Brasileiro Serie A 2025 · 28 Sep 2025

Fluminense 2–0 Botafogo

Expected and what happened

Before the match, from team ratings for Aug 2025; the outlined result is what happened.

Footybot saw it as open: Fluminense 37%, the draw 31%, Botafogo 32%.

Fluminense won a close one on the chances: 0.8 xG to 1.0.

Best on the pitch by Footybot's score: Gabriel Bahia, 73.8 in 90′.

Well above their usual level: Santiago Rodríguez +9.9, Germán Cano +8.7.

Well below it: Renê −14.3, Jefferson Savarino −14.2, Samuel Xavier −11.9.

Each side's last five results before this match.

20 Sep 2025	W 1–0	at Vitória Brasileirão Série A
14 Sep 2025	L 0–1	v Corinthians Brasileirão Série A
31 Aug 2025	D 0–0	at Santos Brasileirão Série A
23 Aug 2025	L 2–4	at Red Bull Bragantino Brasileirão Série A
16 Aug 2025	W 2–1	v Fortaleza Brasileirão Série A

24 Sep 2025	D 1–1	at Grêmio Brasileirão Série A
20 Sep 2025	W 1–0	v Atlético Mineiro Brasileirão Série A
17 Sep 2025	D 3–3	v Mirassol Brasileirão Série A
14 Sep 2025	L 0–1	at São Paulo Brasileirão Série A
30 Aug 2025	W 4–1	v Red Bull Bragantino Brasileirão Série A

No earlier meeting in Footybot's data.

Player	Min	G	A	xG	Score	vs usual
Lima Midfielder	11	1	0	0.25	100.0	–
Germán Cano Forward	72	1	0	0.43	58.0	+8.7
Matheus Martinelli Midfielder	90	0	1	0.01	50.9	+7.7
Fábio Goalkeeper	90	0	0	–	50.3	+3.3
Thiago Silva Defender	87	0	0	–	49.4	−2.6
Luciano Acosta Midfielder	79	0	0	–	48.7	−8.6
Kevin Serna Midfielder	90	0	0	0.08	48.3	−3.0
Juan Pablo Freytes Defender	90	0	0	–	48.0	−5.3
Ignácio Defender	8	0	0	–	45.6	–
Hércules Midfielder	90	0	0	–	44.2	−5.9
Guga Defender	18	0	0	–	43.6	–
Everaldo Forward	18	0	0	–	42.6	–
Agustín Canobbio Midfielder	79	0	0	–	35.5	−11.4
Samuel Xavier Defender	72	0	0	0.04	35.4	−11.9
Renê Defender	90	0	0	–	33.6	−14.3
Yeferson Soteldo Midfielder	11	0	0	–	23.5	–

Player	Min	xG	Score	vs usual
Artur Midfielder	26	0.02	74.5	–
Gabriel Bahia Defender	90	0.02	73.8	–
Santiago Rodríguez Midfielder	82	–	63.9	+9.9
Mateo Ponte Defender	8	–	58.1	–
Marçal Defender	64	–	57.3	+0.8
Matheus Martins Forward	26	–	56.9	–
Marlon Freitas Midfielder	90	0.13	53.4	+3.5
Cuiabano Defender	90	0.11	49.6	–
David Ricardo Defender	90	0.02	48.9	+0.3
Chris Ramos Forward	64	0.02	44.9	−8.0
Arthur Cabral Forward	26	0.03	43.3	–
Jefferson Savarino Midfielder	64	0.36	42.2	−14.2
Newton Midfielder	90	0.01	41.7	−7.7
Kadir Barría Forward	8	–	41.6	–
Léo Linck Goalkeeper	90	–	39.5	−11.2
Vitinho Defender	82	0.24	38.3	−7.9