BotafogoBotafogo vs Fluminense — Serie A
1-1
FluminenseEstadio Olimpico Nilton Santos, Rio de Janeiro
Going into the match, Botafogo had won 5, drawn 3, lost 2 in their previous 10, scoring 1.5 goals a game; Fluminense had won 3, drawn 5, lost 2 in 10, scoring 1.1. The sides have met 3 times in our records: Botafogo 1 win, Fluminense 2 wins. Botafogo are 11th in the Serie A on 39 points; Fluminense are 5th on 51.
Match report
Home form going in: Botafogo
Last 10 completed: won 5, drawn 3, lost 2 (W D W L W). 1.5 scored per game, 0.9 conceded, 50% over 2.5 goals, 60% both teams scored, 30% clean sheets.
- W 0-1 at Cruzeiro · 26 Jul 2026
- D 0-0 vs Vitoria · 23 Jul 2026
- W 2-1 vs Santos · 16 Jul 2026
- L 2-1 at Bahia · 30 May 2026
- W 1-3 at Caracas FC · 27 May 2026
- D 1-1 at Sao Paulo · 23 May 2026
Away form going in: Fluminense
Last 10 completed: won 3, drawn 5, lost 2 (L D D D D). 1.1 scored per game, 1.0 conceded, 40% over 2.5 goals, 70% both teams scored, 20% clean sheets.
- L 1-3 vs Vasco DA Gama · 6 Aug 2026
- D 0-0 at Vasco DA Gama · 1 Aug 2026
- D 0-0 vs Bahia · 30 Jul 2026
- D 1-1 at Gremio · 26 Jul 2026
- D 1-1 vs RB Bragantino · 17 Jul 2026
- D 1-1 at Cruzeiro · 31 May 2026
Head-to-head: Botafogo vs Fluminense
- Fluminense 1-0 Botafogo · 12 Feb 2026 · Serie A
- Fluminense 2-0 Botafogo · 28 Sept 2025 · Serie A
- Botafogo 2-0 Fluminense · 27 Apr 2025 · Serie A
Match statistics
| Botafogo | Metric | Fluminense |
|---|---|---|
| 41 | Ball possession | 59 |
| 1.22 | Expected goals (xG) | 0.94 |
| 20 | Total shots | 14 |
| 7 | Shots on target | 4 |
| 7 | Shots off target | 5 |
| 6 | Blocked shots | 5 |
| 9 | Attempts inside box | 11 |
| 11 | Attempts outside box | 3 |
| 7 | Corner kicks | 7 |
| 0 | Offsides | 1 |
| 324 | Total passes | 471 |
| 273 | Accurate passes | 409 |
| 84 | Pass accuracy | 87 |
| 3 | Goalkeeper saves | 6 |
| -0.26 | Goals prevented | -0.26 |
| 16 | Fouls | 19 |
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 |