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Botafogo journey to Estádio Mineirão on Sunday for the Serie A meeting with home side Cruzeiro.
Our full set of predictions, statistics and match poll for Cruzeiro v Botafogo can be seen below - plus the latest match odds.
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Cruzeiro
DDWWDW 📈
Cruzeiro, buoyed by their previous result, will be hoping for more of the same after the 1-2 Serie A victory against Internacional.
In that game, Cruzeiro had 53% possession and 13 attempts on goal with 6 of them on target. For Cruzeiro, the goals were scored by Jorge (11') and Pereira (64'). Internacional had 21 attempts on goal with 3 on target. Johan Carbonero (83') was the scorer for Internacional.
Cruzeiro have been on a persistent run of goalscoring form, netting every time they’ve gone out to play in their last 6 matches.
They have claimed a sum of 11 during that time and have conceded a total of 5.
Looking at the pre-match facts, Cruzeiro:
- have left without a victory over Botafogo in their previous 2 league matches.
- are undefeated in their last 2 league matches at home.
Botafogo
WDWLWD
Last time out, Botafogo drew 0-0 in the Serie A tie with Vitoria.
In that game, Botafogo managed 57% possession and 19 shots at goal with 6 on target. At the other end, Vitoria got 5 shots at goal with 1 of them on target.
In a total of 5 of the previous 6 clashes featuring Botafogo, at least three goals have been hit. The average number of goals per game during that time is 3.17, with the average number of goals for Botafogo working out to 2.17. That sort of trend might not be continued into this game, though.
Looking at their past form shows that Botafogo:
- have not registered a win against Cruzeiro in away games against them for the last 7 league matches. Not good at all.
- haven’t won away from home in the past 3 league matches.
👥 Head to head
A glance at their past head-to-head clashes stretching back to 03/12/2023 tells us that Cruzeiro have won 3 of them & Botafogo 1, with the tally of drawn matches being 2.
18 goals were produced between them throughout the course of those matches, with 10 of them for Celeste and 8 belonging to Fogão. That is an average goals per game value of 3.
The last league match between these clubs was Serie A match day 1 on 30/01/2026 and the score finished Botafogo 4-0 Cruzeiro.
In that match, Botafogo had 46% possession and 10 attempts on goal with 5 of them on target. The goalscorers were Danilo (48', 85'), Martins (76') and Artur (91').
On the other side, Cruzeiro got 17 attempts at goal with 4 on target.
The match was refereed by Matheus Delgado Candançan.
📋 Team News: Cruzeiro
We are thinking that Celeste may well use a 4-2-3-1 system for this one, beginning the first half with Otavio Costa, Fagner, Fabrício Bruno, Jonathan Jesus, Gabriel Rojas, Lucas Silva, Lucas Romero, Bruno Rodrigues, Matheus Henrique, Luis Sinisterra and Kaio Jorge.
📰 Team News: Botafogo
It’s our belief that Fogão appear most likely to play in a 4-2-3-1 lineup, starting the game with Warleson, Vitinho, Nahuel Ferraresi, Gabriel Justino, Alex Telles, Huguinho, Cristian Medina, Alvaro Montoro, Danilo, Matheus Martins and Arthur Cabral.
🔮 Prediction
We believe that Cruzeiro should score at least once when they line up against Botafogo, who could well struggle finding the net themselves.
We therefore think that it’s going to be a pretty comfortable 2-0 margin for Cruzeiro come full-time.
Victor Martins, 18:01 26/07/2026
Odds correct at time of publishing. All odds subject to change.
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⚽️ Team Focus:
Cruzeiro
Formed: 1921
Stadium: Estádio Mineirão (61,927)
Captain: Lucas Silva
Chairman: Lidson Potsch
Manager: Artur Jorge
Competitions: Serie A position 13, Copa do Brasil (Round of 16), Copa Libertadores (Round of 16)
⭐ Key Player: Pereira
Regularly taking up the Central Attacking Midfielder position, Pereira was born in Belo Horizonte, Brazil. After having played his first senior match for Sporting Lisbon in the 2015 - 2016 season, the accomplished Midfielder has scored 3 league goals in the Série A 2026 campaign so far in 16 appearances.
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| Pos | Team | Pld | W | D | L | +/- | Pts | Form |
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| 1 |
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19 | 13 | 5 | 1 | 19 | 44 | DDWWW |
| 2 |
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18 | 11 | 4 | 3 | 19 | 37 | WDLWW |
| 3 |
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20 | 11 | 3 | 6 | 9 | 36 | DWWWW |
| 4 |
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19 | 9 | 5 | 5 | 5 | 32 | DWLDD |
| 5 |
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19 | 9 | 3 | 7 | 6 | 30 | LWWWD |
| 6 |
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19 | 8 | 6 | 5 | 4 | 30 | DLWWD |
| 7 |
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19 | 7 | 6 | 6 | 2 | 27 | WLWWW |
| 8 |
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19 | 7 | 6 | 6 | -3 | 27 | WDWDW |
| 9 |
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19 | 7 | 5 | 7 | 1 | 26 | WDLWD |
| 10 |
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19 | 7 | 5 | 7 | -2 | 26 | DWWLL |
| 11 |
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19 | 7 | 5 | 7 | -3 | 26 | LWLWD |
| 12 |
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19 | 7 | 4 | 8 | 2 | 25 | LLDLL |
| 13 |
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19 | 7 | 4 | 8 | -1 | 25 | DWLWD |
| 14 |
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20 | 5 | 7 | 8 | -4 | 22 | LLWLD |
| 15 |
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20 | 5 | 6 | 9 | -4 | 21 | WLLLL |
| 16 |
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19 | 5 | 6 | 8 | -4 | 21 | LDWLL |
| 17 |
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20 | 5 | 6 | 9 | -8 | 21 | LLLLD |
| 18 |
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19 | 5 | 5 | 9 | -5 | 20 | LWLWD |
| 19 |
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19 | 4 | 6 | 9 | -11 | 18 | DWLWL |
| 20 |
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20 | 1 | 7 | 12 | -22 | 10 | LLLLD |
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Chapecoense |
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Cruzeiro |
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Botafogo |
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Vitoria |
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Santos |
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Fluminense |
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Chapecoense |
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Atlético Mineiro |
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Grêmio |
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Red Bull Bragantino |
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| Goals scored | 1.6 |
| Goals conceded | 1.2 |
| Time first goal scored | 36 |
| Time first goal conceded | 46 |
| Yellow cards | 2.2 |
| Red cards | 0.3 |
| Subs used | 4.8 |
| Biggest victory | 3-0 |
| Biggest defeat | 3-1 |
| Goals scored | 1.6 |
| Goals conceded | 1.9 |
| Time first goal scored | 43 |
| Time first goal conceded | 30 |
| Yellow cards | 2.9 |
| Red cards | 0.2 |
| Subs used | 4.7 |
| Biggest victory | 4-1 |
| Biggest defeat | 4-1 |
| Matheus Pereira | 8 |
| Christian | 6 |
| Kaio Jorge | 6 |
| Néiser Villarreal | 4 |
| Keny Arroyo | 3 |
| Arthur Cabral | 9 |
| Danilo | 9 |
| Matheus Martins | 4 |
| Alex Telles | 3 |
| Edenílson | 3 |
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Chapecoense |
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Mirassol |
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Flamengo |
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Flamengo |
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Atletico PR |
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Grêmio |
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Fluminense |
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Botafogo |
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Atletico PR |
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Botafogo |
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Palmeiras |
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Red Bull Bragantino |
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Botafogo |
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Vasco da Gama |
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Botafogo |
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