Internacional will be visiting Estádio Olímpico Nilton Santos on Sunday for the Serie A clash with home team Botafogo.
For all of our match predictions, pre-game poll and statistics for Botafogo v Internacional, scroll down including the latest game odds.
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Form Guide
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Botafogo
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Botafogo will want to continue from where they left off last time out with the 1-2 Copa Libertadores victory against Carabobo.
In that match, Botafogo had 60% possession and 12 shots at goal with 7 of them on target. For Botafogo, goals were scored by Vitinho (22') and Cuiabano (90'). Carabobo had 13 attempts on goal with 6 on target.
A recurring feature of recent Botafogo games is the number of results with a nil in them.
Taking their prior sextet of clashes before this one, in as many as 5 of them a bet on BTTS would've lost.
Looking at the pre-match facts, Botafogo:
- have not been beaten in the league by Internacional in their last 2 matches.
- are unbeaten in their previous 12 league matches at home. They have been so resilient here.
Internacional
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Since suffering a loss in their previous game against Atlético Nacional in Copa Libertadores competition, Internacional and their travelling fans will hope for a better result here.
In that match, Internacional had 57% possession and 10 attempts on goal with 5 on target. The only player on the scoresheet for Internacional was Alan Patrick (80'). Atlético Nacional had 11 shots at goal with 3 on target. Billy Arce (55') was the scorer for Atlético Nacional.
The stats tell the story, and Internacional have been scored against in 5 of their last 6 matches, seeing opposing sides hit 10 goals in all. In defence, Internacional have been far from perfect. That sort of trend isn’t assured to be carried forward into this next game, of course.
Looking at their past form shows that Internacional:
- haven't won against Botafogo when they have played them away from home in the previous 2 league games.
- are without an away win for the past 6 league matches.
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Head to head
An examination of their past head-to-head meetings stretching back to 19/06/2022 shows us that Botafogo have won 4 of them and Internacional 2, with the number of drawn results standing at 0.
A combined total of 16 goals were produced between them throughout the course of those matches, with 9 for Fogão and 7 coming from Colorado. That’s an average goals per game figure of 2.67.
The previous league contest between these clubs was Serie A match day 37 on 05/12/2024 and the score finished Internacional 0-1 Botafogo.
That day, Internacional had 67% possession and 14 attempts at goal with 6 on target.
For their opponents, Botafogo got 2 shots at goal with 1 of them on target. Jefferson Savarino (5') was the scorer.
The referee was Ramon Abatti.
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Team News: Botafogo
Alexander Barboza (Foot injury), Matheus Martins (Hamstring injury), Santiago Rodríguez (Leg injury), Jefferson Savarino (Hamstring injury), Gonzalo Mastriani (muscular problems) and Bastos (Knee injury) are not available for Botafogo manager Renato Paiva.
In all likelihood, Fogão may well opt for a 4-4-2 system in the match, utilising John, Vitinho, Jair Cunha, David Ricardo, Alex Telles, Jeffinho, Marlon Freitas, Gregore, Cuiabano, Igor Jesus and Rwan Cruz.
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Team News: Internacional
We believe Colorado could decide to play in a 4-2-3-1 lineup, going with Anthoni, Braian Aguirre, Vitão, Victor Gabriel, Alexandro Bernabei, Ronaldo, Thiago Maia, Bruno Tabata, Oscar Romero, Wesley and Lucca.
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Prediction
We’ve got the feeling that Internacional might well have a job on their hands to register a score against this Botafogo side who we think should be able to get on the scoresheet themselves in a winning performance.
That’s why we have predicted a very even contest with a 1-0 win for Botafogo at the end of the 90.
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⚽️ What are the top odds for the game?
Checking the latest betting odds for this match on the 90 min. result market, staking on Botafogo is available for 1.95, betting on the draw is 3.2 and staking on the winning team to be Internacional gets you 4.33. They’re the best of the market prices offered at the current time.
Peter Guest,
20:04 11/05/2025
Odds correct at time of publishing. All odds subject to change.
🏟️ Team Focus:
Botafogo
Formed: 1904
Stadium: Estádio Olímpico Nilton Santos (46,831)
Captain: Marlon Freitas
Chairman: João Paulo Magalhães
Manager: Renato Paiva
Competitions: Serie A position 12, Copa do Brasil (Third Round), Copa Libertadores (Group A), Recopa Sudamericana (Final), FIFA Club World Cup (Group B)
🔑 Key Man: Igor Jesus
Customarily playing in the Striker position, Igor Jesus was born in Cuiabá, Brazil. After having made a senior debut playing for Coritiba in the 2020 season, the accomplished Forward has hit 2 league goals in this Série A 2025 campaign to date from a total of 7 appearances.