Cuiaba vs Botafogo SP: Brazil Serie B Match Preview, Odds & Predictions

Hoping to secure a much-needed boost in their Serie B campaign, Cuiabá will host Botafogo in the early hours of Tuesday at the Arena Pantanal as both teams look to gain valuable momentum in the league standings.

Previous Matches and Head-to-head

Cuiaba may still want to return to Serie A this season, but Guto Ferreira's side needs help. After a straightforward 2-0 loss against Coritiba, Mato Grosso has now lost consecutively twice since mid-May. Cuiaba will be eager to return to home turf after Tuesday's match was within touching distance of promotion. Including a 1-0 win against relegation scrappers Paysandu earlier this month, Ferreira's team has won four of their previous five Arena Pantanal matches since a 2-2 draw with Avai on April 11.

The visitors won 1-0 at home against Chapecoense last time, and Botafogo will be eager to improve on that gutsy effort. Despite surviving Serie B last season, Marcio Zanardi's team is again in relegation trouble. Botafogo has struggled in the final third, scoring 13 points in 13 games since the 2025 season began. Tuesday's visitors have scored just once in 270 minutes and six of their past seven second-tier games.

Cuiaba x Botafogo SP Team News

Following a costly first-half booking against Coritiba last week, academy graduate Jadson will serve a one-match ban today. Yamil Asad, a former DC United striker, has not played in Serie B since 2025.

Victor Barbara, 20, might earn additional minutes after his debut last week. Tuesday will see De Lucca start in the middle of the park after arriving from Vasco for the 2025 season.

Jonathan Cafu and Sabit Abdulai will return to Zanardi's traveling squad after serving one-match bans against Chapecoense last time around. Gustavo Bochecha, a former Coritiba midfielder, is yet to play in Serie B this season.

After scoring three goals in his past four matches, former Fluminense youth Alexandre Jesus will be Botafogo's main attacking threat early Tuesday. Cadu, 20, should start after making his senior Serie B debut last week.

Our Predictions

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Two teams that have struggled to find movement in the last third appear poised for a cagey Serie B match early Tuesday. Cuiabá has drawn blanks in the second tier so that opportunities will be crucial. Seeing Botafogo score in 270 minutes, Tuesday's opponents tend to play low-scoring games as well. As just one of their past six matches ended with both sides scoring, we predict a similar result in Mato Grosso.

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