Botafogo vs Santos: result 2-2 and analysis
Serie ARegular Season - 30Kick-off on October 26, 2025 at 07:00 PM (UTC)Estádio Nilton Santos, Rio de Janeiro
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What was the result of Botafogo vs Santos?
Botafogo and Santos drew 2-2 on October 26, 2025.
Goalscorers
- 1′J. CorreaBotafogo
- 26′SouzaSantos
- 39′J. CorreaBotafogo
- 70′Á. BarrealSantos (pen.)
Official lineup for Botafogo vs Santos
The starting elevens fielded at kick-off.
Botafogo
4-4-2- 30J. Correa
- 9Chris Ramos
- 47Jeffinho
- 17Marlon Freitas
- 35Danilo Santos
- 23S. Rodríguez
- 6Cuiabano
- 20A. Barboza
- 28Newton
- 2Vitinho
- 24Léo Linck
Santos
5-3-2- 19L. Díaz
- 32B. Rollheiser
- 22Á. Barreal
- 5João Schmidt
- 29Victor Hugo
- 33Souza
- 14Luan Peres
- 23A. Duarte
- 98A. Frías
- 18Igor Vinicius
- 77Gabriel Brazão
What is the recent form of both teams?
Over their last 15 matches in all competitions, Botafogo have 5 wins, 4 draws and 6 defeats; Santos have 4, 5 and 6.
The competition is shown for every match: in pre-season, several of these games are friendlies.
| Date | Opponent | Score | Competition |
|---|---|---|---|
| Oct 19, 2025 | Ceara(away) | 2-0 | Serie A |
| Oct 15, 2025 | Flamengo(home) | 0-3 | Serie A |
| Oct 4, 2025 | Internacional(away) | 0-2 | Serie A |
| Oct 2, 2025 | Bahia(home) | 2-1 | Serie A |
| Sep 28, 2025 | Fluminense(away) | 0-2 | Serie A |
| Date | Opponent | Score | Competition |
|---|---|---|---|
| Oct 21, 2025 | Vitoria(home) | 0-1 | Serie A |
| Oct 16, 2025 | Corinthians(home) | 3-1 | Serie A |
| Oct 5, 2025 | Ceara(away) | 0-3 | Serie A |
| Oct 2, 2025 | Gremio(home) | 1-1 | Serie A |
| Sep 28, 2025 | RB Bragantino(away) | 2-2 | Serie A |
What does the head-to-head say?
Across the last 6 meetings: 2 Botafogo wins, 2 draws, 2 Santos wins.
| Date | Score | Competition |
|---|---|---|
| Jun 1, 2025 | Santos 0-1 Botafogo | Serie A |
| Nov 26, 2023 | Botafogo 1-1 Santos | Serie A |
| Jul 23, 2023 | Santos 2-2 Botafogo | Serie A |
| Nov 10, 2022 | Botafogo 3-0 Santos | Serie A |
| Jul 21, 2022 | Santos 2-0 Botafogo | Serie A |
| Jan 17, 2021 | Santos 2-1 Botafogo | Serie A |
How many goals should we expect?
Botafogo score 1.2 and concede 1.3 goals per match over their last 15; Santos score 1.1 and concede 1.7.
| Club | Goals scored / match | Goals conceded / match | Clean sheets | Both teams scored | Over 2.5 goals |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Botafogo | 1.2 | 1.3 | 2 | 7/15 | 5/15 |
| Santos | 1.1 | 1.7 | 2 | 8/15 | 9/15 |
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 Santos sit 8th (42 points from 30 matches).
| # | Club | P | W | D | L | GF | GA | Pts |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 8 | Santos | 30 | 11 | 9 | 10 | 46 | 45 | 42 |
| 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