Botafogo vs Ceara

4 June 2025 · Brasileirão · 2025 · Referee Edina Alves Batista

Full time 3 – 2

Half-time: 1–0

Gonzalo Mastriani 45’
Alex Telles 72’ (pen)
Marlon Freitas 77’

Pedro Raul 57’, 87’

Match summary

Botafogo won 3-2 at home to Ceara. Botafogo led 1-0 at half-time.

In the first half, Gonzalo Mastriani put Botafogo ahead in the 45th minute. In the second half, Pedro Raul equalised in the 57th minute, Alex Telles put Botafogo back in front from the penalty spot in the 72nd minute, Marlon Freitas made it 3-1 in the 77th minute, and Raul pulled one back to make it 3-2 with a header in the 87th minute.

The chances backed that up: Botafogo created 2.58 expected goals (xG) from 16 shots to Ceara's 0.59 from 9.

Match stats

58% Possession 42%

16 Shots 9

10 Shots on target 3

6 Corners 0

514 Passes 366

88.1% Pass accuracy 85.2%

14 Tackles 15

12 Fouls 11

1 Yellow cards 2

2 Offsides 3

Key events

Botafogo Ceara

Kick-off

Gonzalo MastrianiShot on target

18’

Igor JesusShot on target

18’

44’

Pedro HenriqueShot on target

Gonzalo MastrianiRight foot shot

1-0

45’

Santiago RodríguezShot on target

45’

45+5’

Pedro Henrique

Half-time1-0

Second half underway

52’

Willian Machado

Santiago RodríguezShot on target

52’

57’

Pedro RaulLeft foot shot

1-1

Nathan FernandesSantiago Rodríguez

61’

ArturVAR: No penalty

69’

Alex TellesPenalty

2-1

72’

73’

LourençoFernando Sobral

73’

Matheus AraújoLucas Mugni

ArturShot on target

75’

Danilo BarbosaGonzalo Mastriani

76’

Marlon FreitasLeft foot shot

3-1

77’

80’

Lucas LimaDieguinho

80’

LelêPedro Henrique

Mateo PonteAlex Telles

81’

AllanMarlon Freitas

81’

87’

Pedro RaulHeader

3-2

90’

FernandinhoFabiano Souza

Danilo BarbosaShot on target

90+1’

Nathan FernandesShot on target

90+6’

Nathan Fernandes

90+9’

Full-time3-2

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 2.58 xGCeara 0.59 xG Goal

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Shot map

Every shot and where it was taken from.

Ceara attacking Botafogo attacking

Size shows xG Goal On target Off target or blocked

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Lineups

Botafogo 4-2-3-1 Starting XI

Ceara 4-2-3-1 Starting XI

Player stats

Goalkeeper1 player


John Victor	90′	1	2	35	2	–	–	–	–

Defenders5 players


Vitinho	90′	1	1	–	2	–	43	2	–	–	–
Jair	90′	–	1	–	4	3	61	–	–	–	–
David Ricardo	90′	1	–	–	5	3	52	–	–	–	–
Alex Telles Taken off	81′	1	2	–	1	–	25	–	1	–	–
Mateo Ponte Came on as a substitute	9′	–	–	–	–	–	6	–	–	–	–

Midfielders6 players


Gregore	90′	–	–	93	2	0.03	6	3	6	2	–	–
Marlon Freitas Taken off	81′	1	–	73	2	0.06	2	–	2	1	–	–
Artur	90′	–	–	33	–	0.20	1	–	3	1	1	–
Santiago Rodríguez Taken off	61′	–	–	29	2	0.13	–	1	5	2	3	–
Danilo Barbosa Came on as a substitute	15′	–	–	5	–	0.00	1	–	1	–	–	–
Allan Came on as a substitute	9′	–	–	17	–	0.01	1	–	1	–	–	–

Forwards3 players


Igor Jesus	90′	–	–	2	1	0.11	0.01	1	7	3	26	–
Gonzalo Mastriani Taken off	75′	1	–	3	2	1.13	0.00	–	2	1	6	–
Nathan Fernandes Came on as a substitute	29′	–	–	1	1	0.07	0.01	–	–	–	10	–

Goalkeeper1 player


Fernando Miguel	90′	7	3	21	1	–	–	–	–

Defenders4 players


Fabiano Souza Taken off	89′	1	–	–	3	2	46	–	–	1	–
Marllon	90′	–	–	–	2	1	25	2	–	–	–
Willian Machado	90′	1	–	–	3	–	31	1	–	–	–
Nicolas	90′	3	–	–	5	–	35	1	–	–	–

Midfielders8 players


Fernando Sobral Taken off	73′	–	–	28	–	0.00	3	–	6	1	–	–
Dieguinho Taken off	80′	–	–	29	1	0.01	3	1	9	1	4	–
Antonio Galeano	90′	–	–	42	1	0.02	–	1	4	–	1	–
Lucas Mugni Taken off	73′	–	1	30	1	0.20	1	–	2	2	1	–
Pedro Henrique Taken off	80′	–	–	20	–	0.01	–	1	1	1	1	–
Lourenço Came on as a substitute	17′	–	–	16	–	0.10	–	–	–	1	–	–
Matheus Araújo Came on as a substitute	17′	–	–	9	–	0.01	1	–	1	–	–	–
Lucas Lima Came on as a substitute	10′	–	–	9	–	0.00	2	–	2	–	–	–

Forwards2 players


Pedro Raul	90′	2	–	3	2	0.45	0.02	2	4	1	20	–
Lelê Came on as a substitute	10′	–	–	–	–	–	0.00	–	2	–	4	–

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 W L W D W

Ceara D W D W L

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Previous and next meeting

Previous meeting: Botafogo 1-1 Ceara, 06 Aug 22 Next meeting: Ceara 0-2 Botafogo, 19 Oct 25 All Botafogo vs Ceara 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.