Fortaleza vs Botafogo

9 August 2025 · Brasileirão · 2025 · Referee Anderson Daronco

Full time 0 – 5

Half-time: 0–2

  • Marçal 14’, 48’
  • A. Cabral 45+5’
  • D. Ricardo 53’
  • M. Martins 90+3’

Match summary

Botafogo won comfortably, 5-0 away at Fortaleza. Botafogo led 2-0 at half-time.

In the first half, Marçal put Botafogo ahead with a header in the 14th minute and A. Cabral made it 0-2 in first-half stoppage time. In the second half, Marçal made it 0-3 from a corner in the 48th minute, D. Ricardo made it 0-4 with a header in the 53rd minute, and M. Martins made it 0-5 in stoppage time.

The chances backed that up: Botafogo created 1.96 expected goals (xG) from 21 shots to Fortaleza's 0.44 from 9. Fortaleza had a player sent off.

Match stats

43% Possession 57%
9 Shots 21
1 Shots on target 12
2 Corners 8
366 Passes 494
83.9% Pass accuracy 89.9%
8 Tackles 14
8 Fouls 12
2 Yellow cards 0
1 Red cards 0
1 Offsides 1

Key events

Fortaleza Botafogo
R. PaivaManagerArgument
0’
Kick-off
L. PriorShot on target
5’
G. ManchaFoul
6’
G. ManchaVAR: Red card given
6’
G. ÁvilaDeyverson
13’
14’
MarçalHeader0-1 (Botafogo)
22’
J. SavarinoShot on target
29’
Á. MontoroShot on target
30’
NewtonShot on target
37’
VitinhoShot on target
45+5’
A. CabralLeft foot shot0-2 (Botafogo)
Half-time0-2
46’
M. MartinsÁ. Montoro
M. RossettoM. Pereira
46’
48’
MarçalLeft foot shot0-3 (Botafogo)
49’
NewtonShot on target
Second half underway
53’
D. RicardoHeader0-4 (Botafogo)
57’
A. CabralShot on target
K. AndradeB. Lopes
58’
A. BareiroJ. Herrera
58’
58’
M. PonteVitinho
58’
J. CorreaJ. Savarino
Y. PikachuL. Prior
65’
67’
HuguinhoD. Santos
A. BareiroFoul
71’
72’
M. MartinsShot on target
74’
G. MastrianiA. Cabral
B. KuscevicArgument
75’
90+3’
M. MartinsRight foot shot0-5 (Botafogo)
Full-time0-5

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 2.5 0’ 15’ 30’ 45’ 60’ 75’ 90’ HT 0.44 1.96 14’ Marçal (Botafogo), 0-1 14’ 45+5’ A. Cabral (Botafogo), 0-2 45+5’ 48’ Marçal (Botafogo), 0-3 48’ 53’ D. Ricardo (Botafogo), 0-4 53’ 90+3’ M. Martins (Botafogo), 0-5 90+3’ 0.0 0.5 1.0 1.5 2.0 2.5 0’ 15’ 30’ 45’ 60’ 75’ 90’ HT 0.44 1.96 14’ Marçal (Botafogo), 0-1 Marçal 14’ 45+5’ A. Cabral (Botafogo), 0-2 Cabral 45+5’ 48’ Marçal (Botafogo), 0-3 Marçal 48’ 53’ D. Ricardo (Botafogo), 0-4 Ricardo 53’ 90+3’ M. Martins (Botafogo), 0-5 Martins 90+3’
Fortaleza 0.44 xGBotafogo 1.96 xG Goal

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Shot map

Every shot and where it was taken from.

 Botafogo attacking Fortaleza attacking 
50’ A. Cabral (Botafogo), open play, 0.94 xG, goal 53’ D. Ricardo (Botafogo), from a corner, 0.16 xG, goal 14’ Marçal (Botafogo), set piece, 0.11 xG, goal 33’ B. Lopes (Fortaleza), open play, 0.11 xG, blocked 11’ J. Herrera (Fortaleza), open play, 0.09 xG, off target 48’ Marçal (Botafogo), from a corner, 0.09 xG, goal 64’ A. Cabral (Botafogo), from a corner, 0.09 xG, blocked 40’ Tinga (Fortaleza), from a corner, 0.08 xG, off target 63’ J. Correa (Botafogo), open play, 0.08 xG, blocked 30’ Newton (Botafogo), from a corner, 0.05 xG, saved 72’ M. Martins (Botafogo), open play, 0.05 xG, saved 90’ Newton (Botafogo), open play, 0.05 xG, blocked 90+3’ M. Martins (Botafogo), open play, 0.05 xG, goal 24’ Artur (Botafogo), open play, 0.04 xG, off target 39’ G. Ávila (Fortaleza), direct free kick, 0.04 xG, blocked 47’ Newton (Botafogo), open play, 0.04 xG, blocked 81’ Weverson (Fortaleza), open play, 0.04 xG, blocked 23’ Á. Montoro (Botafogo), from a corner, 0.04 xG, off target 44’ G. Ávila (Fortaleza), direct free kick, 0.03 xG, blocked 49’ Newton (Botafogo), open play, 0.03 xG, saved 19’ L. Prior (Fortaleza), set piece, 0.03 xG, blocked 22’ J. Savarino (Botafogo), open play, 0.02 xG, saved 25’ A. Cabral (Botafogo), open play, 0.02 xG, off target 47’ Newton (Botafogo), open play, 0.02 xG, hit the woodwork 29’ Á. Montoro (Botafogo), open play, 0.02 xG, saved 57’ A. Cabral (Botafogo), open play, 0.02 xG, saved 86’ Huguinho (Botafogo), open play, 0.02 xG, off target 5’ L. Prior (Fortaleza), open play, 0.01 xG, saved 37’ Vitinho (Botafogo), open play, 0.02 xG, saved 40’ J. Herrera (Fortaleza), open play, 0.01 xG, off target 50’ A. Cabral (Botafogo), open play, 0.94 xG, goal 53’ D. Ricardo (Botafogo), from a corner, 0.16 xG, goal 14’ Marçal (Botafogo), set piece, 0.11 xG, goal 33’ B. Lopes (Fortaleza), open play, 0.11 xG, blocked 48’ Marçal (Botafogo), from a corner, 0.09 xG, goal 11’ J. Herrera (Fortaleza), open play, 0.09 xG, off target 64’ A. Cabral (Botafogo), from a corner, 0.09 xG, blocked 63’ J. Correa (Botafogo), open play, 0.08 xG, blocked 40’ Tinga (Fortaleza), from a corner, 0.08 xG, off target 30’ Newton (Botafogo), from a corner, 0.05 xG, saved 72’ M. Martins (Botafogo), open play, 0.05 xG, saved 90+3’ M. Martins (Botafogo), open play, 0.05 xG, goal 90’ Newton (Botafogo), open play, 0.05 xG, blocked 81’ Weverson (Fortaleza), open play, 0.04 xG, blocked 24’ Artur (Botafogo), open play, 0.04 xG, off target 39’ G. Ávila (Fortaleza), direct free kick, 0.04 xG, blocked 47’ Newton (Botafogo), open play, 0.04 xG, blocked 23’ Á. Montoro (Botafogo), from a corner, 0.04 xG, off target 44’ G. Ávila (Fortaleza), direct free kick, 0.03 xG, blocked 49’ Newton (Botafogo), open play, 0.03 xG, saved 19’ L. Prior (Fortaleza), set piece, 0.03 xG, blocked 22’ J. Savarino (Botafogo), open play, 0.02 xG, saved 25’ A. Cabral (Botafogo), open play, 0.02 xG, off target 47’ Newton (Botafogo), open play, 0.02 xG, hit the woodwork 29’ Á. Montoro (Botafogo), open play, 0.02 xG, saved 57’ A. Cabral (Botafogo), open play, 0.02 xG, saved 86’ Huguinho (Botafogo), open play, 0.02 xG, off target 5’ L. Prior (Fortaleza), open play, 0.01 xG, saved 37’ Vitinho (Botafogo), open play, 0.02 xG, saved 40’ J. Herrera (Fortaleza), open play, 0.01 xG, off target
Size shows xG Goal On target Off target or blocked

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Lineups

Fortaleza 4-2-3-1 Starting XI
Vinicius
Tinga
Kuscevic
Mancha
Weverson
Sasha
Pereira 46’
Herrera 58’
Prior 65’
Lopes 58’
Deyverson 13’
Botafogo 4-2-3-1 Starting XI
Linck
Vitinho 58’
Marçal 2
Ricardo
Telles 2
Newton
Danilo
Artur
Savarino 58’
Montoro 46’
Cabral 74’

Player stats

Goalkeeper1 player
Vinicius
90′ 7 5 25 – – – – –
Defenders4 players
Tinga
90′ 2 – – 8 5 41 1 – – –
B. Kuscevic
90′ 2 1 – 3 1 30 1 – – –
G. Mancha
6′ – – – – – 4 1 – – –
Weverson
90′ – 1 – 1 – 33 1 – – –
Midfielders9 players
L. Sasha
90′ – – 45 1 0.20 3 4 6 – 2 –
M. Pereira Taken off
45′ – – 27 – 0.02 – – – – – –
J. Herrera Taken off
58′ – – 18 – 0.01 – – 3 1 1 –
L. Prior Taken off
65′ – – 19 2 0.48 – – 2 – – –
B. Lopes Taken off
58′ – – 21 2 0.03 – – 3 – 3 –
M. Rossetto Came on as a substitute
45′ – – 26 – 0.04 – – 1 – 1 –
K. Andrade Came on as a substitute
33′ – – 18 1 0.01 – – 1 1 1 –
A. Bareiro Came on as a substitute
33′ – – 8 – 0.02 1 – 5 2 2 –
Y. Pikachu Came on as a substitute
26′ – – 12 – 0.03 – – 1 – 1 –
Forwards2 players
Deyverson Taken off
13′ – – – – – 0.00 – – – 1 –
G. Ávila Came on as a substitute
78′ – – 2 – 0.07 0.03 – 2 – 38 –
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. A blank cell means that figure is not available for that player.

Form going into the game

Fortaleza LDWLD
Botafogo WDWDL

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Previous and next meeting

 Previous meeting: Botafogo 2-0 Fortaleza, 01 Sep 24 Next meeting: Botafogo 4-2 Fortaleza, 07 Dec 25  All Fortaleza 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.