Botafogo vs Cruzeiro — Serie A

Serie A· Regular Season - 37

Botafogo

0–0Full-time

Cruzeiro

WWLLWLGoals 19-21

DLWLWDGoals 14-14

Estádio Nilton Santos, Rio de Janeiro · Capacity 46,931 · grass · Referee: Wilton Pereira Sampaio

Match events

21'Helibelton Palacios
32'Danilo
45+1'Gabriel Pires
45+3'Neris
46'Marlon Freitas (Carlos Alberto)
47'Adryelson
60'Arthur Gomes (Robert)
61'Luís Henrique (Diego Costa)
62'Soares (Hugo)
68'Ian Luccas (Mateus Vital)
68'Matheus Pereira (Nikão)
78'Bruno Rodrigues (Joao Pedro)
79'Lucas Silva (Joao Marcelo)
83'Gabriel Pires (Newton)
85'Júnior Berimbau (Janderson)
89'Diego Costa
90+5'Luciano Castan

Lineups

Botafogo

Cruzeiro

3-4-2-1

4-3-3

Tiago NunesCoach

Paulo Autuori

Match trends

Botafogo have averaged 1.9 goals scored per game over their last 10 matches.
Cruzeiro have averaged 1.4 goals scored per game over their last 10 matches.
Over 2.5 goals landed in 2 of the last 8 meetings between these two sides.
Both teams scored in 3 of the last 8 head-to-head matches.

Head-to-head

Last 8 meetings

0Botafogo wins

6Draws

2Cruzeiro wins

6-10Goals

Cruzeiro

2–2Dec 4, 2025, 10:30 PM

Botafogo

0–2Aug 3, 2025, 7:00 PM

Cruzeiro

0–0Aug 6, 2023, 9:30 PM

Botafogo

Cruzeiro

0–0Oct 13, 2021, 12:30 AM

Botafogo

3–3Jul 10, 2021, 7:30 PM

Cruzeiro

Botafogo

0–2Nov 1, 2019, 12:30 AM

Cruzeiro

0–0Jul 14, 2019, 7:00 PM

Botafogo

1–1Sep 5, 2018, 10:30 PM

Cruzeiro

Pre-match comparison

1.9Goals scored per game1.4

2.1Goals conceded per game1.4

Rolling averages based on each team's last 10 and 10 finished matches; clean sheets/failed-to-score are full-season totals.

Referee

Wilton Pereira Sampaio

4.74Yellow cards / game

0.17Red cards / game

0.54Penalties scored / game

Based on 35 matches officiated (our own data).

When do they score?

Botafogo

0-15'

16.7%

16-30'

0%

31-45'

33.3%

46-60'

16.7%

61-75'

0%

76-90+'

33.3%

Cruzeiro

0-15'

10%

16-30'

0%

31-45'

10%

46-60'

40%

61-75'

0%

76-90+'

40%

Match statistics

61%Possession39%

0.69Expected goals (xG)0.85

2Shots on target3

16Total shots7

10Shots off target4

4Blocked shots0

6Shots inside the box4

10Shots outside the box3

6Corners2

3Offsides4

17Fouls13

4Yellow cards3

—Red cards—

3Goalkeeper saves2

528Total passes346

458Accurate passes268

87%Pass accuracy77%

Player ratings

1Tchê TchêBotafogo7.5
2João VictorBotafogo7.3
3MarlonCruzeiro7.3
4Matheus PereiraCruzeiro7.3
5Gabriel PiresBotafogo🟨7.3
6NerisCruzeiro🟨7.3

Box score

Botafogo

6

6Tchê TchêM · 90'

7.5

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Shots0/1 on target

Passes51%

Tackles—

Duels67%

17

17Marlon FreitasM · 45'

7.2

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Shots0/1 on target

Passes23%

Tackles1

Duels50%

7

7João VictorM · 90'

7.3

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Shots— on target

Passes49%

Tackles2

Duels58%

15Víctor Cuesta (C)D · 90'

7.0

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Shots0/1 on target

Passes58%

Tackles1

Duels50%

14Gabriel PiresM · 83'

🟨7.3

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Shots— on target

Passes43%

Tackles3

Duels53%

11Luís HenriqueF · 62'

7.0

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Shots1/1 on target

Passes15%

Tackles—

Duels50%

37Júnior BerimbauF · 85'

6.2

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Shots0/1 on target

Passes37%

Tackles1

Duels21%

9SoaresF · 62'

6.7

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Shots1/3 on target

Passes7%

Tackles1

Duels60%

5DaniloD · 90'

🟨6.9

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Shots0/1 on target

Passes59%

Tackles—

Duels50%

34AdryelsonD · 90'

🟨7.2

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Shots— on target

Passes54%

Tackles—

Duels0%

12

12Lucas PerriG · 90'

7.3

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Shots— on target

Passes21%

Tackles—

Duels—

Bench (12)

28

28NewtonM · 13'

6.7

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Shots0/1 on target

Passes7%

Tackles—

Duels0%

39JandersonF · 11'

6.3

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Shots— on target

Passes3%

Tackles—

Duels33%

16

16HugoD · 28'

6.6

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Shots0/1 on target

Passes17%

Tackles—

Duels67%

27

27Carlos AlbertoF · 45'

6.5

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Shots0/1 on target

Passes9%

Tackles—

Duels50%

19

19Diego CostaF · 28'

🟨6.3

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Shots— on target

Passes5%

Tackles—

Duels25%

94Philipe SampaioD

—

23

23BastosD

—

1

1R. FernándezG

—

77

77D. HernándezM

—

18

18Lucas FernandesM

—

57JP GalvãoM

—

10

10M. SegoviaM

—

Cruzeiro

3MarlonD · 90'

7.3

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Shots— on target

Passes28%

Tackles3

Duels86%

9

9Bruno RodriguesF · 78'

6.6

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Shots0/1 on target

Passes10%

Tackles3

Duels50%

16

16Lucas SilvaM · 79'

7.0

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Shots0/1 on target

Passes33%

Tackles3

Duels44%

96Matheus PereiraF · 69'

7.3

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Shots2/3 on target

Passes23%

Tackles—

Duels33%

20Ian LuccasM · 68'

6.7

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Shots— on target

Passes15%

Tackles1

Duels50%

19

19Arthur GomesF · 60'

6.5

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Shots1/2 on target

Passes13%

Tackles—

Duels50%

27NerisD · 90'

🟨7.3

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Shots— on target

Passes36%

Tackles2

Duels50%

77

77JapaM · 90'

6.9

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Shots— on target

Passes19%

Tackles2

Duels73%

24Helibelton PalaciosD · 90'

🟨6.9

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Shots— on target

Passes20%

Tackles1

Duels50%

1

1Rafael (C)G · 90'

7.3

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Shots— on target

Passes21%

Tackles—

Duels100%

4Luciano CastanD · 90'

🟨7.0

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Shots— on target

Passes36%

Tackles1

Duels75%

Bench (12)

98

98AndersonG

—

43

43Joao MarceloD · 11'

6.9

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Shots— on target

Passes2%

Tackles1

Duels75%

6OliveiraD

—

14KaikiD

—

2Wesley GasolinaD

—

7Mateus VitalM · 22'

6.3

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Shots— on target

Passes4%

Tackles—

Duels—

10

10NikãoM · 21'

6.5

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Shots— on target

Passes6%

Tackles—

Duels20%

80

80RobertF · 30'

6.7

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Shots— on target

Passes1%

Tackles1

Duels50%

15Fernando HenriqueM

—

55Joao PedroF · 12'

6.3

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Shots— on target

Passes1%

Tackles—

Duels0%

25Henrique CardosoM

—

34Ruan SantosD

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Frequently asked questions

Where is Botafogo vs Cruzeiro played?+

The match is played at Estádio Nilton Santos, Rio de Janeiro (capacity 46,931).

What time does Botafogo vs Cruzeiro kick off?+

Kickoff is at Dec 3, 2023, 9:30 PM (your local time, based on your device).