Botafogo 1-0 Fluminense: result and report

Serie A · Wednesday 7 September 2016

Result

Botafogo 1-0 Fluminense

Serie A · Wednesday 7 September 2016, 19:00 UTC · half-time 0-0

Botafogo · Fluminense · Serie A predictions

Botafogo 1-0 Fluminense: match report

Botafogo defeated Fluminense 1-0 in Serie A on Wednesday 7 September 2016. The half-time score was 0-0.

The only goal came from Neílton of Botafogo in the 50th minute.

Discipline: Botafogo received 5 yellow cards; Fluminense received 2 yellow cards.

Going into the game Botafogo were 19th on 20 points from 22 and Fluminense 4th on 36 points from 22. Botafogo went on to finish that season 11th with 50 points, and Fluminense 8th with 52.

Botafogo lined up in a 4-3-1-2 and Fluminense in a 4-2-3-1. The highest match rating in our data went to Bruno Silva of Botafogo (7.8), level with William Matheus (7.8).

Before this game the head-to-head record in our data stood at 1 Botafogo win, 0 draws and 2 for Fluminense.

Going into the match Botafogo's last five read W-D-W-W-L and Fluminense's W-D-D-W-D.

Data as of 5 Nov 2026.

Key events

  • 15'Yellow card · ÉdsonFluminense
  • 40'Yellow card · Joel CarliBotafogo
  • 50'Goal · NeíltonBotafogo · 1-0
  • 52'Yellow card · Bruno SilvaBotafogo
  • 53'Yellow card · PierreFluminense
  • 75'Yellow card · Victor LuisBotafogo
  • 79'Yellow card · Diego FerreiraBotafogo
  • 90+3'Yellow card · SidãoBotafogo

Head-to-head

3 meetings: Botafogo 1, draws 0, Fluminense 2.

Team news

Botafogo line-up (4-3-1-2)

Sidão, Emerson Silva, Joel Carli, Diego Ferreira, Diogo Barbosa, Airton, Bruno Silva, Camilo, Alexandro Silva de Sousa, Neilton Meira Mestzk, Sassá

Fluminense line-up (4-2-3-1)

Diego Cavalieri, Gum, Wellington Silva, William Matheus, Henrique, Pierre, Cícero, Edson, Wellington Silva, Gustavo Scarpa, Samuel