Botafogo 4–0 Cruzeiro — Match Stats & Analysis

Serie A · 2026Fri, 30 Jan 2026, 00:30 UTCEstadio Olimpico Nilton Santos

Botafogo

4–0Full-time analysis

Cruzeiro

This page describes the completed match context. The result is not presented as a prior forecast.

Match at a glance

Botafogo won 4–0.

Shots: 1017
Shots on target: 54
Possession: 46%54%

Full time

What the match recorded

Botafogo beat Cruzeiro 4–0. Recorded in this match (Botafogo – Cruzeiro): shots 10–17, shots on target 5–4, possession 46%–54%, corners 3–7. This is what was recorded. It is not a claim that the result was foreseeable.

This match

Match statistics

Shots10 shots17 shotsBotafogo 10 shots, Cruzeiro 17 shots
Shots on target5 shots4 shotsBotafogo 5 shots, Cruzeiro 4 shots
Possession46%54%Botafogo 46%, Cruzeiro 54%
Corners3 corners7 cornersBotafogo 3 corners, Cruzeiro 7 corners
Fouls10 fouls12 foulsBotafogo 10 fouls, Cruzeiro 12 fouls
Yellow cards1 card2 cardsBotafogo 1 card, Cruzeiro 2 cards
Passes380 passes449 passesBotafogo 380 passes, Cruzeiro 449 passes
Pass accuracy87%86%Botafogo 87%, Cruzeiro 86%
Shots inside box8 shots14 shotsBotafogo 8 shots, Cruzeiro 14 shots
Blocked shots2 blocks8 blocksBotafogo 2 blocks, Cruzeiro 8 blocks
Goalkeeper saves4 saves1 saveBotafogo 4 saves, Cruzeiro 1 save
Offsides0 offsides5 offsidesBotafogo 0 offsides, Cruzeiro 5 offsides

History

Head-to-head

Recent meetings between these teams.

Last 5 meetings

0Botafogo

2Draws

3Cruzeiro

4 Dec 2025Cruzeiro — Botafogo · Serie A2–2

3 Aug 2025Botafogo — Cruzeiro · Serie A0–2

28 Jul 2024Botafogo — Cruzeiro · Serie A0–3

14 Apr 2024Cruzeiro — Botafogo · Serie A3–2

3 Dec 2023Botafogo — Cruzeiro · Serie A0–0

Head-to-Head & Recent Meetings

Evidence quality

How much supports this analysis

Grade D · UnavailableUnavailable — unavailable

Season samples1 / 1home / away teams

Recent samples1 / 1last-five windows

FreshnessLess than one dayfrom nearest prior match

At least one team has fewer than the configured season sample.
At least one team has an incomplete last-five window.
Recorded xG is incomplete, so xG context is omitted where unavailable.

Known unknowns

Lineups, injuries, suspensions and tactical changes are not available in the retained dataset.
Some metrics are unavailable or below their observation minimum: goals_for, goals_against, xg_for, xg_against, shots, shots_on_target, possession, corners, cards, fouls.
The completed-match sample is too small for broad style conclusions.

Analysis cutoff: Fri, 30 Jan 2026, 04:30 UTC · analysis-v4