Serie A (Brazil) WON 3–0
Sun, Aug 30 · 21:00
Flamengo Home
VS
Botafogo Away
Flamengo vs Botafogo — Serie A
Tipster's pick Over 1.5 Goals
Value Fair · 2/5
Odds 1.20 Odds via Bet365
Our estimate79%
This price needs83%
Expert analysis

Goals Likely as Flamengo Host Botafogo

Flamengo maintain a solid home record with consistent goal tallies in their recent outings. Botafogo have found it difficult to keep clean sheets especially when traveling. Past meetings between these sides have frequently featured multiple goals scored. Flamengo’s squad depth allows them to press forward even with some players sidelined. Botafogo’s inconsistent results point to vulnerability at the back against organized attacks. Tactical setups from both teams tend to favor open play rather than defensive caution. The league context suggests both sides prioritize attacking transitions in this fixture.

AcePredictor Analysis by AcePredictor 72.8% win rate
Result
3–0 WON

Our pick “Over 1.5 Goals” at odds 1.20 won — final score 3–0.

Match timeline
  1. First half
  2. Samuel Lino assist Jorginho 13'
  3. L. Monzon ↓ Alex Telles 21'
  4. Second half
  5. Danilo Pereira ↓ A. Montoro 46'
  6. Lucas Paqueta ↓ Luiz Araujo 57'
  7. C. Medina ↓ Edenilson 66'
  8. J. Carrascal ↓ G. de Arrascaeta 75'
  9. L. M. Villalba Jaume ↓ Arthur Cabral 77'
  10. Junior Santos ↓ Vitinho 77'
  11. Marcal 83'
  12. Samuel Lino assist J. Carrascal 86'
  13. Everton ↓ Pedro 88'
  14. G. Justino 89'
  15. J. Carrascal assist Everton 90'
This season
Flamengo Botafogo
Over 2.5 goals 30% 22%
Clean sheet 39% 13%
Failed to score 9% 17%
Scored per game 2.0 1.6
Conceded per game 0.9 1.6
Scored home / away 1.9 / 2.0 1.8 / 1.4

Across 23 and 23 matches played this season.

League table position
# Team PWDLPts
1 PAL Palmeiras 24 15 6 3 51
2 FLA Flamengo ▲ 23 13 6 4 45
3 ATL Atletico Paranaense 24 13 5 6 44
4 FLU Fluminense 24 11 8 5 41
5 CRU Cruzeiro 24 11 6 7 39
6 BAH Bahia 24 9 10 5 37
7 RBB RB Bragantino 23 10 5 8 35
8 COR Coritiba 24 9 7 8 34
9 ATL Atletico-MG 23 9 6 8 33
10 COR Corinthians 24 8 8 8 32
11 BOT Botafogo ▲ 23 8 6 9 30
12 VIT Vitoria 24 8 5 11 29
Recent form · last 5 finished matches
Flamengo WDWWL
W vs Vitoria 2–0 Aug 9
D @ Cruzeiro 1–1 Aug 13
W @ Mirassol 5–1 Aug 16
W vs Cruzeiro 2–1 Aug 20
L @ Cruzeiro 1–2 Aug 22
Botafogo DLLWL
D vs Fluminense 1–1 Aug 9
L @ Cienciano 1–6 Aug 14
L @ Vitoria 0–1 Aug 16
W vs Cienciano 1–0 Aug 21
L vs Atletico Paranaense 2–3 Aug 24
Goals trend · last 5 matches
Flamengo
Scored 2.2 avg
2 1 5 2 1
Conceded 1.0 avg
0 1 1 1 2
Botafogo
Scored 1.0 avg
1 1 0 1 2
Conceded 2.2 avg
1 6 1 0 3
Head-to-head · last meetings
7 Flamengo
1 Draws
2 Botafogo
Mar 2026 Botafogo 0–3 Flamengo Flamengo
Feb 2026 Botafogo 1–2 Flamengo Flamengo
Oct 2025 Botafogo 0–3 Flamengo Flamengo
May 2025 Flamengo 0–0 Botafogo Draw
Feb 2025 Flamengo 1–0 Botafogo Flamengo

Over 2.5 goals in 6 of the last 10 meetings.

Confirmed lineups
Flamengo 4-2-3-1
  • 1 Agustín Rossi G
  • 22 Emerson Royal D
  • 3 Léo Ortiz D
  • 4 Léo Pereira D
  • 6 Ayrton Lucas D
  • 5 Erick Pulgar M
  • 21 Jorginho M
  • 7 Luiz Araújo M
  • 10 Giorgian de Arrascaeta M
  • 16 Samuel Lino M
  • 9 Pedro Guilherme F
Bench Dyogo Alves, Andrew, João Victor, Johnny Goes, Guillermo Varela, Danilo, Jorge Carrascal, Lucas Paquetá, Lorran, Evertton Araujo, Everton, Josmar

Leonardo Jardim

Botafogo 3-4-2-1
  • 12 Gabriel Batista G
  • 5 Nahuel Ferraresi D
  • 34 Gabriel Justino D
  • 21 Marçal D
  • 2 Vitinho M
  • 75 Huguinho M
  • 8 Danilo Santos M
  • 13 Alex Telles M
  • 88 Edenilson F
  • 10 Álvaro Montoro F
  • 19 Arthur Cabral F
Bench Cléber Lucas, Warleson, Kadu Santos, Lucas Monzón, Kauan Toledo, Lucas Villalba, Domingos Andrade, Allan, Cristian Medina, Kadir Barría, Júnior Santos, Danilo

Franclim Carvalho

Team news · injuries & suspensions
Flamengo
  • OUT Alex Sandro Calf Injury
  • OUT Bruno Henrique Yellow Cards
  • OUT Vitao Muscle Injury
  • OUT N. de la Cruz Muscle Injury
  • OUT Alex Sandro Calf Injury
  • OUT Bruno Henrique Yellow Cards
  • OUT Vitao Muscle Injury
  • OUT N. de la Cruz Muscle Injury
Botafogo
  • OUT J. Barrera Injury
  • OUT Kaio Pantaleao Knee Injury
  • OUT Paulinho Injury
  • OUT J. Barrera Injury
  • OUT Kaio Pantaleao Knee Injury
  • OUT Paulinho Injury