Botafogo vs Corinthians

3 - 1

🕒 Sun, 17 May 2026 20:00 Europe/London 📍 Estádio Nilton Santos 🧑‍⚖️ Felipe Fernandes de Lima 🔁 Regular Season - 16 🏁 match finished

Season

2026-2027 Season

Stage

Regular Season - 16

Regular Season Table

Botafogo 14 · Corinthians 16

Referee Stats

Felipe Fernandes de Lima

11 matches · 4.18 yellow cards avg

Yellow cards avg	4.18
Reds avg	0.18
Penalties avg	0.36
Over 4.5 cards	55%
Home wins	73%
Draws	18%
Away wins	9%

How the match was won

Corinthians outshot their opponent (13-19).
Corinthians controlled possession (65%).
Botafogo had the sharper finishing (5-1 shots on target).

Team Overview

Botafogo (Home stats)

Games / Record

W-D-L: 4-4-4

Goals For / Against

21 / 19

Avg: 1.75 / 1.58

Points

Avg: 1.33

Clean Sheets

Failed to Score

Corinthians (Away stats)

Games / Record

W-D-L: 2-4-3

Goals For / Against

9 / 11

Avg: 1.00 / 1.22

Points

Avg: 1.11

Clean Sheets

Failed to Score

Match Context & Trends

Venue-only form, goal timing, first-goal trends and league context around this Serie A fixture.

Quick comparison bars

1.33

PPG

1.11

1.75

1.00

1.58

1.22

75%

O2.5

44%

75%

BTTS

67%

58%

Score 1st

22%

League-position context

Botafogo rank14th

Corinthians rank16th

Botafogo points27

Corinthians points25

Botafogo: #14 · 27 pts · GD -3

19 pts off the top 2. 7 pts off the play-off line. 2 pts clear of the relegation zone.

Corinthians: #16 · 25 pts · GD -1

21 pts off the top 2. 9 pts off the play-off line. 0 pts clear of the relegation zone.

2-point gap between the two sides coming into kick-off.

Botafogo last 5 home

W L D L D

Points5/15

Weighted index42

Goals6-7

Record1-2-2

Weighted index gives more importance to the most recent venue-specific matches. 100 means maximum recent points return.

Recent venue-specific form is balanced.

Corinthians last 5 away

W L L D L

Points4/15

Weighted index38

Goals6-9

Record1-1-3

Weighted index gives more importance to the most recent venue-specific matches. 100 means maximum recent points return.

Recent venue-specific form has been unstable.

Botafogo trend breakdown

Over 2.575%

BTTS75%

BTTS + O2.558%

1H Over 0.583%

Also: Over 0.5 100% · Over 1.5 92% · Over 3.5 50% · 1H BTTS 17%

Corinthians trend breakdown

Over 2.544%

BTTS67%

BTTS + O2.544%

1H Over 0.578%

Also: Over 0.5 78% · Over 1.5 67% · Over 3.5 33% · 1H BTTS 33%

Scoring reliability

Botafogo score at home92%

Botafogo clean sheet at home17%

Corinthians score away78%

Corinthians clean sheet away33%

First-goal patterns

Botafogo score first58%

Botafogo win after scoring first57%

Corinthians score first22%

Corinthians win after scoring first50%

Comeback rate after conceding first: Botafogo 0% · Corinthians 40%

Avg first goal minute: Botafogo 22.9' · Corinthians 19.0'

Vs league average

Botafogo score at home1.75 vs 1.60

Botafogo concede at home1.58 vs 1.10

Corinthians score away1.00 vs 1.10

Corinthians concede away1.22 vs 1.60

Botafogo score 10% above league average, while Corinthians score 9% below league average.

Defensive side: Botafogo are 44% above league average at home, and Corinthians are 23% below league average away.

Head-to-head trends

Recent games5

Avg goals2.80

BTTS80%

Over 2.560%

At this venue setup: 3.20 goals on average across the last 5.

Botafogo goal timing (home)

1H scored: 53% 2H scored: 47% Danger: 0-15 Vulnerable: 46-60

Goals scored by 15-minute interval

0-15 4

31-45 4

76-90+ 4

46-60 3

16-30 2

61-75 2

Goals conceded by 15-minute interval

46-60 3

0-15 2

16-30 2

61-75 2

76-90+ 2

31-45 1

Corinthians goal timing (away)

1H scored: 44% 2H scored: 56% Danger: 76-90+ Vulnerable: 16-30

Goals scored by 15-minute interval

76-90+ 3

16-30 2

61-75 2

0-15 1

31-45 1

46-60 0

Goals conceded by 15-minute interval

16-30 4

31-45 4

0-15 3

61-75 1

76-90+ 1

46-60 0

Match Statistics

Shots on Goal

Total Shots

Shots off Goal

Blocked Shots

Shots Inside Box

Shots Outside Box

Ball Possession

35%

65%

Corner Kicks

Fouls

Offsides

Yellow Cards

Red Cards

—

Goalkeeper Saves

Total Passes

255

468

Passes Accurate

175

405

Passes %

69%

87%

Events

Yellow Cards

Home

Away

Red Cards

Home

Away

Substitutions

Home

Away

7' ⚽

⚽

7' ⚽ Goal · 1-0

Arthur Cabral

Normal Goal · Assist: L. Villalba

11' ⚽

⚽

11' ⚽ Goal · 1-1

R. Garro

Normal Goal · Assist: J. Lingard

20'

20' M. Ponte

26' ⚽

⚽

26' ⚽ VAR

N. Ferraresi

Penalty cancelled

32' ⚽

⚽

32' ⚽ Goal · 2-1

Arthur Cabral

Normal Goal · Assist: K. Barria

39'

39' C. Medina

45+6'

45+6' J. Lingard

46' ↑↓

↑↓

46' ⇄ K. Barria

1st substitution · For: Kauan Toledo

46' ↑↓

↑↓

46' ⇄ J. Lingard

1st substitution · For: Kaio César

63' ↑↓

↑↓

63' ⇄ Raniele

2nd substitution · For: Andre

66' ↑↓

↑↓

66' ⇄ M. Ponte

2nd substitution · For: Vitinho

70' ⚽

⚽

70' ⚽ Goal · 3-1

Arthur Cabral

Normal Goal · Assist: Kauan Toledo

71'

71' Arthur Cabral

73'

73' L. Villalba

73' ↑↓

↑↓

73' ⇄ L. Villalba

3rd substitution · For: Edenílson

76' ↑↓

↑↓

76' ⇄ Breno

3rd substitution · For: Allan

77' ↑↓

↑↓

77' ⇄ R. Garro

4th substitution · For: Pedro Raul

77' ↑↓

↑↓

77' ⇄ A. Carrillo

5th substitution · For: Dieguinho

80' ↑↓

↑↓

80' ⇄ Álvaro Montoro

4th substitution · For: S. Rodríguez

80' ↑↓

↑↓

80' ⇄ C. Medina

5th substitution · For: G. Justino

81'

81' A. Barboza

90+1'

90+1' Alex Telles

Botafogo vs Corinthians 3-1: match report, goals, cards and substitutions

Botafogo beat Corinthians 3-1 on Sunday, 17 May 2026 in Serie A. The match was refereed by Felipe Fernandes de Lima. It was played at Estádio Nilton Santos.

First half: Botafogo took an early lead at 7' when Arthur Cabral scored, with the assist credited to L. Villalba, making the score 1-0. Corinthians leveled the score at 11' when R. Garro scored, with the assist credited to J. Lingard, making the score 1-1. M. Ponte received a yellow card for Botafogo at 20'. VAR intervened at 26' for Botafogo (Penalty cancelled). Botafogo took the lead at 32' when Arthur Cabral scored, with the assist credited to K. Barria, making the score 2-1. C. Medina received a yellow card for Botafogo at 39'. J. Lingard received a yellow card for Corinthians at 45+6'.

Second half: Botafogo made their 1st substitution at 46', with K. Barria replacing Kauan Toledo. Corinthians made their 1st substitution at 46', with J. Lingard replacing Kaio César. Corinthians made their 2nd substitution at 63', with Raniele replacing Andre. Botafogo made their 2nd substitution at 66', with M. Ponte replacing Vitinho. Botafogo extended the lead at 70' when Arthur Cabral scored, with the assist credited to Kauan Toledo, making the score 3-1. Arthur Cabral received a yellow card for Botafogo at 71'. L. Villalba received a yellow card for Botafogo at 73'. Botafogo made their 3rd substitution at 73', with L. Villalba replacing Edenílson. Corinthians made their 3rd substitution at 76', with Breno replacing Allan. Corinthians made their 4th substitution at 77', with R. Garro replacing Pedro Raul. Corinthians made their 5th substitution at 77', with A. Carrillo replacing Dieguinho. Botafogo made their 4th substitution at 80', with Álvaro Montoro replacing S. Rodríguez. Botafogo made their 5th substitution at 80', with C. Medina replacing G. Justino. A. Barboza received a yellow card for Botafogo at 81'. Alex Telles received a yellow card for Botafogo at 90+1'.

Botafogo used 5 substitutions while Corinthians used 5 substitutions. Botafogo got 6 yellow cards, while Corinthians got 1 yellow card.