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Botafogo FR vs CR Vasco da Gama, 2018

Campeonato Brasileiro Serie A · 2018
Wed 10 Oct 2018 · 00:00 UTC HT 45' · FT 45'

Overview

Match Preview

Botafogo FR vs CR Vasco da Gama — Serie A .

Match Details

  • Referee Ricardo Marques Ribeiro
  • Referee Guilherme Dias Camilo
  • Referee Sidmar dos Santos Meurer
  • Referee Marconi Helbert Vieira

Recent Form

DateOpponentH/A ScoreResult
10 Oct CR Vasco da Gama H 1–1 D
30 Sep Sao Paulo FC H 2–2 D
23 Sep EC Vitoria A 4–3 W
16 Sep America FC H 1–0 W
09 Sep Fluminense FC A 0–1 L
05 Sep Cruzeiro EC H 1–1 D
DateOpponentH/A ScoreResult
10 Oct Botafogo FR A 1–1 D
01 Oct Parana Clube A 1–1 D
27 Sep Santos FC A 1–1 D
24 Sep EC Bahia H 2–1 W
15 Sep CR Flamengo H 1–1 D
09 Sep EC Vitoria A 0–1 L

Season Stats

Botafogo FR CR Vasco da Gama
#12 Position #16
35 Points 31
28 Played 27
9 / 8 / 11 W / D / L 8 / 7 / 12
41 Scored 34
45 Conceded 41
-4 GD -7
1.25 PPG 1.15
32% Win % 30%

Key Stats

50% Both Teams to Score
H2H (16 games)
56% Over 2.5 Goals
H2H history
18% Clean Sheets
Botafogo FR this season
19% Clean Sheets
CR Vasco da Gama this season

Botafogo FR are 12th (35 pts). CR Vasco da Gama are 16th (31 pts).

Goal Timing (This Season)

Botafogo FR
0-15
5/5
16-30
2/4
31-45
4/4
46-60
4/3
61-75
4/3
76+
8/7
■ Scored ■ Conceded
CR Vasco da Gama
0-15
–/2
16-30
2/3
31-45
2/2
46-60
3/4
61-75
4/6
76+
9/6
■ Scored ■ Conceded

Top Scorers (This Season)

Botafogo FR
Danilo dos Santos de Oliveira 9 G 2 A
Arthur Cabral 7 G 1 A
Edenilson 4 G 2 A
Matheus Martins 4 G
CR Vasco da Gama
Carlos Gomez 5 G 3 A
Thiago Mendes 4 G 1 A
Cauan Lucas 3 G

Events

Match Events

  • 0' Both captains have shaken hands and the referee is ready. We are underway at !
  • 5' We miss some good tackles and strikes. Is there anyone on the field to put the game back to action?
  • 10' Spectators are craving for more action. Both teams play very cautiously. They need to put some more energy.
  • 15' Spectators do not have much to choose from both teams. The sides had several scoring chances but they still need a bit more than just a sight of a goal.
  • 20' It looks surprising Botafogo FR does not make any changes. Rodrigo Lindoso has some obvious troubles when approaching to the goal.
  • 25' Botafogo FR currently sit in the Array table. A result here could be decisive in the race for the top positions.
  • 30' Neither side is committing men forward. This has all the hallmarks of a tense, tactical contest.
  • 35' The teams are not in a rush to score plenty of goals. It might look strange considering CR Vasco da Gama that had 294 games and scored 292 goals.
  • 40' The referee has had an easy afternoon — neither side has been overly physical in the tackle.
  • 45' With 5 assists to his name this season, Giovanni Augusto is clearly more than just a goal scorer for Botafogo FR.
  • 50' CR Vasco da Gama is defending very well tonight not leaving a chance for their rivals to get through for a goal.
  • 55' It’s high time Alberto Valentim made some changes to put the his team’s game back to action.
  • 60' The energy levels are beginning to show. Alberto Valentim might look to freshen things up shortly.
  • 65' named a earlier, and opted for a in response. A fascinating tactical duel is developing.
  • 70' Botafogo FR has dominated the recent head-to-head record, winning 1 of the last 1 meetings.
  • 75' Both teams are passing the ball around with high level of urgency. Botafogo FR needs to do something about it to get closer to the goal.
  • 80' The clock is ticking and both teams know a goal could change everything at this point.
  • 85' While players are taking a pause, let’s have a look at their stats. The teams met 1 times this season with Botafogo FR winning 100% of all matches.
  • 90' CR Vasco da Gama are keeping things exceptionally tight at the back. It will take something special to break them down.
  • The points are shared — Botafogo FR 1-1 CR Vasco da Gama. Honours even.

Lineups

H2H

Predictions

Prediction accuracy
2 / 4
1.65 Botafogo FR xG
Expected Goals
Dixon-Coles · Bivariate Poisson · Neg. Binomial · Elo
1.24 CR Vasco da Gama xG
I would bet for: Both teams to score 58%

Match Result

✗ Wrong
Botafogo FR47% Draw26% CR Vasco da Gama27%
Actual: Draw

Both Teams to Score

✓ Correct
Yes58% 0% No42%
Avg goals/match: 2.89
Actual: Yes — both scored

Over / Under Goals

✗ O/U 2.5
Line Over Under
± 0.5 93%
7%
± 1.5 78%
22%
± 2.5 54%
46%
± 3.5 33%
67%
± 4.5 17%
83%

Double Chance

Botafogo FR or Draw
73%
Draw or CR Vasco da Gama
53%
Botafogo FR or CR Vasco da Gama
74%

Half-Time Result

✓ Correct
Botafogo FR33% Draw45% CR Vasco da Gama22%
Actual: Draw at HT

Correct Score

✓ In top 12
1 – 1
Actual
2 – 1
9%
1 – 0
8.4%
2 – 0
7.5%
0 – 0
7.4%
1 – 2
6.8%
0 – 1
6%
2 – 2
5.6%
3 – 1
5%
0 – 2
4.2%
3 – 0
4%
3 – 2
3.1%

Asian Handicap — Botafogo FR

Handicap Botafogo FR covers Push CR Vasco da Gama covers
-2.5 10% — 90%
-2 10% 14% 76%
-1.5 24% — 76%
-1 24% 21% 54%
-0.5 46% — 54%
+0.5 72% — 28%
+1 72% 16% 12%
+1.5 88% — 12%
+2 88% 8% 4%
+2.5 96% — 4%

Clean Sheet

Botafogo FR keeps clean sheet
30% ✓
CR Vasco da Gama keeps clean sheet
20% ✓

Predictions are statistical estimates based on season form, H2H history, and a Poisson model. Not financial advice.