Cruzeiro vs Botafogo football prediction
Cruzeiro Cruzeiro
VS
Botafogo Botafogo
Final score Cruzeiro 0 - 1 Botafogo Match Finished

Cruzeiro vs Botafogo Predictions | Brazil Serie A | July 26, 2026

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🏟️ Venue Governador Magalhães Pinto — Belo Horizonte
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Cruzeiro vs Botafogo match preview

Cruzeiro vs Botafogo has finished in Brazil Serie A. The final score was Cruzeiro 0 - 1 Botafogo, and this page keeps the result, teams, competition and venue information available for reference.

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Final score

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Cruzeiro 0 - 1 Botafogo

Match result details

Goal scorers

Gabriel Justino Botafogo · Goal
Goal

Cards

Fagner Cruzeiro
1
Jonathan Jesus Cruzeiro
1
Warleson Botafogo
1
Nahuel Ferraresi Botafogo
1
Alex Telles Botafogo
1
Huguinho Botafogo
1
Kadir Barría Botafogo
1

Team stats from imported player data

Cruzeiro
Goals0
Assists0
Shots / on target9 / 6
Passes / key passes443 / 13
Tackles / interceptions13 / 7
Duels won43
Fouls committed / drawn14 / 17
Cards2Y / 0R
Avg rating6.83
Botafogo
Goals1
Assists1
Shots / on target6 / 4
Passes / key passes285 / 6
Tackles / interceptions15 / 4
Duels won46
Fouls committed / drawn17 / 14
Cards5Y / 0R
Avg rating7.02

Top player performances

Warleson
Warleson Botafogo Rating 8.3 · 0G · 0A · 0 shots
Gabriel Justino
Gabriel Justino Botafogo Rating 8.2 · 1G · 0A · 2 shots
Vitinho
Vitinho Botafogo Rating 7.9 · 0G · 0A · 0 shots
Álvaro Montoro
Álvaro Montoro Botafogo Rating 7.6 · 0G · 0A · 1 shots
Matheus Henrique
Matheus Henrique Cruzeiro Rating 7.5 · 0G · 0A · 1 shots
Nahuel Ferraresi
Nahuel Ferraresi Botafogo Rating 7.5 · 0G · 0A · 0 shots

Head-to-head history: Cruzeiro vs Botafogo

Recent direct meetings imported from API-Football. The summary below is normalized to this fixture perspective: Cruzeiro as home side and Botafogo as away side.

29Matches
12Cruzeiro wins
11Draws
6Botafogo wins
Cruzeiro41%
Draw38%
Botafogo21%

H2H goals: Cruzeiro 40 - 31 Botafogo across 29 completed direct meetings.

2026-01-30
Botafogo vs CruzeiroBrazil Serie A
4 - 0
2025-12-04
Cruzeiro vs BotafogoBrazil Serie A
2 - 2
2025-08-03
Botafogo vs CruzeiroBrazil Serie A
0 - 2
2024-07-28
Botafogo vs CruzeiroBrazil Serie A
0 - 3
2024-04-14
Cruzeiro vs BotafogoBrazil Serie A
3 - 2
2023-12-03
Botafogo vs CruzeiroBrazil Serie A
0 - 0

Lineups

Cruzeiro

Otávio Costa
Fagner
Fabrício Bruno
Jonathan Jesus
Gabriel Rojas
Marquinhos
Lucas Romero
Matheus Henrique
Luis Sinisterra
Bruno Rodrigues
Kaio Jorge

Botafogo

Warleson
Vitinho
Gabriel Justino
Nahuel Ferraresi
Alex Telles
Huguinho
Cristian Medina
Álvaro Montoro
Danilo Santos
Matheus Martins
Arthur Cabral

Brazil Serie A classification

# Team Pld W D L GD Pts Form
1
Palmeiras Palmeiras
21 14 5 2 22 47 WLWWW
2
Flamengo Flamengo
20 11 6 3 19 39 DDWWL
3
Atletico Paranaense Atletico Paranaense
21 11 4 6 9 37 DWWWW
4
Fluminense Fluminense
21 9 7 5 5 34 DDDDL
5
Bahia Bahia
21 8 8 5 4 32 DDDWW
6
RB Bragantino RB Bragantino
20 9 4 7 6 31 DDWWW
7
Cruzeiro Cruzeiro
21 8 6 7 -3 30 WLWDW
8
Botafogo Botafogo
20 8 5 7 2 29 WDWLD
9
Corinthians Corinthians
21 7 8 6 2 29 DDWWW
10
Atletico-MG Atletico-MG
20 8 4 8 0 28 WDWLW
11
Coritiba Coritiba
21 7 6 8 -3 27 LDLLW
12
Sao Paulo Sao Paulo
20 7 5 8 2 26 DLLDL
13
Vitoria Vitoria
21 7 5 9 -9 26 LLDWL
14
Mirassol Mirassol
20 6 5 9 -4 23 WDWLW
15
Santos Santos
20 5 7 8 -4 22 DLWLL
16
Internacional Internacional
21 5 7 9 -4 22 DLLLL
17
Gremio Gremio
20 5 7 8 -4 22 DLLWD
18
Vasco DA Gama Vasco DA Gama
20 5 6 9 -8 21 DLLLL
19
Remo Remo
21 5 6 10 -10 21 LWLWL
20
Chapecoense B Chapecoense B
20 1 7 12 -22 10

Key details for Cruzeiro vs Botafogo

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Questions about Cruzeiro vs Botafogo

What is the status of Cruzeiro vs Botafogo?

The match has finished. The final result is Cruzeiro 0 - 1 Botafogo.

Are probabilities available for this game?

Yes. The current probability split is Cruzeiro 54%, draw 26% and Botafogo 20%.

Is head-to-head history available?

Yes. The H2H sample contains 29 completed direct meetings: Cruzeiro 12 wins, 11 draws and Botafogo 6 wins.

Where can I find related games?

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Important Note

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