Botafogo vs Fortaleza EC predictions, H2H, statistics and tips

At home, the team coached by Davide Ancelotti will try to get a victory thanks to home advantage. The match is the Brazil Serie A 38th round, where  Botafogo will face Fortaleza EC at Estádio Nilton Santos stadium on 7 December at 14:00.

After a draw in their last game played, Botafogo is currently in 5º position in the tournament with 59 points, while Fortaleza EC is currently in 18º position with 37.  Continue reading our analysis for stats, H2H history and best predictions for this Botafogo vs Fortaleza EC.

Botafogo

Botafogo comes from playing against Corinthians and finished the match with a result of 2-2, with draw for both teams. In that last match between Botafogo and Corinthians, Fogão team achieved a 39% possession of the ball, with 2 shots on goal of which 2 were goals. The goals were scored by Jordan Barrera and Cuiabano.

In the last 6 matches, the team coached by Davide Ancelotti has achieved 3 wins, 3 draws . Botafogo average number of goals per game is 1.8 goals, while they concede an average of 1.0 goals per game. With this trend they have 3 matches conceding at least one goal. In those 6 matches, they have scored a total of 11 goals while conceding 6 goals.

Latest statistics in Botafogo matches:

• Over 2.5 goals: 4/6
• Both teams to score: 3/6

Fortaleza EC

The team coached by Renato Paiva heads into this match on the back of a recent 1-0 win over Atlético Mineiro. Thanks to the boost of this victory, the Leão team will be looking for another good result in their visit to Botafogo.

In that match between Fortaleza EC and Atlético Mineiro, the Leão team achieved 34% ball possession, getting 4 shots on goal, 1 of which was a goal. The goal was scored by Tomás Pochettino.

Analysing the last 6 matches, Renato Paiva's team has won 3, drawn 3 , and is on a run of 3 consecutive wins and scoring at least one goal in the last 8 matches. Fortaleza EC average 1.8 goals per game, while they concede an average of 1.3 goals per game. With this trend, they have now kept 2 clean sheets. In those 6 matches, they have scored a total of 11 goals while conceding 8 goals.

Latest statistics in Fortaleza EC matches:

• Both teams to score: 4/6
• First to score: 5/6
• Winning streak: 3

Botafogo vs Fortaleza EC: H2H STATS

The head-to-head record between the two teams can help you when placing your bet. But in this case they have never played each other.

Analysis of the head-to-head H2H between Botafogo vs Fortaleza EC has helped us to create this prediction. The last match between these teams was in the Brazil Serie A competition, in an event that took place at the Estádio Governador Plácido Aderaldo Castelo stadium on 09-08-2025 with the result of 0-5, with Botafogo winning.

The last 5 meetings between Botafogo and Fortaleza EC have resulted in 3 wins for Botafogo, , and 2 draws. In those matches, Botafogo managed to score 12 goals, while Fortaleza EC scored 3 goals against Botafogo.

• In 2/5 matches both teams scored
• En 3/5  games it was an Under 2.5 goals