Botafogo vs Santos Live Stream, Predictions (Jul 16)

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Botafogo

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Botafogo will be hoping for a better result after a 2-1 Serie A loss in their previous game against Bahia.

In that game, Botafogo managed 31% possession and 13 shots at goal with 6 of them on target. For Botafogo, the goalscorers were Huguinho (7') and Nahuel Ferraresi (57' Own goal). On the other side, Bahia got 24 shots at goal with 9 on target. Duarte (92') scored for Bahia.

It’s been all too rare in recent games where Botafogo have managed to hold out for a full 90 minutes. It will be a concern for them that Botafogo have been scored against in 5 of their previous 6 matches, shipping 7 goals during that time.

Heading into this fixture, Botafogo have not lost a league tie with Santos in their previous 5 matches.

Santos

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Santos head into the encounter after a 3-1 Serie A win with the downing of Vitoria in their previous game.

In that match, Santos had 44% possession and 5 attempts at goal with 4 of them on target. For Santos, the scorers were Miguel Terceros (19'), Álvaro Barreal (54') and Barbosa (56'). At the other end, Vitoria got 22 attempts at goal with 9 on target. Renê (74') was the scorer for Vitoria.

Showing their bias toward high-scoring encounters, goals have been scored 21 times in the prior six games in which Santos have taken to the pitch, giving an average of 3.5 goals for each fixture. Their opponents have managed 9 of this grand total. We will see whether or not that trend will end up being continued on here.

Looking at the pre-match facts, Santos:

• have not beaten Botafogo in games played away from home for the previous 4 league games. They really have not been travelling well at all.
• remain undefeated by Botafogo when having played them away from home in the previous 2 matches in the league.
• haven’t won away from home in the past 8 league matches. A poor run.

🤜🤛 Head to head

A glance at their prior head to head meetings stretching back to 21/07/2022 shows that Botafogo have won 2 of these and Santos 1, with the tally of drawn matches standing at 3.

A combined sum of 16 goals were scored between them during those clashes, with 9 of them from Fogão and 7 netted by Peixe. The average goals per game has been 2.67.

The last league clash between these clubs was Serie A match day 30 on 26/10/2025 when it finished Botafogo 2-2 Santos.

On that occasion, Botafogo managed 55% possession and 18 shots at goal with 9 on target. Their only player on the scoresheet was Joaquín Correa (1', 39').

Santos had 9 attempts on goal with 7 of them on target. Souza (26') and Álvaro Barreal (70') scored.

The match was refereed by Rodrigo Jose Pereira de Lima.

📰 Team News: Botafogo

Júnior Santos (Foot injury), Kaio (Knee problems), Bastos (Muscle injury), Allan (Torn thigh muscle) and Nathan Fernandes (Inflammation of ligaments in the knee) aren’t available for Botafogo gaffer Franclim Carvalho. Álvaro Montoro cannot play in this game through suspension.

We are thinking that Fogão could go for a 4-2-3-1 system for the game featuring Raul Steffens, Vitinho, Nahuel Ferraresi, Gabriel Justino, Alex Telles, Cristian Medina, Huguinho, Lucas Villalba, Jordan Barrera, Matheus Martins and Arthur Cabral.

ℹ️ Team News: Santos

Santos manager Cuca Stival has not got a full squad to pick from. Thaciano (Hamstring injury), Vinicius Lira (Cruciate ligament injury), Alexis Duarte (Cruciate ligament injury) and João Schmidt (Hamstring injury) are not able to play. Gabriel Barbosa cannot play in this game through suspension.

There’s a good chance that Peixe seem most likely to elect for a 4-2-3-1 system, going with Gabriel Brazão, Gabriel Menino, Lucas Verissimo, Luan Peres, Gonzalo Escobar, Willian Arao, Gustavo Henrique, Benjamín Rollheiser, Miguel Terceros, Alvaro Barreal and Rony.

🔮 Prediction

Our thinking is that Santos have enough to find the back of the net against this Botafogo team, however it possibly won’t quite be as many as the goals that they could concede.

We reckon that it will be a narrow 2-1 victory for Botafogo by the conclusion of the game. Let’s just see how this one goes.

💵 ⚽️ What are the top odds for the game?

Turning to the betting odds in the WDW market, backing Botafogo is available for 1.96, a wager on the draw is 3.6 and taking a punt on a victory for Santos is 3.6. These are the best prices that can be secured right now.

Renata Leite, 15:01 12/07/2026