Itabaiana and Botafogo-PB meet on Saturday, August 29, 2026, at 17:00, at Estádio Etelvino Mendonça in Itabaiana. For Tremendão, it is a survival match: the club enters the round in 19th place with 17 points and needs to win to have a real chance of remaining in Série C. Botafogo-PB, meanwhile, has already qualified for the second phase and is near the top of the table.
The main equation is simple. If Itabaiana wins, it reaches 20 points and avoids relegation if either Anápolis or Barra fails to win in the final round. If both Anápolis and Barra win their respective matches, Itabaiana is relegated even if it beats Botafogo-PB.
Itabaiana vs Botafogo-PB: date, kickoff time, venue and where to watch
The match is scheduled for Saturday, August 29, at 17:00, at Estádio Etelvino Mendonça. The CBF's detailed schedule lists SportyNet as the broadcaster for the match. Jornal da Paraíba, in an article published on August 24, specifies that the live broadcast will be on SportyNet+'s YouTube channel.
For those who prefer audio coverage, the same Jornal da Paraíba report says CBN will broadcast the match. ge also maintains a live page for Itabaiana vs Botafogo-PB, with pre-match coverage and play-by-play updates. Because broadcast schedules can still change before Saturday, it is worth checking the programming again close to kickoff.
Why the match decides Itabaiana's survival
Série C in 2026 has only two teams relegated to Série D in 2027, a change linked to the competition's expansion to 24 participants next season. Confiança, with 13
points, is already mathematically relegated. That leaves only one relegation place to be decided in the 19th round.
After a 4-1 defeat to Maranhão, Itabaiana fell to 19th with 17 points, four wins and a negative goal difference. Above it are Barra and Anápolis, both with 18 points. Anápolis has five wins; Barra has four. Because the first tiebreaker after points is the number of wins, those details completely change the scenario if teams finish level on points.
If Itabaiana beats Botafogo-PB
With a win, Tremendão reaches 20 points and five victories. In that scenario, it needs at least one of its two direct rivals to drop points. Here, dropping points means drawing or losing.
If Anápolis does not beat Santa Cruz
Anápolis starts the round with 18 points. A draw takes it to 19; a defeat leaves it on 18. In either case, an Itabaiana victory takes the Sergipe club to 20 points and puts it ahead of the Goiás side. Even if Barra wins and reaches 21, Tremendão finishes at least 18th and stays up.
If Barra does not beat Volta Redonda
The logic is the same. Barra also starts with 18 points. A draw takes it to 19 and a defeat keeps it on 18. If Itabaiana reaches 20, it overtakes the Santa Catarina club and survives, regardless of a possible Anápolis victory.
If Anápolis and Barra both win
This is the only normal set of results that relegates Itabaiana even if it beats Botafogo-PB. Anápolis and Barra would reach 21 points, while Tremendão would stop at 20 and remain in 19th place.
If Itabaiana draws
A draw takes Itabaiana to 18 points and leaves the club with four wins. Anápolis already has five victories, so it would remain ahead even if it lost to Santa Cruz and also finished on 18 points. The only remaining route would be to overtake Barra on the tiebreakers.
The goal-difference gap makes that route almost impossible. Itabaiana enters the round on -11, while Barra is on -2. For Tremendão to move directly ahead on goal difference, Barra would have to lose to Volta Redonda by at least ten goals. A nine-goal defeat could still take the tiebreak to goals scored, but it would require score combinations far outside the norm. In practice, therefore, a draw leaves Itabaiana on the brink of relegation and is not a result the team can rely on.
If Itabaiana loses
A defeat relegates Tremendão regardless of the other matches. The club would remain on 17 points, while Anápolis and Barra both start the round on 18. There
would be no way to climb out of 19th place.
Which simultaneous matches supporters need to follow
The two matches that directly affect Itabaiana's fate also begin at 17:00. Anápolis hosts Santa Cruz at Estádio Jonas Duarte in Anápolis. Barra hosts Volta Redonda at Arena Barra FC in Itajaí. The CBF's detailed schedule lists Anápolis vs Santa Cruz on Band and SportyNet, and Barra vs Volta Redonda on SportyNet.
If Itabaiana is winning, the situation is immediate: it only needs one of those two rivals not to win. Both do not need to drop points. A draw in Anápolis or Itajaí is enough for the required combination, as long as Tremendão does its part at Mendonção.
What is at stake for Botafogo-PB
Botafogo-PB enters the final round already qualified for the second phase. The CBF table has the club on 30 points, nine wins and 18 matches played before the game in Itabaiana. The team is still playing for position, which affects the composition of the groups in the next stage of Série C.
The fact that Belo has already qualified should not be treated as a guarantee of an easy match for Itabaiana. Jornal da Paraíba reports that Botafogo-PB enters the fixture on a ten-match unbeaten run. The difference is the objective: Tremendão is under pressure to stay up; Belo is chasing the best possible position before the four-team group stage.
Itabaiana's equation in one sentence
An Itabaiana win plus a draw or defeat for either Anápolis or Barra means survival in Série C. An Itabaiana win combined with victories for both Anápolis and Barra means relegation. A draw requires an almost exceptional blowout against Barra, while a defeat relegates Tremendão directly.
That is why the match against Botafogo-PB is not merely the first item in the equation: it is the indispensable condition for Itabaiana to retain even minimal control over its own fate. After winning, supporters can turn to Anápolis vs Santa Cruz and Barra vs Volta Redonda looking for a single slip.
