Botafogo vs Bahia

2 October 2025 · Brasileirão · 2025 · Referee Felipe Fernandes de Lima

Full time 2 – 1

Half-time: 1–0

S. Rodríguez 27’
Jeffinho 46’

R. Nestor 55’

Match summary

Botafogo saw off Bahia 2-1. Botafogo led 1-0 at half-time.

S. Rodríguez put Botafogo ahead in the 27th minute, Jeffinho made it 2-0 in the 46th minute, and R. Nestor pulled one back to make it 2-1 with a direct free kick in the 55th minute.

The chances backed that up: Botafogo created 1.47 expected goals (xG) from 15 shots to Bahia's 0.33 from 10. Bahia had a player sent off.

Match stats

51% Possession 49%

15 Shots 10

7 Shots on target 2

6 Corners 4

418 Passes 407

84.4% Pass accuracy 83.0%

13 Tackles 7

19 Fouls 10

4 Yellow cards 6

0 Red cards 1

2 Offsides 0

Key events

Botafogo Bahia

0’

L. JubaArgument

D. AncelottiManagerArgument

0’

Kick-off

19’

J. GuilhermeL. Juba

NewtonShot on target

23’

CuiabanoShot on target

26’

S. RodríguezRight foot shot

1-0

27’

40’

S. AriasFoul

J. SavarinoShot on target

42’

45+4’

M. SanabriaArgument

CuiabanoArgument

45+4’

Half-time1-0

JeffinhoRight foot shot

2-0

46’

T. SouzaKayky

46’

R. NestorE. Ribeiro

A. CabralShot on target

51’

Second half underway

54’

M. AraújoS. R. Mingo

55’

R. NestorFree Kick

2-1

59’

M. SanabriaSecond yellowSimulation

JeffinhoShot on target

61’

D. RicardoCuiabano

64’

65’

AdemirW. José

70’

R. NestorFoul

A. BarbozaFoul

72’

R. NestorShot on target

ArturJeffinho

75’

M. PonteVitinho

75’

AllanNewton

80’

G. BahiaK. Pantaleão

80’

AllanFoul

87’

D. RicardoFoul

89’

90+4’

G. XavierFoul

Full-time2-1

How the chances added up

Running total of expected goals (xG) for each side through the match. xG rates each chance by how often similar shots are scored. A goal is marked where it was scored.

Botafogo 1.47 xGBahia 0.33 xG Goal

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Shot map

Every shot and where it was taken from.

Bahia attacking Botafogo attacking

Size shows xG Goal On target Off target or blocked

Hover or tap a shot for the player, minute and xG.

Lineups

Botafogo 4-2-3-1 Starting XI

Bahia 4-2-3-1 Starting XI

Player stats

Goalkeeper1 player


L. Linck	90′	1	1	21	–	–	–	–	–

Defenders7 players


Vitinho Taken off	75′	–	–	–	1	–	29	3	–	1	–
K. Pantaleão Taken off	80′	–	–	–	2	1	45	1	–	–	–
A. Barboza	90′	2	2	–	5	2	51	2	–	–	–
Cuiabano Taken off	64′	–	2	–	–	–	26	–	–	1	–
D. Ricardo Came on as a substitute	26′	1	–	–	2	–	16	1	–	–	–
M. Ponte Came on as a substitute	15′	1	–	–	1	–	6	–	–	–	–
G. Bahia Came on as a substitute	10′	1	–	–	1	–	5	–	–	–	–

Midfielders7 players


M. Freitas	90′	–	–	67	1	0.46	2	1	3	1	–	–
Newton Taken off	80′	–	–	51	–	0.02	2	2	4	2	–	–
S. Rodríguez	90′	1	–	34	2	0.26	2	2	9	1	3	–
J. Savarino	90′	–	–	26	2	0.05	–	–	–	–	–	–
Jeffinho Taken off	75′	1	–	20	–	0.02	2	1	4	1	–	–
Artur Came on as a substitute	15′	–	–	1	–	0.00	–	–	–	1	–	–
Allan Came on as a substitute	10′	–	–	9	–	0.00	–	–	–	1	–	–

Forwards1 player


A. Cabral	90′	–	–	3	1	0.30	0.01	–	7	3	11	–

Goalkeeper1 player


Ronaldo	90′	6	2	33	–	–	–	–	–

Defenders5 players


S. Arias	90′	–	2	–	2	–	55	3	–	–	–
G. Xavier	90′	1	1	–	4	2	55	2	–	–	–
S. R. Mingo Taken off	54′	–	–	–	1	1	30	–	–	–	–
L. Juba Taken off	19′	–	–	–	1	–	15	–	–	–	–
J. Guilherme Came on as a substitute	71′	–	3	–	6	2	26	1	–	–	–

Midfielders7 players


Rezende	90′	–	–	43	1	0.11	1	3	5	1	–	–
J. Lucas	90′	–	–	36	–	0.02	1	–	3	–	2	–
Kayky Taken off	45′	–	–	20	–	0.01	3	–	4	–	–	–
E. Ribeiro Taken off	45′	–	–	20	1	0.01	–	–	1	–	1	–
M. Sanabria	59′	–	–	17	–	0.01	–	–	4	1	2	–
R. Nestor Came on as a substitute	45′	1	–	17	3	0.11	–	–	2	1	2	–
M. Araújo Came on as a substitute	36′	–	–	12	–	0.00	–	–	3	–	1	–

Forwards3 players


W. José Taken off	65′	–	–	–	–	–	0.00	1	3	1	16	–
T. Souza Came on as a substitute	45′	–	–	–	–	–	0.00	–	5	4	3	–
Ademir Came on as a substitute	25′	–	–	–	–	–	0.01	–	–	–	9	–

Came on Taken off Sent off Red is the most in that position for the team

Every player who took the pitch, starters first and then substitutes. A dash means none. xG and xA are expected goals and assists.

Form going into the game

Botafogo L D W D L

Bahia L L D L W

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Previous and next meeting

Previous meeting: Bahia 1-0 Botafogo, 04 May 25 Next meeting: Bahia 2-1 Botafogo, 30 May 26 All Botafogo vs Bahia meetings

Shots, expected goals, timeline, lineups, team and player statistics from Bzzoiro Sports Data (sports.bzzoiro.com). Results and odds from football-data.co.uk. Referee data before 2025/26 from the Transfermarkt datasets project.