Botafogo Fouls Stats 2026

Botafogo Fouls Stats 2026 - season overview

Botafogo are averaging 11.8 fouls per game in 2026, with matches involving them seeing 23.8 total fouls on average. That puts them 2nd of 20 for team fouls per match in their primary competition. Below you'll find player foul-rate forecasts, the matchup read for the upcoming fixture against Vasco, a profile of referee Bruno Arleu de Araujo, and a full match-by-match log.

Frequently Asked Questions

Which Botafogo players commit the most fouls?

Huguinho leads with 15 fouls across 9 qualifying appearances (1.67/g, 89% hit rate). Sort the foul-rate table to compare every Botafogo player by fouls per qualifying appearance (≥20 minutes), hit-rate over six matches and the current Bet365 1+ fouls price.

How does Botafogo's foul profile look this season?

Botafogo are averaging 11.8 fouls per game over 10 games and concede 12 for a match-total of 23.8. That ranks 2nd of 20 for team fouls in their primary competition. On average Botafogo pick up one yellow card every 0.203 fouls.

How is the foul matchup read calculated?

Foul matchup blends the defender's fouls per game (40%), the opposition attacker's fouls drawn per game (40%), and the team's underlying foul propensity (20%). For the upcoming fixture against Vasco the page weights each Botafogo defender against the opposition's last-season fouls-drawn rate.

Where do these foul stats come from?

All numbers come from match-level Sportmonks data ingested into Statz - 10 Botafogo fixtures in the active window for 2026. Player odds come from Bet365 player markets when priced.

What counts as a qualifying appearance?

A player must have featured for at least 20 minutes in a fixture for that match to count toward their foul rate and form. Cameo appearances are excluded so the rates aren't diluted.

Does the referee affect foul counts?

Bruno Arleu de Araujo is the referee for this fixture. The referee profile module above shows their full season trend.

Botafogo player fouls rates

Player	Position	Apps	Fouls	Per game	1+ hit rate
Gabriel Justino	defender	6	7	1.17	100%
Kauan Toledo	midfielder	3	4	1.33	100%
Jordan Barrera	midfielder	1	1	1	100%
Nahuel Ferraresi	defender	9	10	1.11	89%
Huguinho	defender	9	15	1.67	89%
Vitinho	defender	9	13	1.44	78%
Arthur Cabral	attacker	8	8	1	75%
Kadir Barría	attacker	4	3	0.75	75%
Júnior Santos	attacker	7	9	1.29	71%
Lucas Monzón	defender	6	5	0.83	67%
Danilo	attacker	8	8	1	63%
Álvaro Montoro	attacker	10	8	0.8	60%
Marçal	defender	4	6	1.5	50%
Paulinho	defender	2	1	0.5	50%
Mateo Ponte	defender	2	1	0.5	50%
Alex Telles	defender	9	5	0.56	44%
Cristian Medina	midfielder	7	3	0.43	43%
Edenilson	midfielder	6	2	0.33	33%
Matheus Martins	attacker	3	1	0.33	33%
Lucas Villalba	attacker	4	1	0.25	25%
Danilo	midfielder	9	4	0.44	22%
Gabriel Batista	goalkeeper	7	0	0	0%
Warleson	goalkeeper	4	0	0	0%
Hakim Ziyech	attacker	1	0	0	0%
Allan	midfielder	1	0	0	0%

Botafogo fouls match by match

Date	Competition	Opponent	Venue	Score	Team fouls	Opposition fouls	Match total	Top player
19 Sep 2026	Campeonato Brasileiro	Mirassol	Away	2-0	7	8	15	Júnior Santos (2)
16 Sep 2026	Campeonato Brasileiro	Grêmio	Home	3-2	13	11	24	Danilo (3)
12 Sep 2026	Campeonato Brasileiro	Bragantino	Home	1-1	11	9	20	Nahuel Ferraresi (2)
6 Sep 2026	Campeonato Brasileiro	Palmeiras	Home	0-0	14	11	25	Marçal (3)
30 Aug 2026	Campeonato Brasileiro	Flamengo	Away	3-0	9	8	17	Marçal (3)
24 Aug 2026	Campeonato Brasileiro	Athletico PR	Home	2-3	12	9	21	Vitinho (3)
21 Aug 2026	Copa Sudamericana	Cienciano	Home	1-0	12	17	29	Vitinho (2)
16 Aug 2026	Campeonato Brasileiro	Vitória	Away	1-0	18	19	37	Júnior Santos (3)
14 Aug 2026	Copa Sudamericana	Cienciano	Away	6-1	6	10	16	Huguinho (4)
9 Aug 2026	Campeonato Brasileiro	Fluminense	Home	1-1	16	18	34	Vitinho (3)

Botafogo fouls 2026: last 10 games

Fouls for per game: 11.8
Fouls against per game: 12
Match total fouls per game: 23.8
Games: 10
League rank for match fouls: 11 of 20

Botafogo Fouls for 2026 by venue

Scope	Games	Average	Over 8.5 %	Over 9.5 %	Over 10.5 %	Over 11.5 %	Over 12.5 %
Home	6	13	100%	100%	100%	83%	50%
Away	4	10	50%	25%	25%	25%	25%
Overall	10	11.8	80%	70%	70%	60%	40%

Botafogo Fouls against 2026 by venue

Scope	Games	Average	Over 8.5 %	Over 9.5 %	Over 10.5 %	Over 11.5 %	Over 12.5 %
Home	6	12.5	100%	67%	67%	33%	33%
Away	4	11.25	50%	50%	25%	25%	25%
Overall	10	12	80%	60%	50%	30%	30%

Botafogo Match total 2026 by venue

Scope	Games	Average	Over 18.5 %	Over 20.5 %	Over 22.5 %	Over 24.5 %	Over 26.5 %
Home	6	25.5	100%	83%	67%	50%	33%
Away	4	21.25	25%	25%	25%	25%	25%
Overall	10	23.8	70%	60%	50%	40%	30%

Botafogo Team fouls 2026: overall, home and away (last 10 games)

Team fouls	Overall	Home	Away
Fouls / match	11.8	13	10
Yellow cards / match	2.4	2.83	1.75
Fouls per yellow card	4.9	4.6	5.7
Cards per foul	20%	22%	18%
Fouls over 8.5	80%	100%	50%
Fouls over 9.5	70%	100%	25%
Fouls over 10.5	70%	100%	25%
Fouls over 11.5	60%	83%	25%
Fouls over 12.5	40%	50%	25%

Botafogo Fouls against 2026: overall, home and away (last 10 games)

Fouls against	Overall	Home	Away
Fouls against / match	12	12.5	11.25
Fouls against over 8.5	80%	100%	50%
Fouls against over 9.5	60%	67%	50%
Fouls against over 10.5	50%	67%	25%
Fouls against over 11.5	30%	33%	25%
Fouls against over 12.5	30%	33%	25%

Botafogo Match fouls 2026: overall, home and away (last 10 games)

Match fouls	Overall	Home	Away
Match fouls / match	23.8	25.5	21.25
Match fouls over 18.5	70%	100%	25%
Match fouls over 20.5	60%	83%	25%
Match fouls over 22.5	50%	67%	25%
Match fouls over 24.5	40%	50%	25%
Match fouls over 26.5	30%	33%	25%

Botafogo 1st-half fouls for 2026 (from 5 of 10 games)

Scope	Games	Average	Over 3.5 %	Over 4.5 %	Over 5.5 %	Over 6.5 %
Home	3	5.67	100%	100%	67%	0%
Away	2	6.5	50%	50%	50%	50%
Overall	5	6	80%	80%	60%	20%

Botafogo 1st-half fouls against 2026 (from 5 of 10 games)

Scope	Games	Average	Over 3.5 %	Over 4.5 %	Over 5.5 %	Over 6.5 %
Home	3	6.33	67%	67%	67%	67%
Away	2	7.5	100%	100%	50%	50%
Overall	5	6.8	80%	80%	60%	60%

Botafogo 1st-half match total 2026 (from 5 of 10 games)

Scope	Games	Average	Over 8.5 %	Over 9.5 %	Over 10.5 %	Over 11.5 %
Home	3	12	100%	67%	67%	67%
Away	2	14	50%	50%	50%	50%
Overall	5	12.8	80%	60%	60%	60%

Botafogo fouls match by match 2026

Date	Competition	Opponent	Score	Fouls for	Fouls against	Match total	1st-half total
19 Sep	Campeonato Brasileiro	Mirassol (A)	2-0	7	8	15	-
16 Sep	Campeonato Brasileiro	Grêmio (H)	3-2	13	11	24	-
12 Sep	Campeonato Brasileiro	Bragantino (H)	1-1	11	9	20	-
6 Sep	Campeonato Brasileiro	Palmeiras (H)	0-0	14	11	25	-
30 Aug	Campeonato Brasileiro	Flamengo (A)	3-0	9	8	17	-
24 Aug	Campeonato Brasileiro	Athletico PR (H)	2-3	12	9	21	9
21 Aug	Copa Sudamericana	Cienciano (H)	1-0	12	17	29	13
16 Aug	Campeonato Brasileiro	Vitória (A)	1-0	18	19	37	20
14 Aug	Copa Sudamericana	Cienciano (A)	6-1	6	10	16	8
9 Aug	Campeonato Brasileiro	Fluminense (H)	1-1	16	18	34	14

Campeonato Brasileiro fouls table 2026: every team's fouls per game

#	Team	MP	For per game	Against per game	Match total per game	Over 21.5 %
1	Internacional	28	15.14	13.96	29.11	79%
2	Corinthians	28	13.29	15.79	29.07	93%
3	Cruzeiro	28	13.96	14.93	28.89	86%
4	Bahia	28	13.86	13.82	27.68	86%
5	São Paulo	28	13.75	13.32	27.07	86%
6	Vitória	28	12.32	14.68	27	93%
7	Palmeiras	28	13.32	12.68	26	79%
8	Grêmio	28	12.86	12.86	25.71	71%
9	Athletico PR	28	13.64	11.75	25.39	71%
10	Atlético Mineiro	28	11.5	13.89	25.39	71%
11	Botafogo	28	13.32	11.96	25.29	71%
12	Santos	28	12.36	12.82	25.18	82%
13	Bragantino	28	13.61	11.54	25.14	68%
14	Vasco da Gama	27	12.74	12.15	24.89	78%
15	Fluminense	28	12.68	12.21	24.89	71%
16	Mirassol	28	12.54	11.04	23.57	64%
17	Coritiba	28	10.57	12.96	23.54	61%
18	Flamengo	28	11.57	11.82	23.39	61%
19	Chapecoense	27	12.93	10.11	23.04	63%
20	Remo	28	10.61	12.14	22.75	64%

Botafogo fouls against top-half and bottom-half teams 2026

Opponents	Games	For per game	Against per game	Match total per game	Over 21.5 %
Vs top six	21	14.52	11.57	26.1	81%
Vs top half	33	14.12	11.42	25.55	76%
Vs bottom half	33	13.64	11.36	25	70%
Vs bottom six	20	12.75	11.15	23.9	65%

Botafogo fouls per game by competition, last three seasons

Competition	Season	Games	For per game	Against per game	Match total per game	Over 21.5 %
Campeonato Brasileiro	2026	28	13.32	11.96	25.29	71%
Copa Sudamericana	2026	8	9.38	11.38	20.75	38%
Copa Libertadores	2026	4	9.75	9	18.75	25%
Campeonato Brasileiro	2025	38	14.29	10.97	25.26	74%
Copa Libertadores	2025	8	9.25	12.13	21.38	63%
FIFA Club World Cup	2025	4	17.25	9.75	27	100%
Campeonato Brasileiro	2024	38	15.29	11.32	26.61	76%

Botafogo next three opponents: fouls per game this season

Kick-off	Opponent	Their match total	Their fouls for	Their fouls against	Match total at that venue	For at that venue	Against at that venue
Wed 7 Oct 23:30	Vasco (home)	24.89	12.74	12.15	26	13.69	12.31
Mon 12 Oct 19:00	Coritiba (away)	23.54	10.57	12.96	25.21	11.14	14.07
Sat 17 Oct 21:00	Chapecoense (home)	23.04	12.93	10.11	24.86	13.14	11.71

Botafogo players with the most games of 1+ fouls 2026

#	Player	Position	Games with 1+	Apps	Hit rate
1	Arthur Cabral	attacker	23	33	70%
2	Nahuel Ferraresi	defender	22	26	85%
3	Vitinho	defender	21	34	62%
4	Alex Telles	defender	20	35	57%
5	Álvaro Montoro	attacker	19	34	56%

Botafogo players with the most games of 2+ fouls 2026

#	Player	Position	Games with 2+	Apps	Hit rate
1	Arthur Cabral	attacker	12	33	36%
2	Alexander Barboza	defender	11	21	52%
3	Huguinho	defender	10	16	63%
4	Vitinho	defender	10	34	29%
5	Alex Telles	defender	9	35	26%

Botafogo players with the most games of 3+ fouls 2026

#	Player	Position	Games with 3+	Apps	Hit rate
1	Marçal	defender	4	15	27%
2	Huguinho	defender	4	16	25%
3	Alexander Barboza	defender	3	21	14%
4	Alex Telles	defender	3	35	9%
5	Vitinho	defender	3	34	9%

Vasco fouls match by match, last 10 games (next opponent)

Date	Competition	Opponent	Score	Fouls for	Fouls against	Match total	1st-half total
19 Sep	Campeonato Brasileiro	Coritiba (H)	5-0	7	8	15	-
15 Sep	Copa Sudamericana	Santa Fe (H)	2-0	10	7	17	-
12 Sep	Campeonato Brasileiro	Grêmio (A)	1-2	14	10	24	-
8 Sep	Copa Sudamericana	Santa Fe (A)	0-0	5	8	13	-
6 Sep	Campeonato Brasileiro	Fluminense (A)	1-0	20	11	31	-
30 Aug	Campeonato Brasileiro	Cruzeiro (H)	3-1	15	12	27	-
23 Aug	Campeonato Brasileiro	Palmeiras (A)	4-1	21	8	29	13
20 Aug	Copa Sudamericana	Olimpia (A)	1-4	9	12	21	9
16 Aug	Campeonato Brasileiro	Santos (H)	0-3	14	11	25	11
13 Aug	Copa Sudamericana	Olimpia (H)	0-0	4	8	12	6