Cruzeiro vs Botafogo match stats & report

3–2 Full time

Serie A · Brazil · Regular Season - 1 · Estádio Governador Magalhães Pinto, Belo Horizonte, Minas Gerais · Ref Matheus Delgado Candançan

Cruzeiro stats & fixtures · Botafogo stats & fixtures

Cruzeiro beat Botafogo 3–2 in Serie A on 14 April 2024. Expected goals finished 1.65–2.03. Cruzeiro had 56% of the ball.

Cruzeiro vs Botafogo match statistics

CruzeiroBotafogo

56% Ball possession 44%
1.65 Expected goals (xG) 2.03
15 Total shots 6
5 Shots on target 3
4 Shots off target 3
6 Blocked shots 0
9 Shots inside the box 4
6 Corners 3
12 Fouls 11
2 Offsides 0
4 Yellow cards 3
0 Red cards 1
399 Passes 319
84% Pass accuracy 79%
1 Goalkeeper saves 2

Goals and cards

5' Goal Tiquinho Soares Botafogo
20' Goal Lucas Silva (assist Arthur Gomes) Cruzeiro
27' Yellow card Gregore Botafogo
31' Yellow card Arthur Gomes Cruzeiro
36' Yellow card Ze Ivaldo Cruzeiro
36' Yellow card Junior Santos Botafogo
64' Goal Rafa Silva Cruzeiro
66' Yellow card Rafa Silva Cruzeiro
72' Red card A. Barboza Botafogo
83' Goal Danilo Barbosa (assist Hugo) Botafogo
84' Yellow card Danilo Barbosa Botafogo
90+1' Goal Rafael Elias (assist William Furtado) Cruzeiro
90+2' Yellow card Rafael Elias Cruzeiro

The Ghost's call

The Ghost made no call on this match before kickoff.

Team news & lineups

Cruzeiro

Confirmed 4-3-3 Fernando Seabra

98 Anderson

3 Marlon 5 Ze Ivaldo 27 Neris 12 William Furtado

16 Lucas Silva 29 L. Romero 17 Ramiro

11 Arthur Gomes 10 Matheus Pereira 8 Rafa Silva

Bench A. Barreal , J. Cifuentes , Rafael Elias , Mateus Vital , Gabriel Veron , Joao Marcelo , Kaiki , Filipe Machado , L. Villalba , Leo Aragao , Robert , Wesley Gasolina

Botafogo

Confirmed 4-4-2 Artur Jorge

1 R. Fernández

21 Marcal 15 Bastos 3 Lucas Halter 4 M. Ponte

47 Jeffinho 17 Marlon Freitas 26 Gregore 7 Luiz Henrique

11 Junior Santos 9 Tiquinho Soares

Bench Tche Tche , Hugo , J. Savarino , A. Barboza , Danilo Barbosa , Ó. Romero , L. Segovia , John , Matheus Nascimento , Yarlen , Patrick de Paula , Janderson

Form guide

Cruzeiro at home

7–2–1 in 10 matches

Scored: 2.0 per game
Conceded: 0.7 per game
Clean sheets: 3 / 10
Corners: 5.9 per game
Shots on target: 5.4 per game

25% of their goals arrive after the 75th minute.

Botafogo away

3–2–5 in 10 matches

Scored: 1.1 per game
Conceded: 1.7 per game
Clean sheets: 2 / 10
Corners: 3.5 per game
Shots on target: 5.7 per game

36% of their goals arrive after the 75th minute.

Cruzeiro vs Botafogo head-to-head

Date	Match	Score
3 Dec 23	Botafogo v Cruzeiro	0–0
6 Aug 23	Cruzeiro v Botafogo	0–0

Only 2 previous meetings on record. The Ghost weights head-to-head lightly — form is a stronger signal.

The full Cruzeiro vs Botafogo head-to-head record