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Prediction Analysis: Botafogo vs Fortaleza EC

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

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Serie A 2025-12-07 19:00
Botafogo
Home
Selected Prediction
Featured Pick
Over 2.5 Goals
Pick
Yes
Probability
56%
Confidence
Medium
Score
1-1
Fortaleza EC
Away

Prediction Summary

1
54%
X
23%
2
23%
Over 2.5
56%
BTTS Yes
56%
Confidence
Medium

Market Evidence

Botafogo (Home)

Goals scored / match2.05
Goals conceded / match1.26
Over 2.5 rate42%
BTTS rate53%

Fortaleza EC (Away)

Goals scored / match1.05
Goals conceded / match1.84
Over 2.5 rate11%
BTTS rate68%

Team Form last 5 matches

Botafogo
WDDWW
Fortaleza EC
LWWWW

Goals Comparison rate per team

79% +0.5 74%
68% +1.5 21%
42% +2.5 11%
16% +3.5 0%
0% +4.5 0%
53% BTTS 68%

Model Insight

The selected market is Over 2.5 Goals with a probability of 56%. Model confidence is Medium.

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

Model Strength
56%

Other Top Markets for This Match

Home Win
54%
Draw
23%
Away Win
23%
Over 2.5
56%
BTTS Yes
56%

Head-to-Head last 5

Dec 2025 Botafogo 4 - 2 Fortaleza EC Home
Aug 2025 Botafogo(A) 5 - 0 Fortaleza EC Home
Sep 2024 Botafogo 2 - 0 Fortaleza EC Home
May 2024 Botafogo(A) 1 - 1 Fortaleza EC Draw
Nov 2023 Botafogo(A) 2 - 2 Fortaleza EC Draw

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

Current Streaks

Botafogo — unbeaten run (home)5
Botafogo — scoring streak (home)5
Fortaleza EC — winless run (away)1
Fortaleza EC — clean sheets (away, last 5)1 of 5

1X2 Probability model

Botafogo Win (1)54%
Draw (X)23%
Fortaleza EC Win (2)23%

Goals Over rate per team, own matches

79% +0.5 74%
68% +1.5 21%
42% +2.5 11%
16% +3.5 0%
0% +4.5 0%

Goals Under rate per team, own matches

21% -0.5 26%
32% -1.5 79%
58% -2.5 89%
84% -3.5 100%
100% -4.5 100%

Botafogo vs Fortaleza EC — 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
Fortaleza EC — scored (away)1.05
Fortaleza EC — conceded (away)1.84
Model expected combined goals2.94

Both Teams To Score

Yes56%
No44%

Rate per Team

Botafogo — BTTS matches (home)53%
Fortaleza EC — BTTS matches (away)68%
Combined (simple average)60.5%

Corners Line match total, blended estimate

Over 4.595%
Under 4.55%
Over 5.592%
Under 5.58%
Over 6.584%
Under 6.516%
Over 7.579%
Under 7.521%
Over 8.569%
Under 8.531%
Over 9.550%
Under 9.550%
Over 10.545%
Under 10.555%
Expected total corners (blended average)9.80

Per-Team Corners own matches

Botafogo (home)

Corners for5.6
Corners against3.8

Fortaleza EC (away)

Corners for4.5
Corners against5.6

Recent Trend last 5 matches — total corners

Botafogo
12 8 12 8 4
Fortaleza EC
12 11 11 7 4

Yellow Cards Line match total, blended estimate

Over 0.5100%
Under 0.50%
Over 1.598%
Under 1.52%
Over 2.579%
Under 2.521%
Expected total yellow cards (blended average)4.8

Yellow Cards per Team

Botafogo (home)

For2.3

Fortaleza EC (away)

For2.6

Shots per Game

Botafogo — total shots (home)16.4
Fortaleza EC — total shots (away)10.5

Shots on Target

Botafogo — on target (home)6.3
Fortaleza EC — on target (away)3.7

Shot Location Split avg per match, season

Botafogo

Inside the box9.21
Outside the box5.11

Fortaleza EC

Inside the box7.63
Outside the box5.26

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 Fortaleza EC

A. Bareiro
Shots on Target/Game0.9
+0.5 On Target71%
+1.5 On Target19%
Breno Lopes
Shots on Target/Game0.6
+0.5 On Target50%
+1.5 On Target9%
J. Herrera
Shots on Target/Game0.6
+0.5 On Target47%
+1.5 On Target11%
T. Pochettino
Shots on Target/Game0.6
+0.5 On Target35%
+1.5 On Target19%
Deyverson
Shots on Target/Game0.5
+0.5 On Target33%
+1.5 On Target11%

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
Fortaleza EC xG (away)1.19

Average Possession

51.76% Possession 44.18%

Team Comparison Botafogo vs Fortaleza EC

85.26% Pass accuracy 79.24%
454.05 Passes per match 354.39
0.12 Goals prevented 0.01
14.61 Fouls committed 14.18
2.47 Goalkeeper saves 3.63
1.36 Offsides 2.06
15.24 Tackles per match 17.79

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.
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Botafogo vs Fortaleza EC prediction analysis

Review Botafogo vs Fortaleza EC with prediction probabilities, 1X2, Over 2.5, BTTS, team form, market signals and key performance data from Serie A.

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