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CRB v Botafogo SP

CRB
0–1Full time
Botafogo SP

Serie B · SUN 18 OCT · Estádio Rei Pelé

Full timeGraded 18 Oct 22:30
CRB 0–1 Botafogo SP CRB WIN · WRONGUNDER 2.5 · RIGHTNOT BOTH TO SCORE · RIGHTOVER 1.5 · WRONGUNDER 3.5 · RIGHT1–0 EXACTLY · WRONG
We said CRB win56%
The market said59%
Brier score, this match · lower is better1.005
The market’s Brier score1.096

The prediction on this page is exactly as published before kick-off. Match events and statistics come from the match and are corrected when the official figures change. Wrong calls are shown exactly like right ones.

The match replay14 notes · 31 alerts
  1. 0′Before kick-off: we said CRB win at 56%.
  2. 1′Much as we predicted: CRB was 56% before kick-off and our model makes it 56% now. 0–0 · 56–24–20
  3. 1′KICK-OFF CRB v Botafogo SP
  4. 20′PENALTY · 20' Botafogo SP
  5. 24′PENALTY MISSED · 22' Rafael Gava · Botafogo SP
  6. 36′OUR NUMBER MOVES DOWN · 36' CRB win: 56% at kick-off, 46% now
  7. 41′We said CRB at 56%. It is not going that way — our model now has it at 44%. 0–0 · 44–37–19
  8. 45′HALF-TIME CRB 0–0 Botafogo SP
  9. 45′SECOND HALF CRB 0–0 Botafogo SP
  10. 46′🟨 YELLOW · 22' Matheus Simonete Bressanelli · CRB
  11. 46′🟨 YELLOW · 45+1' Gabriel de Souza Inocencio · Botafogo SP
  12. 52′We said CRB at 56%. It is not going that way — our model now has it at 39%. 0–0 · 39–43–18
  13. 53′THE CALL SWINGS · 53' Draw is now our likeliest result at 44% (was CRB win 39%)
  14. 55′We expected about 2.6 goals. There have been none, and the clock is running down. 0–0 · 38–45–17
  15. 56′🟨 YELLOW · 55' Thiago Fernandes Rodrigues · CRB
  16. 57′OUR NUMBER MOVES DOWN · 57' CRB win: 56% at kick-off, 36% now
  17. 58′🟨 YELLOW · 58' Darlan Batista Cobo Da Silva · Botafogo SP
  18. 60′We said CRB at 56%. It is not going that way — our model now has it at 34%. 0–0 · 34–49–16
  19. 62′🟨 YELLOW · 61' Patrick Brey · Botafogo SP
  20. 62′SUBSTITUTION · 61' Botafogo SP · On: Hebert Willian Badaro Oliveira · Off: Darlan Batista Cobo Da Silva
  21. 66′CRB have had 10 attempts to 5 and it is still 0–0. 0–0 · 30–56–14
  22. 66′SUBSTITUTION · 66' CRB · On: Vinicius Barata · Off: Thiago Fernandes Rodrigues Corrected
  23. 67′We said CRB at 56%. It is not going that way — our model now has it at 29%. 0–0 · 29–57–14
  24. 70′🟨 YELLOW · 68' Diogo Hereda da Silva · CRB
  25. 71′OUR NUMBER MOVES DOWN · 71' CRB win: 56% at kick-off, 26% now
  26. 72′SUBSTITUTION · 72' Botafogo SP · On: Felipe Vieira Augusto · Off: José Hugo Sousa dos Santos
  27. 72′SUBSTITUTION · 72' Botafogo SP · On: Thiago Henrique Moraes · Off: Rafael Gava
  28. 72′SUBSTITUTION · 72' Botafogo SP · On: Matheus Sales · Off: Marco Antonio de Freitas Batistussi
  29. 73′We said CRB at 56%. It is not going that way — our model now has it at 24%. 0–0 · 24–65–12
  30. 74′SUBSTITUTION · 73' CRB · On: Kevin · Off: Diogo Hereda da Silva
  31. 76′13 shots for CRB, 5 the other way, and nothing between the sides on the scoreboard. 0–0 · 20–69–10
  32. 77′We said CRB at 56%. It is not going that way — our model now has it at 19%. 0–0 · 19–71–10
  33. 80′79′: Hygor on the scoresheet for Botafogo SP. 0–0 · 16–76–8
  34. 80′We said CRB at 56%. It is not going that way — our model now has it at 1%. 0–1 · 1–14–84
  35. 80′OUR NUMBER MOVES DOWN · 80' CRB win: 56% at kick-off, 16% now
  36. 80′⚽ GOAL · 79' CRB 0–1 Botafogo SP · Hygor
  37. 80′OUR NUMBER MOVES DOWN · 80' CRB win: 56% at kick-off, 1% now
  38. 80′THE CALL SWINGS · 80' Botafogo SP win is now our likeliest result at 84% (was Draw 14%)
  39. 81′SUBSTITUTION · 80' CRB · On: Estevão Barreto de Oliveira · Off: Daniel Sampaio Simões
  40. 81′SUBSTITUTION · 80' CRB · On: Ygor Catatau · Off: Mikael
  41. 84′SUBSTITUTION · 80' CRB · On: Geovane · Off: Pedro Castro
  42. 88′🟨 YELLOW · 88' Vinicius Barata · CRB
  43. 89′17 shots for CRB, 8 the other way, and they still trail 0–1. 0–1 · 0–6–94
  44. 90′Full time, 0–1. We called CRB at 56% — wrong, and it goes on the record that way. 0–1 · 0–0–100
  45. 90′SUBSTITUTION · 89' Botafogo SP · On: Yuri Felipe Santos da Conceição · Off: Leandro Maciel
  46. FTFULL TIME CRB 0–1 Botafogo SP
  47. FTCRB 0–1 Botafogo SP · CRB win: wrong · Under 2.5: right · Not both to score: right · Over 1.5: wrong · Under 3.5: right · 1–0 exactly: wrong

What our live read said during the match, as it was said, with the score and our numbers for home–draw–away at that moment; and every alert we raised, with the minute. Nothing is written after the final whistle; a marked row was checked against the match’s final record afterwards.

AI match analysis

Pitchside prediction · before kick-off

CRB are favourites.

The Pitchside prediction: CRB 56%, draw 24%, Botafogo SP 20%. Over 2.5 goals 48%, both teams to score 48%.

The AI’s read on CRB v Botafogo SPBefore, during and after the match · From £5.99 + VAT · paid once, never renewsSee the passes

Pre-match prediction

First published 12 Oct 03:54 · locked at kick-off

CRB win56%
Draw24%
Botafogo SP win20%

Kick-offSUN 18 OCT · 20:00

RoundMatchday 34

VenueEstádio Rei Pelé

RefereeAnderson Daronco

Line-ups

CRB

4-1-4-1

Botafogo SP

5-4-1

Rest & schedule

Before kick-off · every competition we cover

CRB

Botafogo SP

6Days since last match5

Last match: 12 Oct · the Brazilian Serie B

Last match: 13 Oct · the Brazilian Serie B

2Matches in previous 14 days2

Counted across every competition we cover, before kick-off. Friendlies are not counted.

League table

2026

Positions before kick-off

#TEAMPGDPTS
7CRB33+452
16Botafogo SP33−141

Match statistics

Match statistics aren’t available yet.

Line-ups

CRB

4-1-4-1

1 Vitor Caetano

32 Hereda

22 Bressan

33 Lyncon

36 Lucas Lovat

21 Pedro Castro

17 Thiaguinho

8 Crystopher

10 Daniel

97 Dadá Belmonte

28 Mikael

Coach · Fábio Matias

Substitutes

45 · De Lucca

7 · Douglas Baggio

27 · Fábio Alemão

18 · Geovane

44 · Henri

2 · Kevin

12 · Matheus

20 · Vinicius Barata

16 · Maycon

9 · João Neto

95 · Ygor Catatau

26 · Estevão

Botafogo SP

5-4-1

1 Victor Souza

22 Gabriel Inocêncio

2 Jonathan

4 Vilar

27 Darlan

6 Patrick Brey

28 Marco Antônio

10 Rafael Gava

5 L. Maciel

30 Zé Hugo

9 Hygor

Coach · Cláudio Tencati

Substitutes

7 · Kelvin

26 · Felipe Vieira

18 · Arthur Caíke

17 · Guilherme Queiróz

16 · Matheus Sales

12 · Jordan

31 · Pedro Henrique

29 · Thiago Henrique

33 · Badaró

20 · Yuri Felipe Santos da Conceição

Our number · crb winFirst published 12 Oct 03:54 · locked at kick-off
56% The market59%
Us56%
Market59%

We make CRB a 56% chance to win. The market has them at 59%. We are 3 points less confident than the market. The model expects 1.7–0.9.

What the number rests on

Our model
Expected goals · CRB v Botafogo SP1.70 – 0.91
Form · last six in Serie B this season · since 14 SeptW3 D1 L2 · W3 D1 L2
Table places · points 52 v 417 v 16
The market · CRB win59% · ours 56%

Built from every result and the chances each side creates and concedes, recent matches counting most, with home advantage in it. Line-ups, injuries and rest are not in the number.

How the number movedSince we published
50%55%60%65% 12 OCT 04:0018 OCT 19:36
Our probability · CRB win The market, margin stripped

Our number has not moved since we published. No bookmaker had priced it when we published; the market has it at 59% now.

Every market, from one calculation
MarketUsMarketGap
CRB win56%59%−3
Draw24%24%0
Botafogo SP win20%17%+3
Over 2.5 goals48%50%−2
Both teams to score48%50%−2
Over 1.5 goals73%74%−1
Over 3.5 goals27%30%−3
CRB or draw80%83%−3
CRB clean sheet41%––
Botafogo SP clean sheet19%––

Every figure here is read off one scoreline distribution, so no two can contradict each other. The market is the median of 6 bookmakers, each with its margin stripped — what we are measured against, never an input to the model.

Every scorelineMost likely 1–0 at 12.6%
0123450 7.5 6.8 3.1 1 12.6 11.2 5.1 2 10.5 9.5 4.3 3 6.0 5.4 2.4 4 2.6 2.3 5
under 2% 5% 12%+CRB down, Botafogo SP across0–5 goals a side shown (99.0% of outcomes)

This is a probability, not a recommendation. We take no bets and hold no affiliate relationships with any gambling operator. Model 1.2 — Pitchside Lab's own model.

Head to head

7 meetings since 2021/22
Goals a meeting2.29
Over 2.53 of 7
Both scored3 of 7
Last meetingsBOT 0–1 CRB · CRB 3–2 BOT · BOT 2–1 CRB · BOT 0–0 CRB

Every competition we cover, the latest meeting first.

Form · last six in Serie B this season · since 14 Sept

CRB

WLWLWD2–1 · 0–1 · 3–0 · 1–3 · 3–1 · 2–2

BOTAFOGO SP

LDWLWW1–3 · 1–1 · 2–0 · 0–1 · 2–1 · 1–0

The table

2026
#TEAMPGDPTS
1Vila Nova33+1561
2Juventude34+1861
3Novorizontino33+3160
4Fortaleza EC34+1260
5Criciuma33+656
6Atletico Goianiense34+1054
7CRB33+452
8Sport Recife34+851
9Goias33−648
10Operario-PR34−248
11Cuiaba33+647
12São Bernardo33+1046
13Ceara34−543
14Athletic Club33+143
15Nautico Recife33−342
16Botafogo SP33−141
17Avai33−1036
18Londrina33−729
19America Mineiro34−3220
20Ponte Preta34−5514

The competition's standings before kick-off.