Botafogo vs Santos match stats & report
2–1 Full time
Botafogo beat Santos 2–1 in Serie A on 16 July 2026. Expected goals finished 2.46–2.62. Santos had 52% of the ball.
Botafogo vs Santos match statistics
- 48% Ball possession 52%
- 2.46 Expected goals (xG) 2.62
- 17 Total shots 22
- 7 Shots on target 9
- 4 Shots off target 6
- 6 Blocked shots 7
- 11 Shots inside the box 16
- 5 Corners 5
- 10 Fouls 13
- 3 Yellow cards 2
- 377 Passes 414
- 81% Pass accuracy 79%
- 8 Goalkeeper saves 5
Goals and cards
- 25' Yellow card Huguinho Botafogo
- 26' Yellow card Thaciano Santos
- 41' Goal L. E. Jales do Nascimento (assist Kauan Toledo) Botafogo
- 45+2' Yellow card Matheus Martins Botafogo
- 45+2' Yellow card A. Barreal Santos
- 57' Goal A. Barreal Santos
- 78' Yellow card N. Ferraresi Botafogo
- 90' Goal K. Barria Botafogo
- 90+7' Yellow card K. Barria Botafogo
The Ghost's call
The Ghost made no call on this match before kickoff.
Team news & lineups
Botafogo
Bench Raul , Cleber , S. Rodriguez , M. Ponte , J. Barrera , Edenilson , Marcal , Anthony , Kadu Santos , K. Barria , V. H. Goncalves dos Santos , H. G. da Silva Neves
Santos
Bench Diógenes , Gabriel Menino , Gabriel Bontempo , Nadson , Joao Ananias , Rony , C. Oliva , A. Frias , Nikita Solodchenko , S. Pierri , D. Fernandes
Out and doubtful
- A. Montoro Botafogo Out — Yellow Cards
- Allan Botafogo Out — Muscle Injury
- Bastos Botafogo Out — Injury
- Danilo Botafogo Out — Inactive
- Junior Santos Botafogo Out — Foot Injury
- Gabriel Barbosa Santos Out — Red Card
- Moises Santos Out — Inactive
- Arthur Cabral Botafogo Out — Injury
- Kaio Pantaleao Botafogo Out — Knee Injury
- Nathan Fernandes Botafogo Out — Knee Injury
- Joao Schmidt Santos Out — Hamstring Injury
- Neymar Santos Out — Inactive
- Vinicius Lira Santos Out — Knee Injury
Only confirmed absences move the numbers. Doubts are listed so you can judge them yourself.
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.
Santos away
6–1–3 in 10 matches
- Scored
- 1.9 per game
- Conceded
- 1.2 per game
- Clean sheets
- 3 / 10
- Corners
- 3.0 per game
- Shots on target
- 4.3 per game
32% of their goals arrive after the 75th minute.
Botafogo vs Santos head-to-head
| Date | Match | Score |
|---|---|---|
| Botafogo v Santos | 2–2 | |
| Santos v Botafogo | 0–1 | |
| Botafogo v Santos | 1–1 | |
| Santos v Botafogo | 2–2 | |
| Botafogo v Santos | 3–0 | |
| Santos v Botafogo | 2–0 |