Flamengo vs Botafogo predictions, H2H, statistics and tips

At home, the team coached by Filipe Luís will try to get a victory thanks to home advantage. The match is the Brazil Serie A 9th round, where  Flamengo will face Botafogo at Maracaná stadium on 18 May at 17:30.

The home team, Flamengo is currently in 2º position in the tournament with 17 points, while Botafogo is currently in 16º position with 8.  Continue reading our analysis for stats, H2H history and best predictions for this Flamengo vs Botafogo.

Flamengo

Flamengo comes from playing against EC Bahia and finished the match with a result of 1-0, with win for Flamengo. Buoyed by this latest result, they will be looking to get another win against Fogão coached by Renato Paiva. In that last match between Flamengo and EC Bahia, Fla team achieved a 61% possession of the ball, with 3 shots on goal of which 1 was a goal. The goal was scored by Giorgian De Arrascaeta.

In the last 7 matches, the team coached by Filipe Luís has achieved 3 wins, 3 draws y 1 defeat. Flamengo average number of goals per game is 1.1 goals, while they concede an average of 0.4 goals per game. With this trend, they have kept 1 clean sheet in 1 official match. In those 7 matches, they have scored a total of 8 goals while conceding 3 goals.

Latest statistics in Flamengo matches:

• Under 2.5 goals: 5/7
• Both teams to score: 2/7
• First to score: 4/7
• Draw at half-time: 4/7

Botafogo

The team coached by Renato Paiva heads into this match on the back of a recent 1-2 win over Carabobo FC. Thanks to the boost of this victory, the Fogão team will be looking for another good result in their visit to Flamengo.

In that match between Botafogo and Carabobo FC, the Fogão team achieved 60% ball possession, getting 7 shots on goal, 2 of which were goals. The goals were scored by Cuiabano and Vitinho.

Analysing the last 7 matches, Renato Paiva's team has won 3, drawn 1 and lost 3. Botafogo average 1.4 goals per game, while they concede an average of 0.9 goals per game. With this trend, they have 2 official matches without clean sheets. In those 7 matches, they have scored a total of 10 goals while conceding 6 goals.

Latest statistics in Botafogo matches:

• Under 2.5 goals: 4/7
• Both teams to score: 2/7
• First to concede goals: 4/7

Flamengo vs Botafogo: H2H STATS

The match-ups between the two teams can help you when placing your bets. We have taken them into account for this Flamengo vs Botafogo prediction. The last match between these teams was in the Carioca - 1 competition, in an event that took place at the Maracaná stadium on 13-02-2025 with the result of 1-0, with Flamengo winning.

The last 5 meetings between Flamengo and Botafogo have resulted in 3 wins for Flamengo, 2 wins for Botafogo. In those matches, Flamengo managed to score 6 goals, while Botafogo scored 7 goals against Flamengo.

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