Botafogo-SP make the trip to Estádio Governador Plácido Castelo on Saturday for the Serie B fixture with home team Ceará.
Full predictions, stats & game poll for the Ceará v Botafogo-SP match are shown here (including the best match odds).
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Form Guide
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Ceará
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Ceará go into this match after a 1-1 Serie B drawn match versus Criciuma.
Mateus (25') scored 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
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Botafogo-SP will go into the meeting following on from a 2-1 Serie B win against Operário Ferroviário in their previous fixture.
The only name on the scoresheet from Botafogo-SP was Hygor (65', 81'). Gabriel Boschilia (45') scored 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.
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Head to head
The previous league clash featuring the two was Serie B match day 36 on 13/11/2024 which finished with the scoreline of Botafogo-SP 1-4 Ceará.
On that occasion, Botafogo-SP managed 44% possession and 10 attempts on goal with 1 on target.
At the other end, Ceará had 15 attempts at goal with 8 on target. Mineiro (38', 51', 65') was the scorer.
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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,
16:01 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