Botafogo vs Cruzeiro: result 0-2 and analysis
Serie ARegular Season - 18Kick-off on August 3, 2025 at 07:00 PM (UTC)Estádio Nilton Santos, Rio de Janeiro
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What was the result of Botafogo vs Cruzeiro?
Cruzeiro won 0-2 on August 3, 2025.
Goalscorers
- 23′ChristianCruzeiro
- 41′Matheus PereiraCruzeiro
Official lineup for Botafogo vs Cruzeiro
The starting elevens fielded at kick-off.
Botafogo
4-2-3-1- 98Arthur Cabral
- 8Álvaro Montoro
- 10J. Savarino
- 7Artur
- 17Marlon Freitas
- 25Allan
- 13Alex Telles
- 20A. Barboza
- 31Kaio Pantaleão
- 2Vitinho
- 12John
Cruzeiro
4-2-2-2- 19Kaio Jorge
- 10Matheus Pereira
- 94Wanderson
- 88Christian
- 16Lucas Silva
- 29L. Romero
- 6Kaiki
- 25L. Villalba
- 15Fabrício Bruno
- 12William
- 1Cássio
What is the recent form of both teams?
Over their last 15 matches in all competitions, Botafogo have 9 wins, 3 draws and 3 defeats; Cruzeiro have 8, 6 and 1.
The competition is shown for every match: in pre-season, several of these games are friendlies.
| Date | Opponent | Score | Competition |
|---|---|---|---|
| Jul 29, 2025 | RB Bragantino(home) | 2-0 | Copa Do Brasil |
| Jul 26, 2025 | Corinthians(home) | 1-1 | Serie A |
| Jul 20, 2025 | Sport Recife(away) | 1-0 | Serie A |
| Jul 17, 2025 | Vitoria(home) | 0-0 | Serie A |
| Jul 12, 2025 | Vasco DA Gama(away) | 2-0 | Serie A |
| Date | Opponent | Score | Competition |
|---|---|---|---|
| Jul 30, 2025 | CRB(home) | 0-0 | Copa Do Brasil |
| Jul 27, 2025 | Ceara(home) | 1-2 | Serie A |
| Jul 23, 2025 | Corinthians(away) | 0-0 | Serie A |
| Jul 20, 2025 | Juventude(home) | 4-0 | Serie A |
| Jul 17, 2025 | Fluminense(away) | 2-0 | 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 |
|---|---|---|
| Jul 28, 2024 | Botafogo 0-3 Cruzeiro | Serie A |
| 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 |
How many goals should we expect?
Botafogo score 1.1 and concede 0.6 goals per match over their last 15; Cruzeiro score 1.7 and concede 0.4.
| Club | Goals scored / match | Goals conceded / match | Clean sheets | Both teams scored | Over 2.5 goals |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Botafogo | 1.1 | 0.6 | 8 | 4/15 | 3/15 |
| Cruzeiro | 1.7 | 0.4 | 10 | 5/15 | 7/15 |
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