack rating
STS
BOT
1%
better
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Games scored6
4
Failed to score4
5
Scored first3
3
Goals scored8
10
Avg. goals scored0.8
1.1
Avg. shots per game8
10
Avg. shots per goal10
9
Conversion rate for10
11
Avg. XG for1
1
KickOff rating
+1%
Defence rating
STS
BOT
39%
better
view stats
Games conceded7
4
Clean sheets3
5
Conceded first6
4
Goals conceded11
5
Avg. goals conceded1.1
0.6
Avg. shots/game conceded10
9
Avg. shots/goal conceded9
16
Conversion rate against11%
6%
Avg. XG against1
1
KickOff rating
+39%

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

Santos Serie A squad statistics 2025
Overall
Attack
Defence
Most startsMost goalsMost assistsMost cards
10213
G BrazãoÁlvaro BarrealG. Silva BontempoZ Ivaldo
PlayersAppserancesgoalsAssistscards
G Brazão GLK10
-
B Rollheiser FWD10
2
-
Z Ivaldo DEF91
3
-
G Escobar DEF9
1
1
G. Silva Bontempo MID91
-
Thaciano MID91
-
D Eugênio FWD91
-
T Soares FWD911
2
-
J Schmidt MID7
2
-
Álvaro Barreal MID72
-
G Augusto FWD71
-
L Godoy DEF6
1
-
Gil DEF6
2
-
D Pituca MID61
2
-
G Veron FWD6
-
J. Pedro Chermont Crema DEF5
2
-
T Rincón  MID5
2
-
Y Soteldo FWD5
1
-
L Peres DEF4
3
-
L. Oliveira Meirelles FWD4
-
L Doria DEF3
1
-
Neymar FWD3
1
-
Aderlan DEF2
-
J Basso DEF1
-
Kevyson DEF1
-
J. de Souza Menezes DEF11
-
H. Carvalho Machado Silva MID1
-
Botafogo Serie A squad statistics 2025
Overall
Attack
Defence
Most startsMost goalsMost assistsMost cards
9333
JohnI JesusArturGregore
PlayersAppserancesgoalsAssistscards
John GLK9
2
-
J Paula DEF9
-
Cuiabano DEF911
2
-
M Freitas MID92
2
-
I Jesus FWD931
-
Vitinho DEF81
1
-
A Telles  DEF81
-
Gregore MID8
3
-
Artur FWD813
1
-
M Ponte DEF61
1
-
P Paula MID6
-
J Savarino FWD621
1
-
A Barboza DEF5
3
-
M Martins FWD5
1
-
D Loiola DEF4
1
S Rodríguez MID4
-
Allan MID3
1
-
N. Araújo da Costa Júnior MID3
1
-
N Fernandes FWD3
-
R Seco FWD3
-
Jeffinho FWD31
-
D Barbosa MID2
1
-
Vitinho  FWD2
-
K. Cordeiro Lindes MID1
-