Botafogo vs Cruzeiro: result 0-3 and analysis
Serie ARegular Season - 20Kick-off on July 28, 2024 at 12:30 AM (UTC)Estádio Nilton Santos, Rio de Janeiro
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What was the result of Botafogo vs Cruzeiro?
Cruzeiro won 0-3 on July 28, 2024.
Goalscorers
- 13′WilliamCruzeiro
- 37′L. DíazCruzeiro
- 77′Á. BarrealCruzeiro
Official lineup for Botafogo vs Cruzeiro
The starting elevens fielded at kick-off.
Botafogo
4-4-2- 9Tiquinho Soares
- 99Igor Jesus
- 10J. Savarino
- 5Danilo Barbosa
- 6Tchê Tchê
- 70Ó. Romero
- 21Marçal
- 15Bartolomeu Jacinto Quissanga
- 3Lucas Halter
- 22D. Suárez
- 12John
Cruzeiro
4-2-3-1- 9Kaio Jorge
- 26L. Díaz
- 10Matheus Pereira
- 97Matheus Henrique
- 21Á. Barreal
- 29L. Romero
- 3Marlon
- 25L. Villalba
- 43João Marcelo
- 12William
- 1Cássio
What is the recent form of both teams?
Over their last 15 matches in all competitions, Botafogo have 10 wins, 4 draws and 1 defeat; Cruzeiro have 9, 1 and 5.
The competition is shown for every match: in pre-season, several of these games are friendlies.
| Date | Opponent | Score | Competition |
|---|---|---|---|
| Jul 24, 2024 | Sao Paulo(away) | 2-2 | Serie A |
| Jul 20, 2024 | Internacional(home) | 1-0 | Serie A |
| Jul 18, 2024 | Palmeiras(home) | 1-0 | Serie A |
| Jul 12, 2024 | Vitoria(away) | 1-0 | Serie A |
| Jul 7, 2024 | Atletico-MG(home) | 3-0 | Serie A |
| Date | Opponent | Score | Competition |
|---|---|---|---|
| Jul 24, 2024 | Juventude(home) | 2-0 | Serie A |
| Jul 21, 2024 | Palmeiras(away) | 0-2 | Serie A |
| Jul 13, 2024 | RB Bragantino(home) | 2-1 | Serie A |
| Jul 10, 2024 | Gremio(away) | 2-0 | Serie A |
| Jul 7, 2024 | Corinthians(home) | 3-0 | Serie A |
What does the head-to-head say?
Across the last 6 meetings: 0 Botafogo wins, 4 draws, 2 Cruzeiro wins.
| Date | Score | Competition |
|---|---|---|
| Apr 14, 2024 | Cruzeiro 3-2 Botafogo | Serie A |
| Dec 3, 2023 | Botafogo 0-0 Cruzeiro | Serie A |
| Aug 6, 2023 | Cruzeiro 0-0 Botafogo | Serie A |
| Oct 13, 2021 | Cruzeiro 0-0 Botafogo | Serie B |
| Jul 10, 2021 | Botafogo 3-3 Cruzeiro | Serie B |
| Nov 1, 2019 | Botafogo 0-2 Cruzeiro | Serie A |
How many goals should we expect?
Botafogo score 1.4 and concede 0.7 goals per match over their last 15; Cruzeiro score 1.3 and concede 0.9.
| Club | Goals scored / match | Goals conceded / match | Clean sheets | Both teams scored | Over 2.5 goals |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Botafogo | 1.4 | 0.7 | 7 | 8/15 | 7/15 |
| Cruzeiro | 1.3 | 0.9 | 8 | 4/15 | 5/15 |
Over the last 15 matches in all competitions.
Where do both teams sit in the table?
Botafogo sit 13th in Serie A (36 points from 30 matches) and Cruzeiro sit 6th (48 points from 30 matches).
| # | Club | P | W | D | L | GF | GA | Pts |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 6 | Cruzeiro | 30 | 14 | 6 | 10 | 46 | 44 | 48 |
| 13 | Botafogo | 30 | 9 | 9 | 12 | 43 | 48 | 36 |
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How does Footlab AI compute this prediction?
The model combines both teams' Elo ratings (anchored by competition pool), their recent form weighted by opponent strength, home advantage and a Poisson matrix for scorelines. When bookmakers publish odds for the match, their consensus is built into the calculation: that is what proved most accurate on past matches. Its accuracy is measured continuously on the predictions actually published. Methodology and measured accuracy