Botafogo vs Atlético Mineiro prediction and preview

Botafogo vs Atlético Mineiro

Serie A · Thursday 5 November 2026, 00:30 UTC

Botafogo · Atlético Mineiro

The Serie A fixture between Botafogo and Atlético Mineiro is scheduled for Thursday 5 November 2026 at 00:30 UTC.

Botafogo come into the game with a L-L-W-D-L run in the league (1 win, 1 draw and 3 defeats in their last 5), while Atlético Mineiro's recent sequence reads L-L-W-W-D. Over their last 6, Botafogo have scored 0.7 and conceded 1.7 goals per game, with 3 of those matches going over 2.5 goals and both teams scoring in 3. Atlético Mineiro average 1.3 scored and 1.2 conceded across their last 6, with 2 clean sheets.

The sides have met 10 times in the records we hold: Botafogo won 4, 2 games were drawn and Atlético Mineiro won 4. Those games averaged 1.6 goals, 2 finished with more than 2.5 goals and both teams scored in 2. The most recent meeting, on 10 May 2026, ended Atlético Mineiro 1-1 Botafogo.

Botafogo list 5 absentees, including Danilo (injury), Kaio (injury) and Lucas Villalba (injury). Danilo and Kaio have featured heavily in recent matches. Atlético Mineiro list 5 absentees, including Ruan (injury), Thiago Borbas (injury) and Mateo Cassierra (injury). Ruan and Thiago Borbas have featured heavily in recent matches. Lucas Casagrande is the appointed referee. Across 33 earlier matches in our data the average is 4.6 yellow cards per game and 0.2 penalties per game, and home sides won 52% of those games.