Sport Recife v Botafogo result

Full-time · Sport Recife 0–1 Botafogo

Serie A – Brazil · Sun, 20 Jul 2025 21:30 BST

Updated 2 Jul 2026, 16:33 UK · refreshed continuously

Team pages: Sport Recife · Botafogo · Head-to-head

Sport Recife 0–1 Botafogo — Botafogo won this Serie A – Brazil match.

Match report, in numbers

The result

Botafogo won 1–0 at Sport Recife in Serie A – Brazil on Sunday 20 July.

Sport Recife are winless in their last 14 matches.

The goals

It was 0–0 at half-time. The goals — Botafogo: Cuiabano (90’, assisted by Nathan Fernandes).

The numbers

Expected goals (xG) had little between the sides: Sport Recife 1.05, Botafogo 0.91, from 12 shots to 13 (the provider’s expected goals for this match).

Discipline

Flavio Rodrigues De Souza, Brazil showed three yellow cards — against 4.9 yellows a game across the last 15 matches refereed (this competition). The bookings — Sport Recife: Matheus Alexandre (88’); Botafogo: Marlon Freitas (36’) and Álvaro Montoro (43’).

What it changes

Sport Recife have failed to score in their last three matches.

Botafogo are unbeaten in their last three matches. Botafogo have kept a clean sheet in their last three matches.

Botafogo recorded the only away win among the 10 finished matches of round 15.

Who stood out

By TACTIX Impact for this match, C. Rivera (Sport Recife) 7.8, Derik Lacerda (Sport Recife) 5.1 and John (Botafogo) 5.0 led the match.

Next up

Botafogo next travel to Internacional on 24 October 2026.

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

Next for Botafogo: Internacional v Botafogo, Saturday 24 October — the preview.

The numbers

Result: Sport Recife 0–1 Botafogo · Serie A – Brazil
Referee: Flavio Rodrigues De Souza, Brazil
Head-to-head (last 6): Sport Recife 1 · draws 1 · Botafogo 4 · 2.33 goals/game
Recent form: Sport Recife 0W 1D 4L · Botafogo 2W 1D 2L

Sport Recife 0–1 Botafogo (Serie A – Brazil): this fixture is settled. TACTIX’s pre-match coverage ran across every major market, and every graded call — wins and losses — is in the live track record (as of 2 July 2026). See the live track record →

Key stats

0.38 / 1.13

Goals

against 1.75 / 0.63 · 1 of the last 5 over 2.5

over 8 matches

6.5 / 3.88

Corners

against 4.63 / 6.63 · 3 of the last 5 over 9.5

over 8 matches

4.5 / 5.25

Shots on target

against 4.13 / 3.75 · 1 of the last 5 over 8.5

over 8 matches

2.25 / 2.13

Cards

against 2.38 / 2.88 · 4 of the last 5 over 3.5

over 8 matches

4.87 yellows

Referee · Flavio Rodrigues De Souza, Brazil

2.87 home / 2 away

over 15 matches

Per game, last 8 completed matches, to 17 July 2025. Over/under figures use standard thresholds, not bookmaker lines.

Per game, last 8 completed matches, to 17 July 2025. Bars: for (mint) against (amber), scaled to the larger figure in the row. Over/under figures use standard thresholds, not bookmaker lines.
Per game	Sport Recife for / against	Line	Botafogo for / against
Goals scored	0.38 for · 1.75 against n 8 Last 5	2.5standard	1.13 for · 0.63 against n 8 Last 5
Corners won	6.5 for · 4.63 against n 8 Last 5	9.5standard	3.88 for · 6.63 against n 8 Last 5
Shots	12.75 for · 13.13 against n 8 Last 5	19.5standard	13.88 for · 15.75 against n 8 Last 5
Shots on target	4.5 for · 4.13 against n 8 Last 5	8.5standard	5.25 for · 3.75 against n 8 Last 5
Fouls committed	13.63 for · 11 against n 8 Last 5	21.5standard	15.13 for · 11.75 against n 8 Last 5
Cards shown	2.25 for · 2.38 against n 8 Last 5	3.5standard	2.13 for · 2.88 against n 8 Last 5

Referee: Flavio Rodrigues De Souza, Brazil — 4.87 yellow cards a game, 0.33 red cards, 26 fouls over 15 matches (2.87 to the home side, 2 to the away side).

Home 2.87Away 2

Sport Recife

Sport Recife — Discipline: per 90 minutes, each player’s last 8 appearances before kick-off, to 17 July 2025. 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
Dalbert n 8	39.3	3.2 5/4	0.9 3/0	—
C. Rivera n 8	72.1	2.5 8/5	1.6 5/3	—
Carlos Alberto n 8	40.8	1.9 4/2	0 0/0	—
Sérgio Oliveira n 8	78	1.7 6/4	0.9 4/2	—
Du Queiroz n 8	52	1.7 4/3	0 0/0	—

Sport Recife — Shooting: per 90 minutes, each player’s last 8 appearances before kick-off, to 17 July 2025. Meter: one column per match, newest first; upper cell 1+, lower cell 2+.
Player	Mins	Shots 1+2+	Shots on target 1+2+
Gonçalo Paciência n 8	44.3	3.3 6/4	1.5 3/2
Rodrigo Atencio n 8	30.9	3.3 6/2	0.7 2/0
Chrystian Barletta n 8	75	2.7 7/5	1.8 5/5
C. Ortíz n 8	36.1	2.2 5/1	0.9 3/0
Pablo n 8	79.5	1.4 6/3	0.6 4/0

Sport Recife — Goalscoring: per 90 minutes, each player’s last 8 appearances before kick-off, to 17 July 2025. Meter: one column per match, newest first; upper cell 1+, lower cell 2+.
Player	Mins	Goals 1+2+	Assists 1+2+
Gonçalo Paciência n 8	44.3	0.3 1/0	0 0/0
Romarinho n 8	36.5	0 0/0	0.3 1/0
Chrystian Barletta n 8	75	0.2 1/0	0 0/0
Hereda n 8	84.3	0 0/0	0.1 1/0
Lucas Lima n 8	84.1	0 0/0	0.1 1/0

Sport Recife — Tackles: per 90 minutes, each player’s last 8 appearances before kick-off, to 17 July 2025. Meter: one column per match, newest first; upper cell 1+, lower cell 2+.
Player	Mins	Tackles 1+2+
Matheus Alexandre n 8	59.5	3.2 7/4
Igor Cariús n 8	79.1	3 7/6
Zé Lucas n 8	64.6	3 8/5
Dalbert n 8	39.3	2.6 4/3
Hereda n 8	84.3	2 6/4

Sport Recife — Goalkeeper saves: per 90 minutes, each player’s last 8 appearances before kick-off, to 17 July 2025. Meter: one column per match, newest first; upper cell 2+, lower cell 3+.
Player	Mins	Saves 2+3+
Caíque França n 8	93	2.9 6/4
Gabriel Vasconcelos n 8	91.9	1.3 4/1

Botafogo

Botafogo — Discipline: per 90 minutes, each player’s last 8 appearances before kick-off, to 17 July 2025. 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
Gregore n 8	86.1	3.5 7/6	0.4 2/1	—
Santiago Rodríguez n 8	31.8	2.1 4/2	3.5 5/3	—
Álvaro Montoro n 8	39.3	2 5/2	2 4/2	—
Vitinho n 8	90.8	1.9 7/5	0.7 3/2	—
Cuiabano n 8	48.8	1.8 6/2	1.2 3/2	—

Botafogo — Shooting: per 90 minutes, each player’s last 8 appearances before kick-off, to 17 July 2025. Meter: one column per match, newest first; upper cell 1+, lower cell 2+.
Player	Mins	Shots 1+2+	Shots on target 1+2+
Arthur Cabral n 8	28.5	3.2 2/2	1.2 2/1
Igor Jesus n 8	97.1	2.1 8/4	1.3 7/3
Nathan Fernandes n 8	32.5	2.1 5/1	1.7 4/1
Jefferson Savarino n 8	68.4	2 8/2	0.7 3/1
Gonzalo Mastriani n 8	46	2 4/2	1 3/1

Botafogo — Goalscoring: per 90 minutes, each player’s last 8 appearances before kick-off, to 17 July 2025. Meter: one column per match, newest first; upper cell 1+, lower cell 2+.
Player	Mins	Goals 1+2+	Assists 1+2+
Igor Jesus n 8	97.1	0.5 4/0	0 0/0
Alex Telles n 8	71.8	0.2 1/0	0.2 1/0
Rwan Cruz n 8	55.9	0.4 2/0	0 0/0
Arthur Cabral n 8	28.5	0.4 1/0	0 0/0
Jefferson Savarino n 8	68.4	0 0/0	0.3 2/0

Botafogo — Tackles: per 90 minutes, each player’s last 8 appearances before kick-off, to 17 July 2025. Meter: one column per match, newest first; upper cell 1+, lower cell 2+.
Player	Mins	Tackles 1+2+
A. Barboza n 8	90.8	4.8 8/8
Álvaro Montoro n 8	39.3	3.7 5/3
Gregore n 8	86.1	3.3 7/5
Vitinho n 8	90.8	3.1 8/6
M. Ponte n 8	25.5	3.1 3/1

Botafogo — Goalkeeper saves: per 90 minutes, each player’s last 8 appearances before kick-off, to 17 July 2025. Meter: one column per match, newest first; upper cell 2+, lower cell 3+.
Player	Mins	Saves 2+3+
John n 8	93.8	2.9 6/5

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Match statistics & details

Full-time team statistics as recorded by the data provider; – = not recorded.
Sport Recife		Botafogo
41%	Possession	59%
1.05	Expected goals (xG)	0.91
12	Shots	13
5	Shots on target	5
6	Shots off target	7
1	Blocked shots	1
8	Shots inside the box	7
6	Corners	4
1	Offsides	1
12	Fouls	13
1	Yellow cards	2
0	Red cards	0
4	Saves	5
349	Passes	512
79%	Pass accuracy	85%

Sport Recife player stats

Player	Min	Sh	SoT	KP	Tkl	Cards	Rating
Gabriel Vasconcelos	90	0	0	0	0	0	7.2
Matheus Alexandre	90	0	0	0	1	Y	6.6
Rafael Thyere	90	2	0	0	0	0	6.9
Zé Lucas	90	0	0	0	1	0	6.6
C. Rivera	90	0	0	1	7	0	7.5
I. Ramírez	90	1	0	1	0	0	6.2
Igor Cariús	75	1	1	1	1	0	7.2
Derik Lacerda	75	4	2	0	2	0	7.5
Ramon Menezes	66	2	1	0	0	0	7.3
Chrystian Barletta	60	0	0	1	1	0	6.7
Lucas Lima	60	0	0	3	2	0	6.9
Matheusinho sub	30	0	0	0	2	0	6.7
Rodrigo Atencio sub	30	0	0	1	0	0	6.7
Chico sub	24	1	1	0	0	0	6.7
Kevyson sub	15	0	0	0	0	0	6
Romarinho sub	15	0	0	1	0	0	6.7

Botafogo player stats

Player	Min	G	A	Sh	SoT	KP	Tkl	Cards	Rating
John	90	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	7.6
Kaio Pantaleão	90	0	0	1	0	0	3	0	7.2
A. Barboza	90	0	0	0	0	0	4	0	7.2
Newton	90	0	0	2	0	0	4	0	7.3
Marlon Freitas	90	0	0	0	0	0	2	Y	7
Arthur Cabral	90	0	0	1	1	0	1	0	7
Alex Telles	83	0	0	2	0	0	1	0	6.6
Álvaro Montoro	83	0	0	1	1	3	0	Y	7
Artur	73	0	0	0	0	2	0	0	6.9
Vitinho	72	0	0	1	0	0	3	0	6.9
J. Correa	62	0	0	1	1	2	0	0	6.9
Nathan Fernandes sub	28	0	1	0	0	1	0	0	6.9
M. Ponte sub	18	0	0	0	0	0	2	0	6.9
Santiago Rodríguez sub	17	0	0	2	1	1	1	0	7.3
Cuiabano sub	14	1	0	1	1	0	1	0	7.7
Rwan Cruz sub	14	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	6.6

Sh = shots, SoT = shots on target, KP = key passes, Tkl = tackles; – = not recorded for that player. Rating is the data provider’s.

Form, head-to-head & standings

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

Recent form

Sport RecifeLLDLL

Last 5: 0W 1D 4L · 0.2 scored / 2 conceded per game

BotafogoWLLWD

Last 5: 2W 1D 2L · 0.6 scored / 0.4 conceded per game

Head-to-head last 6

Sport Recife 1 · 1 draw · Botafogo 4 · 2.33 goals/game

2021-02-05 Botafogo 0–1 Sport Recife
2020-10-11 Sport Recife 1–2 Botafogo
2018-08-26 Botafogo 2–0 Sport Recife
2018-04-23 Sport Recife 1–1 Botafogo
2017-11-08 Sport Recife 1–2 Botafogo
2017-07-17 Botafogo 2–1 Sport Recife

League standing · 2025

Last recorded position — not updated during the season.

Sport Recife#20 pos17 pts38 pl-47 GD

Botafogo#6 pos63 pts38 pl+20 GD

Goals per game

Sport Recife scored0.74

Botafogo scored1.53

Sport Recife conceded1.97

Botafogo conceded1

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Frequently asked questions

What is the head-to-head record between Sport Recife and Botafogo?: In their last 6 meetings, Sport Recife won 1, Botafogo won 4 and there was 1 draw, averaging 2.33 goals per game.
What is the recent form of Sport Recife and Botafogo?: Recent form — Sport Recife 0W 1D 4L; Botafogo 2W 1D 2L.

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