Botafogo vs Fortaleza

7 December 2025 · Brasileirão · 2025 · Referee Paulo Cesar Zanovelli da Silva

Full time 4 – 2

Half-time: 1–1

Á. Montoro 45+5’
A. Cabral 48’
Marçal 84’
M. Ponte 90+5’

B. Lopes 17’
A. Bareiro 56’ (pen)

Match summary

Botafogo came from behind to win 4-2 at home to Fortaleza. It was 1-1 at half-time.

In the first half, B. Lopes put Fortaleza ahead in the 17th minute and Á. Montoro equalised in first-half stoppage time. In the second half, A. Cabral put Botafogo in front with a header in the 48th minute, A. Bareiro equalised from the penalty spot in the 56th minute, Marçal put Botafogo back in front with a header in the 84th minute, and M. Ponte made it 4-2 in stoppage time.

The chances backed that up: Botafogo created 1.56 expected goals (xG) from 15 shots to Fortaleza's 1.03 from 8.

Match stats

71% Possession 29%

15 Shots 8

6 Shots on target 4

2 Corners 2

633 Passes 250

89.4% Pass accuracy 73.6%

9 Tackles 8

11 Fouls 10

2 Yellow cards 4

0 Offsides 3

Key events

Botafogo Fortaleza

9’

T. PochettinoShot on target

J. BarreraShot on target

11’

17’

B. LopesRight foot shot

0-1

40’

E. Mancuso

Á. MontoroRight foot shot

1-1

45’

A. Bareiro

46’

M. RossettoY. Pikachu

A. CabralHeader

2-1

48’

56’

A. BareiroPenalty

2-2

VitinhoShot on target

61’

64’

DeyversonA. Bareiro

CuiabanoA. Telles

68’

S. RodríguezArtur

68’

70’

WeversonD. Barbosa

M. PonteVitinho

79’

T. PochettinoShot on target

82’

L. CrispimPierre

82’

R. SantosB. Lopes

MarçalHeader

3-2

84’

M. PonteRight foot shot

4-2

90’

R. Santos

K. Toledo

90’

NewtonJ. Barrera

90’

K. ToledoÁ. Montoro

90’

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 1.56 xGFortaleza 1.03 xG Goal

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Shot map

Every shot and where it was taken from.

Fortaleza 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

Fortaleza 4-4-2 Starting XI

Player stats

Goalkeeper1 player


Raúl	90′	2	2	17	–	–	–	–	–

Defenders6 players


Vitinho	79′	–	–	–	5	1	38	–	–	1	–
G. Bahia	90′	–	–	–	3	3	77	–	–	–	–
Marçal	90′	–	–	–	6	4	108	1	1	–	–
A. Telles	68′	2	1	–	4	2	36	–	–	–	–
Cuiabano Came on as a substitute	22′	–	1	–	1	–	11	1	–	–	–
M. Ponte Came on as a substitute	11′	–	–	–	1	–	13	–	1	–	–

Midfielders7 players


Allan	90′	–	–	98	–	0.13	–	–	1	1	–	–
M. Freitas	90′	–	–	96	1	0.35	3	–	5	3	1	–
Artur	68′	–	–	29	–	0.02	–	1	–	–	–	–
Á. Montoro	89′	1	–	50	–	0.04	1	–	2	–	–	–
J. Barrera	89′	–	–	31	2	0.12	2	–	8	1	1	–
S. Rodríguez Came on as a substitute	22′	–	1	13	2	0.16	–	–	2	1	1	–
K. Toledo Came on as a substitute	1′	–	1	1	1	0.17	–	–	1	1	1

Forwards1 player


A. Cabral	90′	1	–	3	1	0.42	0.00	1	3	1	7	–

Goalkeeper1 player


Brenno	90′	2	4	22	–	–	–	–	–

Defenders5 players


E. Mancuso	90′	1	1	–	4	1	28	1	–	–
L. Gazal	90′	–	1	–	5	5	31	–	–	–	–
G. Ávila	90′	–	1	–	3	2	24	1	–	–	–
D. Barbosa	70′	1	1	–	2	1	15	–	–	–	–
Weverson Came on as a substitute	20′	–	–	–	1	–	3	1	–	–	–

Midfielders8 players


Y. Pikachu	45′	–	–	9	–	0.00	1	–	2	1	1	–
Pierre	82′	–	–	24	1	0.06	1	–	2	–	1	–
L. Sasha	90′	–	–	22	2	0.01	1	3	2	3	–	–
T. Pochettino	90′	–	–	12	2	0.04	2	2	4	–	–	–
M. Rossetto Came on as a substitute	45′	–	–	15	–	0.01	–	1	–	–	–	–
Deyverson Came on as a substitute	26′	–	–	10	1	0.01	1	–	4	–	–	–
R. Santos Came on as a substitute	8′	–	–	6	–	0.00	–	–	–	2	–
L. Crispim Came on as a substitute	8′	–	–	4	–	0.03	–	–	1	–	1	–

Forwards2 players


A. Bareiro	64′	1	1	1	1	0.79	0.01	1	10	2	11
B. Lopes	82′	1	–	2	1	0.14	0.02	–	1	–	12	–

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 D W W D D

Fortaleza D W W W W

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Previous and next meeting

Previous meeting: Fortaleza 0-5 Botafogo, 09 Aug 25 All Botafogo vs Fortaleza 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.