BotafogoBotafogo vs Ceara — Serie A
3-2
Ceara
Estadio Olimpico Nilton Santos, Rio de Janeiro
Going into the match, Botafogo had won 7, drawn 1, lost 2 in their previous 10, scoring 1.7 goals a game; Ceara had won 3, drawn 2, lost 5 in 10, scoring 0.7. The sides have met 1 time in our records: Botafogo 1 win.
Match report
Home form going in: Botafogo
Last 10 completed: won 7, drawn 1, lost 2 (W W L D W). 1.7 scored per game, 0.5 conceded, 40% over 2.5 goals, 20% both teams scored, 60% clean sheets.
- W 0-1 at Santos · 1 Jun 2025
- W 1-0 vs Universidad de Chile · 28 May 2025
- L 1-0 at Capital Brasilia · 23 May 2025
- D 0-0 at Flamengo · 18 May 2025
- W 3-2 vs Estudiantes L.P. · 15 May 2025
- W 4-0 vs Internacional · 11 May 2025
Away form going in: Ceara
Last 10 completed: won 3, drawn 2, lost 5 (L L W D W). 0.7 scored per game, 1.0 conceded, 30% over 2.5 goals, 30% both teams scored, 30% clean sheets.
- L 0-1 vs Atletico-MG · 1 Jun 2025
- L 3-0 at Palmeiras · 22 May 2025
- W 2-0 vs Sport Recife · 17 May 2025
- D 0-0 at Santos · 12 May 2025
- W 1-0 vs Vitoria · 3 May 2025
- L 0-1 vs Palmeiras · 30 Apr 2025
Head-to-head: Botafogo vs Ceara
- Ceara 0-2 Botafogo · 19 Oct 2025 · Serie A
Match statistics
| Botafogo | Metric | Ceara |
|---|---|---|
| 58 | Ball possession | 42 |
| 2.62 | Expected goals (xG) | 0.55 |
| 16 | Total shots | 9 |
| 10 | Shots on target | 3 |
| 4 | Shots off target | 4 |
| 2 | Blocked shots | 2 |
| 11 | Attempts inside box | 4 |
| 5 | Attempts outside box | 5 |
| 6 | Corner kicks | 0 |
| 2 | Offsides | 3 |
| 515 | Total passes | 364 |
| 456 | Accurate passes | 311 |
| 89 | Pass accuracy | 85 |
| 1 | Goalkeeper saves | 7 |
| -0.08 | Goals prevented | -0.08 |
| 12 | Fouls | 11 |
Serie A table — 2026
| # | Team | P | W | D | L | GD | Pts |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Flamengo | 31 | 20 | 7 | 4 | 36 | 67 |
| 2 | Palmeiras | 31 | 19 | 9 | 3 | 32 | 66 |
| 3 | Atletico Paranaense | 31 | 15 | 8 | 8 | 12 | 53 |
| 4 | Cruzeiro | 31 | 15 | 6 | 10 | 4 | 51 |
| 5 | Fluminense | 31 | 14 | 9 | 8 | 10 | 51 |
| 6 | Atletico-MG | 31 | 14 | 8 | 9 | 7 | 50 |
| 7 | Bahia | 31 | 13 | 10 | 8 | 5 | 49 |
| 8 | Santos | 31 | 12 | 9 | 10 | 2 | 45 |
| 9 | Sao Paulo | 31 | 12 | 6 | 13 | 1 | 42 |
| 10 | RB Bragantino | 31 | 11 | 8 | 12 | 3 | 41 |
| 11 | Botafogo | 31 | 10 | 9 | 12 | -4 | 39 |
| 12 | Coritiba | 31 | 10 | 9 | 12 | -11 | 39 |
| 13 | Vitoria | 31 | 10 | 7 | 14 | -11 | 37 |
| 14 | Mirassol | 31 | 9 | 9 | 13 | -8 | 36 |
| 15 | Vasco DA Gama | 30 | 9 | 8 | 13 | -7 | 35 |
| 16 | Corinthians | 31 | 8 | 9 | 14 | -7 | 33 |
| 17 | Internacional | 31 | 7 | 11 | 13 | -7 | 32 |
| 18 | Gremio | 31 | 7 | 10 | 14 | -10 | 31 |
| 19 | Remo | 31 | 5 | 11 | 15 | -15 | 26 |
| 20 | Chapecoense-sc | 30 | 3 | 9 | 18 | -32 | 18 |