Corinthians v Botafogo prediction

Match preview

Botafogo travel to Arena Corinthians on Thursday morning sitting 12th in Serie A, with their hosts 17th. Botafogo are five points better off.

Corinthians have 37 points from 34 league games (W9 D10 L15), with 36 scored and 42 let in. At home, the hosts have won six of 17, scoring 18 and conceding 17. Recent form is mixed, with one win, two draws and two defeats in the last five; they were held 0–0 away at São Paulo most recently.

This season Botafogo have 11 wins, nine draws and 14 defeats from 34 league matches, a goal difference of −7. They have gone W4 D3 L10 in away games, scoring 1.1 goals a game. In all competitions the visitors have gone W2 D1 L2 in the last five, and beat Atlético Mineiro 1–0 last time out.

There is little to choose between them at Arena Corinthians, where the last two meetings produced no home wins, one draw and one away win.

Our AI prediction is a 1–0 win for Corinthians, although it also leans towards both teams scoring. Both sides have scored in 19 of Corinthians' 34 league games and 22 of Botafogo's 34. No prediction is guaranteed; it is one view of how the game could go.

Form: last five

Head-to-head at Arena Corinthians

Match facts

Competition

Serie A (Brazil)

Kick-off

Thursday 19 November 2026, 00:30

Venue

Arena Corinthians, São Paulo