Match Report
Flamengo comfortably beat Botafogo 3-0 on 30 August 2026. Samuel Lino opened the scoring inside the first 13 minutes for Flamengo, set up by Jorginho, to make it 1-0. Samuel Lino added to the tally late on, in the 86th minute for Flamengo, set up by Jorge Carrascal, to make it 2-0. Jorge Carrascal added to the tally late on, in the 90th minute for Flamengo, set up by Éverton, to make it 3-0. Marçal (83'), Gabriel Pereira (89') and Júnior Santos (89') were booked. Jorge Carrascal scored after coming off the bench. The rating gap is a clear one: our current Elo ratings have Flamengo 175 points stronger than Botafogo. 2 goals came after the 80th minute. On current ratings the model favours Flamengo at 70.1% in this pairing, and Flamengo won this one. Flamengo's current recorded form ends with 5 consecutive wins in Brasileirão Série A 2026.