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Fortaleza EC vs Botafogo — Serie A 2026

Fortaleza EC
Fortaleza EC
FT
0 – 5
HT: 0 – 2
Botafogo
Botafogo
8/9/2025Serie ASerie A · Round 19Estádio Governador Plácido Aderaldo Castelo

Match Prediction

Statistical Prediction

Based on xG from last 10+ matches

Fortaleza EC50%
×Draw26%
Botafogo24%
✓ Correct in 50 of 100 matches — 5 more than always backing the home side
Model
50.3%
Always home
44.5%

The model picks a winner (home or away) for each finished match using only pre-kickoff data, then checks it against the real result: 50.3% correct across 582,450 matches, vs 44.5% for always backing the home side.

Home picks 50.5% correct · Away picks 49.5% correct

Football matches only. Past performance is not indicative of future results.

Expected goals in this match

What is xG?

Every shot is scored 0–1 by how likely it is to be a goal from that spot — a chance in the middle of the box ≈ 0.4, a long shot from a tight angle ≈ 0.03, a penalty ≈ 0.76. Add them up over a match and that is the xG.

The scoreline can lie: you can win 1-0 on a fluke while creating half the chances. xG shows who was really closer to scoring — and over a season it predicts results better than goals alone.

Fortaleza EC
1.52
Botafogo
0.97

Fortaleza EC creates 57% more chances

Season form · 10 home / 17 away

creates per match

Fortaleza EC
1.51
Botafogo
0.97

allows per match

Fortaleza EC
0.98
Botafogo
1.52

finishing

Fortaleza EC+0.19scores more
Botafogo+0.44scores more

Total goals

55%Under
  • Under55
  • Over45

Fewer than 3 goals likely

Both teams score

52%No
  • No52
  • Yes48

Close call

Score probability

Probability of each scoreline, %

Fortaleza EC ↓

Botafogo →
0
1
2
3
4
0
0–08%
0–18%
0–24%
0–31%
0–40%
1
1–013%
1–112%
1–26%
1–32%
1–40%
2
2–010%
2–19%
2–25%
2–31%
2–40%
3
3–05%
3–15%
3–22%
3–31%
3–40%
4
4–02%
4–12%
4–21%
4–30%
4–40%

Most likely 1–0 (13%) · grid covers 98% of scorelines

More markets

Total goals

OverUnder0.5
92%8%1.5
71%29%2.5
45%55%3.5
24%76%4.5
11%89%

Double chance

Fortaleza EC or draw
76%
Fortaleza EC or Botafogo
74%
Draw or Botafogo
50%

Winning margin

Fortaleza EC wins by 2+
25%
Botafogo wins by 2+
9%

Team goals

Fortaleza EC 1+ goals
78%
Fortaleza EC 2+ goals
45%
Fortaleza EC 3+ goals
20%
Botafogo 1+ goals
62%
Botafogo 2+ goals
25%
Botafogo 3+ goals
7%

Draw no bet

Fortaleza EC (draw refunded)
67%
Botafogo (draw refunded)
33%

Combos

Both score & 3+ goals
36%
Both score & under 3
12%

Model probabilities, not odds. For information only.

How is this calculated?

Every number below comes from this match — nothing is made up.

1

Recent form of each side

Fortaleza EC at home — creates 1.51, concedes 0.98 · 10 matches

Botafogo away — creates 0.97, concedes 1.52 · 17 matches

⚑ Home and away form are counted separately — the home-field edge is already baked into these numbers.

2

Expected goals for this match

Fortaleza EC attack 1.51 + Botafogo defence 1.52 → ÷2 → 1.52

Botafogo attack 0.97 + Fortaleza EC defence 0.98 → ÷2 → 0.97

Each side's attack is blended with the other's defence, then averaged.

3

Chance of every scoreline

From those two numbers a Poisson distribution gives the probability of each exact score — the grid shown above.

4

The answer to "why 50%?"

Fortaleza EC scores more
50%
level
26%
Botafogo scores more
24%

Fortaleza EC at 50% is simply the biggest of the three — that is the pick.

What the model can't see

It reads only the stats of recent matches. It knows nothing about:

  • injuries & suspensions
  • the matchday lineup
  • motivation — cup, relegation, a title race
  • weather & pitch condition
  • in-game coaching decisions

So 50% does not mean "Fortaleza EC will win" — it means "on the available stats, this is the most likely result."

Statistical model based on expected goals (xG). For informational purposes only.

Probable lineups not yet announced

Starting lineups are usually confirmed ~1 hour before kickoff

Match Recap: Fortaleza EC vs Botafogo

Botafogo beat Fortaleza EC 5-0 in Serie A on August 9, 2025.

The match was played at Estádio Governador Plácido Aderaldo Castelo in Fortaleza.