Botafogo vs Sport Recife match stats & report

3–2 Full time

Serie A · Brazil · Regular Season - 34 · Estadio Olimpico Nilton Santos, Rio de Janeiro · Ref Bruno Pereira Vasconcelos, Brazil

Botafogo stats & fixtures · Sport Recife stats & fixtures

Botafogo beat Sport Recife 3–2 in Serie A on 18 November 2025. Expected goals finished 2.55–1.19. Botafogo had 60% of the ball.

Botafogo vs Sport Recife match statistics

BotafogoSport Recife

60% Ball possession 40%
2.55 Expected goals (xG) 1.19
27 Total shots 15
9 Shots on target 4
10 Shots off target 5
8 Blocked shots 6
18 Shots inside the box 12
7 Corners 5
11 Fouls 7
1 Offsides 3
2 Yellow cards 4
508 Passes 336
87% Pass accuracy 76%
2 Goalkeeper saves 6

Goals and cards

14' Goal Léo Pereira (assist Lucas Lima) Sport Recife
24' Yellow card Alex Telles Botafogo
28' Goal Rafael Thyere (assist Lucas Lima) Sport Recife
30' Goal Artur (assist Alex Telles) Botafogo
58' Goal K. Barria (assist Danilo) Botafogo
61' Yellow card Lucas Kal Sport Recife
65' Yellow card Gabriel Sport Recife
83' Yellow card Aderlan Sport Recife
87' Yellow card Igor Carius Sport Recife
90' Goal K. Barria (assist Danilo) Botafogo
90+6' Yellow card K. Barria Botafogo

The Ghost's call

The Ghost made no call on this match before kickoff.

Team news & lineups

Botafogo

Confirmed 4-2-3-1 Davide Ancelotti

24 Léo Linck

13 Alex Telles 57 David Ricardo 20 A. Barboza 2 Vitinho

35 Danilo 17 Marlon Freitas

47 Jeffinho 10 J. Savarino 7 Artur

9 C. Ramos

Bench Raul , M. Ponte , Cuiabano , A. Montoro , J. Barrera , Marcal , Allan , Gabriel Bahia , Newton , K. Barria , G. Mastriani , Arthur Cabral

Sport Recife

Confirmed 4-2-3-1 Daniel Pollo Barioni

1 Gabriel

16 Igor Carius 36 Luan Candido 15 Rafael Thyere 13 Aderlan

14 C. Rivera 21 Lucas Kal

38 Léo Pereira 10 Lucas Lima 17 Matheusinho

92 Pablo

Bench Caíque França , Adriano Sousa , João Silva , Kevyson , Adriel , Sérgio Oliveira , Hyoran , Romarinho , Chrystian Barletta , Gonçalo Paciência , I. Ramírez

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.

Sport Recife away

2–2–6 in 10 matches

Scored: 1.0 per game
Conceded: 1.5 per game
Clean sheets: 1 / 10
Corners: 4.5 per game
Shots on target: 3.6 per game

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

Botafogo vs Sport Recife head-to-head

Date	Match	Score
20 Jul 25	Sport Recife v Botafogo	0–1

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

The full Botafogo vs Sport Recife head-to-head record