Botafogo vs São Paulo prediction and preview
Serie A · Monday 23 November 2026, 23:00 UTC
Match facts
Botafogo vs São Paulo preview
Botafogo host São Paulo in Serie A on Monday 23 November 2026, kick-off 23:00 UTC.
Botafogo have collected 1 win, 1 draw and 3 defeats from their last 5 league games; São Paulo have 2 wins, 1 draw and 2 defeats over the same stretch. Over their last 6, Botafogo have scored 0.7 and conceded 1.7 goals per game, with 3 of those matches going over 2.5 goals and both teams scoring in 3. São Paulo average 1.2 scored and 1.5 conceded across their last 6, with 1 clean sheet.
The sides have met 5 times in the records we hold: Botafogo won 1, 3 games were drawn and São Paulo won 1. Those games averaged 2.8 goals, 3 finished with more than 2.5 goals and both teams scored in 4. The most recent meeting, on 23 May 2026, ended São Paulo 1-1 Botafogo.
At home this season Botafogo have 6 wins, 6 draws and 4 defeats from 16 matches; on the road São Paulo have 2 wins, 4 draws and 11 defeats from 17.
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Head-to-head
Team news
Botafogo expected line-up (4-2-3-1)
Gabriel Batista, Nahuel Ferraresi, Vitinho, Alex Telles, Marçal, Matheus Martins, Danilo, Hakim Ziyech, Cristian Medina, Arthur Cabral
São Paulo expected line-up (3-4-2-1)
Rafael, Robert Arboleda, Newton, Sabino, Iago, Damián Bobadilla, Pedro Lima, Marcos Antônio, Jonathan Calleri, Artur, Luciano