Preview
- It's week 20 of the 2026 Serie A on 2026-07-26 at 20:00 GMT, when Cruzeiro and Botafogo go head-to-head.
- In their last 10 matches, Referee D. Lacerda averaged 6-7 yellow cards and 0-1 red cards, and 23 fouls.
- There is no recorded managerial head-to-head between Jorge Artur and Franclim Carvalho.
- Current league positions have Cruzeiro 8th on 27 points and Botafogo 9th on 26 points.
- Cruzeiro have 5 players sidelined: K. Arroyo (Inactive), Cassio (Knee Injury), Gerson (Yellow Cards), Matheus Pereira (Yellow Cards), Gabriel Pec (Injury) whereas Botafogo face 2 absences: Junior Santos (Foot Injury), Kaio Pantaleao (Knee Injury).
- Our forecast has Cruzeiro in a 4-man backline (4-2-3-1), with Botafogo set to counter in 4-4-2.
- In their last outing, Cruzeiro's highest-rated performer was G. Rojas (6.9), while Botafogo's standout was Danilo (7).
- Mixed fortunes: Cruzeiro prevailed 2-1 against Internacional, whereas Botafogo were held to a 0-0 draw vs. Vitória.
- Both teams have been in great form: Cruzeiro 4-1-0 and Botafogo 2-2-1 over their last 5 matches.
- Cruzeiro have clearly got the edge H2H: in 39 meetings, they've beaten Botafogo 16 times, with 13 draws and only 10 losses.
- With both sides enjoying similar home/away returns (4-4-2 vs 3-2-5) and scoring roughly 1.60-1.89 goals, a 2-2 draw seems on the cards.
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Odds
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Summary
Match Info
Team Kits
Cruzeiro
Botafogo RJ
Events
| 26' | Warleson | ||
| 35' | Huguinho | ||
| 39' | |||
| 41' | 0 - 1 | ||
| 45+3' | Fagner | ||
| 45+4' | N. Ferraresi | ||
HT 0 - 1 | |||
| 56' | Jonathan Jesus | ||
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| 88' | Alex Telles | ||
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| 90+5' | K. Barria | ||
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TV Channels
Cruzeiro is going head to head with Botafogo RJ on 26/7/2026 19:00 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 Cruzeiro v Botafogo RJ H2H statistics!