Botafogo vs EC Bahia Prediction, Head-to-Head & Betting Tips

Botafogo host EC Bahia in Brazil. U20 Copa do Brasil action on October 8th, 2026 , kicking off at 23:00 UTC at Estadio Nilton Santos. The bookmakers make Botafogo favourites, priced around 1.91 to win.

Taking the bookmaker margin out of the prices (1.91 / 3.50 / 3.40), the market implies roughly 47% for a Botafogo win, 26% for a draw and 27% for a EC Bahia win.

Botafogo have won 4, drawn 1 and lost 5 of their last 10 recorded matches, scoring in 6 and conceding in 8 of them (1.1 scored and 2.0 conceded per game). Their latest result was a 0–2 away defeat to Mirassol FC on 19 Sep. In the home games in that spell they collected 10 points from 5. They failed to score in 4.

EC Bahia have won 0, drawn 5 and lost 1 of their last 6 recorded matches, scoring in 3 and conceding in 4 of them (0.5 scored and 0.7 conceded per game). Their latest result was a 1–1 home draw with SE Palmeiras on 1 Sep. They have drawn each of their last 3 matches. In the away games in that spell they collected 1 points from 2. They failed to score in 3.

Over 2.5 goals landed in 5 of 10 recent games for Botafogo and 0 of 6 for EC Bahia; both teams scored in 4 and 3 respectively. Their recent goal trends are mixed.

Our prediction model leans toward Over 7.5 Corners, giving it a 71% confidence rating based on our analysis of form, odds movement and head-to-head trends.