Botafogo RJ

Botafogo RJ

VS Scheduled Thursday 8 Oct 202600:30

Brazil 2026 Série A · Matchday 29

Vasco

Head-to-head overview

19 meetings

Botafogo RJWins: 10
Draws15.8% of meetings: 3
VascoWins: 6

Goals per match: 2.79
Over 2.5 goals: 57.9%
Both teams scored: 52.6%

Date	Season	Match
2026-04-05	2026	Vasco1–2Botafogo RJ
2025-11-05	2025	Botafogo RJ3–0Vasco
2025-07-12	2025	Vasco0–2Botafogo RJ
2024-11-06	2024	Botafogo RJ3–0Vasco
2024-06-29	2024	Vasco1–1Botafogo RJ
2023-11-06	2023	Vasco1–0Botafogo RJ
2023-07-02	2023	Botafogo RJ2–0Vasco
2021-01-10	2020	Vasco3–0Botafogo RJ
2020-09-14	2020	Botafogo RJ2–3Vasco
2019-10-17	2019	Vasco2–1Botafogo RJ
2019-06-02	2019	Botafogo RJ1–0Vasco
2018-10-10	2018	Botafogo RJ1–1Vasco
2018-06-02	2018	Vasco1–2Botafogo RJ
2017-10-14	2017	Vasco1–0Botafogo RJ
2017-06-22	2017	Botafogo RJ3–1Vasco
2013-10-20	2013	Botafogo RJ2–2Vasco
2013-08-04	2013	Vasco2–3Botafogo RJ
2012-10-19	2012	Botafogo RJ3–2Vasco
2012-07-26	2012	Vasco1–0Botafogo RJ

Recent matches

Date	Season	Match
2026-09-19	2026	Mirassol2–0Botafogo RJ
2026-09-16	2026	Botafogo RJ3–2Gremio
2026-09-14	2026	Botafogo RJ1–1Bragantino
2026-09-13	2026	Botafogo RJ1–1Bragantino
2026-09-06	2026	Botafogo RJ0–0Palmeiras
2026-08-30	2026	Flamengo RJ3–0Botafogo RJ
2026-08-25	2026	Botafogo RJ2–3Athletico-PR
2026-08-16	2026	Vitoria1–0Botafogo RJ

Vasco

Date	Season	Match
2026-09-20	2026	Vasco5–0Coritiba
2026-09-13	2026	Gremio1–2Vasco
2026-09-12	2026	Gremio1–2Vasco
2026-09-06	2026	Fluminense1–0Vasco
2026-08-30	2026	Vasco3–1Cruzeiro
2026-08-23	2026	Palmeiras4–1Vasco
2026-08-16	2026	Vasco0–3Santos
2026-08-09	2026	Bahia0–0Vasco

Botafogo RJ Vasco

Wins

12%

50%

Over 2.5 goals

38%

75%

Both teams scored

50%

Clean sheets

12%

25%

Home & away results

This season · 2026

Botafogo RJ

Home · Série A

Home			Away		1st goal
12	Botafogo RJ	0–3	Flamengo RJ	1	13′ Away
12	Botafogo RJ	0–0	Palmeiras	2	–
12	Botafogo RJ	2–3	Athletico-PR	3	11′ Away
12	Botafogo RJ	1–1	Fluminense	4	44′ Home
12	Botafogo RJ		Bahia	5
12	Botafogo RJ	4–0	Cruzeiro	6	48′ Home
12	Botafogo RJ		Atletico-MG	7
12	Botafogo RJ	2–1	Santos	8	41′ Home
12	Botafogo RJ	2–2	Coritiba	9	33′ Away
12	Botafogo RJ	1–1	Bragantino	10	—
12	Botafogo RJ	1–1	Bragantino	10	—
12	Botafogo RJ		Sao Paulo	11
12 · Botafogo RJ
12	Botafogo RJ		Vasco	13
12	Botafogo RJ	0–0	Vitoria	14	–
12	Botafogo RJ	3–2	Mirassol	15	11′ Home
12	Botafogo RJ	3–1	Corinthians	16	7′ Home
12	Botafogo RJ	2–2	Internacional	17	54′ Home
12	Botafogo RJ	3–2	Gremio	18	30′ Home
12	Botafogo RJ	1–2	Remo	19	13′ Home
12	Botafogo RJ		Chapecoense-SC	20

Vasco

Away · Série A

Home			Away		1st goal
1	Flamengo RJ	2–2	Vasco	13	8′ Home
2	Palmeiras	4–1	Vasco	13	47′ Home
3	Athletico-PR		Vasco	13
4	Fluminense	1–0	Vasco	13	61′ Home
5	Bahia	0–0	Vasco	13	–
6	Cruzeiro	3–3	Vasco	13	8′ Home
7	Atletico-MG		Vasco	13
8	Santos	2–1	Vasco	13	25′ Home
9	Coritiba	1–1	Vasco	13	—
10	Bragantino		Vasco	13
11	Sao Paulo		Vasco	13
12	Botafogo RJ		Vasco	13
13 · Vasco
14	Vitoria	1–0	Vasco	13	69′ Home
15	Mirassol	2–1	Vasco	13	—
16	Corinthians	1–0	Vasco	13	38′ Home
17	Internacional	4–1	Vasco	13	21′ Home
18	Gremio	1–2	Vasco	13	39′ Home
18	Gremio	1–2	Vasco	13	—
19	Remo	1–1	Vasco	13	54′ Away
20	Chapecoense-SC		Vasco	13

Botafogo RJ Home Vasco Away

Wins

33%

14%

Over 1.5

87%

71%

Over 2.5

67%

57%

Over 3.5

47%

29%

Both teams scored

73%

71%

Clean sheets

20%

7%

Scores first

N/A

Season analysis

Home, away & overall

Série A · 2026 · Completed league matches only.

Botafogo RJ

29 matches

Goals & results	Home15 matches	Away14 matches	Overall29 matches
Points / match	1.47	1.00	1.24
Draws	46.7%	14.3%	31.0%
Goals scored / match	1.67	1.21	1.45
Goals conceded / match	1.40	1.79	1.59
Total goals / match	3.07	3.00	3.03
Failed to score	20.0%	28.6%	24.1%
Under 2.5 goals	33.3%	42.9%	37.9%

Scoring first & comebacks

Match situation
Scores first → leads at half-time	—	—
Scores first → wins	—	—
Concedes first → wins	—	—

Scoring order known: 14/15 home. Percentages are shown only when the required data is complete.

Goal timing

Home matches

Minutes	Scored	Conceded
0–15	—	—
16–30	—	—
31–45	—	—
46–60	—	—
61–75	—	—
76–90	—	—

Goal-minute data is not available. “—” means unavailable, not zero. The 31–45 and 76–90 intervals include stoppage time.

Vasco

28 matches

Goals & results	Home14 matches	Away14 matches	Overall28 matches
Points / match	1.64	0.79	1.21
Draws	14.3%	35.7%	25.0%
Goals scored / match	1.50	1.07	1.29
Goals conceded / match	1.29	1.71	1.50
Total goals / match	2.79	2.79	2.79
Failed to score	28.6%	28.6%	28.6%
Under 2.5 goals	35.7%	42.9%	39.3%

Scoring first & comebacks

Match situation
Scores first → leads at half-time	—	—
Scores first → wins	—	—
Concedes first → wins	—	—

Scoring order known: 12/14 away. Percentages are shown only when the required data is complete.

Goal timing

Away matches

Minutes	Scored	Conceded
0–15	—	—
16–30	—	—
31–45	—	—
46–60	—	—
61–75	—	—
76–90	—	—

Goal-minute data is not available. “—” means unavailable, not zero. The 31–45 and 76–90 intervals include stoppage time.

Two perspectives

What each model says about this match

The strength model considers results adjusted for opponent quality; the goals model uses recent form. Differences between them deserve a closer look.

Model	Botafogo RJ	Draw	Vasco	How it works
Strength (Elo)	51.4%	22.8%	25.7%	Historical results adjusted for opponent quality and the league's home advantage
Goals (Poisson)	32.3%	25.7%	41.4%	Each team's recent attack and defence relative to the league average

1.25–1.45 Model expected goals

49.9% Probability of over 2.5 goals

54.0% Both teams to score

1-1 Most likely score, at 12.2%

Most likely scores

Poisson model

1-112.2%

0-19.8%

1-28.8%

1-08.4%

2-17.6%

0-27.1%

Strength and dominance

Team strength and finishing efficiency

Recent results need context. These measures account for opponent quality and the balance of play.

Measure	Botafogo RJ	Vasco	How to read it
Strength (Elo)	1532	1488	The league average is 1500. A higher rating indicates stronger results after adjusting for opponent quality.
Change over the last 10	-34	29	Rating gained or lost over the last ten matches
Opposition strength	1520	1531	Average opponent rating over the last 20 matches. Above 1500 indicates a tougher schedule.

Goals

When teams score and how matches unfold

Averages hide the distribution. Teams with similar goals per match can have very different patterns of scorelines.

Goals by half

20 matches

Team	1H scored	2H scored	1H conceded	2H conceded
Botafogo RJ	0.58	0.74	0.68	0.68
Vasco	0.26	0.84	0.47	1.00

Total goals

40 matches per team

Team	0	1	2	3	4+
Botafogo RJ	10%	8%	18%	25%	40%
Vasco	2%	18%	22%	30%	28%

Context

Coming into the match

Home and away performance, rest since the last match, and each team's manager.

1.33 Botafogo RJ at home, 12 matches

0.91 Vasco away, 11 matches

19d Days of rest for Botafogo RJ

18d Days of rest for Vasco

— Manager of Botafogo RJ

— Manager of Vasco

0 Matches for Botafogo RJ in the last 14 days

0 Matches for Vasco in the last 14 days

27 Points for Botafogo RJ behind the leaders, and 4 above the relegation zone

29 Points for Vasco behind the leaders, and 2 above the relegation zone

2.59 League goals per match

27.3% League draw rate

Statistics

Side-by-side comparison

Averages over each team's last 20 matches. The left bar represents Botafogo RJ, the right bar represents Vasco.

On the ball

20 matches

5.05

corners

5.63

13.79

fouls

12.72

3.07

yellow cards

2.2

Recent form

10 matches

Team	Last 10	PPG	goals	streak
Botafogo RJ	LWDDDLLLDW	1.00	0.90–1.40	1L
Vasco	WWWLWLLDDL	1.40	1.40–1.30	3W

At half-time

20 matches

Team	ahead	level	behind	comeback wins	lead lost
Botafogo RJ	7	4	8	0	3
Vasco	4	7	8	2	1

Squads

Injuries and suspensions

0 players reported unavailable or doubtful across both teams, with the reason.

Botafogo RJ

0 unavailable

No absences reported.

Vasco

0 unavailable

No absences reported.

Newsroom

News about both teams

No recent news linked to these teams.