Cruzeiro vs Botafogo
Result, Stats, Lineups & H2H

Serie A

2026

Cruzeiro

-FT

Jul 26, 2026

Estádio Governador Magalhães Pinto

Match Timeline

Man of the Match

Warleson

Botafogo

7.9

90'+8Yellow Card

Kaio Jorge

Cruzeiro

90'+7Yellow Card

Keny Arroyo

Cruzeiro

90'+4Yellow Card

Kadir Barría

Botafogo

90'Substitution

Marçal· In

Alex Telles · Out

Botafogo

90'Substitution

Lucas Villalba· In

Matheus Martins· Out

Botafogo

88'Yellow Card

Alex Telles

Botafogo

83'Substitution

Santiago Rodríguez· In

Álvaro Montoro· Out

Botafogo

82'Substitution

Kadir Barría· In

Arthur Cabral· Out

Botafogo

77'Substitution

William· In

Fagner· Out

Cruzeiro

77'Substitution

Kauã Moraes· In

Gabriel Rojas· Out

Cruzeiro

69'Substitution

Kauan Toledo· In

Danilo· Out

Botafogo

60'Substitution

Keny Arroyo· In

Marquinhos · Out

Cruzeiro

60'Substitution

João Marcelo· In

Fabrício Bruno· Out

Cruzeiro

56'Yellow Card

Jonathan Jesus

Cruzeiro

45'+4Yellow Card

Nahuel Ferraresi

Botafogo

45'+3Yellow Card

Fagner

Cruzeiro

Goal!

0-1

Gabriel Justino

41'·Botafogo

⚽

39'Substitution

Wanderson· In

Luis Sinisterra · Out

Cruzeiro

35'Yellow Card

Huguinho

Botafogo

26'Yellow Card

Warleson

Botafogo

Statistics of the Game

Cruzeiro

Botafogo

62%Ball Possession38%

16Shots Total8

6Shots On Target4

9Corners1

14Fouls18

4Yellow Cards5

2Offsides0

3Saves6

446Passes279

4Shots Off Target2

119Attacks68

50Dangerous Attacks31

12Shots Inside Box5

4Shots Outside Box3

0Goals1

18Free Kicks14

2Shots Blocked6

5Substitutions5

13Tackles16

0Assists1

381Accurate Passes208

2Injuries2

25Total Crosses9

6Accurate Crosses2

9Interceptions5

46Duels Won48

3Big Chances Created1

3Big Chances Missed1

Cruzeiro

Manager: Artur Jorge

Starting XI

6.8

6.7

6.6

7.1

6.7

6.7

7.2

6.8

6.4

6.8

6.7

Substitutes

6.4

6.9

Felipe Morais

Rhuan Gabriel

João Marcelo

6.5

Vitor Lamounier Rego

Rayan Lelis

Wanderson

7.1

Keny Arroyo

6.9

Botafogo

Manager: Franclim Pereira da Silva Maia Carvalho

Starting XI

Warleson

7.9

Vitinho

7.5

Gabriel Justino

7.8

7.2

7.3

6.3

6.9

7.5

6.6

6.9

6.5

Substitutes

6.4

6.5

Kauan Toledo

6.5

Lucas Villalba

Lucas Emanuel

Edenilson

Player Stats

Player	Rating	Min	Shots	Passes	Tackles	Duels
Lucas Romero MF	7.2	90'	1/1	60(87%)	2	4/10
Wanderson FW	7.1	51'	1/2	13(75%)	3	4/5
Jonathan Jesus DF	7.1	90'	0/1	62(97%)	1	4/9
Keny Arroyo FW	6.9	30'	1/2	18(71%)	-	2/2
William DF	6.9	13'	-	4(100%)	-	-
Bruno Rodrigues FW	6.8	90'	0/2	27(88%)	1	6/13
Otávio Costa GK	6.8	90'	-	22(82%)	-	-
Matheus Henrique MF	6.8	90'	1/2	58(86%)	1	7/15
Gabriel Rojas DF	6.7	77'	-	42(86%)	-	4/7
Kaio Jorge FW	6.7	90'	1/5	18(76%)	-	2/6
Marquinhos MF	6.7	60'	-	20(74%)	1	4/6
Fagner DF	6.7	77'	-	31(71%)	-	3/7
Fabrício Bruno DF	6.6	60'	-	34(80%)	2	3/4
João Marcelo DF	6.5	30'	-	23(95%)	-	1/2
Luis Sinisterra MF	6.4	39'	-	8(75%)	1	1/4
Kauã Moraes DF	6.4	13'	1/1	6(60%)	1	1/4

Cruzeiro vs Botafogo H2H, Form & Key Stats

Current streaks (all competitions)

Team	Games	Run	Unbeaten	Winless	Scored in	Conceded in	Last-5 pts	Last-5 goals
Cruzeiro	15	W2	10	0	9	1	13/15	11-3
Botafogo	15	D1	2	1	0	0	8/15	7-5

Cruzeiro — last 5 games

W2-1 vs Chapecoense2026-05-24
W4-0 vs Barcelona Guayaquil2026-05-29
D1-1 vs Fluminense2026-05-31
W2-0 vs Defensor Sporting2026-07-04
W2-1 @ Internacional2026-07-23

Botafogo — last 5 games

D1-1 @ São Paulo2026-05-23
W3-1 @ Caracas2026-05-27
L1-2 @ Bahia2026-05-30
W2-1 vs Santos2026-07-16
D0-0 vs Vitória2026-07-23

Goal markets & scoring rates

Team	Games	Avg goals	Over 1.5	Over 2.5	Over 3.5	BTTS	Clean sheets	Failed to score
Cruzeiro	15	2.27	73%	40%	20%	53%	47%	7%
Botafogo	15	2.8	87%	67%	27%	67%	27%	13%

Venue split (Home vs Away)

Team	Where	Pld	W	D	L	Goals	PPG	Over 2.5	Clean sheets
Cruzeiro	Home	8	6	1	1	14-5	2.38	38%	63%
Botafogo	Away	7	3	2	2	13-8	1.57	57%	14%

1st half vs 2nd half scoring

Team	Games	1H goals	2H goals	2H share	1H Over 0.5	HT W-D-L
Cruzeiro	15	9-7	14-4	61%	80%	6-6-3
Botafogo	15	11-7	16-8	59%	80%	8-3-4

Head-to-head, computed

Meetings on record: 26
Period covered: 2009-08-28 – 2026-01-30
Cruzeiro wins: 10
Draws: 10
Botafogo wins: 6
Avg goals per meeting: 2.12
Over 2.5 goals: 38%
Both teams scored: 38%
Home side won: 31%share of all meetings won by whichever team hosted
Last 5 meetings: 3W 1D 1L (Cruzeiro view)
Avg goals, last 5 vs all-time: 3.6 vs 2.12

Most recent meetings (5 of 26)

Date	Home	Score	Away
2026-01-30	Botafogo	4-0	Cruzeiro
2025-12-04	Cruzeiro	2-2	Botafogo
2025-08-03	Botafogo	0-2	Cruzeiro
2024-07-28	Botafogo	0-3	Cruzeiro
2024-04-14	Cruzeiro	3-2	Botafogo

Standings before kickoff (rebuilt from 192 earlier results)

Team	Pos	Pld	Pts	GD	Form	Form rank	Form vs pos
Cruzeiro	8	19	27	-3	WDWDW	3	+5
Botafogo	9	19	26	1	WDLWD	7	+2

Table context

Points gap: 1 ptsCruzeiro 27 · Botafogo 26
Positions: #8 vs #9
Goals per game: 1.37/1.53 vs 1.74/1.68scored/conceded per game · league average 1.33

How we calculate this

Serie A Standings

Serie A · 2026

Full standings

#	Team	P	W	D	L	GD	PTS	Form
1	Flamengo	33	22	7	4	+40	73	WWWDL
2	Palmeiras	33	20	10	3	+34	70	LWWWD
3	CruzeiroH	33	17	6	10	+6	57	LDDLL
4	Fluminense	33	15	9	9	+10	54	WLWDW
5	Athletico PR	33	15	9	9	+10	54	WDWLW
···
10	São Paulo	33	12	7	14	0	43	WWWDW
11	Coritiba	33	11	9	13	-10	42	WLDWL
12	BotafogoA	33	10	9	14	-8	39	LDLLW
13	Vasco da Gama	32	10	8	14	-9	38	WLLDL
14	Vitória	33	10	8	15	-13	38	DDLLW
···
20	Chapecoense	32	4	9	19	-34	21	LLDDW

11 / 20Full standings →

Statistical Comparison

Serie A

Cruzeiro33 matches

Botafogo

33 matches

#3Position#12

57Points39

17Wins10

6Draws9

10Losses14

52Goals45

1.58Goals per game1.36

46Goals conceded53

1.39Goals per game conceded1.61

Cruzeiro vs Botafogo — Statistical Win Probability, Goal Markets & xG Projection

Poisson goal model computed from recent form (33 vs 33 matches) & H2H history

1X2 Statistical Win ProbabilityCruzeiro 46% · X · Draw 24% · Botafogo 30%

1 · Home Win

46%

X · Draw

24%

2 · Away Win

30%

Projected Goals (xG Model)

1.60 vs 1.25

Projected Total: 2.85

Over 1.5 Goals

78%

Over 2.5 Goals

54%

Over 3.5 Goals

32%

Both Teams to Score (BTTS)

57%

Clean Sheet Prob. (H / A)

29% / 20%

Cruzeiro / Botafogo

Most Likely Scorelines (Poisson):

1 - 1(11.6%)2 - 1(9.3%)1 - 0(9.3%)

Recent matches

Jul 4

2-0

vs Defensor Sporting

Home

vs Barcelona Guayaquil

Home

May 24

2-1

vs Chapecoense

Home

All Cruzeiro fixtures & results

Previous Meetings

Last 26 matches

Won 38%

(10/26)

Draw 38%

(10/26)

Won 23%

(6/26)

Goals

30-25

Total matches

Recent matches (5/26)

Cruzeiro vs Botafogo — Head to Head

Last 26 matches

Cruzeiro wins

Draws

Botafogo wins

Goals Scored

30 - 25

Jan 30, 2026 • Serie A

Botafogo

4-0

Cruzeiro

Dec 4, 2025 • Serie A

Cruzeiro

2-2

Botafogo

Aug 3, 2025 • Serie A

Botafogo

0-2

Cruzeiro

Matchday 20 — Serie A

Match summary

Botafogo beat Cruzeiro 1-0 in the Serie A.

Before kickoff, Cruzeiro sat 8th on 27 points, while Botafogo were 9th on 26 points. Cruzeiro had gone 10 matches unbeaten before this one. Across 26 previous meetings on record, Cruzeiro won 10 and Botafogo won 6, with 10 draws (2.12 goals per game).

Botafogo won with 38% of the possession. Gabriel Justino (41') scored for Botafogo.

More details:

Cruzeiro — live results and schedule Botafogo — live results and schedule

Match Timeline

Match Statistics

Statistics of the Game

Team Lineups

Starting XI

Substitutes

Starting XI

Substitutes

Player Stats

Cruzeiro vs Botafogo H2H, Form & Key Stats

Serie A Standings

Statistical Comparison

Statistical Comparison

Cruzeiro vs Botafogo — Statistical Win Probability, Goal Markets & xG Projection

Recent matches

Previous Meetings

Recent matches (5/26)

Cruzeiro vs Botafogo — Head to Head

Last 26 matches

Matchday 20 — Serie A

Match summary