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Botafogo vs Cruzeiro: result 2-2 and analysis

Serie ARegular Season - 17Kick-off on September 18, 2010 at 09:30 PM (UTC)Estádio Nilton Santos, Rio de Janeiro

Botafogo
2-2
Cruzeiro

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What was the result of Botafogo vs Cruzeiro?

Botafogo and Cruzeiro drew 2-2 on September 18, 2010.

Goalscorers

  • 5′AlessandroBotafogo
  • 58′W. MontilloCruzeiro (pen.)
  • 71′W. MontilloCruzeiro
  • 75′Washington Sebastián Abreu GalloBotafogo (pen.)

Official lineup for Botafogo vs Cruzeiro

The starting elevens fielded at kick-off.

Botafogo

  1. WWashington Sebastián Abreu Gallo
  1. LLeandro Luchese Guerreiro
  2. MMaicosuel Reginaldo de Matos
  3. RRenato Adriano Jacó Morais
  4. LLeandro Fahel Matos
  5. PPaulo Rogerio Reis Silva
  1. FFábio Ferreira da Silva
  2. AAlessandro
  3. AAntônio Carlos
  4. DDanny Bittencourt Morais
  1. JJefferson

Cruzeiro

  1. EE. Farías
  2. TThiago Ribeiro
  1. HHenrique Pacheco de Lima
  2. RRoger Galera Flores
  1. JJonathan
  2. EEdcarlos Conceição Santos
  3. LLeonardo Renan Simões de Lacerda
  4. DDiego Renan
  5. WW. Montillo
  6. FFabrício
  1. FFábio
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What is the recent form of both teams?

Over their last 15 matches in all competitions, Botafogo have 8 wins, 4 draws and 3 defeats; Cruzeiro have 9, 4 and 2.

The competition is shown for every match: in pre-season, several of these games are friendlies.

Botafogo
DateOpponentScoreCompetition
Sep 15, 2010Goias(away)1-4Serie A
Sep 12, 2010Sao Paulo(home)2-0Serie A
Sep 10, 2010Santos(away)1-0Serie A
Sep 4, 2010Gremio(home)2-2Serie A
Sep 1, 2010Grêmio Barueri(away)1-0Serie A
Cruzeiro
DateOpponentScoreCompetition
Sep 15, 2010Guarani Campinas(home)4-2Serie A
Sep 12, 2010Avai(away)2-1Serie A
Sep 8, 2010Internacional(home)1-0Serie A
Sep 5, 2010Palmeiras(away)3-2Serie A
Sep 2, 2010Flamengo(home)1-0Serie A

What does the head-to-head say?

In the last meeting: 0 Botafogo wins, 0 draws, 1 Cruzeiro win.

DateScoreCompetition
May 27, 2010Cruzeiro 1-0 BotafogoSerie A

Last archived meeting: Cruzeiro vs Botafogo on May 27, 2010

How many goals should we expect?

Botafogo score 1.4 and concede 0.9 goals per match over their last 15; Cruzeiro score 1.4 and concede 0.8.

ClubGoals scored / matchGoals conceded / matchClean sheetsBoth teams scoredOver 2.5 goals
Botafogo1.40.976/155/15
Cruzeiro1.40.876/155/15

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).

2026 standings
#ClubPWDLGFGAPts
6Cruzeiro3014610464448
13Botafogo309912434836

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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

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