Botafogo vs Sport Recife

3 - 2
🕒 Tue, 18 Nov 2025 23:30 Europe/London 📍 Estádio Nilton Santos 🧑‍⚖️ Bruno Pereira Vasconcelos 🔁 Regular Season - 34 🏁 match finished
Season
2025-2026 Season
Stage
Regular Season - 34
Regular Season Table
Botafogo 6 · Sport Recife 20
Referee Stats
5 matches · 5.00 yellow cards avg
Yellow cards avg 5.00
Reds avg 0.00
Penalties avg 0.60
Over 4.5 cards 60%
Home wins 20%
Draws 40%
Away wins 40%
How the match was won
  • Botafogo outshot their opponent (27-15).
  • Botafogo controlled possession (60%).
  • Botafogo had the sharper finishing (9-4 shots on target).

Team Overview

Botafogo (Home stats)

Games / Record

19
W-D-L: 11-5-3

Goals For / Against

39 / 24
Avg: 2.05 / 1.26

Points

38
Avg: 2.00

Clean Sheets

6

Failed to Score

4
Sport Recife (Away stats)

Games / Record

19
W-D-L: 1-4-14

Goals For / Against

11 / 36
Avg: 0.58 / 1.89

Points

7
Avg: 0.37

Clean Sheets

2

Failed to Score

10

Match Context & Trends

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

Quick comparison bars

2.00
PPG
0.37
2.05
GF
0.58
1.26
GA
1.89
63%
O2.5
47%
53%
BTTS
42%
63%
Score 1st
26%

League-position context

Botafogo rank6th
Sport Recife rank20th
Botafogo points63
Sport Recife points17
Botafogo: #6 · 63 pts · GD +20
13 pts off the top 2. 14 pts above the play-off edge. 20 pts clear of the relegation zone.
Sport Recife: #20 · 17 pts · GD -47
59 pts off the top 2. 34 pts off the play-off line. 27 pts from safety.
46-point gap between the two sides coming into kick-off.

Botafogo last 5 home

W W W W D
Points13/15
Weighted index96
Goals15-8
Record4-1-0
Weighted index gives more importance to the most recent venue-specific matches. 100 means maximum recent points return.
Strong wins profile across the latest venue-specific run.

Sport Recife last 5 away

L L L L L
Points0/15
Weighted index0
Goals2-13
Record0-0-5
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 2.563%
BTTS53%
BTTS + O2.547%
1H Over 0.589%
Also: Over 0.5 95% · Over 1.5 84% · Over 3.5 47% · 1H BTTS 16%

Sport Recife trend breakdown

Over 2.547%
BTTS42%
BTTS + O2.532%
1H Over 0.574%
Also: Over 0.5 95% · Over 1.5 79% · Over 3.5 21% · 1H BTTS 0%

Scoring reliability

Botafogo score at home79%
Botafogo clean sheet at home32%
Sport Recife score away47%
Sport Recife clean sheet away11%

First-goal patterns

Botafogo score first63%
Botafogo win after scoring first75%
Sport Recife score first26%
Sport Recife win after scoring first20%
Comeback rate after conceding first: Botafogo 50% · Sport Recife 15%
Avg first goal minute: Botafogo 24.5' · Sport Recife 35.0'

Vs league average

Botafogo score at home2.05 vs 1.53
Botafogo concede at home1.26 vs 1.00
Sport Recife score away0.58 vs 1.00
Sport Recife concede away1.89 vs 1.53
Botafogo score 34% above league average, while Sport Recife score 42% below league average.
Defensive side: Botafogo are 27% above league average at home, and Sport Recife are 24% above league average away.

Head-to-head trends

Recent games5
Avg goals2.40
BTTS40%
Over 2.540%
At this venue setup: 2.80 goals on average across the last 5.

Botafogo goal timing (home)

1H scored: 50% 2H scored: 50% Danger: 31-45 Vulnerable: 46-60
Goals scored by 15-minute interval
31-45 11
76-90+ 8
46-60 7
61-75 7
16-30 6
0-15 5
Goals conceded by 15-minute interval
46-60 8
76-90+ 6
16-30 5
31-45 4
61-75 3
0-15 2

Sport Recife goal timing (away)

1H scored: 50% 2H scored: 50% Danger: 76-90+ Vulnerable: 46-60
Goals scored by 15-minute interval
76-90+ 4
31-45 3
16-30 2
46-60 2
0-15 1
61-75 0
Goals conceded by 15-minute interval
46-60 13
31-45 8
61-75 7
0-15 4
76-90+ 4
16-30 3

Match Statistics

Shots on Goal
9
4
Total Shots
27
15
Shots off Goal
10
5
Blocked Shots
8
6
Shots Inside Box
18
12
Shots Outside Box
9
3
Ball Possession
60%
40%
Corner Kicks
7
5
Fouls
11
7
Offsides
1
3
Yellow Cards
2
4
Red Cards
Goalkeeper Saves
2
6
Total Passes
508
336
Passes Accurate
440
257
Passes %
87%
76%

Events

Yellow Cards
Home
2
Away
4
Red Cards
Home
0
Away
0
Substitutions
Home
5
Away
5
14'
14' Goal · 0-1
Léo Pereira
Normal Goal · Assist: Lucas Lima
24'
24' Alex Telles
28'
28' Goal · 0-2
Rafael Thyere
Normal Goal · Assist: Lucas Lima
30'
30' Goal · 1-2
Artur
Normal Goal · Assist: Alex Telles
39'
39' Chris Ramos
1st substitution · For: K. Barria
46'
46' Vitinho
2nd substitution · For: M. Ponte
46'
46' Jeffinho
3rd substitution · For: J. Barrera
58'
58' Goal · 2-2
K. Barria
Normal Goal · Assist: Danilo
61'
61' Lucas Kal
65'
65' Gabriel Vasconcelos
67'
67' Alex Telles
4th substitution · For: Cuiabano
67'
67' Matheusinho
1st substitution · For: Hyoran
68'
68' Lucas Kal
2nd substitution · For: Sérgio Oliveira
78'
78' J. Savarino
5th substitution · For: Álvaro Montoro
78'
78' Pablo
3rd substitution · For: Romarinho
83'
83' Aderlan
87'
87' Igor Cariús
90'
90' Léo Pereira
4th substitution · For: Kevyson
90'
90' Lucas Lima
5th substitution · For: Chrystian Barletta
90'
90' Goal · 3-2
K. Barria
Normal Goal · Assist: Danilo
90+6'
90+6' K. Barria

Botafogo vs Sport Recife 3-2: match report, goals, cards and substitutions

Botafogo beat Sport Recife 3-2 on Tuesday, 18 November 2025 in Serie A. The match was refereed by Bruno Pereira Vasconcelos. It was played at Estádio Nilton Santos.

First half: Sport Recife took the lead at 14' when Léo Pereira scored, with the assist credited to Lucas Lima, making the score 0-1. Alex Telles received a yellow card for Botafogo at 24'. Sport Recife extended the lead at 28' when Rafael Thyere scored, with the assist credited to Lucas Lima, making the score 0-2. Botafogo reduced the deficit at 30' when Artur scored, with the assist credited to Alex Telles, making the score 1-2. Botafogo made their 1st substitution at 39', with Chris Ramos replacing K. Barria.

Second half: Botafogo made their 2nd substitution at 46', with Vitinho replacing M. Ponte. Botafogo made their 3rd substitution at 46', with Jeffinho replacing J. Barrera. Botafogo leveled the score at 58' when K. Barria scored, with the assist credited to Danilo, making the score 2-2. Lucas Kal received a yellow card for Sport Recife at 61'. Gabriel Vasconcelos received a yellow card for Sport Recife at 65'. Botafogo made their 4th substitution at 67', with Alex Telles replacing Cuiabano. Sport Recife made their 1st substitution at 67', with Matheusinho replacing Hyoran. Sport Recife made their 2nd substitution at 68', with Lucas Kal replacing Sérgio Oliveira. Botafogo made their 5th substitution at 78', with J. Savarino replacing Álvaro Montoro. Sport Recife made their 3rd substitution at 78', with Pablo replacing Romarinho. Aderlan received a yellow card for Sport Recife at 83'. Igor Cariús received a yellow card for Sport Recife at 87'. Sport Recife made their 4th substitution at 90', with Léo Pereira replacing Kevyson. Sport Recife made their 5th substitution at 90', with Lucas Lima replacing Chrystian Barletta. Botafogo took the lead at 90' when K. Barria scored, with the assist credited to Danilo, making the score 3-2. K. Barria received a yellow card for Botafogo at 90+6'.

Botafogo used 5 substitutions while Sport Recife used 5 substitutions. Botafogo got 2 yellow cards, while Sport Recife got 4 yellow cards.

How the match was won

  • Botafogo outshot their opponent (27-15).
  • Botafogo controlled possession (60%).
  • Botafogo had the sharper finishing (9-4 shots on target).

Head-to-Head Overview

All Meetings (Any Venue)
Total Games10
Home Wins7
Draws2
Away Wins1
Over 2.5 Goals5 (50.0%)
BTTS6 (60.0%)
Home vs Away as Scheduled
Total Games5
Home Wins4
Draws0
Away Wins1
Over 2.5 Goals3 (60.0%)
BTTS2 (40.0%)

Botafogo vs Sport Recife Head-to-Head History by Season