Botafogo vs Sport Recife

18 November 2025 · Brasileirão · 2025 · Referee Bruno Pereira Vasconcelos

Full time 3 – 2

Half-time: 1–2

Artur 30’
K. Barría 58’, 90+5’

L. Pereira 14’
R. Thyere 28’

Match summary

Botafogo came back from 2 goals down to win 3-2 at home to Sport Recife, with the winner arriving in stoppage time. Sport Recife led 2-1 at half-time.

In the first half, L. Pereira put Sport Recife ahead in the 14th minute, R. Thyere made it 0-2 with a header in the 28th minute, and Artur pulled one back to make it 1-2 in the 30th minute. In the second half, K. Barría equalised in the 58th minute and Barría won it in stoppage time.

The chances backed that up: Botafogo created 2.85 expected goals (xG) from 27 shots to Sport Recife's 1.35 from 15.

Match stats

60% Possession 40%

27 Shots 15

9 Shots on target 4

7 Corners 5

514 Passes 342

86.0% Pass accuracy 76.6%

15 Tackles 14

11 Fouls 7

2 Yellow cards 4

1 Offsides 3

Key events

Botafogo Sport Recife

D. AncelottiManagerArgument

0’

Kick-off

ArturShot on target

4’

9’

L. PereiraShot on target

14’

L. PereiraRight foot shot

0-1

A. TellesFoul

24’

C. RamosShot on target

27’

28’

R. ThyereHeader

0-2

ArturLeft foot shot

1-2

30’

37’

C. RiveraShot on target

K. BarríaC. Ramos

39’

ArturShot on target

42’

Half-time1-2

M. PonteVitinho

46’

J. BarreraJeffinho

46’

Second half underway

K. BarríaRight foot shot

2-2

58’

Shot on target

60’

61’

Lucas KalFoul

63’

GabrielTime wasting

J. SavarinoShot on target

64’

67’

HyoranMatheusinho

CuiabanoA. Telles

67’

68’

S. OliveiraLucas Kal

J. BarreraShot on target

72’

78’

RomarinhoPablo

Á. MontoroJ. Savarino

78’

83’

AderlanTime wasting

87’

I. CariúsTime wasting

90’

C. BarlettaL. Lima

90’

KevysonL. Pereira

K. BarríaRight foot shot

3-2

90+5’

K. Barría

90+6’

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 2.85 xGSport Recife 1.35 xG Goal

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Shot map

Every shot and where it was taken from.

Sport Recife 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

Sport Recife 4-2-3-1 Starting XI

Player stats

Goalkeeper1 player


L. Linck	90′	2	2	19	–	–	–	–	–

Defenders6 players


Vitinho Taken off	45′	1	3	–	3	2	22	–	–	–	–
A. Barboza	90′	2	–	–	6	4	60	4	–	–	–
D. Ricardo	90′	2	–	–	6	3	58	1	–	–	–
A. Telles Taken off	67′	1	–	–	2	–	24	2	–	1	–
M. Ponte Came on as a substitute	45′	–	1	–	1	1	29	–	–	–	–
Cuiabano Came on as a substitute	23′	–	–	–	2	–	10	1	–	–	–

Midfielders7 players


M. Freitas	90′	–	–	91	3	0.38	2	1	2	–	–	–
Danilo	90′	–	2	78	3	–	2	2	7	1	2	–
Artur	90′	1	–	32	5	0.59	–	1	3	–	2	–
J. Savarino Taken off	78′	–	–	36	3	0.20	1	–	1	–	–	–
Jeffinho Taken off	45′	–	–	13	1	0.01	2	–	2	1	–	–
J. Barrera Came on as a substitute	45′	–	–	15	1	0.08	1	–	2	–	–	–
Á. Montoro Came on as a substitute	12′	–	–	14	1	0.02	–	1	4	–	–	–

Forwards2 players


C. Ramos Taken off	39′	–	–	2	1	0.33	0.06	1	2	1	5	–
K. Barría Came on as a substitute	51′	2	–	3	2	0.41	0.00	–	4	2	8	–

Goalkeeper1 player


G. Vasconcelos	90′	6	3	29	1	–	–	–	–

Defenders4 players


Aderlan	90′	–	–	–	2	1	32	1	–	–	–
R. Thyere	90′	4	1	–	8	4	27	–	1	–	–
L. Cândido	90′	–	–	–	3	3	25	2	–	–	–
I. Cariús	90′	2	1	–	2	–	34	1	–	–	–

Midfielders7 players


Lucas Kal Taken off	68′	–	–	17	1	0.06	–	–	3	2	1	–
C. Rivera	90′	–	–	30	–	0.00	2	2	2	–	–	–
Matheusinho Taken off	67′	–	–	23	1	0.01	–	2	4	–	2	–
L. Lima Taken off	89′	–	2	41	6	0.45	2	1	3	–	1	–
L. Pereira Taken off	89′	1	–	22	–	0.02	–	–	4	–	3	–
Hyoran Came on as a substitute	23′	–	–	12	1	0.00	1	–	3	–	–	–
S. Oliveira Came on as a substitute	22′	–	–	10	1	0.23	3	–	3	–	–	–

Forwards2 players


Pablo Taken off	78′	–	–	1	–	0.01	0.06	–	3	1	32	–
Romarinho Came on as a substitute	12′	–	–	–	–	–	0.00	–	–	–	7	–

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 D D W D

Sport Recife L L L L L

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Previous and next meeting

Previous meeting: Sport Recife 0-1 Botafogo, 20 Jul 25 All Botafogo vs Sport Recife 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.