Santos vs Botafogo prediction and preview
Serie A · Wednesday 2 December 2026, 00:00 UTC
Match facts
Santos vs Botafogo preview
Santos welcome Botafogo on Wednesday 2 December 2026 (00:00 UTC) in Serie A.
Recent form: Santos L-D-D-W-L, Botafogo L-L-W-D-L (most recent first). Over their last 6, Santos have scored 1.2 and conceded 1.3 goals per game, with 4 of those matches going over 2.5 goals and both teams scoring in 5. Botafogo average 0.7 scored and 1.7 conceded across their last 6, with 1 clean sheet.
The sides have met 3 times in the records we hold: Santos won 0, 1 game was drawn and Botafogo won 2. Those games averaged 2.7 goals, 2 finished with more than 2.5 goals and both teams scored in 2. The most recent meeting, on 16 Jul 2026, ended Botafogo 2-1 Santos.
At home this season Santos have 6 wins, 7 draws and 4 defeats from 17 matches; on the road Botafogo have 4 wins, 3 draws and 10 defeats from 17.
Across Serie A this season, 332 matches have produced 2.7 goals per game; home sides have won 48% and 27% have been drawn.
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Santos expected line-up (4-2-3-1)
Diógenes, Rodinei, Luan Peres, Álvaro Barreal, João Alencar, Gustavo Henrique, Gabriel Bontempo, Everton, Philippe Coutinho, Christian Oliva, Gabriel Barbosa
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