

CRB v Botafogo SP
CRB
Botafogo SPSerie B · SUN 18 OCT · Estádio Rei Pelé
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.
- 0′Before kick-off: we said CRB win at 56%.
- 1′Much as we predicted: CRB was 56% before kick-off and our model makes it 56% now. 0–0 · 56–24–20
- 1′KICK-OFF CRB v Botafogo SP
- 20′PENALTY · 20' Botafogo SP
- 24′PENALTY MISSED · 22' Rafael Gava · Botafogo SP
- 36′OUR NUMBER MOVES DOWN · 36' CRB win: 56% at kick-off, 46% now
- 41′We said CRB at 56%. It is not going that way — our model now has it at 44%. 0–0 · 44–37–19
- 45′HALF-TIME CRB 0–0 Botafogo SP
- 45′SECOND HALF CRB 0–0 Botafogo SP
- 46′🟨 YELLOW · 22' Matheus Simonete Bressanelli · CRB
- 46′🟨 YELLOW · 45+1' Gabriel de Souza Inocencio · Botafogo SP
- 52′We said CRB at 56%. It is not going that way — our model now has it at 39%. 0–0 · 39–43–18
- 53′THE CALL SWINGS · 53' Draw is now our likeliest result at 44% (was CRB win 39%)
- 55′We expected about 2.6 goals. There have been none, and the clock is running down. 0–0 · 38–45–17
- 56′🟨 YELLOW · 55' Thiago Fernandes Rodrigues · CRB
- 57′OUR NUMBER MOVES DOWN · 57' CRB win: 56% at kick-off, 36% now
- 58′🟨 YELLOW · 58' Darlan Batista Cobo Da Silva · Botafogo SP
- 60′We said CRB at 56%. It is not going that way — our model now has it at 34%. 0–0 · 34–49–16
- 62′🟨 YELLOW · 61' Patrick Brey · Botafogo SP
- 62′SUBSTITUTION · 61' Botafogo SP · On: Hebert Willian Badaro Oliveira · Off: Darlan Batista Cobo Da Silva
- 66′CRB have had 10 attempts to 5 and it is still 0–0. 0–0 · 30–56–14
- 66′SUBSTITUTION · 66' CRB · On: Vinicius Barata · Off: Thiago Fernandes Rodrigues Corrected
- 67′We said CRB at 56%. It is not going that way — our model now has it at 29%. 0–0 · 29–57–14
- 70′🟨 YELLOW · 68' Diogo Hereda da Silva · CRB
- 71′OUR NUMBER MOVES DOWN · 71' CRB win: 56% at kick-off, 26% now
- 72′SUBSTITUTION · 72' Botafogo SP · On: Felipe Vieira Augusto · Off: José Hugo Sousa dos Santos
- 72′SUBSTITUTION · 72' Botafogo SP · On: Thiago Henrique Moraes · Off: Rafael Gava
- 72′SUBSTITUTION · 72' Botafogo SP · On: Matheus Sales · Off: Marco Antonio de Freitas Batistussi
- 73′We said CRB at 56%. It is not going that way — our model now has it at 24%. 0–0 · 24–65–12
- 74′SUBSTITUTION · 73' CRB · On: Kevin · Off: Diogo Hereda da Silva
- 76′13 shots for CRB, 5 the other way, and nothing between the sides on the scoreboard. 0–0 · 20–69–10
- 77′We said CRB at 56%. It is not going that way — our model now has it at 19%. 0–0 · 19–71–10
- 80′79′: Hygor on the scoresheet for Botafogo SP. 0–0 · 16–76–8
- 80′We said CRB at 56%. It is not going that way — our model now has it at 1%. 0–1 · 1–14–84
- 80′OUR NUMBER MOVES DOWN · 80' CRB win: 56% at kick-off, 16% now
- 80′⚽ GOAL · 79' CRB 0–1 Botafogo SP · Hygor
- 80′OUR NUMBER MOVES DOWN · 80' CRB win: 56% at kick-off, 1% now
- 80′THE CALL SWINGS · 80' Botafogo SP win is now our likeliest result at 84% (was Draw 14%)
- 81′SUBSTITUTION · 80' CRB · On: Estevão Barreto de Oliveira · Off: Daniel Sampaio Simões
- 81′SUBSTITUTION · 80' CRB · On: Ygor Catatau · Off: Mikael
- 84′SUBSTITUTION · 80' CRB · On: Geovane · Off: Pedro Castro
- 88′🟨 YELLOW · 88' Vinicius Barata · CRB
- 89′17 shots for CRB, 8 the other way, and they still trail 0–1. 0–1 · 0–6–94
- 90′Full time, 0–1. We called CRB at 56% — wrong, and it goes on the record that way. 0–1 · 0–0–100
- 90′SUBSTITUTION · 89' Botafogo SP · On: Yuri Felipe Santos da Conceição · Off: Leandro Maciel
- FTFULL TIME CRB 0–1 Botafogo SP
- 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.
The match pulse
BEFORE KICK-OFF
Match outcome probability (%)
AI match analysis
CRB are favourites.
The Pitchside prediction: CRB 56%, draw 24%, Botafogo SP 20%. Over 2.5 goals 48%, both teams to score 48%.
Pre-match prediction
First published 12 Oct 03:54 · locked at kick-off
CRB win56%
Botafogo SP win20%Kick-offSUN 18 OCT · 20:00
RoundMatchday 34
VenueEstádio Rei Pelé
RefereeAnderson Daronco
Match timeline
All events
CRBMIN
Botafogo SPEvents will appear when the match starts.
Line-ups
CRB
4-1-4-1
Botafogo SP
5-4-1
Rest & schedule
Before kick-off · every competition we cover
CRB
Botafogo SP
Last match: 12 Oct · the Brazilian Serie B
Last match: 13 Oct · the Brazilian Serie B
Counted across every competition we cover, before kick-off. Friendlies are not counted.
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
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
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 modelBuilt 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.
Our number has not moved since we published. No bookmaker had priced it when we published; the market has it at 59% now.
| Market | Us | Market | Gap |
|---|---|---|---|
| CRB win | 56% | 59% | −3 |
| Draw | 24% | 24% | 0 |
| Botafogo SP win | 20% | 17% | +3 |
| Over 2.5 goals | 48% | 50% | −2 |
| Both teams to score | 48% | 50% | −2 |
| Over 1.5 goals | 73% | 74% | −1 |
| Over 3.5 goals | 27% | 30% | −3 |
| CRB or draw | 80% | 83% | −3 |
| CRB clean sheet | 41% | – | – |
| Botafogo SP clean sheet | 19% | – | – |
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.
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 2021/22Every competition we cover, the latest meeting first.
Form · last six in Serie B this season · since 14 Sept
CRB
BOTAFOGO SP
The table
2026| # | TEAM | P | GD | PTS |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Vila Nova | 33 | +15 | 61 |
| 2 | Juventude | 34 | +18 | 61 |
| 3 | Novorizontino | 33 | +31 | 60 |
| 4 | Fortaleza EC | 34 | +12 | 60 |
| 5 | Criciuma | 33 | +6 | 56 |
| 6 | Atletico Goianiense | 34 | +10 | 54 |
| 7 | CRB | 33 | +4 | 52 |
| 8 | Sport Recife | 34 | +8 | 51 |
| 9 | Goias | 33 | −6 | 48 |
| 10 | Operario-PR | 34 | −2 | 48 |
| 11 | Cuiaba | 33 | +6 | 47 |
| 12 | São Bernardo | 33 | +10 | 46 |
| 13 | Ceara | 34 | −5 | 43 |
| 14 | Athletic Club | 33 | +1 | 43 |
| 15 | Nautico Recife | 33 | −3 | 42 |
| 16 | Botafogo SP | 33 | −1 | 41 |
| 17 | Avai | 33 | −10 | 36 |
| 18 | Londrina | 33 | −7 | 29 |
| 19 | America Mineiro | 34 | −32 | 20 |
| 20 | Ponte Preta | 34 | −55 | 14 |
The competition's standings before kick-off.
Vila Nova
Juventude
Novorizontino
Fortaleza EC
Criciuma
Atletico Goianiense
Sport Recife
Goias
Operario-PR
Cuiaba
São Bernardo
Ceara
Athletic Club
Nautico Recife
Avai
Londrina
America Mineiro
Ponte Preta