Botafogo 1-0 Fluminense: result and report

Serie A · Saturday 20 May 2023

Result

Botafogo 1-0 Fluminense

Serie A · Saturday 20 May 2023, 21:30 UTC · half-time 0-0

Botafogo · Fluminense · Serie A predictions

Botafogo 1-0 Fluminense: match report

Botafogo defeated Fluminense 1-0 in Serie A on Saturday 20 May 2023. It was 0-0 at half-time.

The only goal came from Victor Cuesta of Botafogo in the 74th minute.

Discipline: Botafogo received 6 yellow cards; Fluminense received 2 yellow cards and 1 red card.

Going into the game Botafogo were 1st on 15 points from 6 and Fluminense 3rd on 13 points from 6. Botafogo went on to finish that season 5th with 64 points, and Fluminense 8th with 56.

Botafogo lined up in a 4-2-3-1 and Fluminense in a 4-2-3-1. The highest match rating in our data went to Tiquinho Soares of Botafogo (8.1), level with Fábio (8.1).

Before this game the head-to-head record in our data stood at 0 Botafogo wins, 1 draw and 1 for Fluminense.

Going into the match Botafogo's last five read L-W-W-W-W and Fluminense's W-W-D-L-W.

Data as of 5 Nov 2026.

Key events

  • 0'Red card · Fernando DinizFluminense
  • 41'Yellow card · Tiquinho SoaresBotafogo
  • 43'Yellow card · MarçalBotafogo
  • 45+3'Yellow card · Victor CuestaBotafogo
  • 45+4'Yellow card · L. CastroBotafogo
  • 52'Yellow card · LelêFluminense
  • 74'Goal · Victor CuestaBotafogo · 1-0
  • 90+3'Yellow card · Carlos EduardoBotafogo
  • 90+3'Yellow card · NinoFluminense
  • 90+4'Yellow card · Carlos EduardoBotafogo

Head-to-head

2 meetings: Botafogo 0, draws 1, Fluminense 1.

Team news

Botafogo line-up (4-2-3-1)

Lucas Perri, Rafael, Adryelson, Victor Cuesta, Marçal, Tchê Tchê, Gabriel Pires, Júnior Santos, Eduardo, Luis Henrique, Tiquinho Soares

Fluminense line-up (4-2-3-1)

Fábio, Samuel Xavier, Nino, Felipe Melo, Guga, André, Lima, Jhon Arias, Ganso, Gabriel Pirani, Germán Cano