Botafogo are averaging 11.7 fouls per game in 2026, with matches involving them seeing 23.9 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 Palmeiras, a profile of referee Rodrigo José Pereira de Lima, and a full match-by-match log.
Huguinho leads with 17 fouls across 8 qualifying appearances (2.13/g, 100% 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.
Botafogo are averaging 11.7 fouls per game over 10 games and concede 12.2 for a match-total of 23.9. That ranks 2nd of 20 for team fouls in their primary competition. On average Botafogo pick up one yellow card every 0.222 fouls.
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 Palmeiras the page weights each Botafogo defender against the opposition's last-season fouls-drawn rate.
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.
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.
Rodrigo José Pereira de Lima is the referee for this fixture. The referee profile module above shows their full season trend.
| Player | Position | Apps | Fouls | Per game | 1+ hit rate |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Huguinho | defender | 8 | 17 | 2.13 | 100% |
| Kauan Toledo | midfielder | 5 | 7 | 1.4 | 100% |
| Jordan Barrera | midfielder | 1 | 1 | 1 | 100% |
| Paulinho | defender | 1 | 1 | 1 | 100% |
| Lucas Emanuel | attacker | 1 | 2 | 2 | 100% |
| Nahuel Ferraresi | defender | 8 | 8 | 1 | 88% |
| Gabriel Justino | defender | 8 | 8 | 1 | 88% |
| Arthur Cabral | attacker | 7 | 9 | 1.29 | 86% |
| Kadir Barría | attacker | 3 | 2 | 0.67 | 67% |
| Lucas Villalba | attacker | 3 | 3 | 1 | 67% |
| Vitinho | defender | 8 | 11 | 1.38 | 63% |
| Cristian Medina | midfielder | 9 | 6 | 0.67 | 56% |
| Álvaro Montoro | attacker | 8 | 6 | 0.75 | 50% |
| Danilo | attacker | 4 | 2 | 0.5 | 50% |
| Lucas Monzón | defender | 2 | 2 | 1 | 50% |
| Alex Telles | defender | 9 | 7 | 0.78 | 44% |
| Matheus Martins | attacker | 6 | 3 | 0.5 | 33% |
| Júnior Santos | attacker | 3 | 3 | 1 | 33% |
| Danilo | midfielder | 7 | 3 | 0.43 | 29% |
| Marçal | defender | 4 | 3 | 0.75 | 25% |
| Edenilson | midfielder | 4 | 1 | 0.25 | 25% |
| Warleson | goalkeeper | 6 | 0 | 0 | 0% |
| Gabriel Batista | goalkeeper | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0% |
| Santiago Rodríguez | midfielder | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0% |
| Allan | midfielder | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0% |
| Date | Opponent | Venue | Score | Team fouls | Opposition fouls | Match total | Top player |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 16 Sep 2026 | Grêmio | Home | 0-0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| 30 Aug 2026 | Flamengo | Away | 3-0 | 9 | 8 | 17 | Marçal (3) |
| 24 Aug 2026 | Athletico PR | Home | 2-3 | 12 | 9 | 21 | Vitinho (3) |
| 21 Aug 2026 | Cienciano | Home | 1-0 | 12 | 17 | 29 | Vitinho (2) |
| 16 Aug 2026 | Vitória | Away | 1-0 | 18 | 19 | 37 | Júnior Santos (3) |
| 14 Aug 2026 | Cienciano | Away | 6-1 | 6 | 10 | 16 | Huguinho (4) |
| 9 Aug 2026 | Fluminense | Home | 1-1 | 16 | 18 | 34 | Vitinho (3) |
| 26 Jul 2026 | Cruzeiro | Away | 0-1 | 18 | 14 | 32 | Nahuel Ferraresi (2) |
| 23 Jul 2026 | Vitória | Home | 0-0 | 16 | 14 | 30 | Alex Telles (3) |
| 16 Jul 2026 | Santos | Home | 2-1 | 10 | 13 | 23 | Kauan Toledo (2) |