Botafogo vs Fortaleza

Botafogo beat Fortaleza 4-2 in the Brazil Serie A on Sunday 7 December 2025, 1-1 at half-time. In their last 8 meetings, including this one, Botafogo won 6, Fortaleza won 0 and 2 were drawn.

Brazil Serie A Sun 7 Dec 2025, 19:00 Save

Botafogo

HT 1-1

Fortaleza

Estádio Nilton Santos, Rio de Janeiro Paulo Cesar Zanovelli

Botafogo vs Fortaleza timeline

17' Breno Lopes 0-1 Goal · Assist Adam Bareiro · Right foot shot, Fortaleza
40' Eros Mancuso Yellow card · Foul, Fortaleza
45+4' Adam Bareiro Yellow card · Time wasting, Fortaleza
45+5' Álvaro Montoro 1-1 Goal · Right foot shot, Botafogo
48' Arthur Cabral 2-1 Goal · Assist Vitinho · Header, Botafogo
53' Lucas Gazal VAR · Penalty awarded, Fortaleza
56' Adam Bareiro 2-2 Penalty · Right foot shot, Fortaleza
84' Marçal 3-2 Goal · Assist Santiago Rodríguez · Header, Botafogo
90+1' Rodrigo Santos Yellow card · Foul, Fortaleza
90+1' Kauan Toledo Yellow card · Foul, Botafogo
90+3' Lucas Sasha Yellow card · Foul, Fortaleza
90+5' Mateo Ponte 4-2 Goal · Assist Kauan Toledo · Right foot shot, Botafogo

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0' 15' 30' HT 60' 75' 90'

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75–90'

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Botafogo vs Fortaleza stats

1st Half 2nd Half

BotafogoFortaleza

2.05 Expected goals (xG) 1.03

3.76 xG on target 1.36

71% Possession 29%

119 Attacks 79

58 Dang. Attacks 27

15 Shots 8

6 Shots On Target 4

4 Big Chances 1

2 Corners 2

89% Pass Accuracy 74%

2 Saves 2

11 Fouls 10

2 Yellow Cards 4

0 Offsides 3

2.05 Expected goals (xG) 1.03

3.76 xG on target 1.36

119 Attacks 79

58 Dang. Attacks 27

15 Shots 8

6 Shots On Target 4

6 Shots Off Target 3

3 Shots Blocked 1

9 Shots Inside Box 5

6 Shots Outside Box 3

14 Goal Attempts 9

4 Big Chances 1

1 Big Chances Missed 0

1 Hit Woodwork 0

2 Corners 2

0 Penalties 1

9 Dribbles 8

7 Successful Dribbles 5

78% Dribble Success 63%

0 Offsides 3

Botafogo vs Fortaleza lineups

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Botafogo 4-2-3-1

1 Raul

2 Vitinho
26 Gabriel Bahia
21 Marçal
13 Alex Telles

25 Allan
17 Marlon Freitas

98 Arthur Cabral

Substitutes

4 Mateo Ponte 79'
6 Cuiabano 68'
9 Chris Ramos
20 Alexander Barboza
23 Santiago Rodríguez 68'
28 Newton 90'
32 Rhyan
37 Kadir Barría
47 Jeffinho
58 Cauã Zappelini Joaquim
59 Kauan Toledo 90'
64 Marquinhos

Fortaleza 4-4-2

12 Brenno

16 Diogo Barbosa
3 Gastón Ávila
34 Lucas Gazal
14 Eros Mancuso

7 Tomás Pochettino
88 Lucas Sasha
30 Pierre
22 Yago Pikachu

26 Breno Lopes
27 Adam Bareiro

Substitutes

2 Tinga
5 Matheus Pereira
9 Juan Martín Lucero
13 Benjamín Kuscevic
18 Deyverson 64'
19 Allanzinho
20 Matheus Rossetto 46'
25 Vinícius
29 Rodrigo Santos 81'
36 Weverson 70'
91 Lucas Crispim 82'
96 Moisés

Botafogo and Fortaleza player stats

Botafogo player stats

1 Raul GK	90	0	0	0	0	17	0	0	0	17	0
21 Marçal DEF	90	1	0	1	1	107	1	1	1	107	1
26 Gabriel Bahia DEF	90	0	0	0	0	77	0	0	0	77	0
2 Vitinho DEF	79	0	1	1	1	38	0	1	1	38	0
13 Alex Telles DEF	68	0	0	0	0	34	0	0	0	34	0
8 Álvaro Montoro MID	90	1	0	4	1	51	0	4	1	51	0
14 Jordan Barrera MID	90	1	0	1	1	33	1	1	1	33	1
17 Marlon Freitas MID	90	0	0	2	0	95	3	2	0	95	3
25 Allan MID	90	0	0	0	0	98	1	0	0	98	1
7 Artur MID	68	0	0	2	1	29	0	2	1	29	0
98 Arthur Cabral FWD	90	1	0	3	1	7	1	3	1	7	1
6 Cuiabano DEF Sub	22	0	0	0	0	11	1	0	0	11	1
4 Mateo Ponte DEF Sub	11	1	0	1	1	13	0	1	1	13	0
23 Santiago Rodríguez MID Sub	22	0	1	0	0	13	1	0	0	13	1
28 Newton MID Sub	1	0	0	0	0	9	1	0	0	9	1
59 Kauan Toledo MID Sub	1	0	1	0	0	1	1	0	0	1	1

Fortaleza player stats

12 Brenno GK	90	0	0	0	0	21	0	0	0	21	0
3 Gastón Ávila DEF	90	0	0	1	0	25	1	1	0	25	1
14 Eros Mancuso DEF	90	0	0	0	0	28	1	0	0	28	1
34 Lucas Gazal DEF	90	0	0	1	0	31	0	1	0	31	0
16 Diogo Barbosa DEF	70	0	0	0	0	15	0	0	0	15	0
7 Tomás Pochettino MID	90	0	0	3	2	13	0	3	2	13	0
88 Lucas Sasha MID	90	0	0	0	0	22	3	0	0	22	3
30 Pierre MID	82	0	0	0	0	24	0	0	0	24	0
22 Yago Pikachu MID	46	0	0	0	0	10	1	0	0	10	1
26 Breno Lopes FWD	82	1	0	2	1	11	0	2	1	11	0
27 Adam Bareiro FWD	64	1	1	1	1	11	1	1	1	11	1
36 Weverson DEF Sub	20	0	0	0	0	3	1	0	0	3	1
20 Matheus Rossetto MID Sub	44	0	0	0	0	16	0	0	0	16	0
29 Rodrigo Santos MID Sub	8	0	0	0	0	6	2	0	0	6	2
91 Lucas Crispim MID Sub	8	0	0	0	0	4	0	0	0	4	0
18 Deyverson FWD Sub	26	0	0	0	0	10	0	0	0	10	0

Min: Minutes played
G: Goals
A: Assists
Sh: Shots
SoT: Shots on target
Pass: Passes
Fls: Fouls committed
Rtg: Rating
Sh: Shots
SoT: Shots on target
xG: Expected goals
xGoT: Expected goals on target
KP: Key passes
BCC: Big chances created
BCM: Big chances missed
Drb: Successful dribbles
Off: Offsides
Pass: Passes
Pass%: Pass accuracy
KP: Key passes
F3rd: Passes in the final third
Crs: Crosses
ACrs: Accurate crosses
LB: Long balls
Tch: Touches
Tkl: Tackles
Int: Interceptions
Clr: Clearances
Blk: Shots blocked
Rec: Ball recoveries
Duel: Duels won
Aer: Aerials won
DrbP: Dribbled past
Fls: Fouls committed
FlsD: Fouls won
YC: Yellow cards
Disp: Dispossessed
Lost: Possession lost
Err: Errors leading to a shot
Sv: Saves
SvIn: Saves inside the box
HC: High claims
Tch: Touches
LB: Long balls
Pass%: Pass accuracy

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Botafogo vs Fortaleza team news

Botafogo were without 1 player and Fortaleza had no reported absences.

Botafogo 1 out

Philipe Sampaio Muscular problems · Missed 114 games Injured

Fortaleza 0 out

No reported absences.

Botafogo vs Fortaleza form

Botafogo All venues

2 W · 3 D · 0 L

Points per game: 1.80
Scored per game: 2.0
Conceded per game: 1.6
Both teams scored: 80%
Over 2.5 goals: 80%

Fortaleza All venues

4 W · 1 D · 0 L

Points per game: 2.60
Scored per game: 2.0
Conceded per game: 1.2
Both teams scored: 60%
Over 2.5 goals: 60%

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Botafogo vs Fortaleza head to head

6 Botafogo wins 2 draws 0 Fortaleza wins

3.6 goals per game 63% both teams scored 63% over 2.5 goals

Botafogo vs Fortaleza standings

Serie A table
#	Team	P	W	D	L	GF	GA	GD	Pts
1	Flamengo	34	23	7	4	71	29	+42	76
2	Palmeiras	34	21	10	3	62	23	+39	73
3	Cruzeiro	34	18	6	10	55	48	+7	60
4	Fluminense	34	16	9	9	55	42	+13	57
5	Athletico PR	34	15	9	10	51	43	+8	54
6	Bahia	34	14	11	9	50	45	+5	53
7	Atlético Mineiro	34	14	8	12	44	40	+4	50
8	Bragantino	34	13	8	13	44	39	+5	47
9	Santos	34	12	11	11	50	49	+1	47
10	São Paulo	34	12	8	14	39	39	0	44
11	Botafogo	34	11	9	14	46	53	-7	42
12	Coritiba	34	11	9	14	40	51	-11	42
13	Vasco da Gama	33	11	8	14	43	50	-7	41
14	Mirassol	34	10	10	14	39	48	-9	40
15	Vitória	34	10	8	16	35	51	-16	38
16	Internacional	34	9	11	14	38	42	-4	38
17	Corinthians	34	9	10	15	36	42	-6	37
18	Grêmio	34	9	10	15	38	47	-9	37
19	Remo	34	6	11	17	37	57	-20	29
20	Chapecoense	33	4	9	20	33	68	-35	21

Serie A home table
#	Team	P	W	D	L	GF	GA	GD	Pts
1	Flamengo	19	14	5	0	46	8	+38	47
2	Fluminense	19	15	1	3	31	11	+20	46
3	Bahia	19	14	3	2	33	14	+19	45
4	Mirassol	19	12	7	0	42	17	+25	43
5	Cruzeiro	19	13	4	2	35	14	+21	43
6	Palmeiras	19	12	5	2	35	11	+24	41
7	Botafogo	19	11	5	3	39	24	+15	38
8	Atlético Mineiro	19	9	8	2	30	18	+12	35
9	São Paulo	19	10	4	5	27	17	+10	34
10	Vitória	19	9	6	4	21	15	+6	33
11	Grêmio	19	9	5	5	24	17	+7	32
12	Bragantino	19	9	4	6	27	24	+3	31
13	Corinthians	19	8	6	5	27	18	+9	30
14	Internacional	19	8	6	5	27	20	+7	30
15	Santos	19	8	6	5	24	19	+5	30
16	Vasco da Gama	19	8	4	7	31	26	+5	28
17	Fortaleza	19	8	3	8	23	23	0	27
18	Ceará	19	7	5	7	20	18	+2	26
19	Juventude	19	6	5	8	21	26	-5	23
20	Sport Recife	19	1	7	11	17	39	-22	10

Serie A away table
#	Team	P	W	D	L	GF	GA	GD	Pts
1	Palmeiras	19	11	2	6	31	22	+9	35
2	Flamengo	19	9	5	5	32	19	+13	32
3	Cruzeiro	19	6	9	4	20	17	+3	27
4	Botafogo	19	6	7	6	19	14	+5	25
5	Mirassol	19	6	6	7	21	22	-1	24
6	Fluminense	19	4	6	9	19	28	-9	18
7	Ceará	19	4	5	10	14	22	-8	17
8	Vasco da Gama	19	5	2	12	24	34	-10	17
9	Grêmio	19	4	5	10	23	33	-10	17
10	Santos	19	4	5	10	21	31	-10	17
11	São Paulo	19	4	5	10	16	30	-14	17
12	Corinthians	19	4	5	10	15	29	-14	17
13	Bragantino	19	5	2	12	18	33	-15	17
14	Fortaleza	19	3	7	9	20	35	-15	16
15	Bahia	19	3	6	10	17	32	-15	15
16	Internacional	19	3	5	11	17	37	-20	14
17	Atlético Mineiro	19	3	4	12	13	26	-13	13
18	Vitória	19	2	6	11	14	37	-23	12
19	Juventude	19	3	3	13	14	43	-29	12
20	Sport Recife	19	1	4	14	11	36	-25	7

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Serie A 2025 standings as of 14 Nov 2026, 07:34 UK. Last 5 shows the most recent result first.

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Venue: Estádio Nilton Santos, Rio de Janeiro Capacity 46,831 · Grass
Weather: 33°C, light rain Wind 20 km/h · Humidity 43%
Managers: Davide Ancelotti Botafogo Martín Palermo Fortaleza
Officials: Referee Paulo Cesar Zanovelli 1st Assistant G. Dias Camilo 2nd Assistant C. Da Silva 4th Official F. Mendes de Salles Nascimento Fillho

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