Preview
- Anticipation builds as Botafogo prepare to host Internacional at Estádio Olímpico Nilton Santos on 2025-05-12 (kick-off 00:00 GMT), in week 8 of the 2025 Serie A.
- With the data available to us, Renato Paiva and Roger Machado have not met as managers before.
- Botafogo have accumulated 8 points to lie 12th whereas Internacional have 9 points to sit 9th.
- Botafogo have 6 players out: A. Barboza (Inactive), Bastos (Knee Injury), Gonzalo Mastriani (Inactive), Matheus Martins (Hamstring Injury), S. Rodriguez (Leg Injury), J. Savarino (Hamstring Injury) whereas Internacional have 9 players missing: R. Borre (Injury), Bruno Gomes (Knee Injury), Bruno Henrique (Red Card), J. Carbonero (Injury), L. Drummond (Knee Injury), G. Mercado (Knee Injury), S. Rochet (Broken Hand), Vitinho (Inactive), E. Valencia (Injury).
- We're predicting Botafogo to deploy a four-at-the-back 4-2-3-1, and Internacional are expected to line up in 4-2-3-1.
- The previous match saw Cuiabano lead Botafogo with a 7.7 TheyScored rating, and Alan Patrick top-rating for Internacional at 7.5.
- Botafogo won 2-1 against Carabobo, while Internacional lost their fixture 1-3 vs Atlético Nacional.
- Botafogo look strong (3-0-2) over the last 5 matches, whereas Internacional have 2-1-2 in the same span.
- Internacional lead this rivalry - 17 wins from 34 matches versus Botafogo (who've won just 12 games), alongside 5 draws.
- With both sides enjoying similar home/away returns (2-1-0 vs 0-3-1) and scoring roughly 2.00-2.00 goals, a 1-1 draw seems on the cards.
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Predictions
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Summary
Stats
Lineups
Botafogo 4-4-2 Renato Paiva
John Victor
Vitinho
Jair
David Ricardo
Marçal
Nathan Fernandes
Gregore
Allan
Kauan Lindes
Artur
Rwan Cruz
Substitute Players
13
Alex Telles
47
Jeffinho
17
Marlon Freitas
66
Cuiabano
99
Igor Jesus
4
Mateo Ponte
28
Newton
6
Patrick de Paula
5
Danilo Barbosa
23
Santiago Rodríguez
33
Elias Manoel
24
Léo Linck
H2H
Standings
| # | 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
TV Channels
Botafogo is going head to head with Internacional on 11/5/2025 23:00 GMT common.at Estádio Olímpico Nilton Santos for the Brazil Serie A. You can view the match information, lineups, live score, result, goalscorers, cards, substitutions, standings, recent form, player ratings, injuries, tv channels, our users most predicted scores and Botafogo v Internacional H2H statistics!