On July 16, Botafogo were hosting Santos in the Serie A of Brazil. Botafogo emerged victorious with a 2-1 win.
Alvaro Barreal scored the first goal of the game on the 57th minute of the match, giving Santos the lead. Kadir Barria added to the score.
9 months after their last meeting in Serie A, Botafogo and Santos are set to clash again. In their last encounter, neither side could break the deadlock, ending in a 2-2 draw. Following a recent loss to Bahia on May 30, Botafogo aim to regroup and turn things around in this upcoming clash. Strengthening their defense will be critical to turning their fortunes around, since their backline has lacked consistency, having conceded goals in each of their last three matches.
Santos, fresh off a series of three wins against Uniao Sao Joao, Vitoria and Deportivo Cuenca, approach this match eager to continue their positive form.
In this Serie A showdown, the spotlight will fall on the players who have been pivotal for Botafogo and Santos throughout the campaign. Danilo Santos and Matheus Martins have been pivotal for Botafogo’s attack, carefully orchestrated by Franclim Carvalho, combining to deliver important goals and assists. Santos has already scored five goals in Serie A this season, while also excelling as their primary creator, registering two assists in the competition so far. Supporting them are Arthur Cabral, Alex Telles and Joaquin Correa, who have also chipped in with important goals and assists, adding depth to Botafogo’s attack.
Meanwhile, the attacking efforts of Santos, crafted under Cuca’s leadership, have been driven by Gabriel Barbosa, the team’s primary goal threat, and Neymar, both of whom have delivered in crucial moments. In Serie A, Barbosa has been Santos’s standout scorer with seven goals, while also being their most creative player, providing two assists in the league so far. Santos have also relied on Benjamin Rollheiser, Gabriel Bontempo and Alvaro Barreal to energize their attack through key shots and passes.
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Our AI model provides a pre-game prediction for the Botafogo–Santos match, then monitors the contest and updates its forecast in real time as the minutes tick by. In this case, our AI model correctly predicted Botafogo's win before the match. Pre-match figures processed by the model indicated Botafogo’s victory leads the probabilities with 41%, while a draw was at 37% and Santos’s victory was at 22%.
We are updating team formations and line-ups for Botafogo - Santos in real time.
Botafogo kicked off the game with Leo Linck, Alex Telles who got substituted by Marcal on the 86th minute, Nahuel Ferraresi, who got substituted by Kadir Barria on the 77th minute, Vitinho who got substituted by Mateo Ponte on the 86th minute, Matheus Martins who got substituted by Santiago Rodriguez on the 64th minute, Cristian Medina and Lucas Villalba as starters, with Raul, Marcal, Mateo Ponte, Santiago Rodriguez, Jordan Barrera, Edenilson and Kadir Barria on the bench.
Santos's starting eleven were Gabriel Brazao, Gonzalo Escobar, Luan Peres, Lucas Verissimo, Igor Vinicius who got substituted by Gabriel Menino on the 71st minute, Willian Arao, Gustavo Henrique who got substituted by Christian Oliva on the 54th minute, Alvaro Barreal, Benjamin Rollheiser who got substituted by Gabriel Bontempo on the 71st minute, Miguelito who got substituted by Nadson on the 64th minute and Thaciano who got substituted by Rony on the 64th minute, with , Diogenes, Adonis Frias, Joao Ananias, Nadson, Samuel Pierri, Gabriel Menino, Robinho Junior, Gabriel Bontempo, Christian Oliva and Rony on the bench.
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Referee showed the yellow card six times throughout the game. , Thaciano, Alvaro Barreal, Matheus Martins, Nahuel Ferraresi and Kadir Barria were the ones to receive it.
Since November 2022, the teams have clashed five times. Botafogo have two victories, while the remaining matches ended in draws. The most recent match between them was on October 26, 2025, in the Serie A of Brazil, ending in a 2-2 draw. Botafogo have scored nine goals across these five encounters, while Santos have scored five. So far, Botafogo have proven stronger in their recent head-to-head record against Santos.
In Serie A, Botafogo have played nineteen matches, winning seven, drawing five and losing seven, scoring 33 goals at an average of 1.74 per match and conceding 32 at a rate of 1.68 per match. Santos have won five of their nineteen matches in Serie A this season, with six draws and eight defeats, scoring 27 goals, averaging 1.42 per match, while conceding 31, an average of 1.63 per match.
Botafogo's most recent outing ended in a loss against Bahia, while Santos are on a three-game winning streak, having won Uniao Sao Joao, Vitoria and Deportivo Cuenca in their last three matches. Overall, Botafogo have won ten of their last nineteen matches, losing four and drawing five, while Santos have won six of their last twenty matches, losing five and drawing nine.
As always, Brazil Serie A's live standings are availble and updated in real time. Botafogo hold 9th place with 26 points after nineteen matches, while Santos are currently 15th in the table with 21 points from nineteen matches.
We are adding goal videos and full video highlights of the match between Botafogo and Santos in real time. You can watch the goals by , Alvaro Barreal and Kadir Barria as the videos of the goals are added usually minutes after the actual event if there are any official videos available. Full video highlights of Botafogo - Santos are being added as they become available on the official social media channels of the league or the teams.
