Botafogo sit 11th in the Serie A on 42 points from 34 matches, having scored 46 and conceded 53. On the model's scale they rate 0.79 in attack and 1.21 in defence (1.00 = an average top-flight side, lower defence is better), against Serie A averages of 0.88 and 1.14: close to the division's average. Across their last 5 league matches they have 2 wins, 1 draw and 2 defeats, most recently beating Atletico Mineiro 1-0 at home. That is 1.24 points a match, scoring 1.35 and conceding 1.56 per game across 11 wins, 9 draws and 14 defeats. That leaves them 34 points behind Flamengo at the top, in a table of 20. Among the 20 rated sides in the division that is the 12th-best attack and the 14th-best defence. They scored in 4 of those 5 and kept 2 clean sheets. Next they travel to Corinthians in the Serie A on 19 November 2026, a match the model gives them 27%.
Model rating
One scale across every league we cover: 1.00 is an average top-flight side — how the ratings are built.
Serie A table
| # | Team | P | W | D | L | Goals | GD | Last 5 | Pts |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Flamengo | 34 | 23 | 7 | 4 | 71:29 | +42 | WWWWW | 76 |
| 2 | Palmeiras | 34 | 21 | 10 | 3 | 62:23 | +39 | WWWDW | 73 |
| 3 | Cruzeiro | 34 | 18 | 6 | 10 | 55:48 | +7 | LWWWW | 60 |
| 4 | Fluminense | 34 | 16 | 9 | 9 | 55:42 | +13 | LLLWW | 57 |
| 5 | Atletico Paranaense | 34 | 15 | 9 | 10 | 51:43 | +8 | WLDLL | 54 |
| 6 | Bahia | 34 | 14 | 11 | 9 | 50:45 | +5 | WLDWL | 53 |
| 7 | Atletico Mineiro | 34 | 14 | 8 | 12 | 44:40 | +4 | WWLLL | 50 |
| 8 | RB Bragantino | 34 | 13 | 8 | 13 | 44:39 | +5 | WDLWW | 47 |
| 9 | Santos | 34 | 12 | 11 | 11 | 50:49 | +1 | LWDDL | 47 |
| 10 | Sao Paulo | 34 | 12 | 8 | 14 | 39:39 | 0 | WWDLD | 44 |
| 11 | Botafogo | 34 | 11 | 9 | 14 | 46:53 | -7 | DWLLW | 42 |
| 12 | Coritiba | 34 | 11 | 9 | 14 | 40:51 | -11 | DLLWL | 42 |
| 13 | Vasco da Gama | 33 | 11 | 8 | 14 | 43:50 | -7 | DLWLW | 41 |
| 14 | Mirassol | 34 | 10 | 10 | 14 | 39:48 | -9 | LWDLW | 40 |
| 15 | Vitoria | 34 | 10 | 8 | 16 | 35:51 | -16 | LDDLL | 38 |
| 16 | Internacional | 34 | 9 | 11 | 14 | 38:42 | -4 | DLWLW | 38 |
| 17 | Corinthians | 34 | 9 | 10 | 15 | 36:42 | -6 | LDLWD | 37 |
| 18 | Gremio | 34 | 9 | 10 | 15 | 38:47 | -9 | DLWWL | 37 |
| 19 | Remo | 34 | 6 | 11 | 17 | 37:57 | -20 | DDLWL | 29 |
| 20 | Chapecoense | 33 | 4 | 9 | 20 | 33:68 | -35 | LLWLL | 21 |
- Copa Libertadores
- Copa Libertadores qualifying
- Copa Sudamericana
- Relegation
Botafogo sit 11 of 20, as the table stands today. Every competition we cover.
Recent league form
- W1-0Atletico Mineiro5 November 2026
- L1-2away to Remo29 October 2026
- L0-3away to Internacional24 October 2026
- W1-0Chapecoense17 October 2026
- D1-1away to Coritiba12 October 2026
Last 5 league matches, most recent first.
Next match: Botafogo vs Corinthians
Botafogo travel to Corinthians at Neo Quimica Arena, Sao Paulo on 19 November 2026, 00:30 UTC. The model makes it 27% Botafogo, 29% draw and 44% Corinthians, with a most likely scoreline of 1-0. It projects 1.00 expected goals for Botafogo against 1.44. Beyond the result it puts both teams to score at 49% and over 2.5 goals at 44%.
Full preview and model analysis for Botafogo vs Corinthians
Recent meetings with Corinthians
- 17 May 2026Botafogo 3–1 CorinthiansSerie A
- 30 November 2025Corinthians 2–2 BotafogoSerie A
- 26 July 2025Botafogo 1–1 CorinthiansSerie A
- 15 September 2024Botafogo 2–1 CorinthiansSerie A
- 2 June 2024Corinthians 0–1 BotafogoSerie A
The last 5 meetings between the two, most recent first.
Other results that matter to Botafogo
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Vitoria v RB Bragantino · 19 November 2026
Botafogo fans want RB Bragantino to win: that leaves Botafogo's risk of a bottom-four finish at 1.5%, against 3.6% if Vitoria win (2.5% today).
Vitoria win3.6%+1.1Draw1.9%−0.6RB Bragantino win1.5%−1.0
From our season simulation, reading only the runs in which each result happened. A match is listed when it moves Botafogo's figure by 2 points or more and both halves of the runs agree on which result helps.
Upcoming fixtures
Recent results
Leading scorer
Danilo Santos, with 10 league goals and 2 assists this season, is the club's only player among the 20 names on the division's scorer list.
Head-to-head records
- Botafogo vs Atletico Mineiro4W 2D 1L7 meetings
- Botafogo vs Atletico Paranaense2W 2D 3L7 meetings
- Botafogo vs Chapecoense5W 1D 1L7 meetings
- Botafogo vs Flamengo0W 1D 6L7 meetings
- Botafogo vs Gremio3W 2D 2L7 meetings
- Botafogo vs Internacional3W 1D 3L7 meetings
- Botafogo vs RB Bragantino5W 1D 1L7 meetings
- Botafogo vs Vitoria2W 4D 1L7 meetings
- Botafogo vs Corinthians3W 2D 1L6 meetings
- Botafogo vs Coritiba2W 3D 1L6 meetings
Botafogo's record against each club, over the meetings on this site's own match record, which begins in July 2026. All head-to-head records.