Internacional 3-0 Botafogo: Match Report, Goals, Stats and Ratings
Brasileirão Matchday 32 · Saturday 24 October 2026 · Estadio Beira-Rio, Porto Alegre · referee D. de Oliveira Lacerda · full time
Full time: Internacional 3-0 Botafogo
Internacional beat Botafogo 3-0 in Brasileirão Matchday 32 on Saturday 24 October 2026 at Estadio Beira-Rio. The goals: Matheus Bahia 32', Juninho 42', Alexandro Bernabei 66'.
How Internacional won it
Matheus Bahia put Internacional ahead in the 32nd minute. Juninho made it 2-0 to Internacional in the 42nd minute. Alexandro Bernabei made it 3-0 to Internacional in the 66th minute, set up by Alerrandro.
It was 2-0 at half-time.
The referee, D. de Oliveira Lacerda, showed 3 yellow cards: 1 to Internacional and 2 to Botafogo.
Internacional: E. Baptista, 4-2-3-1 · Botafogo: A. Bacchi, 4-2-3-1.
Moneyball's prediction against the result
Moneyball did not publish a pre-match estimate for this match, so there is nothing to mark it against.
Why it went this way
On the day the expected goals were 0.76 for Internacional and 2.47 for Botafogo.
Internacional scored about 2.2 more than their chances were worth: clinical finishing, or a goalkeeper having a bad day.
Botafogo left about 2.5 goals' worth of chances on the pitch.
Botafogo created the better chances, 2.47 xG to 0.76, and still lost. On chances alone, the result could easily have gone the other way.
Internacional had 7 shots on target, Botafogo 4.
Botafogo had 56% of the ball, but Internacional took the points.
Where the two sides stood before this match
Internacional came into it with 32 Brasileirão matches played, scoring 1.1 and conceding 1.3 a match, with 1.37 expected goals for and 1.48 against, and had won 25% of their matches.
Botafogo came into it with 32 Brasileirão matches played, scoring 1.4 and conceding 1.6 a match, with 1.25 expected goals for and 1.26 against, and had won 31% of their matches.
Internacional vs Botafogo: the match in numbers
| Internacional | Match statistics | Botafogo |
|---|---|---|
| 44% | Ball possession | 56% |
| 0.76 | Expected goals (xG) | 2.47 |
| 17 | Total shots | 11 |
| 7 | Shots on target | 4 |
| 3 | Big chances | 2 |
| 374 | Total passes | 474 |
| 79% | Pass accuracy | 86% |
| 9 | Corners | 7 |
| 15 | Fouls | 14 |
| 1 | Offsides | 0 |
| 25 | Tackles | 10 |
| 4 | Saves | 3 |
| 1 | Yellow cards | 2 |
Team statistics from Sportmonks.
Player ratings and man of the match
Man of the match: Alexandro Bernabei (Internacional), rated 7.8 by Sportmonks, with 1 goal.
Internacional
- Alexandro Bernabei 7.8 1 goal
- Matheus Bahia 7.7 1 goal
- Kauan 7.6
- Juninho 7.4 1 goal
- Bruno Gomes 7.4
Botafogo
- Danilo 7.3
- Marçal 7.2
- Alex Telles 7.0
- Hakim Ziyech 7.0
- Nahuel Ferraresi 6.9
The lowest-rated starter was Álvaro Montoro at 6.2. Ratings run from 0 to 10; around 7.0 is a solid match.
What comes next
- Internacional: Fluminense vs Internacional Wednesday 28 October 2026 · Brasileirão
- Botafogo: Remo vs Botafogo Thursday 29 October 2026 · Brasileirão
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Questions about Internacional vs Botafogo
What was the score in Internacional vs Botafogo?
Internacional 3-0 Botafogo (half-time 2-0), Brasileirão, Saturday 24 October 2026.
Who scored in Internacional vs Botafogo?
Matheus Bahia 32', Juninho 42', Alexandro Bernabei 66'.
Did Moneyball predict Internacional vs Botafogo correctly?
Moneyball did not publish a pre-match estimate for this match, so there is nothing to mark it against.
Who was man of the match in Internacional vs Botafogo?
Alexandro Bernabei, rated 7.8 by Sportmonks.
Who refereed Internacional vs Botafogo?
D. de Oliveira Lacerda.
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