Fluminense vs Botafogo

2 - 0

🕒 Sun, 28 Sep 2025 20:00 Europe/London 📍 Estadio Jornalista Mário Filho (Maracanã) 🧑‍⚖️ Ramon Abatti Abel 🔁 Regular Season - 25 🏁 match finished

Season

2025-2026 Season

Stage

Regular Season - 25

Regular Season Table

Fluminense 5 · Botafogo 6

Referee Stats

Ramon Abatti Abel

12 matches · 5.83 yellow cards avg

Yellow cards avg	5.83
Reds avg	0.42
Penalties avg	0.92
Over 4.5 cards	67%
Home wins	50%
Draws	17%
Away wins	33%

How the match was won

Shots were tight (8-12).
Possession was balanced (47%-53%).
Fluminense had the sharper finishing (3-1 shots on target).

Team Overview

Fluminense (Home stats)

Games / Record

W-D-L: 15-1-3

Goals For / Against

31 / 11

Avg: 1.63 / 0.58

Points

Avg: 2.42

Clean Sheets

Failed to Score

Botafogo (Away stats)

Games / Record

W-D-L: 6-7-6

Goals For / Against

19 / 14

Avg: 1.00 / 0.74

Points

Avg: 1.32

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

2.42

PPG

1.32

1.63

1.00

0.58

0.74

42%

O2.5

21%

37%

BTTS

21%

79%

Score 1st

32%

League-position context

Fluminense rank5th

Botafogo rank6th

Fluminense points64

Botafogo points63

Fluminense: #5 · 64 pts · GD +11

12 pts off the top 2. 15 pts above the play-off edge. 21 pts clear of the relegation zone.

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.

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

Fluminense last 5 home

W W W W W

Points15/15

Weighted index100

Goals12-1

Record5-0-0

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.

Botafogo last 5 away

D D D D W

Points7/15

Weighted index38

Goals6-4

Record1-4-0

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

Unbeaten, but draw-heavy in the recent venue-specific run.

Fluminense trend breakdown

Over 2.542%

BTTS37%

BTTS + O2.532%

1H Over 0.574%

Also: Over 0.5 100% · Over 1.5 63% · Over 3.5 5% · 1H BTTS 11%

Botafogo trend breakdown

Over 2.521%

BTTS21%

BTTS + O2.516%

1H Over 0.553%

Also: Over 0.5 79% · Over 1.5 47% · Over 3.5 21% · 1H BTTS 5%

Scoring reliability

Fluminense score at home89%

Fluminense clean sheet at home53%

Botafogo score away47%

Botafogo clean sheet away47%

First-goal patterns

Fluminense score first79%

Fluminense win after scoring first87%

Botafogo score first32%

Botafogo win after scoring first83%

Comeback rate after conceding first: Fluminense 50% · Botafogo 33%

Avg first goal minute: Fluminense 41.1' · Botafogo 52.7'

Vs league average

Fluminense score at home1.63 vs 1.53

Fluminense concede at home0.58 vs 1.00

Botafogo score away1.00 vs 1.00

Botafogo concede away0.74 vs 1.53

Fluminense score 7% above league average, while Botafogo score level with league average.

Defensive side: Fluminense are 42% below league average at home, and Botafogo are 52% below league average away.

Head-to-head trends

Recent games5

Avg goals1.60

BTTS20%

Over 2.50%

At this venue setup: 2.00 goals on average across the last 5.

Fluminense goal timing (home)

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

Goals scored by 15-minute interval

76-90+ 10

31-45 7

61-75 6

0-15 4

16-30 4

46-60 3

Goals conceded by 15-minute interval

16-30 3

31-45 3

61-75 3

76-90+ 3

0-15 0

46-60 0

Botafogo goal timing (away)

1H scored: 27% 2H scored: 73% Danger: 76-90+ Vulnerable: 0-15

Goals scored by 15-minute interval

76-90+ 9

46-60 6

31-45 5

0-15 1

61-75 1

16-30 0

Goals conceded by 15-minute interval

0-15 5

46-60 5

76-90+ 5

31-45 2

16-30 1

61-75 0

Match Statistics

Shots on Goal

Total Shots

Shots off Goal

Blocked Shots

Shots Inside Box

Shots Outside Box

Ball Possession

47%

53%

Corner Kicks

Fouls

Offsides

Yellow Cards

Red Cards

—

Goalkeeper Saves

Total Passes

411

462

Passes Accurate

342

397

Passes %

83%

86%

Events

Yellow Cards

Home

Away

Red Cards

Home

Away

Substitutions

Home

Away

33' ⚽

⚽

33' ⚽ Goal · 1-0

G. Cano

Normal Goal

39'

39' L. Acosta

39'

39' S. Rodríguez

64' ↑↓

↑↓

64' ⇄ J. Savarino

1st substitution · For: Artur

64' ↑↓

↑↓

64' ⇄ Marçal

2nd substitution · For: Matheus Martins

64' ↑↓

↑↓

64' ⇄ Chris Ramos

3rd substitution · For: Arthur Cabral

72' ↑↓

↑↓

72' ⇄ G. Cano

1st substitution · For: Everaldo

72' ↑↓

↑↓

72' ⇄ Samuel Xavier

2nd substitution · For: Guga

79' ↑↓

↑↓

79' ⇄ A. Canobbio

3rd substitution · For: Y. Soteldo

79' ↑↓

↑↓

79' ⇄ L. Acosta

4th substitution · For: Lima

82' ↑↓

↑↓

82' ⇄ Vitinho

4th substitution · For: M. Ponte

82' ↑↓

↑↓

82' ⇄ S. Rodríguez

5th substitution · For: K. Barria

87' ↑↓

↑↓

87' ⇄ Thiago Silva

5th substitution · For: Ignacio

89' ⚽

⚽

89' ⚽ Goal · 2-0

Lima

Normal Goal · Assist: Martinelli

90+4'

90+4' Ignacio

90+4'

90+4' Matheus Martins

Fluminense vs Botafogo 2-0: match report, goals, cards and substitutions

Fluminense beat Botafogo 2-0 on Sunday, 28 September 2025 in Serie A. The match was refereed by Ramon Abatti Abel. It was played at Estadio Jornalista Mário Filho (Maracanã).

First half: Fluminense took the lead at 33' when G. Cano scored, making the score 1-0. L. Acosta received a yellow card for Fluminense at 39'. S. Rodríguez received a yellow card for Botafogo at 39'.

Second half: Botafogo made their 1st substitution at 64', with J. Savarino replacing Artur. Botafogo made their 2nd substitution at 64', with Marçal replacing Matheus Martins. Botafogo made their 3rd substitution at 64', with Chris Ramos replacing Arthur Cabral. Fluminense made their 1st substitution at 72', with G. Cano replacing Everaldo. Fluminense made their 2nd substitution at 72', with Samuel Xavier replacing Guga. Fluminense made their 3rd substitution at 79', with A. Canobbio replacing Y. Soteldo. Fluminense made their 4th substitution at 79', with L. Acosta replacing Lima. Botafogo made their 4th substitution at 82', with Vitinho replacing M. Ponte. Botafogo made their 5th substitution at 82', with S. Rodríguez replacing K. Barria. Fluminense made their 5th substitution at 87', with Thiago Silva replacing Ignacio. Fluminense extended the lead at 89' when Lima scored, with the assist credited to Martinelli, making the score 2-0. Ignacio received a yellow card for Fluminense at 90+4'. Matheus Martins received a yellow card for Botafogo at 90+4'.

Fluminense used 5 substitutions while Botafogo used 5 substitutions. Fluminense got 2 yellow cards, while Botafogo got 2 yellow cards.