Botafogo RJAttacking momentumCruzeiro
Preview
- Week 1 of the 2026 Serie A sees Botafogo and Cruzeiro collide on 2026-01-30 at 00:30 GMT.
- There is no recorded managerial head-to-head between Martin Anselmi and Tite.
- Botafogo have 2 players out: J. Correa (Inactive), Kaio Pantaleao (Knee Injury) but Cruzeiro have 3 players missing: Marquinhos (Knee Injury), L. Villalba (Ankle Injury), L. Sinisterra (Injury).
- We expect Botafogo to line up in a predicted 3-at-the-back 3-4-3, and Cruzeiro are expected to line up in 4-2-3-1.
- Last time out, S. Rodríguez registered the best mark for Botafogo - 8.9 - and K. Arroyo did likewise for Cruzeiro with an 8.3 score.
- Botafogo won 2-0 against Bangu, while Cruzeiro lost their fixture 1-2 vs Atlético Mineiro.
- Botafogo look strong (4-0-1) over the last 5 matches, whereas Cruzeiro have 2-0-3 in the same span.
- Cruzeiro hold the upper hand H2H: of 38 meetings, they've triumphed 16 times, conceded 9 times and shared 13 draws.
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Odds
Predictions
Summary
Match Info
Team Kits
Botafogo RJ
Cruzeiro
Events
| 17' | Lucas Silva | ||
| 45+4' | Allan | ||
HT 0 - 0 | |||
| 48' | 1 - 0 | ||
| 56' | |||
| 63' | |||
| 63' | |||
| 63' | M. Anselmi | ||
| 65' | |||
| 76' | 2 - 0 | ||
| 77' | |||
| 78' | |||
| 78' | |||
| 81' | |||
| 81' | |||
| 83' | Kenji | ||
| 85' | 3 - 0 | ||
| 88' | |||
| 90+1' | 4 - 0 | ||
Stats
Lineups
Standings
Commentary
Botafogo RJ is going head to head with Cruzeiro on 30/1/2026 00:30 GMT for the Brazil Serie A. You can view the match information, lineups, odds, live score, result, goalscorers, cards, substitutions, standings, recent form, player ratings, injuries, tv channels, our users most predicted scores and Botafogo RJ v Cruzeiro H2H statistics!