Botafogo vs Sao Paulo

16 April 2025 · Brasileirão · 2025 · Referee Davi de Oliveira Lacerda

Full time 2 – 2

Half-time: 1–2

Jefferson Savarino 24’
Igor Jesus 84’

Ferreirinha 21’
André Silva 45+13’

Match summary

Botafogo and Sao Paulo shared the points in a 2-2 draw. Sao Paulo led 2-1 at half-time.

In the first half, Ferreirinha put Sao Paulo ahead from a corner in the 21st minute, Jefferson Savarino equalised in the 24th minute, and André Silva put Sao Paulo back in front in first-half stoppage time. In the second half, Igor Jesus equalised with a header in the 84th minute.

Botafogo had the better of the chances, with 1.53 expected goals (xG) from 23 shots to Sao Paulo's 1.11 from 14.

Match stats

57% Possession 43%

23 Shots 14

8 Shots on target 4

9 Corners 4

504 Passes 399

87.5% Pass accuracy 85.0%

19 Tackles 12

11 Fouls 4

0 Yellow cards 4

1 Offsides 2

Key events

Botafogo Sao Paulo

0’

L. ZubeldiaManager

Kick-off

Jefferson SavarinoShot on target

8’

15’

Jonathan CalleriShot on target

21’

FerreirinhaRight foot shot

0-1

Jefferson SavarinoRight foot shot

1-1

24’

35’

André SilvaJonathan Calleri

39’

FerreirinhaShot on target

CuiabanoVAR: Penalty given

45+4’

45+10’

Nahuel FerraresiVAR: Goal ruled out

45+13’

André SilvaLeft foot shot

1-2

Half-time1-2

CuiabanoShot on target

46’

53’

Matheus AlvesFoul

Second half underway

Patrick de PaulaGregore

63’

65’

LucianoMatheus Alves

65’

Enzo DíazWendell

Jefferson SavarinoShot on target

65’

66’

FerreirinhaArgument

Matheus MartinsShot on target

70’

Igor JesusShot on target

70’

Igor JesusShot on target

79’

Gonzalo MastrianiMatheus Martins

81’

Igor JesusHeader

2-2

84’

87’

Lucas FerreiraFerreirinha

Mateo PonteVitinho

88’

JeffinhoArtur

88’

RodriguinhoNahuel Ferraresi

90+1’

Robert ArboledaFoul

90+2’

RodriguinhoTime wasting

Full-time2-2

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 1.53 xGSao Paulo 1.11 xG Goal

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Shot map

Every shot and where it was taken from.

Sao Paulo 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

Sao Paulo 3-4-2-1 Starting XI

Player stats

Goalkeeper1 player


John Victor	90′	2	2	26	1	–	–	–	–

Defenders5 players


Vitinho Taken off	88′	2	1	–	4	2	29	–	–	–	–
Jair	90′	2	2	–	5	2	56	–	–	–	–
Alexander Barboza	90′	3	3	–	6	3	64	2	–	–	–
Cuiabano	90′	1	2	–	1	–	26	1	–	–	–
Mateo Ponte Came on as a substitute	9′	–	1	–	2	1	5	–	–	–	–

Midfielders8 players


Gregore Taken off	63′	–	–	53	–	0.04	4	–	6	4	–	–
Marlon Freitas	90′	–	–	84	3	0.17	3	–	3	1	–	–
Artur Taken off	88′	–	1	32	4	0.33	–	–	3	–	–	–
Jefferson Savarino	90′	1	1	49	5	0.31	–	–	–	–	–	–
Matheus Martins Taken off	81′	–	–	31	1	0.06	3	1	6	1	2	–
Patrick de Paula Came on as a substitute	27′	–	–	31	–	0.03	–	1	–	–	–	–
Gonzalo Mastriani Came on as a substitute	9′	–	–	1	–	0.00	–	–	1	–	1	–
Jeffinho Came on as a substitute	9′	–	–	2	–	0.00	–	–	–	1	–	–

Forwards1 player


Igor Jesus	90′	1	–	7	3	0.54	0.03	3	4	1	15	–

Goalkeeper1 player


Rafael	90′	6	2	26	1	–	–	–	–

Defenders5 players


Nahuel Ferraresi Taken off	88′	2	–	–	8	3	40	–	–	–	–
Robert Arboleda	90′	–	2	–	3	3	27	2	–	–	–
Alan Javier Franco	90′	–	1	–	4	3	37	–	–	–	–
Cédric Soares	90′	2	1	–	3	–	27	–	–	–	–
Enzo Díaz Came on as a substitute	25′	1	1	–	1	–	9	–	–	–	–

Midfielders6 players


Marcos Antônio	90′	–	–	57	1	0.03	–	1	3	–	2	–
Alisson	90′	–	–	48	–	0.04	–	–	–	–	–	–
Wendell Taken off	65′	–	–	32	–	0.00	1	1	4	1	1	–
Matheus Alves Taken off	65′	–	–	26	1	0.01	–	1	3	1	2	–
Lucas Ferreira Came on as a substitute	10′	–	–	1	–	0.00	–	–	–	–	–	–
Rodriguinho Came on as a substitute	9′	–	–	1	–	0.00	1	–	1	–	–	–

Forwards4 players


Ferreirinha Taken off	87′	1	1	3	2	0.06	0.33	2	7	–	35	–
Jonathan Calleri Taken off	35′	–	–	1	1	0.05	0.00	–	5	2	7	–
André Silva Came on as a substitute	55′	1	–	1	1	0.30	0.06	2	1	–	20	–
Luciano Came on as a substitute	25′	–	–	1	–	0.35	0.00	–	2	1	6	–

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 W D W L

Sao Paulo L L D D D

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Previous and next meeting

Previous meeting: Botafogo 2-1 Sao Paulo, 08 Dec 24 Next meeting: Sao Paulo 1-0 Botafogo, 14 Sep 25 All Botafogo vs Sao Paulo 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.