Match Report
Both sides brought 35 points into this one — Botafogo 11th, Santos 10th. Santos had been over-performing their table position on recent form: 1st in the league over the last five rounds against 10th overall. Per game in the league, Botafogo were scoring 1.52 and conceding 1.59, Santos 1.5 and 1.5, against a competition average of 1.33 goals per team per game.
The sides have met 26 times in the GioScore results database: 8 wins for Botafogo, 8 draws and 10 for Santos, at 1.92 goals per meeting. More than two goals is the exception here — seen in 31% of meetings. Recent editions have opened up: 2.8 goals per game across the last five meetings against 1.92 historically.
The match was played at Estádio Nilton Santos (capacity 46,831). On the scoreboard, Botafogo led 1-0 at the break; 2 second-half goals set the final 2-1.
Goal scorers
Botafogo: Lucas Emanuel (41'), Kadir Barría (90') · Santos: Álvaro Barreal (57')
Key stats
Possession: Botafogo 48% · Santos 52% · Total shots: 17-22 · On target: 6-9 · Corners: 5-6