Botafogo vs Gremio

16 September 2026 · Brasileirão · 2026 · Referee Edina Alves Batista

Full time 3 – 2

Half-time: 1–1

  • Danilo Santos 30’, 79’
  • Álvaro Montoro 52’
  • Jovane Cabral 36’
  • Gustavo Martins 88’

Match summary

Botafogo won 3-2 at home to Gremio. It was 1-1 at half-time.

In the first half, Danilo Santos put Botafogo ahead in the 30th minute and Jovane Cabral equalised with a direct free kick in the 36th minute. In the second half, Álvaro Montoro put Botafogo back in front in the 52nd minute, Santos made it 3-1 in the 79th minute, and Gustavo Martins pulled one back to make it 3-2 with a header in the 88th minute.

The chances backed that up: Botafogo created 0.89 expected goals (xG) from 10 shots to Gremio's 0.57 from 13.

Match stats

36% Possession 64%
10 Shots 13
7 Shots on target 3
3 Corners 3
79 Attacks 107
35 Dangerous attacks 58
371 Passes 647
77.6% Pass accuracy 88.3%
12 Tackles 10
13 Fouls 11
1 Yellow cards 1
0 Offsides 2

Key events

Botafogo Gremio
Kick-off
Álvaro MontoroShot on target
1’
Danilo SantosShot on target
11’
Danilo SantosRight foot shot1-0 (Botafogo)
30’
33’
Corner
34’
Corner
36’
Jovane CabralFree Kick1-1 (Gremio)
Júnior SantosShot on target
41’
Corner
44’
Half-time1-1
Gabriel JustinoLucas Monzón
46’
Danilo PereiraEdenilson
46’
Second half underway
49’
Corner
Álvaro MontoroRight foot shot2-1 (Botafogo)
52’
59’
José EnamoradoJovane Cabral
62’
Carlos ViníciusShot on target
66’
Martin BraithwaiteFilip Krovinović
MarçalJúnior Santos
73’
Alex TellesShot on target
76’
Corner
76’
78’
TetêCristian Pavón
78’
Matheus NascimentoErick Noriega
78’
Mathias VillasantiArgument
AllanÁlvaro Montoro
79’
Danilo SantosLeft foot shot3-1 (Botafogo)
79’
Corner
85’
Tiquinho SoaresArthur Cabral
86’
88’
Gustavo MartinsHeader3-2 (Gremio)
90+3’
Carlos ViníciusVAR: Goal given
Danilo SantosTime wasting
90+4’
90+7’
Matheus NascimentoVAR: Card upgraded
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.

0.0 0.5 1.0 1.5 0’ 15’ 30’ 45’ 60’ 75’ 90’ HT 0.89 0.57 30’ Danilo Santos (Botafogo), 1-0 30’ 36’ Jovane Cabral (Gremio), 1-1 36’ 52’ Álvaro Montoro (Botafogo), 2-1 52’ 79’ Danilo Santos (Botafogo), 3-1 79’ 88’ Gustavo Martins (Gremio), 3-2 88’ 0.0 0.5 1.0 1.5 0’ 15’ 30’ 45’ 60’ 75’ 90’ HT 0.89 0.57 30’ Danilo Santos (Botafogo), 1-0 Santos 30’ 36’ Jovane Cabral (Gremio), 1-1 Cabral 36’ 52’ Álvaro Montoro (Botafogo), 2-1 Montoro 52’ 79’ Danilo Santos (Botafogo), 3-1 Santos 79’ 88’ Gustavo Martins (Gremio), 3-2 Martins 88’
Botafogo 0.89 xGGremio 0.57 xG Goal

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Shot map

Every shot and where it was taken from.

 Gremio attacking Botafogo attacking 
47’ Vitinho (Botafogo), open play, 0.22 xG, off target 16’ Jovane Cabral (Gremio), open play, 0.17 xG, off target 30’ Danilo Santos (Botafogo), open play, 0.13 xG, goal 52’ Álvaro Montoro (Botafogo), open play, 0.12 xG, goal 79’ Danilo Santos (Botafogo), open play, 0.11 xG, goal 77’ Arthur Cabral (Botafogo), from a corner, 0.09 xG, off target 41’ Júnior Santos (Botafogo), open play, 0.08 xG, saved 5’ Carlos Vinícius (Gremio), open play, 0.07 xG, off target 44’ Júnior Santos (Botafogo), set piece, 0.07 xG, blocked 90+4’ Carlos Vinícius (Gremio), open play, 0.06 xG, off target 62’ Carlos Vinícius (Gremio), open play, 0.04 xG, saved 90+10’ Gustavo Martins (Gremio), open play, 0.04 xG, off target 36’ Jovane Cabral (Gremio), direct free kick, 0.03 xG, goal 88’ Gustavo Martins (Gremio), open play, 0.03 xG, goal 50’ Filip Krovinović (Gremio), open play, 0.03 xG, off target 76’ Alex Telles (Botafogo), direct free kick, 0.03 xG, saved 1’ Álvaro Montoro (Botafogo), open play, 0.03 xG, saved 34’ Jovane Cabral (Gremio), from a corner, 0.03 xG, off target 72’ Erick Noriega (Gremio), open play, 0.02 xG, blocked 34’ Erick Noriega (Gremio), from a corner, 0.02 xG, off target 11’ Danilo Santos (Botafogo), open play, 0.01 xG, saved 48’ Diego Caito (Gremio), open play, 0.01 xG, off target 62’ Erick Noriega (Gremio), open play, 0.01 xG, blocked 47’ Vitinho (Botafogo), open play, 0.22 xG, off target 16’ Jovane Cabral (Gremio), open play, 0.17 xG, off target 30’ Danilo Santos (Botafogo), open play, 0.13 xG, goal 52’ Álvaro Montoro (Botafogo), open play, 0.12 xG, goal 79’ Danilo Santos (Botafogo), open play, 0.11 xG, goal 77’ Arthur Cabral (Botafogo), from a corner, 0.09 xG, off target 41’ Júnior Santos (Botafogo), open play, 0.08 xG, saved 5’ Carlos Vinícius (Gremio), open play, 0.07 xG, off target 44’ Júnior Santos (Botafogo), set piece, 0.07 xG, blocked 90+4’ Carlos Vinícius (Gremio), open play, 0.06 xG, off target 62’ Carlos Vinícius (Gremio), open play, 0.04 xG, saved 90+10’ Gustavo Martins (Gremio), open play, 0.04 xG, off target 36’ Jovane Cabral (Gremio), direct free kick, 0.03 xG, goal 88’ Gustavo Martins (Gremio), open play, 0.03 xG, goal 50’ Filip Krovinović (Gremio), open play, 0.03 xG, off target 76’ Alex Telles (Botafogo), direct free kick, 0.03 xG, saved 1’ Álvaro Montoro (Botafogo), open play, 0.03 xG, saved 34’ Jovane Cabral (Gremio), from a corner, 0.03 xG, off target 72’ Erick Noriega (Gremio), open play, 0.02 xG, blocked 34’ Erick Noriega (Gremio), from a corner, 0.02 xG, off target 11’ Danilo Santos (Botafogo), open play, 0.01 xG, saved 48’ Diego Caito (Gremio), open play, 0.01 xG, off target 62’ Erick Noriega (Gremio), open play, 0.01 xG, blocked
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Lineups

Botafogo 4-2-3-1 Starting XI
Batista
Telles
Chaves
Monzón 46’
Vitinho
Huguinho
Santos 2
Montoro 79’
Edenilson 46’
Santos 73’
Cabral 86’
Gremio 4-2-3-1 Starting XI
Weverton
Paulista
Martins
Wallace
Caito
Noriega 78’
Villasanti
Cabral 59’
Krovinović 66’
Pavón 78’
Vinícius

Player stats

Goalkeeper1 player
Gabriel Batista
90′ 1 2 28 – – – – –
Defenders6 players
Vitinho
90′ 6 1 – 10 1 33 2 – 1 –
Arthur Chaves
90′ – 1 – 1 1 46 – – – –
Lucas Monzón Taken off
45′ – – – 1 1 25 – – – –
Alex Telles
90′ 1 3 – 4 2 31 1 – – –
Gabriel Justino Came on as a substitute
45′ – – – 2 2 11 1 – – –
Marçal Came on as a substitute
17′ 1 – – 1 – 5 – – – –
Midfielders6 players
Huguinho
90′ – – 38 – 0.01 3 2 7 1 3 –
Danilo Santos
90′ 2 – 48 – 0.01 – – 3 – –
Júnior Santos Taken off
73′ – – 15 1 0.18 – – 2 1 1 –
Edenilson Taken off
45′ – – 20 1 0.04 – – 2 1 1 –
Álvaro Montoro Taken off
79′ 1 2 31 3 0.54 1 2 3 1 2 –
Allan Came on as a substitute
11′ – – 5 – 0.00 – – 1 – – –
Forwards3 players
Arthur Cabral Taken off
86′ – – 1 – 0.09 0.01 1 4 – 20 –
Danilo Pereira Came on as a substitute
45′ – – – – – 0.00 – 3 2 8 –
Tiquinho Soares Came on as a substitute
14′ – – – – – 0.00 – 1 – 5 –
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 LLLDD
Gremio LLWLL

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Shots, expected goals, timeline, lineups, team and player statistics from Bzzoiro Sports Data (sports.bzzoiro.com). Results and odds from football-data.co.uk.