Football Prediction: Cruzeiro vs Botafogo

Cruzeiro vs Botafogo

H2H, Stats & Predictions

Venue: Estádio Governador Magalhães Pinto

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Kick Off: 17-12-2025 16:00 h. Mathematical Predictions: Under 2.5 DRAW

Cruzeiro and Botafogo face each other in the Brazil Serie A match on Wednesday 17th of December 2025. In the last five head-to-head matches the home team scored average of 1.50 goals, while the away team scored average of 1.00 goals. See the full head-to-head statistics in the table below.

In the last 10 matches Cruzeiro have scored an average of 1.42 goals and conceded average of 1.42 goals while Botafogo scored 1.13 goals and conceded 0.96 goals.

Poisson distribution algorithm

We use Poisson distribution algorithm that expresses the probability of a given number of goals (2.5) occurring in football matches. The formula takes the expected average number of goals for home and away team, and calculates percentage probability of the prediction on the website.

Most probable outcome for Cruzeiro vs Botafogo is:

Under 2.5 goals with a probability of 61.17%

Head to Head Record - Cruzeiro vs. Botafogo

Date	Competition	Match
17-12-2025	Brazil Serie A 2025	Cruzeiro	- (HT -)	Botafogo
03-08-2025	Brazil Serie A 2025	Botafogo	- (HT -)	Cruzeiro
28-07-2024	Brazil Serie A 2024	Botafogo	0-3 (HT 0-2)	Cruzeiro
14-04-2024	Brazil Serie A 2024	Cruzeiro	3-2 (HT 1-1)	Botafogo
03-12-2023	Brazil Serie A 2023	Botafogo	0-0 (HT 0-0)	Cruzeiro
06-08-2023	Brazil Serie A 2023	Cruzeiro	0-0 (HT 0-0)	Botafogo

Competition		Date
Brazil Serie A		17-12-2025
Cruzeiro	- (HT -)	Botafogo
Brazil Serie A		03-08-2025
Botafogo	- (HT -)	Cruzeiro
Brazil Serie A		28-07-2024
Botafogo	0-3 (HT 0-2)	Cruzeiro
Brazil Serie A		14-04-2024
Cruzeiro	3-2 (HT 1-1)	Botafogo
Brazil Serie A		03-12-2023
Botafogo	0-0 (HT 0-0)	Cruzeiro
Brazil Serie A		06-08-2023
Cruzeiro	0-0 (HT 0-0)	Botafogo