The Serie B fixture at Estádio Governador Plácido Castelo on Saturday will see home side Ceará do battle with Botafogo-SP.
Our Ceará v Botafogo-SP tips, poll and stats can be seen in full below - plus the latest betting odds.
📊
Form Guide
Join FanDuel for an awesome experience- 21+ Please Gamble Responsibly.
Gambling Problem? Call or visit RG-help.com. Call or visit ccpg.org/chat (CT). Hope is here. GamblingHelpLineMA.org or call for 24/7 support (MA). Visit www.mdgamblinghelp.org (MD). Call or text .
Ceará
WWLLWD
Ceará will play in this fixture following on from a 1-1 Serie B stalemate vs Criciuma.
Mateus (25') was the scorer for Criciuma.
Ceará have been conceding pretty frequently lately, but they’ve also managed to hit the back of the net themselves. Over their last 6 matches, Ceará have been punished defensively in 6 of them in addition to scoring in 6 of those matches.
Botafogo-SP
LLLDLW
Botafogo-SP go into this game following a 2-1 Serie B win with the eclipse of Operário Ferroviário in their previous game.
The only scorer from Botafogo-SP was Hygor (65', 81'). Gabriel Boschilia (45') was the scorer for Operário Ferroviário.
The strike force from Botafogo-SP have failed to get amongst the goals over their last 6 encounters, contributing the disappointing return of just 3. In those matches, Botafogo-SP have also seen the overall goal tally of their opponents equal 6. Despite that, we must now wait to see whether that trend will continue on in this match or not.
Heading into this fixture, Botafogo-SP have not won away from home in their last 6 matches in the league.
🤜🤛
Head to head
The last league encounter between these sides was Serie B match day 36 on 13/11/2024 when the final score was Botafogo-SP 1-4 Ceará.
On that day, Botafogo-SP had 44% possession and 10 attempts at goal with 1 of them on target.
On the other side, Ceará had 15 attempts at goal with 8 of them on target. Mineiro (38', 51', 65') scored.
💭
Prediction
Our assessment is that Ceará will likely get the win and a possible clean sheet when they face Botafogo-SP, who could well find it tough scoring a goal of their own.
Our tip is for a comfortable 2-0 winning margin for Ceará by the time that the referee blows the final whistle.
Renata Leite,
12:01 16/06/2026
Odds correct at time of publishing. All odds subject to change.
🏟️ Team Focus:
Ceará
Formed: 1914
Stadium: Estádio Governador Plácido Castelo (63,903)
Captain: Luiz Otávio
Chairman: João Paulo Silva
Manager: Anderson Batatais
Competitions: Serie B position 14