Preview

• As week 9 of the 2025 Serie A arrives, Flamengo take on Botafogo at Estadio Jornalista Mário Filho on 2025-05-18 (kick-off 22:30 GMT).
• With the data available to us, Filipe Luís and Renato Paiva have not met as managers before.
• After 8 matchdays, Flamengo sit 2nd with 17 points and Botafogo are 9th having collected 11 points.
• Flamengo have 4 players out: Allan (Injury), G. Plata (Knee Injury), E. Pulgar (Injury), M. Vina (Knee Injury) while Botafogo have 5 players missing: A. Barboza (Inactive), Bastos (Knee Injury), Gonzalo Mastriani (Inactive), Matheus Martins (Hamstring Injury), J. Savarino (Hamstring Injury).
• Our forecast has Flamengo in a 4-man backline (4-2-3-1), with Botafogo set to counter in 4-4-2.
• The previous match saw G. Varela lead Flamengo with a 8.5 TheyScored rating, and Artur top-rating for Botafogo at 9.
• Flamengo came off a win (2-0 vs LDU Quito) and Botafogo also triumphed (3-2 vs Estudiantes).
• Flamengo (3-1-1) and Botafogo (4-0-1) head into this in winning moods from their past 5 matches.
• Flamengo have clearly got the edge H2H: in 62 meetings, they've beaten Botafogo 30 times, with 20 draws and only 12 losses.
• We predict Flamengo to prevail 2-1 given their strong home form (3-1-0) and 3.00 goals/game.

Predictions

Summary

Stats

Lineups

FlamengoBotafogo

Flamengo 4-4-2 Filipe Luís

7.7

Agustín Rossi

7.3

Wesley

6.6

Guillermo Varela

7.2

Léo Pereira

7.2

Alex Sandro

7.3

Luiz Araújo

7

Evertton Araujo

6.9

Danilo

6.6

Michael

6.5

Juninho Vieira

6.3

Matheus Gonçalves

Substitute Players

3

Léo Ortiz

18

Nicolás de la Cruz

11

Everton

9

Pedro

27

Bruno Henrique

61

João Cunha

6

Ayrton Lucas

19

Lorran

60

João Alves

79

Caio Joshua de Andrade

64

Wallace Yan

25

Matheus Cunha

Excluded Players

AllanInjuryGersonRed CardG. PlataKnee InjuryE. PulgarInjuryM. VinaKnee Injury

Botafogo 4-4-2 Renato Paiva

7.6

John Victor

?

Mateo Ponte

7

Jair

7

Marçal

7.5

Alex Telles

?

Danilo Barbosa

6.9

Gregore

?

Santiago Rodríguez

7

Cuiabano

6.6

Nathan Fernandes

6.7

Igor Jesus

Substitute Players

2

Vitinho

57

David Ricardo

25

Allan

17

Marlon Freitas

9

Rwan Cruz

33

Elias Manoel

47

Jeffinho

28

Newton

77

Kauan Lindes

6

Patrick de Paula

18

Kauê

24

Léo Linck

Excluded Players

ArturInactiveA. BarbozaKnee InjuryBastosKnee InjuryGonzalo MastrianiThigh InjuryMatheus MartinsHamstring InjuryJ. SavarinoHamstring 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

Relegation