Serie A· Season 2025
Match Summary
Cruzeiro defeated Botafogo 2:0. The match was played in Serie A 2025. Goals were scored by Christian 23′, Matheus Pereira 41′. 5 yellow cards were shown. Botafogo had 56% possession while Cruzeiro held 44%. Botafogo had 11 shots (2 on target) compared to 11 (4 on target) for Cruzeiro. Expected goals: Botafogo 0.76 — Cruzeiro 1.55. Botafogo made 5 substitutions, Cruzeiro made 4. VAR was involved: Penalty cancelled (Artur 33′).
Match Events
assist: Kaio Jorge
Botafogo and Cruzeiro have met 29 times — Botafogo won 7, Cruzeiro won 11, with 11 draws. Their rivalry dates back to 2010. Cruzeiro leads the head-to-head with 11 victories from 29 meetings. A combined 70 goals have been scored across these fixtures, averaging 2.41 per match (32 for the home side, 38 for the visitors). Both teams scored in 12 matches (41%). Over 2.5 goals landed in 13 games (45%), making it a fixture that tends to produce goals. Botafogo are currently unbeaten in the last 3 meetings. The highest-scoring encounter finished 2–5 in 2016.
Statistics are for informational purposes only. Past performance does not guarantee future results.
API data: 11 May 2026