Fluminense 1-0 Botafogo: result and report

Serie A · Sunday 9 September 2018

Result

Fluminense 1-0 Botafogo

Serie A · Sunday 9 September 2018, 19:00 UTC · half-time 1-0

Fluminense · Botafogo · Serie A predictions

Fluminense 1-0 Botafogo: match report

Fluminense beat Botafogo 1-0 in Serie A on Sunday 9 September 2018. It was 1-0 at half-time.

The only goal came from Digão of Fluminense in the 11th minute.

Discipline: Fluminense received 3 yellow cards; Botafogo received 4 yellow cards.

Going into the game Fluminense were 12th on 28 points from 23 and Botafogo 14th on 26 points from 23. Fluminense went on to finish that season 12th with 45 points, and Botafogo 9th with 51.

Fluminense lined up in a 4-3-2-1 and Botafogo in a 4-3-3. The highest match rating in our data went to Digão of Fluminense (8.8), ahead of Rodrigo Lindoso (7.8).

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

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

Data as of 5 Nov 2026.

Key events

  • 11'Goal · DigãoFluminense · 1-0
  • 27'Yellow card · Marcelo BenevenutoBotafogo
  • 31'Yellow card · LucianoFluminense
  • 53'Yellow card · MarcinhoBotafogo
  • 65'Yellow card · DigãoFluminense
  • 71'Yellow card · MoisésBotafogo
  • 85'Missed penalty · Rodrigo LindosoBotafogo
  • 85'Yellow card · AyrtonFluminense
  • 90+1'Yellow card · ErikBotafogo

Head-to-head

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

Team news

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

Júlio César, Léo, Gum, Digão, Ayrton Lucas, Wadson, Richard, Dodi, Luciano, Everaldo, Kayke

Botafogo line-up (4-3-3)

Saulo, Marcinho, Marcelo Benevenuto, Igor Rabello, Moisés, Gustavo Bochecha, Rodrigo Lindoso, Matheus Fernandes, Erik, Kieza, Luiz Fernando