Botafogo vs Fortaleza EC match stats & report

2–0 Full time

Serie A · Brazil · Regular Season - 25 · Estádio Nilton Santos, Rio de Janeiro · Ref Flavio Rodrigues De Souza

Botafogo stats & fixtures · Fortaleza EC stats & fixtures

Botafogo beat Fortaleza EC 2–0 in Serie A on 1 September 2024. Expected goals finished 1.96–0.38. Botafogo had 64% of the ball.

Botafogo vs Fortaleza EC match statistics

BotafogoFortaleza EC

64% Ball possession 36%
1.96 Expected goals (xG) 0.38
22 Total shots 10
7 Shots on target 1
8 Shots off target 5
7 Blocked shots 4
14 Shots inside the box 3
9 Corners 6
13 Fouls 8
2 Offsides 0
3 Yellow cards 4
566 Passes 317
88% Pass accuracy 75%
1 Goalkeeper saves 5

Goals and cards

40' Yellow card T. Cardona Fortaleza EC
44' Yellow card Gregore Botafogo
49' Yellow card Hercules Fortaleza EC
72' Yellow card Bastos Botafogo
73' Goal Igor Jesus (assist A. Barboza) Botafogo
90' Yellow card Pedro Augusto Fortaleza EC
90+1' Yellow card Marcal Botafogo
90+1' Goal Igor Jesus (assist Marlon Freitas) Botafogo
90+4' Yellow card K. Andrade Fortaleza EC

The Ghost's call

The Ghost made no call on this match before kickoff.

Team news & lineups

Botafogo

Confirmed 4-2-3-1 Artur Jorge

12 John

66 Cuiabano 20 A. Barboza 15 Bastos 4 M. Ponte

26 Gregore 17 Marlon Freitas

23 T. Almada 10 J. Savarino 7 Luiz Henrique

99 Igor Jesus

Bench Marcal , Tche Tche , Tiquinho Soares , Matheus Martins , Danilo Barbosa , R. Fernández , Kauê , Ó. Romero , Hugo , Carlos Alberto , Lucas Halter , Allan

Fortaleza EC

Confirmed 4-2-3-1 J. Vojvoda

1 João Ricardo

6 Bruno Pacheco 25 T. Cardona 13 B. Kuscevic 19 E. Brítez

88 Lucas Sasha 35 Hercules

21 Moises 7 T. Pochettino 26 Breno Lopes

9 J. Lucero

Bench Pedro Augusto , Yago Pikachu , K. Andrade , Felipe Jonatan , Emmanuel Martinez , Renato Kayzer , E. Mancuso , Ze Welison , Mauricio Kozlinski , I. Machuca , Titi , Tinga

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.

Fortaleza EC away

5–3–2 in 10 matches

Scored: 1.1 per game
Conceded: 0.6 per game
Clean sheets: 5 / 10
Corners: 4.5 per game
Shots on target: 3.2 per game

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

Botafogo vs Fortaleza EC head-to-head

Date	Match	Score
12 May 24	Fortaleza EC v Botafogo	1–1
23 Nov 23	Fortaleza EC v Botafogo	2–2
11 Jun 23	Botafogo v Fortaleza EC	2–0
4 Sep 22	Fortaleza EC v Botafogo	1–3
15 May 22	Botafogo v Fortaleza EC	3–1

Only 5 previous meetings on record. The Ghost weights head-to-head lightly — form is a stronger signal.

The full Botafogo vs Fortaleza EC head-to-head record