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Matchday

Brasileiro Serie A 2025 · 7 Dec 2025

Botafogo 4–2 Fortaleza

Expected and what happened

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

Expected xG
2.0 – 0.8
Actual xG
1.7 – 1.0
Goals
4 – 2

Footybot made Botafogo favourites at 65%.

Botafogo won and made the better chances: 1.7 xG to 1.0.

Best on the pitch by Footybot's score: Adam Bareiro, 70.7 in 64′.

Well above their usual level: Adam Bareiro +18.1, Allan +9.3, Marlon Freitas +8.4.

Well below it: Brenno −28.7, Artur −10.8.

Going in

Each side's last five results before this match.

Botafogo

4 Dec 2025D 2–2at Cruzeiro Brasileirão Série A
30 Nov 2025D 2–2at Corinthians Brasileirão Série A
22 Nov 2025W 3–2v Grêmio Brasileirão Série A
18 Nov 2025W 3–2v Sport Recife Brasileirão Série A
9 Nov 2025D 0–0at Vitória Brasileirão Série A

Fortaleza

3 Dec 2025W 2–1v Corinthians Brasileirão Série A
30 Nov 2025W 1–0v Atlético Mineiro Brasileirão Série A
26 Nov 2025W 1–0at Red Bull Bragantino Brasileirão Série A
20 Nov 2025W 3–2at Bahia Brasileirão Série A
12 Nov 2025D 3–3at Atlético Mineiro Brasileirão Série A

Head to head

9 Aug 2025Fortaleza 0–5 Botafogo Brasileirão Série A

Botafogo

PlayerMinGAxGScorevs usual
Mateo Ponte Defender11100.62100.0–
Newton Midfielder100–100.0–
Kauan Toledo Midfielder101–100.0–
Santiago Rodríguez Midfielder2201–57.2–
Allan Midfielder9000–55.0+9.3
Marlon Freitas Midfielder90000.0854.3+8.4
Alex Telles Defender6800–52.3+0.7
Marçal Defender90100.1652.1−0.6
Gabriel Bahia Defender9000–49.6–
Álvaro Montoro Midfielder89100.2747.4−5.6
Vitinho Defender79010.0146.2+0.4
Arthur Cabral Forward90100.4745.6+0.8
Jordan Barrera Midfielder89000.0544.1−1.8
Raul Goalkeeper9000–42.3–
Artur Midfielder68000.0736.6−10.8
Cuiabano Defender2200–16.6–

Fortaleza

PlayerMinGAxGScorevs usual
Adam Bareiro Forward64110.7970.7+18.1
Deyverson Forward2600–56.2–
Breno Lopes Midfielder82100.1354.2+2.4
Tomás Pochettino Midfielder90000.0953.7+2.4
Lucas Gazal Defender90000.0148.5−5.4
Lucas Sasha Midfielder9000–45.2−1.2
Pierre Midfielder8200–44.4−2.7
Lucas Crispim Midfielder800–42.5–
Matheus Rossetto Midfielder4500–41.6−7.9
Gastón Ávila Defender90000.0041.0+2.1
Diogo Barbosa Midfielder7000–40.8−5.4
Eros Mancuso Defender9000–39.7−1.7
Yago Pikachu Midfielder4500–38.6−1.4
Rodrigo Santos Midfielder800–32.2–
Brenno Goalkeeper9000–27.3−28.7
Weverson Defender2000–27.0–