Botafogo vs Cienciano match stats & report

1–0 Full time

CONMEBOL Sudamericana · Round of 16 · Estadio Olimpico Nilton Santos, Rio de Janeiro · Ref J. Benitez

Botafogo stats & fixtures · Cienciano stats & fixtures

Botafogo beat Cienciano 1–0 in the CONMEBOL Sudamericana (Round of 16) on 21 August 2026. Expected goals finished 2.51–0.23. Botafogo had 69% of the ball.

Botafogo vs Cienciano match statistics

BotafogoCienciano

69% Ball possession 31%
2.51 Expected goals (xG) 0.23
22 Total shots 8
8 Shots on target 1
11 Shots off target 6
3 Blocked shots 1
18 Shots inside the box 1
6 Corners 1
12 Fouls 17
2 Offsides 4
4 Yellow cards 4
492 Passes 231
84% Pass accuracy 60%
1 Goalkeeper saves 6

Goals and cards

8' Goal Danilo (assist A. Montoro) Botafogo
11' Yellow card Huguinho Botafogo
22' Yellow card S. D. Arias Fierro Cienciano
40' Yellow card Alex Telles Botafogo
40' Yellow card M. Amondarain Cienciano
51' Goal Botafogo
60' Yellow card G. Barreto Cienciano
77' Yellow card C. Cabello Cienciano
89' Yellow card G. Justino Botafogo
90+8' Yellow card N. Ferraresi Botafogo

The Ghost's call

The Ghost made no call on this match before kickoff.

Team news & lineups

Botafogo

Confirmed 4-3-1-2 Franclim Carvalho

17 Warleson

13 Alex Telles 34 G. Justino 5 N. Ferraresi 2 Vitinho

6 C. Medina 75 Huguinho 8 Danilo

10 A. Montoro

9 Danilo 19 Arthur Cabral

Bench Gabriel Batista , M. Ponte , Marcal , L. Monzon , Allan , S. Rodriguez , Edenilson , Kauan Toledo , Junior Santos , Matheus Martins , L. M. Villalba Jaume , K. Barria

Cienciano

Confirmed 4-2-3-1 Horacio Melgarejo

31 I. Espinoza Gomes

16 M. Martinich 3 K. Becerra 4 M. Amondarain 13 C. Núñez

5 S. D. Arias Fierro 88 G. Barreto

9 J. Romagnoli 10 A. Hohberg 22 C. Cabello

21 C. Garces

Bench G. Falcón , R. Aguilar , A. Yovera , R. Salazar , G. Aguirre , A. Robles , H. Caparo , R. Sandoval , N. Bandiera , M. Succar , D. La Torre , S. Cavero

Form guide

Botafogo at home

4–4–2 in 10 matches

Scored: 1.2 per game
Conceded: 1.0 per game
Clean sheets: 4 / 10
Corners: 6.4 per game
Shots on target: 6.6 per game

31% of their goals arrive after the 75th minute.

Cienciano away

1–1–6 in 8 matches

Scored: 0.5 per game
Conceded: 1.8 per game
Clean sheets: 1 / 8
Corners: 3.3 per game
Shots on target: 2.1 per game

50% of their goals arrive after the 75th minute.

Based on 8 matches — treat these numbers lightly.

Botafogo vs Cienciano head-to-head

Date	Match	Score
14 Aug 26	Cienciano v Botafogo	6–1

Only 1 previous meetings on record. The Ghost weights head-to-head lightly — form is a stronger signal.

The full Botafogo vs Cienciano head-to-head record