Botafogo vs Chapecoense AF: match report

Saturday, October 17 · Estádio Nilton Santos Brasil - Brasileirão Série A 2026

FT 1–0 Half-time 1-0
Botafogo #11 · 39 pts

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Chapecoense AF #20 · 18 pts
Botafogo Chapecoense AF
0' HT 1-0 90' 7' Soares Goal

Botafogo secured a narrow victory at Estádio Nilton Santos. Tiquinho Soares opened the scoring in the 7th minute following an assist from Matheus Martins. The score remained unchanged for the rest of the match. Chapecoense AF struggled to find an equaliser despite several substitutions in the second half. The home side maintained their lead until the final whistle.

Updated on Saturday, October 17, 2026 at

Match stats

BotafogoChapecoense AF
52% Possession 48%
2.39 Expected goals (xG) 0.21
20 Remates totales 9
11 Remates al arco 0
4 Corners 4
0 Saves 10
9 Fouls 12
2 Offsides 1
0 Yellow cards 1

Lineups

Tiquinho Soares scored in the 7th minute after an assist from Matheus Martins. Botafogo made five substitutions, including the introduction of Cristian Medina and Júnior Santos, while Chapecoense AF used five changes to attempt a comeback.

Minute by minute

10 events
  1. Kick-off

    Botafogo vs Chapecoense AF has kicked off.

  2. 7'
    Botafogo

    Botafogo open the scoring!

    Tiquinho Soares gets his name on the scoresheet: Botafogo 1-0 Chapecoense AF. The pass came from Matheus Martins.

    Goal #1 in the competition
    Botafogo 1-0 Chapecoense AF
  3. 14'
    Chapecoense AF

    Kauan Faria, of Chapecoense AF, is booked.

    Yellow #3 in the competition
  4. 45'
    Chapecoense AF

    Switch for Chapecoense AF.

  5. Half time Botafogo 1-0 Chapecoense AF

    The first half is over: Botafogo 1-0 Chapecoense AF.

  6. 55'
    Botafogo

    Botafogo turn to the bench.

  7. 62'
    Chapecoense AF

    Two fresh faces for Chapecoense AF.

    • RodrigoTulio Eduardo Silva De Oliveira
    • MaxGiovanni Augusto
  8. 65'
    Botafogo

    Botafogo turn to the bench.

  9. 66'
    Botafogo

    Switch for Botafogo.

  10. 76'
    Botafogo

    Botafogo make two changes.

  11. 82'
    Chapecoense AF

    Change for Chapecoense AF.

  12. 88'
    Chapecoense AF

    Substitution for Chapecoense AF.

  13. FT Botafogo 1-0 Chapecoense AF

    Final whistle! Botafogo take the match: Botafogo 1-0 Chapecoense AF.

Where they stand

Group A
Team MP GD Pts
1 Flamengo 31 +36 67
2 Palmeiras 31 +32 66
3 Atletico PR 31 +12 53
4 Cruzeiro 31 +4 51
5 Fluminense 31 +10 51
6 Atletico MG 31 +7 50
7 Bahia 31 +5 49
8 Santos FC 31 +2 45
9 Sao Paulo 31 +1 42
10 Bragantino 31 +3 41
11 Botafogo 31 -4 39
12 Coritiba 31 -11 39
13 Vitoria 31 -11 37
14 Mirassol 31 -8 36
15 Vasco da Gama 30 -7 35
16 Corinthians 31 -7 33
17 Internacional 31 -7 32
18 Gremio 31 -10 31
19 Remo 31 -15 26
20 Chapecoense AF 30 -32 18

Head to head

Head-to-head record · last 7 matches
5Botafogo won
1Draws
1Chapecoense AF won
Goals in the head-to-head8 – 3
Matches7
Last win for Botafogo10/2026
Last win for Chapecoense AF05/2026

Latest matchups

17/10/26Serie ABotafogo1–0Chapecoense AF
14/5/26Copa Do BrasilChapecoense AF2–0Botafogo
21/4/26Copa Do BrasilBotafogo1–0Chapecoense AF
18/4/26Serie AChapecoense AF1–4Botafogo
27/11/19Serie AChapecoense AF0–1Botafogo
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26/8/19Serie ABotafogo0–0Chapecoense AF
15/11/18Serie AChapecoense AF0–1Botafogo

Who scored in these meetings

Edenilson 2 Matheus Martins 2 Marcinho 2 Tiquinho Soares 1 Alex Telles 1
FERNANDO LUIZ 1

24 0 · in 7 meetings

Then they play

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