Botafogo are averaging 15.9 shots per game in 2026, with matches involving them seeing 30 total shots on average. That puts them 3rd of 20 for team shots per match in their primary competition. Below you'll find player shot-rate forecasts, the matchup read for the upcoming fixture against Palmeiras, and a full match-by-match log.
Arthur Cabral leads with 25 shots across 7 qualifying appearances (3.57/g, 100% hit rate). The shot-rate table below lists every Botafogo player with their shots per qualifying appearance (≥20 minutes), six-game form mask and current Bet365 1+ shots price for the next fixture.
Botafogo are averaging 15.9 shots per game over 10 games and concede 14.1 for a match-total of 30. That ranks 3rd of 20 for team shots in their primary competition.
Shots matchup blends our attackers' shot rate (50%) with the opposition's shots conceded per game (50%). For the upcoming fixture against Palmeiras, the page weights each Botafogo attacker against the opposition's last-season shots-conceded 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 shot rate and form. Cameo appearances are excluded so the rates aren't diluted.
Possession share, key passes per game and shot accuracy are the strongest underlying drivers of shot volume. The context panel surfaces those drivers so you can read the number, not just take it at face value.
| Player | Position | Apps | Shots | Per game | 1+ hit rate |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Arthur Cabral | attacker | 7 | 25 | 3.57 | 100% |
| Matheus Martins | attacker | 6 | 14 | 2.33 | 100% |
| Danilo | attacker | 4 | 12 | 3 | 100% |
| Júnior Santos | attacker | 3 | 7 | 2.33 | 100% |
| Lucas Villalba | attacker | 3 | 5 | 1.67 | 100% |
| Allan | midfielder | 1 | 1 | 1 | 100% |
| Jordan Barrera | midfielder | 1 | 1 | 1 | 100% |
| Lucas Emanuel | attacker | 1 | 1 | 1 | 100% |
| Mateo Ponte | defender | 1 | 1 | 1 | 100% |
| Vitinho | defender | 8 | 8 | 1 | 75% |
| Huguinho | defender | 8 | 13 | 1.63 | 75% |
| Alex Telles | defender | 9 | 12 | 1.33 | 67% |
| Kadir Barría | attacker | 3 | 5 | 1.67 | 67% |
| Álvaro Montoro | attacker | 8 | 7 | 0.88 | 63% |
| Kauan Toledo | midfielder | 5 | 5 | 1 | 60% |
| Danilo | midfielder | 7 | 7 | 1 | 57% |
| Gabriel Justino | defender | 8 | 5 | 0.63 | 50% |
| Edenilson | midfielder | 4 | 3 | 0.75 | 50% |
| Lucas Monzón | defender | 2 | 1 | 0.5 | 50% |
| Nahuel Ferraresi | defender | 8 | 5 | 0.63 | 38% |
| Cristian Medina | midfielder | 9 | 9 | 1 | 33% |
| Warleson | goalkeeper | 6 | 0 | 0 | 0% |
| Marçal | defender | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0% |
| Gabriel Batista | goalkeeper | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0% |
| Santiago Rodríguez | midfielder | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0% |
| Date | Opponent | Venue | Score | Team shots | Opposition shots | Match total | Top player |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 16 Sep 2026 | Grêmio | Home | 0-0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| 30 Aug 2026 | Flamengo | Away | 3-0 | 14 | 18 | 32 | Arthur Cabral (6) |
| 24 Aug 2026 | Athletico PR | Home | 2-3 | 33 | 7 | 40 | Danilo (5) |
| 21 Aug 2026 | Cienciano | Home | 1-0 | 22 | 8 | 30 | Arthur Cabral (6) |
| 16 Aug 2026 | Vitória | Away | 1-0 | 17 | 22 | 39 | Matheus Martins (3) |
| 14 Aug 2026 | Cienciano | Away | 6-1 | 7 | 29 | 36 | Matheus Martins (2) |
| 9 Aug 2026 | Fluminense | Home | 1-1 | 22 | 14 | 36 | Arthur Cabral (4) |
| 26 Jul 2026 | Cruzeiro | Away | 0-1 | 8 | 16 | 24 | Matheus Martins (2) |
| 23 Jul 2026 | Vitória | Home | 0-0 | 19 | 5 | 24 | Huguinho (5) |
| 16 Jul 2026 | Santos | Home | 2-1 | 17 | 22 | 39 | Cristian Medina (4) |