Botafogo vs Seattle Sounders Predictions - Botafago to get Club World Cup underway with a win

John Eastwood

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Last updated: 13 Jun 2025

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John Eastwood 13 Jun 2025

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Botafogo enters the match in strong form, winning 8 of their last 12 games.
Seattle Sounders have been struggling, losing their last two MLS games.
This will be the first competitive meeting between Botafogo and Seattle Sounders.

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Botafogo vs Seattle Sounders Preview

This opening round Club World Cup fixture has a victory for Botafogo written all over it. They are in far better form than the Sounders and should have enough to secure the points.

Botafogo vs Seattle Sounders Preview
Head to Head
Botafogo Form
Botafogo Squad
Seattle Sounders Form
Seattle Sounders Squad

Botafogo won 8 of their last 12 matches
Seattle lost their last 2 matches
Seattle have won just 6 of their last 16 matches.
Seattle lost their last match to nil.

Head to Head

This will be the first-ever encounter between Seattle Sounders and Botafogo.

Botafogo Form

Botafogo come into the FIFA Club World Cup is strong form. They have won eight of their last 12 games in all competitions.

This run included a 1-0 victory over Universidad de Chile in the Copa Libertadores. Most recently, Botafogo beat Ceara with Pedro Raul scoring late on.

Qualification for the Club World Cup, however, took place last year with Botafogo beating Atletico Mineiro 3-1 in the Copa Libertadores final.

Botafogo Squad

Goalkeepers: Raul, John, Leo Linck, Cristhian Loor

Defenders: Vitinho, Mateo Ponte, Alex Telles, Bastos, Alexander Barboza, Marcal, Kao Pantaleao, Jair Cunha, David Ricardo, Cuiabano

Midfielders: Danilo Barbosa, Marlon Freitas, Allan, Gregore, Newton

Forwards: Artur, Alvaro Montoro, Igor Jesus, Kayke, Mastriani, Matheus Martins, Nathan Fernandes, Santiago Rodriguez, Rwan Cruz, Savarinho

Seattle Sounders Form

The Sounders will have plenty of cocerns ahead of this tournament given their recent lack of results in Major League Soccer (MLS).

They have lost their last two fixtures in the MLS. The first was a hard-fought 3-2 loss to Minnesota before going down 3-0 to Vancouver.

The latter result saw them reduced to nine met as well. Seattle Sounders have in total won just six of their last 16 fixtures, draw four and losing six.

Seattle Sounders Squad

Goalkeepers: Stefan Frei, Jacob Castro, Stefan Cleveland

Defenders: Xavier Arreaga, Nouhou Tolo, Alex Roldan, Jackson Ragen, Yeimar Gomez Andrade, Abdoulaye Cissoko

Midfielders: Joao Paulo, Cristian Roldan, Albert Rusnak, Kelyn Rowe, Ethan Dobbelaere, Daniel Levya, Joshua Atencio, Nicolas Lodeiro

Forwards: Raul Ruidiaz, Fredy Montero, Heber, Leo Chu, Dylan Teves, Ryan Kent

Verdict

Botafogo v Seattle Sounders FC

Botafogo have the better form, so I am backing them in this fixture. They are also tipped to win to nil with a 2-0 scoreline predicted.

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