Monday , 19 October 2026

Botafogo FR vs CR Vasco da Gama, Serie A 2026 REGULAR SEASON

Campeonato Brasileiro Serie A · 2026
Botafogo FR
1 – 2
Full Time
CR Vasco da Gama
Wed 7 Oct 2026 · 23:30 UTC Municipal Nilton Santos HT 45' · FT 45'
0–1 27' Alan Lescano
0–2 51' David
Alex Telles 59' 1–2
Nahuel Ferraresi 90' Y

Overview

Match Preview

Botafogo FR vs CR Vasco da Gama — Serie A at Municipal Nilton Santos.

Match Details

  • Referee Bruno de Araujo (Brazil)
  • Assistant 1 Thiago Neto Correa (Brazil)
  • Assistant 2 Thayse Marques Fonseca (Brazil)
11 games this season 🟨 2.2/game ⚽ 8.0 goals/game 🟥 1 total

Standings

# Team P Pts
1 CR Flamengo 31 67
2 SE Palmeiras 31 66
3 CA Paranaense 31 53
4 Fluminense FC 31 51
5 Cruzeiro EC 31 51
6 CA Mineiro 31 50
7 EC Bahia 31 49
8 Santos FC 31 45
9 Sao Paulo FC 31 42
10 RB Bragantino 31 41
11 Botafogo FR 31 39
12 Coritiba FBC 31 39
13 Mirassol FC 31 36
14 EC Vitoria 30 36
15 CR Vasco da Gama 30 35
16 SC Internacional 31 32
17 SC Corinthians Paulista 30 32
18 Gremio FBPA 31 31
19 Clube do Remo 31 26
20 Chapecoense AF 30 18

Head-to-Head

9
2
6
Botafogo FR 17 games · Avg 2.6 goals CR Vasco da Gama
Last 5 meetings
2026-10-07 Botafogo FR 1–2 CR Vasco da Gama 2026-04-05 CR Vasco da Gama 1–2 Botafogo FR 2025-11-05 Botafogo FR 3–0 CR Vasco da Gama 2025-07-12 CR Vasco da Gama 0–2 Botafogo FR 2024-11-06 Botafogo FR 3–0 CR Vasco da Gama

Recent Form

Botafogo FR
DateOpponentH/A ScoreResult
07 Oct CR Vasco da Gama H 1–2 L
19 Sep Mirassol FC A 0–2 L
16 Sep Gremio FBPA H 3–2 W
12 Sep RB Bragantino H 1–1 D
06 Sep SE Palmeiras H 0–0 D
30 Aug CR Flamengo A 0–3 L
CR Vasco da Gama
DateOpponentH/A ScoreResult
07 Oct Botafogo FR A 2–1 W
19 Sep Coritiba FBC H 5–0 W
12 Sep Gremio FBPA A 2–1 W
06 Sep Fluminense FC A 0–1 L
30 Aug Cruzeiro EC H 3–1 W
23 Aug SE Palmeiras A 1–4 L

Season Stats

Botafogo FR CR Vasco da Gama
#11 Position #15
39 Points 35
31 Played 30
10 / 9 / 12 W / D / L 9 / 8 / 13
44 Scored 36
48 Conceded 43
-4 GD -7
1.26 PPG 1.17
32% Win % 30%

Key Stats

53% Both Teams to Score
H2H (17 games)
59% Over 2.5 Goals
H2H history
19% Clean Sheets
Botafogo FR this season
20% Clean Sheets
CR Vasco da Gama this season

Botafogo FR are 11th (39 pts). CR Vasco da Gama are 15th (35 pts).

Goal Timing (This Season)

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

Top Scorers (This Season)

Botafogo FR
Danilo dos Santos de Oliveira 10 G 2 A
Arthur Cabral 7 G 1 A
Edenilson 4 G 2 A
Matheus Martins 4 G 1 A
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 Municipal Nilton Santos!
  • 5' Botafogo FR are enjoying more possession but struggling to find a way through a disciplined CR Vasco da Gama backline.
  • 10' The home supporters are growing impatient. Botafogo FR must find a spark to ignite this game.
  • 15' CR Vasco da Gama has dominated the recent head-to-head record, winning 1 of the last 2 meetings.
  • 20' The teams are not in a rush to score plenty of goals. It might look strange considering CR Vasco da Gama that had 297 games and scored 301 goals.
  • 25' Players seem to put ease on their energy level Spectators hardly appreciate such approach. Teams need to speed up the tempo.
  • 28' A goal from the Argentina international Alan Lescano! He fires home on 28 to make it 0-1!
  • 33' CR Vasco da Gama are keeping things exceptionally tight at the back. It will take something special to break them down.
  • 38' Although teams showed high tempo form the start, they seem to slow down a bit. Both sides really need to catch a fire. Otherwise, we have another goalless match.
  • 42' The CR Vasco da Gama manager makes a substitution. Bruno Duarte departs to be replaced by David.
  • 47' Botafogo FR are deployed in a 4-2-3-1 today, looking to exploit space against CR Vasco da Gama's 4-1-4-1 shape.
  • 51' David is having a superb {COMPETITION} campaign — that is 3 goals this season for the .
  • 56' CR Vasco da Gama fans have not had much to celebrate tonight. Their side is struggling to get forward.
  • 57' The Botafogo FR manager makes a substitution. Cristian Medina departs to be replaced by Junior Santos.
  • 60' A goal from the Brazil international Alex Telles! He fires home on 60 to make it 1-2!
  • 65' The CR Vasco da Gama manager makes a substitution. Alan Lescano departs to be replaced by Tche Tche.
  • 69' Another change for Botafogo FR made on 69 minute. Vitinho leaves to be changed by Kauan.
  • 74' Both teams are passing the ball around with high level of urgency. CR Vasco da Gama needs to do something about it to get closer to the goal.
  • 79' Thiago Mendes needs to be pretty careful with his discipline considering 0 Red cards this season.
  • 80' Mateo Ponte gets the nod from Botafogo FR. He replaces Arthur Cabral and will look to change the dynamic.
  • 81' A tactical swap from Botafogo FR — Kadir Barria on, Paulo Henrique off on 81 minutes.
  • 86' CR Vasco da Gama seems to be on a short break. The game is mainly concentrated in the center. It’s high time they got back to action. Otherwise, it looks like a goalless game.
  • 88' The whistle greets Facundo Colidio as he departs to be replaced by Jose Rodriguez.
  • 90' That is a card for Botafogo FR. Nahuel Ferraresi will be fuming at that decision.
  • The referee brings this contest to a close. CR Vasco da Gama take all three points.

Lineups

Botafogo FR Lineups

4-2-3-1

Starting XI

Bench

Coach Franclim Carvalho

CR Vasco da Gama Lineups

4-1-4-1

Starting XI

Bench

Coach Renato Gaucho

H2H

H2H Top Scorers

PlayerGoals
Andrey 2
Ribamar 2
Matheus Babi 2
David 2
Alex Telles 2
Paulo Henrique 1
Arthur Cabral 1
Pablo Vegetti 1

Head to Head

2026-10-07 Botafogo FR 1–2 CR Vasco da Gama 2026-04-05 CR Vasco da Gama 1–2 Botafogo FR 2025-11-05 Botafogo FR 3–0 CR Vasco da Gama 2025-07-12 CR Vasco da Gama 0–2 Botafogo FR 2024-11-06 Botafogo FR 3–0 CR Vasco da Gama

Botafogo FR Form

2026-10-07 Botafogo FR 1–2 CR Vasco da Gama L 2026-09-19 Mirassol FC 2–0 Botafogo FR L 2026-09-16 Botafogo FR 3–2 Gremio FBPA W 2026-09-12 Botafogo FR 1–1 RB Bragantino D 2026-09-06 Botafogo FR 0–0 SE Palmeiras D 2026-08-30 CR Flamengo 3–0 Botafogo FR L

CR Vasco da Gama Form

2026-10-07 Botafogo FR 1–2 CR Vasco da Gama W 2026-09-19 CR Vasco da Gama 5–0 Coritiba FBC W 2026-09-12 Gremio FBPA 1–2 CR Vasco da Gama W 2026-09-06 Fluminense FC 1–0 CR Vasco da Gama L 2026-08-30 CR Vasco da Gama 3–1 Cruzeiro EC W 2026-08-23 SE Palmeiras 4–1 CR Vasco da Gama L

Predictions

Prediction accuracy
2 / 4
1.77 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 59% + Over 2.5 goals 57%

Match Result

✗ Wrong
Botafogo FR46% Draw27% CR Vasco da Gama27%
Actual: CR Vasco da Gama win

Both Teams to Score

✓ Correct
Yes59% 0% No41%
Avg goals/match: 3.01
Actual: Yes — both scored

Over / Under Goals

✓ O/U 2.5
Line Over Under
± 0.5 93%
7%
± 1.5 80%
20%
± 2.5 57%
43%
± 3.5 35%
65%
± 4.5 19%
81%

Double Chance

Botafogo FR or Draw
72%
Draw or CR Vasco da Gama
54%
Botafogo FR or CR Vasco da Gama
73%

Half-Time Result

✗ Wrong
Botafogo FR35% Draw44% CR Vasco da Gama21%
Actual: CR Vasco da Gama win at HT

Correct Score

✓ In top 12
1 – 1
11.7%
2 – 1
9.2%
1 – 0
8%
2 – 0
7.7%
0 – 0
6.7%
1 – 2
Actual
2 – 2
5.7%
3 – 1
5.4%
0 – 1
5.3%
3 – 0
4.4%
0 – 2
3.8%
3 – 2
3.4%

Asian Handicap — Botafogo FR

Handicap Botafogo FR covers Push CR Vasco da Gama covers
-2.5 12% — 88%
-2 12% 15% 73%
-1.5 27% — 73%
-1 27% 21% 51%
-0.5 49% — 51%
+0.5 74% — 26%
+1 74% 15% 11%
+1.5 89% — 11%
+2 89% 7% 4%
+2.5 96% — 4%

Clean Sheet

Botafogo FR keeps clean sheet
30% ✓
CR Vasco da Gama keeps clean sheet
18% ✓

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