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The prediction is based on available football data such as recent form, goals scored and conceded, home and away performance, league trends and selected market probabilities.

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Prediction Analysis: Botafogo vs Cruzeiro

Botafogo vs Cruzeiro prediction based on recent form, head-to-head data, team performance and key match statistics.

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Serie A 2025-08-03 19:00

Botafogo

Home

Selected Prediction

Featured Pick

Over 2.5 Goals

Pick

Yes

Probability

39%

Confidence

Medium

Score

1-0

Cruzeiro

Away

Prediction Summary

46%

28%

26%

Under 2.5

61%

BTTS No

56%

Confidence

Medium

Market Evidence

Botafogo (Home)

Goals scored / match2.05

Goals conceded / match1.26

Over 2.5 rate42%

BTTS rate53%

Cruzeiro (Away)

Goals scored / match1.05

Goals conceded / match0.89

Over 2.5 rate11%

BTTS rate32%

Team Form last 5 matches

Botafogo

WDDWW

Cruzeiro

LDDWD

Goals Comparison rate per team

79% +0.5 58%

68% +1.5 32%

42% +2.5 11%

16% +3.5 5%

0% +4.5 0%

53% BTTS 32%

Model Insight

The selected market is Over 2.5 Goals with a probability of 39%. Model confidence is Medium.

Botafogo averages 2.05 goals scored at home, while Cruzeiro averages 1.05 goals scored away.

Model Strength

61%

Other Top Markets for This Match

Home Win

46%

Draw

28%

Away Win

26%

Over 2.5

39%

BTTS Yes

44%

Head-to-Head last 5

Dec 2025 Botafogo(A) 2 - 2 Cruzeiro Draw

Aug 2025 Botafogo 0 - 2 Cruzeiro Away

Jul 2024 Botafogo 0 - 3 Cruzeiro Away

Apr 2024 Botafogo(A) 2 - 3 Cruzeiro Away

Dec 2023 Botafogo 0 - 0 Cruzeiro Draw

In the last 5 meetings, Botafogo won 0, drew 2 and lost 3.

Current Streaks

Botafogo — unbeaten run (home)5

Botafogo — scoring streak (home)5

Cruzeiro — winless run (away)3

Cruzeiro — clean sheets (away, last 5)2 of 5

1X2 Probability model

Botafogo Win (1)46%

Draw (X)28%

Cruzeiro Win (2)26%

Goals Over rate per team, own matches

79% +0.5 58%

68% +1.5 32%

42% +2.5 11%

16% +3.5 5%

0% +4.5 0%

Goals Under rate per team, own matches

21% -0.5 42%

32% -1.5 68%

58% -2.5 89%

84% -3.5 95%

100% -4.5 100%

Botafogo vs Cruzeiro — share of each team's own matches finishing above/below each goal line.

Goal Averages per Team

Botafogo — scored (home)2.05

Botafogo — conceded (home)1.26

Cruzeiro — scored (away)1.05

Cruzeiro — conceded (away)0.89

Model expected combined goals2.23

Both Teams To Score

Yes44%

No56%

Rate per Team

Botafogo — BTTS matches (home)53%

Cruzeiro — BTTS matches (away)32%

Combined (simple average)42.5%

Corners Line match total, blended estimate

Over 4.595%

Under 4.55%

Over 5.592%

Under 5.58%

Over 6.582%

Under 6.518%

Over 7.579%

Under 7.521%

Over 8.574%

Under 8.526%

Over 9.564%

Under 9.536%

Over 10.558%

Under 10.542%

Expected total corners (blended average)10.00

Per-Team Corners own matches

Botafogo (home)

Corners for5.6

Corners against3.8

Cruzeiro (away)

Corners for5.0

Corners against5.5

Recent Trend last 5 matches — total corners

Botafogo

12 8 12 8 4

Cruzeiro

12 12 13 8 12

Yellow Cards Line match total, blended estimate

Over 0.5100%

Under 0.50%

Over 1.595%

Under 1.55%

Over 2.589%

Under 2.511%

Expected total yellow cards (blended average)5.3

Yellow Cards per Team

Botafogo (home)

For2.3

Cruzeiro (away)

For2.8

Shots per Game

Botafogo — total shots (home)16.4

Cruzeiro — total shots (away)12.1

Shots on Target

Botafogo — on target (home)6.3

Cruzeiro — on target (away)4.0

Shot Location Split avg per match, season

Botafogo

Inside the box9.21

Outside the box5.11

Cruzeiro

Inside the box7.76

Outside the box5.82

Player Shots Botafogo

Igor Jesus

Shots on Target/Game1.4

+0.5 On Target80%

+1.5 On Target40%

Chris Ramos

Shots on Target/Game0.8

+0.5 On Target62%

+1.5 On Target15%

Arthur Cabral

Shots on Target/Game0.7

+0.5 On Target57%

+1.5 On Target10%

J. Savarino

Shots on Target/Game0.7

+0.5 On Target48%

+1.5 On Target15%

Artur

Shots on Target/Game0.6

+0.5 On Target46%

+1.5 On Target11%

Player Shots Cruzeiro

Kaio Jorge

Shots on Target/Game1.4

+0.5 On Target79%

+1.5 On Target33%

K. Arroyo

Shots on Target/Game0.9

+0.5 On Target58%

+1.5 On Target25%

Matheus Pereira

Shots on Target/Game0.9

+0.5 On Target62%

+1.5 On Target21%

Gabriel Barbosa

Shots on Target/Game0.7

+0.5 On Target50%

+1.5 On Target17%

Christian

Shots on Target/Game0.5

+0.5 On Target37%

+1.5 On Target7%

Probabilities are each player's own historical rate this season (minimum 3 matches played), not a joint match forecast.

Expected Goals (xG)

Botafogo xG (home)1.32

Cruzeiro xG (away)1.27

Average Possession

51.76% Possession 47.87%

Team Comparison Botafogo vs Cruzeiro

85.26% Pass accuracy 81.05%

454.05 Passes per match 363.13

0.12 Goals prevented 0.12

14.61 Fouls committed 13.66

2.47 Goalkeeper saves 3.18

1.36 Offsides 1.5

15.24 Tackles per match 16.32

League average xG this season is 1.23 per team per match, for context.

Disclaimer: these predictions are generated by a statistical model and do not constitute financial advice or a guarantee of outcome. Bet responsibly and only what you can afford to lose.

PRE-MATCH ANALYSIS

Botafogo vs Cruzeiro prediction analysis

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