Cruzeiro vs Botafogo

4 December 2025 · Brasileirão · 2025 · Referee Anderson Daronco

Full time 2 – 2

Half-time: 1–0

  • Christian 15’
  • M. Pereira 50’
  • Marçal 57’
  • A. Telles 90+5’ (pen)

Match summary

Cruzeiro and Botafogo drew 2-2. Cruzeiro led 1-0 at half-time.

In the first half, Christian put Cruzeiro ahead with a header in the 15th minute. In the second half, M. Pereira made it 2-0 in the 50th minute, Marçal pulled one back to make it 2-1 with a header in the 57th minute, and A. Telles equalised from the penalty spot in stoppage time.

There was little between the sides on chances: Cruzeiro created 1.76 expected goals (xG) from 10 shots, Botafogo 1.74 from 8. Botafogo had a player sent off.

Match stats

43% Possession 57%
10 Shots 8
4 Shots on target 5
1 Corners 7
341 Passes 444
83.9% Pass accuracy 82.4%
18 Tackles 14
12 Fouls 15
2 Yellow cards 2
0 Red cards 1
1 Offsides 1

Key events

Cruzeiro Botafogo
ChristianHeader1-0 (Cruzeiro)
15’
36’
CuiabanoShot on target
45’
ArturShot on target
M. PereiraRight foot shot2-0 (Cruzeiro)
50’
K. JorgeShot on target
50’
53’
Á. MontoroCuiabano
L. Silva
54’
57’
MarçalHeader2-1 (Botafogo)
65’
J. Barrera
Cássio
67’
EduardoK. Jorge
69’
K. ArroyoL. Sinisterra
69’
70’
Allan
74’
A. CabralShot on target
EduardoShot on target
81’
85’
K. ToledoVitinho
85’
NewtonAllan
WalaceL. Silva
86’
89’
K. BarríaJ. Barrera
90’
D. Ricardo
Y. BolasieM. Pereira
90’
M. HenriqueChristian
90’
90’
A. TellesPenalty2-2 (Botafogo)

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 2.0 0’ 15’ 30’ 45’ 60’ 75’ 90’ 105’ HT 1.76 1.74 15’ Christian (Cruzeiro), 1-0 15’ 50’ M. Pereira (Cruzeiro), 2-0 50’ 57’ Marçal (Botafogo), 2-1 57’ 90+5’ A. Telles (Botafogo), 2-2 90+5’ 0.0 0.5 1.0 1.5 2.0 0’ 15’ 30’ 45’ 60’ 75’ 90’ 105’ HT 1.76 1.74 15’ Christian (Cruzeiro), 1-0 Christian 15’ 50’ M. Pereira (Cruzeiro), 2-0 Pereira 50’ 57’ Marçal (Botafogo), 2-1 Marçal 57’ 90+5’ A. Telles (Botafogo), 2-2 Telles 90+5’
Cruzeiro 1.76 xGBotafogo 1.74 xG Goal

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Shot map

Every shot and where it was taken from.

 Botafogo attacking Cruzeiro attacking 
90+5’ A. Telles (Botafogo), penalty, 0.79 xG, goal 15’ Christian (Cruzeiro), open play, 0.78 xG, goal 50’ M. Pereira (Cruzeiro), open play, 0.59 xG, goal 57’ Marçal (Botafogo), open play, 0.28 xG, goal 6’ A. Cabral (Botafogo), open play, 0.19 xG, off target 34’ Kaiki (Cruzeiro), set piece, 0.13 xG, off target 74’ A. Cabral (Botafogo), open play, 0.14 xG, saved 18’ Marçal (Botafogo), from a corner, 0.13 xG, off target 45’ Artur (Botafogo), open play, 0.10 xG, saved 6’ J. Barrera (Botafogo), open play, 0.09 xG, hit the woodwork 8’ K. Jorge (Cruzeiro), open play, 0.06 xG, off target 27’ L. Sinisterra (Cruzeiro), direct free kick, 0.06 xG, blocked 50’ K. Jorge (Cruzeiro), open play, 0.06 xG, saved 81’ Eduardo (Cruzeiro), open play, 0.03 xG, saved 36’ Cuiabano (Botafogo), open play, 0.03 xG, saved 81’ K. Arroyo (Cruzeiro), open play, 0.03 xG, off target 14’ L. Silva (Cruzeiro), open play, 0.02 xG, off target 90+13’ K. Arroyo (Cruzeiro), set piece, 0.01 xG, off target 15’ Christian (Cruzeiro), open play, 0.78 xG, goal 90+5’ A. Telles (Botafogo), penalty, 0.79 xG, goal 50’ M. Pereira (Cruzeiro), open play, 0.59 xG, goal 57’ Marçal (Botafogo), open play, 0.28 xG, goal 6’ A. Cabral (Botafogo), open play, 0.19 xG, off target 74’ A. Cabral (Botafogo), open play, 0.14 xG, saved 34’ Kaiki (Cruzeiro), set piece, 0.13 xG, off target 18’ Marçal (Botafogo), from a corner, 0.13 xG, off target 45’ Artur (Botafogo), open play, 0.10 xG, saved 6’ J. Barrera (Botafogo), open play, 0.09 xG, hit the woodwork 8’ K. Jorge (Cruzeiro), open play, 0.06 xG, off target 50’ K. Jorge (Cruzeiro), open play, 0.06 xG, saved 27’ L. Sinisterra (Cruzeiro), direct free kick, 0.06 xG, blocked 81’ Eduardo (Cruzeiro), open play, 0.03 xG, saved 36’ Cuiabano (Botafogo), open play, 0.03 xG, saved 81’ K. Arroyo (Cruzeiro), open play, 0.03 xG, off target 14’ L. Silva (Cruzeiro), open play, 0.02 xG, off target 90+13’ K. Arroyo (Cruzeiro), set piece, 0.01 xG, off target
Size shows xG Goal On target Off target or blocked

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Lineups

Cruzeiro 4-2-3-1 Starting XI
Cássio
William
Bruno
Villalba
Kaiki
Romero
Silva
Christian
Pereira
Sinisterra 69’
Jorge 69’
Botafogo 4-2-3-1 Starting XI
Raúl
Vitinho 85’
Marçal
Ricardo
Telles
Allan
Freitas
Artur
Barrera
Cuiabano 53’
Cabral

Player stats

Goalkeeper1 player
Cássio
90′ 3 2 16 1 – – –
Defenders4 players
William
90′ 4 5 – 5 1 27 – – – –
F. Bruno
90′ – 2 – 1 1 64 – – – –
L. Villalba
90′ 1 1 – 6 5 45 1 – – –
Kaiki
90′ 5 – – 7 – 24 2 – – –
Midfielders8 players
L. Romero
90′ – – 44 – 0.01 3 – 4 1 1 –
L. Silva
86′ – – 29 2 0.07 1 – 3 2 1
Christian
89′ 1 – 23 1 0.06 1 – 3 3 2 –
M. Pereira
89′ 1 – 31 – 0.17 1 – 7 1 4 –
L. Sinisterra
69′ – 1 21 1 0.65 – 1 5 1 1 –
K. Arroyo Came on as a substitute
21′ – – – – – – – – – – –
Eduardo Came on as a substitute
21′ – – 4 1 0.04 – – – – – –
Walace Came on as a substitute
4′ – – 2 – 0.00 – – – – – –
Forwards1 player
K. Jorge
69′ – – 2 1 0.12 0.02 – 5 2 9 –
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

Cruzeiro WDDWD
Botafogo WDWWD

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Previous and next meeting

 Previous meeting: Botafogo 0-2 Cruzeiro, 03 Aug 25 Next meeting: Botafogo 4-0 Cruzeiro, 30 Jan 26  All Cruzeiro vs Botafogo 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.