Game Information

Thursday 7th June 2025 – Kick Off (00:00 GMT)

Botafogo and Ceará lock horns this evening in a rearranged fixture, and there’s nothing between them heading in. Both sides sit on 15 points with identical records, 4 wins, 3 draws, and 3 defeats. Botafogo just edge it on goal difference, with three more goals to their name than Ceará. A win for either side would fire them up to Sixth place.

Botafogo come into this match unbeaten in their last three league matches, with two wins and a draw. At the weekend, they took on Santos, where a red card for Neymar, after handling the ball for a second yellow, saw Artur take advantage in the 87th minute to give Botafogo an important three points. They will now be hoping to make it two league wins on the spin, which would make it three in all competitions after their victory in the Libertadores last week.

Last weekend, it was quite disappointing for Ceará, who suffered their second loss in a row in all competitions. The defeat also ended their run of three league matches without a loss. They took on Atlético Mineiro at home, where they suffered a 1-0 defeat following a second-half goal from Rony. Ceará will be disappointed at losing on home soil, especially after creating more chances with 14 shots, 3 of them on target.

Expected Lineups

Botafogo – John; Vitinho, Jair, David Ricardo, Alex Telles; Gregore, Allan, Marlon Freitas; Artur, Santi Rodríguez, Igor Jesus

Ceará – Fernando Miguel; Fabiano Souza, Marllon, Willian Machado, Nicolas; Fernando Sobral, Dieguinho, Lucas Mugni; Galeano, Pedro Raul, Pedro Henrique.

Prediction – Botafogo 2-1 Ceará