Santos v Botafogo prediction

Serie A – Brazil · Wed, 02 Dec 2026 21:00 GMT · Estadio Urbano Caldeira

Updated 4 Nov 2026, 05:22 UK · refreshed continuously

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TACTIX’s free model pick for Santos v Botafogo, Serie A – Brazil on Wed, 02 Dec 2026 21:00 GMT posts shortly before kick-off. Form, head-to-head and league standing for both sides are below.

Match preview, in numbers

The match

Santos host Botafogo in Serie A – Brazil on Wednesday 2 December (kick-off 21:00 UK).

The key numbers

Botafogo are unbeaten in the last six meetings with Santos, every meeting checked.

Form and the table

10 of Santos’s last 15 results in all competitions went over 2.5 goals (67%). Both teams scored in 10 of Santos’s last 15 results in all competitions (67%). At home, Santos have two wins, four draws and no defeats in their last 6 home matches in all competitions — 1.67 points per game, scoring 1.17 and conceding 0.67. Santos have scored 50 goals, the sixth-most (shared) of the 20 clubs (2026 so far, after 34 games, ranked per game). Santos have conceded 49 goals, the seventh-most of the 20 clubs.

Seven of Botafogo’s last 15 results in all competitions went over 2.5 goals (47%). Both teams scored in seven of Botafogo’s last 15 results in all competitions (47%). Away from home, Botafogo have no wins, one draw and six defeats in their last 7 away matches in all competitions — 0.14 points per game, scoring 0.43 and conceding 2.57. Botafogo have scored 46 goals, the eighth-most of the 20 clubs (2026 so far, after 34 games, ranked per game). Botafogo have conceded 53 goals, the third-most of the 20 clubs.

Santos are winless in their last three matches in all competitions. Santos (ninth) and Botafogo (11th) are five points apart, 2026 so far. TACTIX’s Glicko-2 team ratings have Santos the stronger side, 230 rating points above Botafogo (Santos 1700, Botafogo 1470, after at least 338 rated matches each).

Head-to-head

The most recent meeting, on 16 July 2026, finished Botafogo 2–1 Santos.

Team news

Predicted Santos XI (4-2-3-1): Diogenes, Rodinei, L. Peres, J. Alencar, Á. Barreal, G. Pereira, G. Bontempo, Everton, C. Oliva, Coutinho, G. Barbosa — derived from the last 8 line-ups, most-used eleven. By TACTIX Impact, Neymar (5.0 per match over 25 appearances, 10 goals and seven assists) and Everton (3.7 per match over seven appearances, one assist) have been Santos’s most influential players 2026, all competitions. In numbers for Santos (2026, all competitions, before kick-off), Neymar averages 3.0 key passes per 90 over 2060 minutes, with a key pass in eight of the last 10 appearances. Everton averages 2.4 key passes per 90 over 1008 minutes, with a key pass in nine of the last 10 appearances.

Predicted Botafogo XI (4-2-3-1): G. Batista, N. Ferraresi, Marcal, A. Telles, Vitinho, C. Medina, Huguinho, Danilo, M. Martins, H. Ziyech, A. Cabral — derived from the last 8 line-ups, most-used eleven. By TACTIX Impact, Danilo (4.3 per match over 35 appearances, 13 goals and three assists) and A. Barboza (3.9 per match over 22 appearances, one goal and three assists) have been Botafogo’s most influential players 2026, all competitions. In numbers for Botafogo (2026, all competitions, before kick-off), Danilo averages 1.5 key passes per 90 over 3296 minutes, with a key pass in six of the last 10 appearances. A. Barboza averages 1.9 tackles per 90 over 3749 minutes, with a tackle in seven of the last 10 appearances.

Written from the matches TACTIX holds for both sides; each figure names the games it is counted over.

The Numbers

Kick-off: Wed, 02 Dec 2026 21:00 GMT · Serie A – Brazil · Estadio Urbano Caldeira
Head-to-head (last 6): Santos 0 · draws 3 · Botafogo 3 · 2.83 goals/game
Recent form: Santos 1W 2D 2L · Botafogo 2W 1D 2L

Santos v Botafogo (Serie A – Brazil): the key numbers are on this page — and TACTIX’s live, market-by-market track record is one click away (as of 4 November 2026). See the live track record →

Key Stats

1.38 / 1

Goals

against 1.25 / 1.5 · 3 of the last 5 over 2.5

over 8 matches

4.75 / 5.5

Corners

against 7.25 / 6 · 3 of the last 5 over 9.5

over 8 matches

5.13 / 4.88

Shots on target

against 4.63 / 4.38 · 3 of the last 5 over 8.5

over 8 matches

3.5 / 1.25

Cards

against 2.5 / 1.25 · 4 of the last 5 over 3.5

over 8 matches

Per game, last 8 completed matches, to 5 November 2026. Over/under figures use standard thresholds, not bookmaker lines.

Per game, last 8 played matches, friendlies left out, to 5 November 2026. Goals in a match that went to extra time count at the 90-minute score; its other figures are left out. Bars: for (mint) against (amber), scaled to the larger figure in the row. Over/under figures use standard thresholds, not bookmaker lines.
Per game	Santos for / against	Line	Botafogo for / against
Goals scored	1.38 for · 1.25 against n 8 Last 5	2.5standard	1 for · 1.5 against n 8 Last 5
Corners won	4.75 for · 7.25 against n 8 Last 5	9.5standard	5.5 for · 6 against n 8 Last 5
Shots	14.75 for · 14.88 against n 8 Last 5	19.5standard	13.5 for · 13.13 against n 8 Last 5
Shots on target	5.13 for · 4.63 against n 8 Last 5	8.5standard	4.88 for · 4.38 against n 8 Last 5
Fouls committed	12 for · 15 against n 8 Last 5	21.5standard	12.25 for · 11.75 against n 8 Last 5
Cards shown	3.5 for · 2.5 against n 8 Last 5	3.5standard	1.25 for · 1.25 against n 8 Last 5

Santos

Santos Goalkeeper

Santos — Goalkeeper: season totals in played matches, friendlies left out, appearances of 15+ minutes; per 90 minutes under each figure; total minutes under the average, before kick-off.
Player	Apps	Avg mins	Saves	Goals conceded	Penalties saved
Gabriel Brazão	40	913634 min	1092.7 /90	501.2 /90	10 /90
Diogenes	11	91996 min	343.1 /90	70.6 /90	00 /90

Santos — Goalkeeper saves: per 90 minutes, each player’s last 8 appearances of 15+ minutes in played matches, friendlies left out for Santos before kick-off, to 5 November 2026. Meter: one column per match, newest first; upper cell 2+, lower cell 3+.
Player	Mins	Saves 2+3+
Gabriel Brazão n 8	91	2.8 8/4
Diogenes n 8	90	3.4 6/6

Santos Defensive

Santos — Defensive: season totals in played matches, friendlies left out, appearances of 15+ minutes; per 90 minutes under each figure; total minutes under the average, before kick-off.
Player	Apps	Avg mins	Tackles	Interceptions	Blocks	Duels won	Fouls committed	Yellow cards
Gonzalo Escobar	37	883274 min	892.4 /90	722 /90	90.2 /90	1875.1 /90	471.3 /90	140.4 /90
Luan Peres	37	853149 min	641.8 /90	501.4 /90	250.7 /90	1574.5 /90	411.2 /90	100.3 /90
Lucas Veríssimo	30	862592 min	281 /90	511.8 /90	130.5 /90	1003.5 /90	321.1 /90	80.3 /90
Igor Vinícius	30	832478 min	662.4 /90	301.1 /90	30.1 /90	1314.8 /90	311.1 /90	50.2 /90
Adonis Frías	15	851280 min	201.4 /90	181.3 /90	110.8 /90	604.2 /90	130.9 /90	40.3 /90
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Santos — Discipline: per 90 minutes, each player’s last 8 appearances of 15+ minutes in played matches, friendlies left out for Santos before kick-off, to 5 November 2026. Meter: one column per match, newest first; upper cell 1+, lower cell 2+.
Player	Mins	Fouls committed 1+2+	Fouls won 1+2+	Likely duel
Gabriel Bontempo n 8	79.5	0.6 4/0	2.4 7/5	—
Christian Oliva n 8	68.9	0.7 3/1	0.7 2/2	—
Gabriel Brazão n 8	91	0 0/0	0.2 2/0	—
Álvaro Barreal n 8	60.4	1.1 4/2	1.5 4/3	—
Gabriel Barbosa n 8	89.4	0.3 1/1	0.9 5/2	—
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Santos — Tackles: per 90 minutes, each player’s last 8 appearances of 15+ minutes in played matches, friendlies left out for Santos before kick-off, to 5 November 2026. Meter: one column per match, newest first; upper cell 1+, lower cell 2+.
Player	Mins	Tackles 1+2+
Gabriel Bontempo n 8	79.5	1 5/2
Christian Oliva n 8	68.9	1.6 6/3
Álvaro Barreal n 8	60.4	2.4 6/3
Gabriel Barbosa n 8	89.4	0 0/0
Gonzalo Escobar n 8	88.4	2.2 8/4
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Santos Attacking

Santos — Attacking: season totals in played matches, friendlies left out, appearances of 15+ minutes; per 90 minutes under each figure; total minutes under the average, before kick-off.
Player	Apps	Avg mins	Goals	Assists	Shots	Shots on target	Key passes	Dribbles completed
Gabriel Barbosa	38	793005 min	200.6 /90	80.2 /90	862.6 /90	401.2 /90	471.4 /90	190.6 /90
Rony	34	521776 min	30.2 /90	00 /90	331.7 /90	110.6 /90	241.2 /90	110.6 /90
Benjamín Rollheiser	33	541770 min	40.2 /90	50.3 /90	201 /90	90.5 /90	532.7 /90	271.4 /90
Moisés	13	42552 min	20.3 /90	10.2 /90	61 /90	50.8 /90	61 /90	40.7 /90
G. Caballero	9	53474 min	00 /90	00 /90	71.3 /90	20.4 /90	81.5 /90	40.8 /90
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Santos — Shooting: per 90 minutes, each player’s last 8 appearances of 15+ minutes in played matches, friendlies left out for Santos before kick-off, to 5 November 2026. Meter: one column per match, newest first; upper cell 1+, lower cell 2+.
Player	Mins	Shots 1+2+	Shots on target 1+2+
Gabriel Bontempo n 8	79.5	1.7 6/3	0.4 2/1
Christian Oliva n 8	68.9	0.8 4/1	0.2 1/0
Gabriel Brazão n 8	91	0 0/0	0 0/0
Álvaro Barreal n 8	60.4	0.7 4/0	0.4 2/0
Gabriel Barbosa n 8	89.4	4.2 8/7	2.1 7/4
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Santos — Goalscoring: per 90 minutes, each player’s last 8 appearances of 15+ minutes in played matches, friendlies left out for Santos before kick-off, to 5 November 2026. Meter: one column per match, newest first; upper cell 1+, lower cell 2+.
Player	Mins	Goals 1+2+	Assists 1+2+
Gabriel Bontempo n 8	79.5	0 0/0	0.1 1/0
Christian Oliva n 8	68.9	0 0/0	0 0/0
Gabriel Brazão n 8	91	0 0/0	0 0/0
Álvaro Barreal n 8	60.4	0 0/0	0 0/0
Gabriel Barbosa n 8	89.4	0.6 4/1	0.3 2/0
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Botafogo

Botafogo Goalkeeper

Botafogo — Goalkeeper: season totals in played matches, friendlies left out, appearances of 15+ minutes; per 90 minutes under each figure; total minutes under the average, before kick-off.
Player	Apps	Avg mins	Saves	Goals conceded
Neto	16	891416 min	442.8 /90	191.2 /90
Gabriel Batista	13	881140 min	423.3 /90	141.1 /90
Raul Steffens	10	87865 min	394.1 /90	192 /90
Warleson	6	85509 min	183.2 /90	81.4 /90
Léo Linck	5	91457 min	153 /90	40.8 /90

Botafogo — Goalkeeper saves: per 90 minutes, each player’s last 8 appearances of 15+ minutes in played matches, friendlies left out for Botafogo before kick-off, to 5 November 2026. Meter: one column per match, newest first; upper cell 2+, lower cell 3+.
Player	Mins	Saves 2+3+
Neto n 8	86	2.9 4/4
Gabriel Batista n 8	90	2.8 6/5

Botafogo Defensive

Botafogo — Defensive: season totals in played matches, friendlies left out, appearances of 15+ minutes; per 90 minutes under each figure; total minutes under the average, before kick-off.
Player	Apps	Avg mins	Tackles	Interceptions	Blocks	Duels won	Fouls committed	Yellow cards
Alex Telles	43	763289 min	381 /90	371 /90	110.3 /90	1143.1 /90	411.1 /90	60.2 /90
Vitinho	42	823462 min	751.9 /90	280.7 /90	280.7 /90	1594.1 /90	391 /90	40.1 /90
N. Ferraresi	33	872856 min	772.4 /90	401.3 /90	260.8 /90	1705.4 /90	371.2 /90	90.3 /90
A. Barboza	22	891955 min	442 /90	271.2 /90	140.6 /90	1336.1 /90	351.6 /90	70.3 /90
M. Ponte	20	651304 min	211.4 /90	191.3 /90	90.6 /90	755.2 /90	130.9 /90	70.5 /90
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Botafogo — Discipline: per 90 minutes, each player’s last 8 appearances of 15+ minutes in played matches, friendlies left out for Botafogo before kick-off, to 5 November 2026. Meter: one column per match, newest first; upper cell 1+, lower cell 2+.
Player	Mins	Fouls committed 1+2+	Fouls won 1+2+	Likely duel
Alex Telles n 8	79.3	1.1 6/2	0.9 4/1	—
Vitinho n 8	88.8	0.6 3/2	0.8 3/1	—
Arthur Cabral n 8	71.3	1.6 6/3	0.6 3/1	—
Álvaro Montoro n 8	74	1.1 4/1	0.8 3/2	—
Matheus Martins n 8	55.5	0.4 1/1	3.4 8/6	—
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Botafogo — Tackles: per 90 minutes, each player’s last 8 appearances of 15+ minutes in played matches, friendlies left out for Botafogo before kick-off, to 5 November 2026. Meter: one column per match, newest first; upper cell 1+, lower cell 2+.
Player	Mins	Tackles 1+2+
Alex Telles n 8	79.3	0.7 4/1
Vitinho n 8	88.8	1.8 5/5
Arthur Cabral n 8	71.3	0.2 1/0
Álvaro Montoro n 8	74	1.1 4/2
Matheus Martins n 8	55.5	0.8 2/2
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Botafogo Attacking

Botafogo — Attacking: season totals in played matches, friendlies left out, appearances of 15+ minutes; per 90 minutes under each figure; total minutes under the average, before kick-off.
Player	Apps	Avg mins	Goals	Assists	Shots	Shots on target	Key passes	Dribbles completed
Arthur Cabral	38	732764 min	90.3 /90	10 /90	742.4 /90	341.1 /90	220.7 /90	210.7 /90
Matheus Martins	37	602215 min	60.2 /90	20.1 /90	552.2 /90	331.3 /90	301.2 /90	401.6 /90
Junior Santos	23	521198 min	20.2 /90	00 /90	302.3 /90	131 /90	80.6 /90	241.8 /90
Lucas Villalba	19	46882 min	10.1 /90	10.1 /90	121.2 /90	70.7 /90	111.1 /90	80.8 /90
K. Barria	19	38721 min	10.1 /90	10.1 /90	293.6 /90	111.4 /90	121.5 /90	70.9 /90
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Botafogo — Shooting: per 90 minutes, each player’s last 8 appearances of 15+ minutes in played matches, friendlies left out for Botafogo before kick-off, to 5 November 2026. Meter: one column per match, newest first; upper cell 1+, lower cell 2+.
Player	Mins	Shots 1+2+	Shots on target 1+2+
Alex Telles n 8	79.3	0.6 4/0	0.3 2/0
Vitinho n 8	88.8	0.5 3/1	0.1 1/0
Arthur Cabral n 8	71.3	2.4 6/4	0.6 2/2
Álvaro Montoro n 8	74	1.4 5/2	0.9 3/2
Matheus Martins n 8	55.5	2 7/2	1 3/1
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Botafogo — Goalscoring: per 90 minutes, each player’s last 8 appearances of 15+ minutes in played matches, friendlies left out for Botafogo before kick-off, to 5 November 2026. Meter: one column per match, newest first; upper cell 1+, lower cell 2+.
Player	Mins	Goals 1+2+	Assists 1+2+
Alex Telles n 8	79.3	0.1 1/0	0 0/0
Vitinho n 8	88.8	0 0/0	0.3 2/0
Arthur Cabral n 8	71.3	0 0/0	0 0/0
Álvaro Montoro n 8	74	0.2 1/0	0.3 1/1
Matheus Martins n 8	55.5	0 0/0	0.2 1/0
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Form, Head-to-Head & Standings

The numbers behind Santos v Botafogo — recent results, past meetings and where each side sits. (TACTIX’s model forecast is in the projections below.)

Recent form

SantosLWDDL

Last 5: 1W 2D 2L · 1 scored / 1.2 conceded per game

BotafogoDWLLW

Last 5: 2W 1D 2L · 0.8 scored / 1.2 conceded per game

Head-to-head last 6

Santos 0 · 3 draws · Botafogo 3 · 2.83 goals/game

2026-07-16 Botafogo 2–1 Santos
2025-10-26 Botafogo 2–2 Santos
2025-06-01 Santos 0–1 Botafogo
2023-11-26 Botafogo 1–1 Santos
2023-07-23 Santos 2–2 Botafogo
2022-11-10 Botafogo 3–0 Santos

League standing · 2026

Santos#9 pos47 pts34 pl+1 GD

Botafogo#11 pos42 pts34 pl-7 GD

Goals per game

Santos scored1.47

Botafogo scored1.35

Santos conceded1.44

Botafogo conceded1.56

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What is the head-to-head record between Santos and Botafogo?: In their last 6 meetings, Santos won 0, Botafogo won 3 and there were 3 draws, averaging 2.83 goals per game.
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