📏 Form Guide

São Paulo

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São Paulo head into this game after a 1-1 Copa Sudamericana tied result against Millonarios.

In that match, São Paulo managed 62% possession and 15 attempts at goal with 3 of them on target. The only player to score for São Paulo was Luciano (9'). Millonarios had 10 shots on goal with 4 of them on target. Jorge Cabezas (81') was the scorer for Millonarios.

São Paulo have been conceding pretty frequently of late, but they’ve also done enough to score goals themselves. Over their last 6 matches, São Paulo have seen their goal breached in 5 of them while also getting on the scoresheet in 5 of those games. We will see whether or not that trend will be continued on in this game.

Pre-game facts show that São Paulo:

• have not lost a league tie with Botafogo in their last 2 games.
• are undefeated in their previous 3 league matches at home.

Botafogo

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Botafogo head into the match following a 0-3 Copa Sudamericana win in the defeat of Independiente Petrolero in their most recent fixture.

In that match, Botafogo had 67% possession and 41 attempts on goal with 19 on target. For Botafogo, the goalscorers were Cristian Medina (24') and Jordan Barrera (82'). Independiente Petrolero had 4 attempts at goal with 0 on target.

The numbers tell their own story, and Botafogo have been scored against in 5 of their last 6 matches, letting opponents get 7 goals in all. At the back, Botafogo can certainly do much better.

Leading up to this clash, Botafogo:

• are winless against São Paulo in away games against them for the last 3 matches in the league.
• are unbeaten in their last 3 league matches away from home.

↔️ Head to head

Checking out their prior head to head duels dating back to 24/07/2024, there has been little to separate the clubs with São Paulo winning 1 of those games, Botafogo 1 and 4 being drawn after 90 minutes of play.

In all, 14 goals were yielded between them in this period, with 7 from Tricolor Paulista and 7 created by Fogão. This gives an average number of goals per game equal to 2.33.

The previous league game between these sides was Serie A match day 23 on 14/09/2025 which finished with the scoreline of São Paulo 1-0 Botafogo.

In that game, São Paulo had 48% possession and 11 attempts on goal with 3 on target. The scorer was Juan Ignacio Dinenno (7').

Botafogo got 12 shots on goal with 2 of them on target.

The match was refereed by Wilton Pereira Sampaio.

ℹ️ Team News: São Paulo

It seems likely that Tricolor Paulista may well make use of the 4-2-3-1 formation for this one featuring Rafael, Lucas Ramon, Alan Franco, Sabino, Wendell, Pablo Maia, Danielzinho, Artur, Luciano, Aldemir Ferreira and Jonathan Calleri.

📰 Team News: Botafogo

We’re of the thinking that Fogão seem likely to begin the game with a 4-2-3-1 system, settling for Neto, Vitinho, Nahuel Ferraresi, Gabriel Justino, Fernando Marcal, Huguinho, Edenilson, Lucas Villalba, Kadir Barría, Alvaro Montoro and Arthur Cabral.

💭 Prediction

In our view, Botafogo have the capability to breach the defence of this São Paulo lineup, although that probably won’t quite be enough to prevent defeat.

We’re expecting a 2-1 win for São Paulo after 90 minutes. It’s a very tough call.

Victor Martins, 03:05 23/05/2026