Botafogo are averaging 14.2 tackles per game in 2026, with matches involving them seeing 32.9 total tackles on average. That puts them 9th of 20 for team tackles per match in their primary competition. Below you'll find player tackle-rate forecasts, the matchup read for the upcoming fixture against Palmeiras, and a full match-by-match log.
Nahuel Ferraresi leads with 21 tackles across 8 qualifying appearances (2.63/g, 100% hit rate). The tackle-rate table on this page lists every Botafogo player with their tackles per qualifying appearance (≥20 minutes), six-game form mask and current Bet365 1+ tackles price for the next fixture.
Botafogo are averaging 14.2 tackles per game over 10 games and concede 18.7 for a match-total of 32.9. That ranks 9th of 20 for team tackles in their primary competition. They average 8.88 tackles per take-on attempted against them (opposition averages 1.78 take-ons/g).
Tackle matchup blends the defender's tackles per game (50%), the opposition attacker's take-on rate (30%), and the defender's underlying tackle propensity (20%). For the upcoming fixture against Palmeiras, the page's matchup read uses each opposition forward's last-season dribble rate to weight Botafogo's defenders.
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. Pre-match lineups are predicted lineups until team news lands, then confirmed.
A player must have featured for at least 20 minutes in a fixture for that match to count toward their tackle rate and form. Cameo appearances are excluded so the rates aren't diluted by 5-minute substitutions.
We count attempted tackles per Sportmonks' definition. That matches what Bet365 settles 1+ tackles markets on, so the page's hit-rate and the bookmaker's pricing are aligned.
| Player | Position | Apps | Tackles | Per game | 1+ hit rate |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Vitinho | defender | 8 | 13 | 1.63 | 100% |
| Nahuel Ferraresi | defender | 8 | 21 | 2.63 | 100% |
| Kauan Toledo | midfielder | 5 | 11 | 2.2 | 100% |
| Lucas Monzón | defender | 2 | 3 | 1.5 | 100% |
| Allan | midfielder | 1 | 1 | 1 | 100% |
| Lucas Emanuel | attacker | 1 | 1 | 1 | 100% |
| Alex Telles | defender | 9 | 10 | 1.11 | 89% |
| Gabriel Justino | defender | 8 | 13 | 1.63 | 75% |
| Marçal | defender | 4 | 4 | 1 | 75% |
| Danilo | midfielder | 7 | 9 | 1.29 | 71% |
| Matheus Martins | attacker | 6 | 10 | 1.67 | 67% |
| Lucas Villalba | attacker | 3 | 7 | 2.33 | 67% |
| Huguinho | defender | 8 | 12 | 1.5 | 63% |
| Arthur Cabral | attacker | 7 | 4 | 0.57 | 57% |
| Álvaro Montoro | attacker | 8 | 6 | 0.75 | 50% |
| Edenilson | midfielder | 4 | 3 | 0.75 | 50% |
| Santiago Rodríguez | midfielder | 2 | 1 | 0.5 | 50% |
| Cristian Medina | midfielder | 9 | 8 | 0.89 | 44% |
| Kadir Barría | attacker | 3 | 1 | 0.33 | 33% |
| Danilo | attacker | 4 | 1 | 0.25 | 25% |
| Warleson | goalkeeper | 6 | 0 | 0 | 0% |
| Gabriel Batista | goalkeeper | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0% |
| Júnior Santos | attacker | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0% |
| Jordan Barrera | midfielder | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0% |
| Paulinho | defender | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0% |
| Date | Opponent | Venue | Score | Team tackles | Opposition tackles | Match total | Top player |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 16 Sep 2026 | Grêmio | Home | 0-0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| 30 Aug 2026 | Flamengo | Away | 3-0 | 19 | 23 | 42 | Nahuel Ferraresi (5) |
| 24 Aug 2026 | Athletico PR | Home | 2-3 | 15 | 19 | 34 | Nahuel Ferraresi (5) |
| 21 Aug 2026 | Cienciano | Home | 1-0 | 11 | 21 | 32 | Nahuel Ferraresi (3) |
| 16 Aug 2026 | Vitória | Away | 1-0 | 17 | 21 | 38 | Nahuel Ferraresi (4) |
| 14 Aug 2026 | Cienciano | Away | 6-1 | 13 | 17 | 30 | Alex Telles (3) |
| 9 Aug 2026 | Fluminense | Home | 1-1 | 12 | 27 | 39 | Kauan Toledo (4) |
| 26 Jul 2026 | Cruzeiro | Away | 0-1 | 15 | 13 | 28 | Matheus Martins (3) |
| 23 Jul 2026 | Vitória | Home | 0-0 | 18 | 19 | 37 | Huguinho (4) |
| 16 Jul 2026 | Santos | Home | 2-1 | 22 | 27 | 49 | Matheus Martins (5) |