Botafogo vs Santos — Serie A
2-1
Estadio Olimpico Nilton Santos, Rio de Janeiro
Going into the match, Botafogo had won 5, drawn 2, lost 3 in their previous 10, scoring 1.8 goals a game; Santos had won 4, drawn 4, lost 2 in 10, scoring 1.7. The sides have met 2 times in our records: Botafogo 1 win, 1 drawn. Botafogo are 11th in the Serie A on 39 points; Santos are 8th on 45.
Match report
Home form going in: Botafogo
Last 10 completed: won 5, drawn 2, lost 3 (L W D W W). 1.8 scored per game, 1.1 conceded, 70% over 2.5 goals, 70% both teams scored, 20% clean sheets.
- 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
- W 0-3 at Independiente Petrolero · 21 May 2026
- W 3-1 vs Corinthians · 17 May 2026
- L 2-0 at Chapecoense-sc · 14 May 2026
Away form going in: Santos
Last 10 completed: won 4, drawn 4, lost 2 (W W L D L). 1.7 scored per game, 1.2 conceded, 50% over 2.5 goals, 60% both teams scored, 30% clean sheets.
- W 3-1 vs Vitoria · 30 May 2026
- W 3-0 vs Deportivo Cuenca · 27 May 2026
- L 3-2 at Gremio · 23 May 2026
- D 2-2 vs San Lorenzo · 20 May 2026
- L 0-3 vs Coritiba · 17 May 2026
- W 0-2 at Coritiba · 13 May 2026
Head-to-head: Botafogo vs Santos
- Botafogo 2-2 Santos · 26 Oct 2025 · Serie A
- Santos 0-1 Botafogo · 1 Jun 2025 · Serie A
Match statistics
| Botafogo | Metric | Santos |
|---|---|---|
| 48 | Ball possession | 52 |
| 2.46 | Expected goals (xG) | 2.62 |
| 17 | Total shots | 22 |
| 7 | Shots on target | 9 |
| 4 | Shots off target | 6 |
| 6 | Blocked shots | 7 |
| 11 | Attempts inside box | 16 |
| 6 | Attempts outside box | 6 |
| 5 | Corner kicks | 5 |
| 377 | Total passes | 414 |
| 304 | Accurate passes | 328 |
| 81 | Pass accuracy | 79 |
| 8 | Goalkeeper saves | 5 |
| -0.29 | Goals prevented | -0.29 |
| 10 | Fouls | 13 |
| 3 | Yellow cards | 2 |
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 |