Botafogo vs RB Bragantino
Bragantino nicks a point at Botafogo
A scrappy own goal and a reply share the spoils in Serie A.
Botafogo and RB Bragantino played out a 1-1 draw in Serie A, with Bragantino's L. Monzón inadvertently gifting the home side an early lead through an own goal at 30 minutes. Botafogo's Vitinho levelled the scores after the break at 56 minutes, ensuring neither side could claim all three points. This result defied Fipster's low-confidence prediction of a narrow Botafogo win, proving the match was tighter than expected.
Outcome probability
Botafogo and RB Bragantino face off in a Brazilian Serie A regular season match that promises a tight contest. Both teams have shown competitive form, but Botafogo's historical edge and attacking options could prove decisive.
Match factors
Arthur Cabral's scoring threat at home
Arthur Cabral leads Botafogo with 7 goals and is a key focal point in attack, boosting home scoring chances
Alex Telles doubtful but influential if fit
Alex Telles is doubtful due to injury but his 3 assists and set-piece threat could be decisive if he plays
RB Bragantino's consistent scoring streak
RB Bragantino has scored in 4 of last 5 matches, led by Isidro Pitta's 6 goals this season
Danilo Santos' strong midfield scoring form
Danilo Santos has 7 goals in 17 games with good recent ratings, adding midfield scoring threat
Álvaro Montoro's creative influence
Montoro leads Botafogo with 3 assists, key in linking midfield to attack and creating chances
The context
This fixture is part of the 27th round of the Brazilian Serie A season. Botafogo sit 13th with 30 points from 24 games, while RB Bragantino are slightly ahead in 9th place with 35 points from 25 matches. Their head-to-head history favours Botafogo, who have won 12 of their 19 encounters, compared to Bragantino's 3 wins and 4 draws.
Key insights
Arthur Cabral
Botafogo
Arthur Cabral leads Botafogo with 7 goals and is a key focal point in attack, boosting home scoring chances.
Serie A 26/277 goals in 22 appearances
Danilo Santos
Botafogo
Danilo Santos has 7 goals in 17 games, adding significant scoring threat from midfield.
Serie A 26/277 goals in 17 appearances
Álvaro Montoro
Botafogo
Montoro leads Botafogo with 3 assists, crucial in linking midfield to attack and creating chances.
Serie A 26/273 assists in 23 appearances
I. Pitta
RB Bragantino
Isidro Pitta is RB Bragantino's top scorer with 6 goals, showing consistent scoring form away from home.
Serie A 26/276 goals in 22 appearances
Analysis
Botafogo's home advantage is bolstered by Arthur Cabral, their top scorer with 7 goals this season, who has been particularly effective at home. Midfielder Danilo Santos adds further goal threat with 7 goals in 17 appearances. RB Bragantino's attack is led by Isidro Pitta, who has netted 6 times and has been consistent on the road. Creative influence from Botafogo's Álvaro Montoro, with 3 assists, could unlock Bragantino's defence. Despite Bragantino's higher league position, Botafogo's superior head-to-head record and attacking form suggest a narrow home win.
Key facts
- 1.Botafogo have won 12 of 19 head-to-head matches against RB Bragantino.
- 2.Average goals per head-to-head match stand at 2.4, indicating moderate scoring.
- 3.RB Bragantino currently rank 9th in the league, ahead of Botafogo in 13th.
- 4.Botafogo have accumulated 30 points from 24 games (W8 D6 L10).
- 5.RB Bragantino have 35 points from 25 games (W10 D5 L10).
- 6.Arthur Cabral is Botafogo's top scorer with 7 goals this season.
- 7.Isidro Pitta leads RB Bragantino with 6 goals this season.
- 8.Álvaro Montoro leads Botafogo with 3 assists, key in chance creation.
Prediction
The prediction favours a 2-1 victory for Botafogo. While the match is finely balanced, Botafogo's ability to convert chances at home and their historical dominance over RB Bragantino tip the scales in their favour. Expect a competitive game with both sides finding the net, but ultimately Botafogo edging it.
Player Insights
Standout players Fipster expects to impact the match — curated highlights, not full squad lists
Home — Botafogo
Away — RB Bragantino
The verdict
In summary, Botafogo's home scoring prowess and head-to-head advantage make them the slight favourites to claim all three points. RB Bragantino will provide stern resistance, but the home side's attacking talents should see them through to a narrow win.
Form as the teams went into this match — excludes this result and anything since.
Team Comparison
Season shape — attack, defence, form, clean sheets & win rate
Home vs Away comparison
Goal difference in each of the last few fixtures — above the line is a net win, below is a net loss
Season comparison
Goals scored & conceded, goal difference and clean sheets across the season
Halftime Performance
What each side does once the whistle goes for half time
Streaks
Recent-form runs — each side’s most-recent game meets in the middle
Head to Head
Monzón (OG)
Card upgrade cancelled
Wallace
Red Card
Villalba
Vitinho
Assist: Telles
Pitta
Sant'Anna
Monzón
Yellow Card
Telles
Ferraresi
Yellow Card
Barria
Yellow Card
Tiago Volpi
Yellow Card
Danilo
Júnior Santos
Juninho Capixaba
Yellow Card
Vitinho
Lucas Barbosa
Fabinho
Ramires
| # | Team | P | W | D | L | GD | Pts |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 |  Palmeiras | 27 | 16 | 8 | 3 | +26 | 56 |
| 8 |  Coritiba | 27 | 10 | 8 | 9 | -1 | 38 |
| 9 |  RB Bragantino | 26 | 10 | 6 | 10 | +3 | 36 |
| 10 |  Santos | 26 | 9 | 8 | 9 | 0 | 35 |
| 13 |  Corinthians | 26 | 8 | 8 | 10 | 0 | 32 |
| 14 |  Botafogo | 26 | 8 | 8 | 10 | -3 | 32 |
| 15 |  Mirassol | 27 | 7 | 8 | 12 | -11 | 29 |
Match Statistics
Botafogo
4-2-3-1Starting XI
- 2VitinhoD
- 5N. FerraresiD
- 7Júnior SantosM
- 8Danilo SantosM
- 10Álvaro MontoroM
- 12Gabriel BatistaG
- 13Alex TellesD
- 33L. MonzónD
- 75HuguinhoM
- 77L. VillalbaM
- 90DaniloF
Substitutes
- 3Arthur ChavesD
- 4M. PonteD
- 9Tiquinho SoaresF
- 17WarlesonG
- 25AllanM
- 29PaulinhoD
- 37K. BarriaF
- 42Kadu SantosD
- 59Kauan ToledoM
- 79Lucas EmanuelF
- 88EdenílsonM
- 91Domingos AndradeM
RB Bragantino
4-2-3-1Starting XI
- 2Guzmán RodríguezD
- 5FabinhoM
- 7Eric RamiresM
- 9I. PittaF
- 11FernandoM
- 16Gustavo MarquesD
- 18Tiago VolpiG
- 21Lucas BarbosaM
- 23A. Sant'AnnaD
- 29Juninho CapixabaD
- 47WallaceM
Substitutes
- 1CleitonG
- 3Eduardo SantosD
- 6GabrielM
- 15I. SosaM
- 17ViniciusF
- 19BruninhoF
- 30Henry MosqueraF
- 32J. HerreraF
- 34J. HurtadoD
- 35Matheus FernandesM
- 51Cauê Nascimento SantosD
- 57Marcelinho BrazM
Botafogo
| Player | Pos | Min | Rating | G | A | Shots | SoT | Key Passes | Dribbles |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Gabriel Batista | G | 90 | 8.5 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| Vitinho | D | 81 | 7.6 | 1 | — | 1 | 1 | 3 | — |
| Danilo Santos | M | 90 | 7.2 | — | — | — | — | 3 | 0/1 |
| Alex Telles | D | 67 | 7.1 | — | 1 | 1 | — | 3 | 1/1 |
| Huguinho | M | 90 | 7.0 | — | — | 2 | — | 1 | 1/1 |
| Álvaro Montoro | M | 90 | 6.9 | — | — | 4 | 3 | 1 | 4/5 |
| Júnior Santos | M | 74 | 6.8 | — | — | 5 | 1 | — | 0/1 |
| Danilo | F | 74 | 6.7 | — | — | 2 | — | 2 | 2/2 |
| K. Barria | F | 44 | 6.6 | — | — | 3 | 1 | 1 | — |
| Tiquinho Soares | F | 16 | 6.5 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| N. Ferraresi | D | 90 | 6.5 | — | — | 1 | — | — | 1/1 |
| Paulinho | D | 23 | 6.4 | — | — | 1 | — | — | — |
| M. Ponte | D | 9 | 6.4 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| Kauan Toledo | M | 16 | 6.3 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| L. Villalba | M | 46 | 6.1 | — | — | — | — | — | 0/2 |
| L. Monzón | D | 90 | 5.9 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| Edenílson | M | 0 | 0.0 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| Warleson | G | 0 | 0.0 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| Domingos Andrade | M | 0 | 0.0 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| Arthur Chaves | D | 0 | 0.0 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| Kadu Santos | D | 0 | 0.0 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| Lucas Emanuel | F | 0 | 0.0 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| Allan | M | 0 | 0.0 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
RB Bragantino
| Player | Pos | Min | Rating | G | A | Shots | SoT | Key Passes | Dribbles |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Gustavo Marques | D | 90 | 7.5 | — | — | — | — | — | 0/1 |
| Tiago Volpi | G | 90 | 7.2 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| A. Sant'Anna | D | 60 | 6.9 | — | — | — | — | 2 | — |
| Fernando | M | 90 | 6.8 | — | — | 3 | 1 | 2 | 5/6 |
| I. Pitta | F | 60 | 6.7 | — | — | 1 | 1 | — | 0/1 |
| Lucas Barbosa | M | 82 | 6.7 | — | — | 3 | 1 | 1 | 0/2 |
| J. Hurtado | D | 30 | 6.6 | — | — | 1 | 1 | — | — |
| J. Herrera | F | 8 | 6.5 | — | — | 1 | 1 | — | 0/1 |
| Eduardo Santos | D | 30 | 6.5 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| Gabriel | M | 3 | 6.4 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| Matheus Fernandes | M | 3 | 6.4 | — | — | — | — | — | 0/1 |
| Eric Ramires | M | 87 | 6.3 | — | — | 1 | — | — | — |
| Fabinho | M | 87 | 6.3 | — | — | — | — | 1 | — |
| Guzmán Rodríguez | D | 90 | 6.2 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| Juninho Capixaba | D | 90 | 6.1 | — | — | 2 | 1 | 1 | 0/1 |
| Wallace | M | 44 | 5.6 | — | — | 2 | 2 | 1 | 0/2 |
| Cauê Nascimento Santos | D | 0 | 0.0 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| Cleiton | G | 0 | 0.0 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| Bruninho | F | 0 | 0.0 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| I. Sosa | M | 0 | 0.0 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| Henry Mosquera | F | 0 | 0.0 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| Marcelinho Braz | M | 0 | 0.0 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| Vinicius | F | 0 | 0.0 | — | — | — | — | — | — |