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The Serie B meeting at Arena Castelão on Wednesday sees home side Fortaleza doing battle with Botafogo-SP.
To see all of our predictions, user poll & stats for Fortaleza v Botafogo-SP, scroll down - plus the latest match odds.
Fortaleza won’t want a repeat of their last result here following a 2-1 Serie B losing effort in their last game against Vila Nova.
In that game, Fortaleza had 48% possession and 9 attempts on goal with 3 of them on target. The scorer for Fortaleza was Henrique (78'). Vila Nova had 10 attempts at goal with 4 on target. Mendes (14') scored for Vila Nova.
In their prior six fixtures, Thiago Carpini's Fortaleza have celebrated scoring a total of 7 times resulting in an average number of goals per match of 1.17.
Botafogo-SP come into this meeting following on from a 4-2 Serie B win as they beat Juventude in their last outing.
In that game, Botafogo-SP managed 37% possession and 13 shots at goal with 4 of them on target. For Botafogo-SP, the goals were scored by Vilar (16') and Caíke (49'). Juventude had 15 shots at goal with 3 of them on target. Patryck (55') and Roberto (70') scored for Juventude.
In the course of their 6 latest matches, Cláudio Tencati's Botafogo-SP have slotted home a total of 11 times - giving them a goals per game average of 1.83.
Their past results show that Botafogo-SP:
The previous league match between these sides was Serie B match day 1 on 21/03/2026 which ended up with the score at Botafogo-SP 4-0 Fortaleza.
In that match, Botafogo-SP managed 57% possession and 8 shots at goal with 4 on target. The scorers were Hygor (34'), Morelli (38', 52') and Vilar (45').
Fortaleza had 4 shots at goal with 0 of them on target.
In this match, Botafogo-SP have it in them to put one past this Fortaleza outfit, however that is unlikely to be as many as they’ll concede.
We are anticipating a 2-1 winning score for Fortaleza at the end of this one. Should be a good one.
Checking the betting prices for this game on the WDW market, backing Fortaleza is available for 1.68, backing a drawn result is 3.4 & staking on a victory for Botafogo-SP can get you 5. These are the top prices being offered right now.
Lucas Pereira, 05:02 25/07/2026
⚽️ Team Focus:
Fortaleza
Formed: 1918
Stadium: Arena Castelão (63,904)
Chairman: José Rolim Machado
Manager: Thiago Carpini
Competitions: Serie B position 5, Copa do Brasil (Round of 16)
| Botafogo-SP |
|
Fortaleza |
| Pos | Team | Pld | W | D | L | +/- | Pts | Form |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 |
|
19 | 11 | 6 | 2 | 11 | 39 | WWWWW |
| 2 |
|
19 | 10 | 5 | 4 | 5 | 35 | WWWDW |
| 3 |
|
19 | 10 | 4 | 5 | 5 | 34 | LWLLW |
| 4 |
|
19 | 9 | 5 | 5 | 9 | 32 | WDWWL |
| 5 |
|
19 | 9 | 4 | 6 | 3 | 31 | WWLWL |
| 6 |
|
19 | 8 | 6 | 5 | 10 | 30 | WWLLL |
| 7 |
|
19 | 8 | 5 | 6 | -4 | 29 | WWDWD |
| 8 |
|
19 | 7 | 7 | 5 | 1 | 28 | WLWDW |
| 9 |
|
19 | 6 | 10 | 3 | 6 | 28 | LLDDD |
| 10 |
|
19 | 7 | 6 | 6 | 6 | 27 | LLDDL |
| 11 |
|
19 | 6 | 9 | 4 | 1 | 27 | WLDDW |
| 12 |
|
19 | 7 | 5 | 7 | -3 | 26 | WLDWW |
| 13 |
|
19 | 7 | 3 | 9 | 0 | 24 | LDLLW |
| 14 |
|
19 | 6 | 6 | 7 | 4 | 24 | LWDDW |
| 15 |
|
19 | 5 | 9 | 5 | 0 | 24 | DWDLL |
| 16 |
|
19 | 5 | 5 | 9 | -1 | 20 | DWDDL |
| 17 |
|
19 | 5 | 5 | 9 | -5 | 20 | LLWDW |
| 18 |
|
19 | 4 | 7 | 8 | -6 | 19 | LLDDL |
| 19 |
|
19 | 2 | 2 | 15 | -24 | 8 | LLLLL |
| 20 |
|
19 | 1 | 5 | 13 | -18 | 8 | LLDDL |
| Vila Nova |
|
Fortaleza |
| Fortaleza |
|
Grêmio Novorizontino |
| Atlético Goianiense |
|
Fortaleza |
| Fortaleza |
|
Ponte Preta |
| Fortaleza |
|
Sport Recife |
| CRB |
|
Fortaleza |
| Botafogo-SP |
|
Juventude |
| Londrina |
|
Botafogo-SP |
| Sport Recife |
|
Botafogo-SP |
| Botafogo-SP |
|
Avaí |
| Botafogo-SP |
|
CRB |
| Ceará |
|
Botafogo-SP |
| Fortaleza |
|
Grêmio Novorizontino |
| Fortaleza |
|
Ponte Preta |
| Fortaleza |
|
Sport Recife |
| Fortaleza |
|
América Mineiro |
| Fortaleza |
|
Londrina |
| Fortaleza |
|
Goias |
| Londrina |
|
Botafogo-SP |
| Sport Recife |
|
Botafogo-SP |
| Ceará |
|
Botafogo-SP |
| Vila Nova |
|
Botafogo-SP |
| Ponte Preta |
|
Botafogo-SP |
| Goias |
|
Botafogo-SP |
| Fortaleza |
|
Botafogo-SP |
| Palmeiras |
|
Fortaleza |
| Fortaleza |
|
Palmeiras |
| Cuiabá |
|
Fortaleza |
| Juventude |
|
Fortaleza |
| Fortaleza |
|
São Bernardo |
| Criciuma |
|
Fortaleza |
| Fortaleza |
|
Operário Ferroviário |
| Goias |
|
Fortaleza |
| Fortaleza |
|
Avaí |
| Fortaleza |
|
Botafogo-SP |
| Botafogo-SP |
|
América Mineiro |
| São Bernardo |
|
Botafogo-SP |
| Botafogo-SP |
|
Criciuma |
| Atlético Goianiense |
|
Botafogo-SP |
| Botafogo-SP |
|
Cuiabá |
| Náutico |
|
Botafogo-SP |
| Botafogo-SP |
|
Grêmio Novorizontino |
| Botafogo-SP |
|
Goias |
| Athletic Club |
|
Botafogo-SP |
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