Preview

• Botafogo welcome Ceará on 2025-06-05 at 00:00 GMT in week 10 of the 2025 Serie A at Estádio Olímpico Nilton Santos.
• On average in 10 games, Referee Edina Alves Batista registers 5-6 yellows and 0 reds, and 24 fouls.
• During the previous encounter, Renato Paiva scored no victories, Leonardo Condé scored no victories, and there was 1 tie.
• The current standings see Botafogo hold 9th place with 15 points, while Ceará occupy 10th with 15 points.
• Botafogo report 5 missing players: Bastos (Knee Injury), Cuiabano (Inactive), Igor Jesus (Inactive), Leo Linck (Inactive), Matheus Martins (Hamstring Injury) and Ceará report 5 missing players: Fernandinho (Shoulder Injury), Gabriel Lacerda (Inactive), Luiz Otavio (Knee Injury), Richard (Achilles Tendon Injury), Richardson (Heel Injury).
• Our forecast has Botafogo in a 4-man backline (4-4-2), with Ceará set to counter in 4-2-3-1.
• The previous match saw M. Ponte lead Botafogo with a 7.7 TheyScored rating, and Fernando Miguel top-rating for Ceará at 7.6.
• Conflicting outcomes: Botafogo triumphed 1-0 over Santos, while Ceará went down 0-1 to Atlético Mineiro.
• Botafogo look strong (3-1-1) over the last 5 matches, whereas Ceará have 2-1-2 in the same span.
• Botafogo have clearly got the edge H2H: in 16 meetings, they've beaten Ceará 4 times, with 9 draws and only 3 losses.
• A tight contest is expected: our model tips a 1-1 draw, reflecting Botafogo's 3-1-0 home form and Ceará's 0-2-2 away record.

Predictions

Summary

Match Info

04/06/2025 23:00

Estádio Olímpico Nilton Santos

Edina Alves Batista

Serie A

Team Kits

Events

45'	Gonzalo Mastriani	1 - 0
45+5'			Pedro Henrique
HT 1 - 0
53'			Willian Machado
57'		1 - 1	Pedro Raul Lucas Mugni
61'	Nathan Fernandes S. Rodriguez
72'	Alex Telles (PEN)	2 - 1
73'			Lourenco Fernando Sobral
74'			Matheus Araujo Lucas Mugni
76'	Danilo Barbosa Gonzalo Mastriani
77'	Marlon Freitas	3 - 1
80'			Lucas Lima Diego
80'			Lele Pedro Henrique
81'	Allan Marlon Freitas
81'	M. Ponte Alex Telles
87'		3 - 2	Pedro Raul Fabiano
90'			Fernandinho Fabiano
90+9'	Nathan Fernandes

Stats

Lineups

Botafogo RJCeara

Botafogo RJ 4-2-3-1 Renato Paiva

6.3

John Victor

6.7

Vitinho

6.3

Jair

6.6

David Ricardo

?

Mateo Ponte

6.9

Gregore

?

Allan

6.7

Artur

6.6

Igor Jesus

?

Nathan Fernandes

?

Danilo Barbosa

Substitute Players

13

Alex Telles

17

Marlon Freitas

23

Santiago Rodríguez

39

Gonzalo Mastriani

63

Vinicius Lima Serafim

20

Alexander Barboza

77

Kauan Lindes

28

Newton

9

Rwan Cruz

19

Kayke

33

Elias Manoel

1

Raúl

Excluded Players

BastosKnee InjuryCuiabanoInactiveLeo LinckShoulder InjuryMarcalInactiveMatheus MartinsHamstring InjuryJ. SavarinoInternational duty

Ceara 4-2-3-1 Leonardo Condé

7.2

Fernando Miguel

?

Fernandinho

6.3

Marllon

6.6

Willian Machado

6.9

Nicolas

?

Lourenço

?

Lucas Lima

6.7

Antonio Galeano

?

Matheus Araújo

?

Lelê

6.6

Pedro Raul

Substitute Players

70

Fabiano Souza

88

Fernando Sobral

20

Dieguinho

10

Lucas Mugni

7

Pedro Henrique

80

Guilherme Luiz

33

Éder

44

Marcos Victor

40

Ramon Menezes

2

Rafael Ramos

29

Bruno Tubarão

94

Bruno Ferreira

Excluded Players

AylonInactiveMatheus BahiaInactiveRomuloInactiveGabriel LacerdaInactiveLuiz OtavioKnee InjuryRichardAchilles Tendon InjuryRichardsonHeel Injury

H2H

Standings

TotalHomeAway

#	Team	P	W	D	L	GF	GA	GD	PTS	Recent Form
1	Flamengo	11	7	3	1	24	4	20	24	W W D W L
2	Cruzeiro	11	7	2	2	17	8	9	23	W W D W W
3	RB Bragantino	11	7	2	2	14	8	6	23	W W L D W
4	Palmeiras	11	7	1	3	12	8	4	22	L L W W W
5	Fluminense	11	6	2	3	15	12	3	20	W W D L W
6	Bahia	11	5	3	3	11	11	0	18	W L W L W
7	Mirassol	11	4	5	2	17	12	5	17	W W D W L
8	Atletico Mineiro	11	4	5	2	11	10	1	17	W D D W W
9	Botafogo	10	4	3	3	11	5	6	15	W D W L W
10	Ceara	10	4	3	3	11	8	3	15	L W D W D
11	Corinthians	11	4	3	4	12	14	-2	15	D D W L W
12	Gremio	11	4	3	4	11	14	-3	15	W W L D W
13	Sao Paulo	11	2	6	3	9	11	-2	12	L L W L D
14	Internacional	11	2	5	4	12	16	-4	11	L D D L L
15	Vasco da Gama	11	3	1	7	11	15	-4	10	L L W L L
16	Vitoria	11	2	4	5	10	14	-4	10	D L L W L
17	Fortaleza	11	2	4	5	10	15	-5	10	L L L W D
18	Santos	11	2	2	7	8	12	-4	8	L W L D L
19	Juventude	11	2	2	7	8	24	-16	8	L L D L L
20	Sport Recife	11	0	3	8	5	18	-13	3	L D L L L

CONMEBOL Libertadores

CONMEBOL Libertadores Qualifiers

CONMEBOL Sudamericana

CONMEBOL Sudamericana Group Stage

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