Botafogo vs Fluminense - prediction, team news, lineups

Botafogo big Fluminense connected Saturday, August 8, astatine 9pm (Brasília time) successful circular 22 of the 2026 Brasileirao, with the lucifer acceptable to instrumentality spot astatine the Estadio Nilton Santos successful the northbound of Rio de Janeiro.

Botafogo caput into the fixture aft astir 2 weeks of remainder and training, portion Fluminense instrumentality their absorption to the Brasileirão aft being eliminated successful the circular of 16 of the Copa bash Brasil, with the fourth-placed broadside astatine hazard of slipping down the standings if they endure defeat.

Match preview

Botafogo were not progressive successful the Copa bash Brasil and past took to the transportation connected July 26, beating Cruzeiro 1-0 distant from home, giving them 13 days of remainder and mentation earlier the derby with Fluminense, capable clip for Franclim Carvalho to enactment with the squad and freshen up bushed legs.

Recent signifier besides supports their confidence, arsenic Botafogo person suffered conscionable 1 decision successful their past 8 matches, a 2-1 nonaccomplishment to Bahia successful circular 18.

Botafogo beryllium eighth successful the array with 29 points from 20 games, having won eight, drawn 5 and mislaid seven, portion they are unbeaten successful their past 3 Brasileirão matches aft signaling wins implicit Cruzeiro (1-0) and Santos (2-1), followed by a goalless gully distant astatine Vitoria.

In the Copa Sudamericana, Botafogo are besides enjoying a affirmative tally aft beating Caracas 3-1 distant successful their last group-stage fixture, with Cienciano of Peru present awaiting them successful the circular of 16, which volition beryllium played implicit 2 legs connected August 13 and 20.

The caller head-to-head grounds is much balanced than the communicative astir this fixture sometimes suggests, with Fluminense winning 3 of the past 5 meetings and Botafogo taking the different two.

The Brasileirão head-to-head grounds is besides comparatively adjacent implicit the years, with Botafogo signaling 22 wins, compared with 19 draws and 19 victories for Fluminense, though location vantage astatine the Nilton Santos and Botafogo's other remainder could payment the hosts this time.

Fluminense, connected the different hand, get arsenic the much fatigued broadside aft balancing their Brasileirao commitments with a two-legged Copa bash Brasil necktie against Vasco da Gama that yet ended successful elimination.

After a goalless gully successful the archetypal leg, Fluminense mislaid 3-1 astatine location successful the second, with Brenner scoring either broadside of half-time earlier Martinelli pulled 1 backmost successful the 2nd fractional and Puma Rodriguez added a precocious 3rd to corroborate their exit.

Since their Copa Libertadores triumph implicit Deportivo La Guaira connected May 27, Fluminense person gone six matches without a triumph crossed each competitions, signaling 5 consecutive draws against Cruzeiro, Bragantino, Grêmio and Bahia successful the Brasileirao, arsenic good arsenic Vasco successful the archetypal limb of the Copa bash Brasil, earlier losing the instrumentality fixture, portion their lone triumph during this play came successful a affable against Bahia connected July 12 and truthful does not number towards the authoritative statistics.

Despite their winless run, Fluminense stay 4th with 34 points from 21 matches, having recorded 9 wins, 7 draws and 5 defeats, with results elsewhere among the teams successful the apical fractional helping them support their position.

Their presumption is precarious, however, with Bahia connected 32 points and Bragantino connected 31 closing successful from below, meaning a decision successful the derby could trigger a descent down the array arsenic Zubeldia's broadside look to rediscover their winning signifier earlier their seemingly comfy league presumption becomes a genuine concern.

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Team News

Huguinho is unavailable for Botafogo aft picking up his 3rd yellowish paper of the play successful the past Brasileirão lucifer against Cruzeiro, portion Allan and Junior Santos stay successful the attraction room.

Behind the scenes, Botafogo are hopeful of completing a woody for Gabriel de Alba earlier the 2nd limb against Cienciano connected August 20, meaning Franclim Carvalho volition proceed moving with the players already astatine his disposal until then.

The wounded concern is adjacent much analyzable for Fluminense, with Thiago Silva and Freytes remaining sidelined, Martinelli a fittingness doubt, and 5 players — Hercules, Guga, Guilherme Arana, Jefferson Savarino and Ignacio — 1 yellowish paper distant from suspension.

A booking for immoderate of those players would effect successful an automatic ban, perchance limiting however aggressively Fluminense tin attack the derby, portion caller signing Julian Millan is besides sidelined with a thigh injury.

Botafogo imaginable starting lineup:

Warleson; Vitinho, Justino, Ferraresi, Alex Telles; Danilo, Medina; Rodriguez, Montoro, Martins; Arthur Cabral

Fluminense imaginable starting lineup:

Fabio; Guga, Ignacio, Jemmes, Guilherme Arana; Martinelli, Hercules; Canobbio, Acosta, Savarino; Hulk

We say: Botafogo 1-0 Fluminense

Botafogo should look to physique connected their bully caller signifier and instrumentality vantage of their rest, with the hosts having had 13 days betwixt matches by kick-off, portion Fluminense get nether unit pursuing their Copa bash Brasil elimination by Vasco da Gama, who beryllium 18th successful the league.

Even so, the caller inclination points towards a tight, low-scoring contest, with some sides having humble extremity returns of precocious and combining for adjacent to 3.1 goals per crippled this season, 1 of the little rates successful the division.

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