Cruzeiro vs Botafogo

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Season
2026-2027 Season
Stage
Regular Season - 20
Regular Season Table
Cruzeiro 7 · Botafogo 12

Team Overview

Cruzeiro (Home stats)

Games / Record

10
W-D-L: 4-4-2

Goals For / Against

16 / 12
Avg: 1.60 / 1.20

Points

16
Avg: 1.60

Clean Sheets

3

Failed to Score

1
Botafogo (Away stats)

Games / Record

10
W-D-L: 3-2-5

Goals For / Against

16 / 19
Avg: 1.60 / 1.90

Points

11
Avg: 1.10

Clean Sheets

0

Failed to Score

1

Match Prediction Angles

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

Quick comparison bars

1.60
PPG
1.10
1.60
GF
1.60
1.20
GA
1.90
60%
O2.5
70%
70%
BTTS
90%
50%
Score 1st
40%

League-position context

Cruzeiro rank7th
Botafogo rank12th
Cruzeiro points27
Botafogo points22
Cruzeiro: #7 · 27 pts · GD -3
7 pts off the top 2. 2 pts above the play-off edge. 7 pts clear of the relegation zone.
Botafogo: #12 · 22 pts · GD +0
12 pts off the top 2. 4 pts off the play-off line. 2 pts clear of the relegation zone.
5-point gap between the two sides coming into kick-off.

Cruzeiro last 5 home

D W L W W
Points10/15
Weighted index58
Goals8-6
Record3-1-1
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.

Botafogo last 5 away

L D D W W
Points8/15
Weighted index36
Goals9-6
Record2-2-1
Weighted index gives more importance to the most recent venue-specific matches. 100 means maximum recent points return.
Recent venue-specific form is balanced.

Cruzeiro trend breakdown

Over 2.560%
BTTS70%
BTTS + O2.550%
1H Over 0.580%
Also: Over 0.5 90% · Over 1.5 90% · Over 3.5 20% · 1H BTTS 20%

Botafogo trend breakdown

Over 2.570%
BTTS90%
BTTS + O2.570%
1H Over 0.580%
Also: Over 0.5 100% · Over 1.5 90% · Over 3.5 30% · 1H BTTS 40%

Scoring reliability

Cruzeiro score at home90%
Cruzeiro clean sheet at home30%
Botafogo score away90%
Botafogo clean sheet away0%

First-goal patterns

Cruzeiro score first50%
Cruzeiro win after scoring first40%
Botafogo score first40%
Botafogo win after scoring first50%
Comeback rate after conceding first: Cruzeiro 50% · Botafogo 40%
Avg first goal minute: Cruzeiro 19.4' · Botafogo 9.8'

Vs league average

Cruzeiro score at home1.60 vs 1.53
Cruzeiro concede at home1.20 vs 1.12
Botafogo score away1.60 vs 1.12
Botafogo concede away1.90 vs 1.53
Cruzeiro score 5% above league average, while Botafogo score 43% above league average.
Defensive side: Cruzeiro are 7% above league average at home, and Botafogo are 24% above league average away.

Head-to-head trends

Recent games5
Avg goals3.60
BTTS40%
Over 2.580%
At this venue setup: 2.00 goals on average across the last 5.

Cruzeiro goal timing (home)

1H scored: 57% 2H scored: 43% Danger: 31-45 Vulnerable: 31-45
Goals scored by 15-minute interval
31-45 4
0-15 3
61-75 3
76-90+ 2
16-30 1
46-60 1
Goals conceded by 15-minute interval
31-45 3
46-60 3
76-90+ 2
0-15 1
61-75 1
16-30 0

Botafogo goal timing (away)

1H scored: 53% 2H scored: 47% Danger: 0-15 Vulnerable: 46-60
Goals scored by 15-minute interval
0-15 5
76-90+ 4
16-30 2
31-45 2
46-60 2
61-75 2
Goals conceded by 15-minute interval
46-60 8
0-15 3
16-30 3
76-90+ 3
61-75 1
31-45 0

Head-to-Head Overview

All Meetings (Any Venue)
Total Games15
Home Wins6
Draws7
Away Wins2
Over 2.5 Goals5 (33.3%)
BTTS4 (26.7%)
Home vs Away as Scheduled
Total Games7
Home Wins2
Draws4
Away Wins1
Over 2.5 Goals2 (28.6%)
BTTS2 (28.6%)

Cruzeiro vs Botafogo Head-to-Head History by Season