Week 25 of the 2026 Serie A sees Flamengo and Botafogo collide on 2026-08-30 at 20:00 GMT.
In their last 10 matches, Referee A. Gomes Stefano averaged 4-5 yellow cards and 0 red cards, and 25 fouls.
There is no recorded managerial head-to-head between Leonardo Jardim and Franclim Carvalho.
Flamengo currently rank 2nd (with 45 pts), versus Botafogo at 11th on 30 pts.
Flamengo have 5 players sidelined: Alex Sandro (Calf Injury), Bruno Henrique (Yellow Cards), Everton (Illness), Vitao (Muscle Injury), N. de la Cruz (Muscle Injury) while Botafogo face 4 absences: Kaio Pantaleao (Knee Injury), Warleson (Injury), J. Barrera (Injury), Paulinho (Injury).
We're predicting Flamengo to deploy a four-at-the-back 4-2-3-1, and Botafogo are expected to line up in 4-2-3-1.
Flamengo lost 1-2 to Cruzeiro, and Botafogo were defeated 2-3 by Athletico Paranaense.
Form edge goes to Flamengo (3-1-1) against a faltering Botafogo (1-1-3) from their past 5 matches.
Dominance for Flamengo: across 66 clashes, they've won 33 games and only lost 12 games to Botafogo, with 21 stalemates.
We predict Flamengo to prevail 3-0 given their strong home form (6-3-1) and 1.90 goals/game.
Flamengo RJ is going head to head with Botafogo RJ on 30/8/2026 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 Flamengo RJ v Botafogo RJ H2H statistics!