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CR Vasco da Gama vs Botafogo FR, Serie A 2019 REGULAR SEASON

Campeonato Brasileiro Serie A · 2019
CR Vasco da Gama
2 – 1
Full Time
Botafogo FR
Thu 17 Oct 2019 · 00:30 UTC HT 45+3' · FT 45+6'
Leandro Castan 79' Y

Overview

Match Preview

CR Vasco da Gama vs Botafogo FR — Serie A .

Match Details

  • Referee Flavio Rodrigues De Souza
  • Referee Danilo Ricardo Simon Manis
  • Referee Emerson Augusto De Carvalho
  • Referee Alexandre Vargas Tavares de Jesus
9 games this season 🟨 2.1/game ⚽ 7.8 goals/game 🟥 3 total

Standings

# Team P Pts
1 SE Palmeiras 18 41
2 CR Flamengo 17 34
3 Fluminense FC 18 31
4 CA Paranaense 18 30
5 RB Bragantino 18 29
6 EC Bahia 17 26
7 Coritiba FBC 18 26
8 Sao Paulo FC 18 25
9 CA Mineiro 18 24
10 SC Corinthians Paulista 18 24
11 Cruzeiro EC 18 24
12 Botafogo FR 17 22
13 EC Vitoria 17 22
14 SC Internacional 18 21
15 Santos FC 18 21
16 Grêmio FBPA 18 21
17 CR Vasco da Gama 18 20
18 Clube do Remo 18 18
19 Mirassol FC 17 16
20 Chapecoense AF 17 9

Head-to-Head

5
2
9
CR Vasco da Gama 16 games · Avg 2.6 goals Botafogo FR
Last 5 meetings
2019-10-17 CR Vasco da Gama 2–1 Botafogo FR 2019-06-02 Botafogo FR 1–0 CR Vasco da Gama 2018-10-10 Botafogo FR 1–1 CR Vasco da Gama 2018-06-02 CR Vasco da Gama 1–2 Botafogo FR 2018-06-02 CR Vasco da Gama 1–2 Botafogo FR

Recent Form

CR Vasco da Gama
DateOpponentH/A ScoreResult
17 Oct Botafogo FR H 2–1 W
13 Oct Fortaleza EC H 1–0 W
10 Oct Avai FC A 0–0 D
05 Oct Santos FC H 0–1 L
02 Oct CA Mineiro A 2–1 W
29 Sep SC Corinthians Paulista A 0–1 L
Botafogo FR
DateOpponentH/A ScoreResult
17 Oct CR Vasco da Gama A 1–2 L
13 Oct SE Palmeiras A 0–1 L
09 Oct Goiás EC H 3–1 W
06 Oct Fluminense FC H 0–1 L
30 Sep Fortaleza EC A 0–1 L
26 Sep EC Bahia A 0–2 L

Season Stats

CR Vasco da Gama Botafogo FR
#17 Position #12
20 Points 22
18 Played 17
5 / 5 / 8 W / D / L 6 / 4 / 7
22 Scored 31
29 Conceded 31
-7 GD +0
1.11 PPG 1.29
28% Win % 35%

Key Stats

50% Both Teams to Score
H2H (16 games)
56% Over 2.5 Goals
H2H history
17% Clean Sheets
CR Vasco da Gama this season
12% Clean Sheets
Botafogo FR this season

CR Vasco da Gama are 17th (20 pts). Botafogo FR are 12th (22 pts).

Goal Timing (This Season)

CR Vasco da Gama
0-15
–/2
16-30
1/2
31-45
–/1
46-60
1/1
61-75
2/3
76+
4/2
■ Scored ■ Conceded
Botafogo FR
0-15
5/2
16-30
1/2
31-45
2/2
46-60
2/1
61-75
4/3
76+
5/3
■ Scored ■ Conceded

Top Scorers (This Season)

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

Events

Match Events

  • 0' The stage is set the green flag drops! Another match against CR Vasco da Gama and Botafogo FR has kicked off!
  • 5' The Array continues to deliver drama. Both CR Vasco da Gama and Botafogo FR are desperate not to drop points on matchday .
  • 8' A stunning finish from Bruno Gomes — that came from absolutely nowhere!
  • 13' A tactical chess match is unfolding here. The question is which manager blinks first.
  • 18' The deadlock is broken! Ribamar gets on the scoresheet on 18 minutes.
  • 22' What composure from Marcelo Conceicao! The Brazil international strokes it home. 2-1.
  • 27' Over 27 minutes have gone by without a meaningful attack. The supporters want more.
  • 32' We are waiting for someone to take the initiative. Who will be the first to commit to attack?
  • 33' Kanu has so much to prove this time. He replaces Gabriel on 33 minute.
  • 38' The travelling Botafogo FR supporters hardly appreciate their team being pressed down to the backline.
  • 43' Richard has certainly something to prove this evening. He made 24 appearances with only 0 goals this season.
  • 48' CR Vasco da Gama currently sit in the Array table. A result here could be decisive in the race for the top positions.
  • 49' Another change for Botafogo FR made on 49 minute. Rodrigo Pimpao leaves to be changed by Leonardo Valencia.
  • 54' Botafogo FR come into this ranked in Array. They desperately need points to push themselves up the standings.
  • 59' A tactical swap from CR Vasco da Gama — Marcos Junior on, Felipe Ferreira off on 59 minutes.
  • 63' Another substitution for CR Vasco da Gama to replace Ribamar by Gabriel Chaves on 63 minute.
  • 68' It looks surprising CR Vasco da Gama does not make any changes. Lucas Barros has some obvious troubles when approaching to the goal.
  • 70' Lucas Barros is ready to make an impact after coming on for Yuri at the 70 minute mark.
  • 75' It’s high time Vanderlei Luxemburgo made some changes to put the his team’s game back to action.
  • 79' Leandro Castan catches the referee's attention in entirely the wrong way. Yellow card on 79.
  • 84' Bruno Gomes makes way for Fredy Guarin at the 84 minute mark. A tactical switch from CR Vasco da Gama.
  • 89' The 32-year-old Felipe Ferreira has been sensational this season — 0 goals and 0 assists is a remarkable return.
  • The final whistle goes. A composed, disciplined performance from CR Vasco da Gama to claim maximum points.

Lineups

CR Vasco da Gama Lineups

Starting XI

Bench

Coach Vanderlei Luxemburgo

Botafogo FR Lineups

Starting XI

Bench

Coach Alberto Valentim

H2H

H2H Top Scorers

PlayerGoals
Andrey 2
Ribamar 2
Matheus Babi 2
Luiz Fernando 1
Talles Magno 1
Lucas Villalba 1
Maximiliano Lopez 1
Luis Henrique 1

Head to Head

2019-10-17 CR Vasco da Gama 2–1 Botafogo FR 2019-06-02 Botafogo FR 1–0 CR Vasco da Gama 2018-10-10 Botafogo FR 1–1 CR Vasco da Gama 2018-06-02 CR Vasco da Gama 1–2 Botafogo FR 2018-06-02 CR Vasco da Gama 1–2 Botafogo FR

CR Vasco da Gama Form

2019-10-17 CR Vasco da Gama 2–1 Botafogo FR W 2019-10-13 CR Vasco da Gama 1–0 Fortaleza EC W 2019-10-10 Avai FC 0–0 CR Vasco da Gama D 2019-10-05 CR Vasco da Gama 0–1 Santos FC L 2019-10-02 CA Mineiro 1–2 CR Vasco da Gama W 2019-09-29 SC Corinthians Paulista 1–0 CR Vasco da Gama L

Botafogo FR Form

2019-10-17 CR Vasco da Gama 2–1 Botafogo FR L 2019-10-13 SE Palmeiras 1–0 Botafogo FR L 2019-10-09 Botafogo FR 3–1 Goiás EC W 2019-10-06 Botafogo FR 0–1 Fluminense FC L 2019-09-30 Fortaleza EC 1–0 Botafogo FR L 2019-09-26 EC Bahia 2–0 Botafogo FR L

Predictions

Prediction accuracy
3 / 4
1.59 CR Vasco da Gama xG
Expected Goals
Dixon-Coles · Bivariate Poisson · Neg. Binomial · Elo
1.5 Botafogo FR xG
I would bet for: CR Vasco da Gama or Botafogo FR 75% + Both teams to score 62%

Match Result

✓ Correct
CR Vasco da Gama43% Draw25% Botafogo FR32%
Actual: CR Vasco da Gama win

Both Teams to Score

✓ Correct
Yes62% 0% No38%
Avg goals/match: 3.09
Actual: Yes — both scored

Over / Under Goals

✓ O/U 2.5
Line Over Under
± 0.5 94%
6%
± 1.5 81%
19%
± 2.5 59%
41%
± 3.5 37%
63%
± 4.5 20%
80%

Double Chance

CR Vasco da Gama or Draw
69%
Draw or Botafogo FR
57%
CR Vasco da Gama or Botafogo FR
75%

Half-Time Result

✗ Wrong
CR Vasco da Gama29% Draw44% Botafogo FR27%
Actual: CR Vasco da Gama win at HT

Correct Score

✓ In top 12
1 – 1
11.8%
2 – 1
Actual
1 – 2
7.8%
1 – 0
6.4%
0 – 0
6.2%
2 – 2
6.2%
0 – 1
6%
2 – 0
5.7%
0 – 2
5.1%
3 – 1
4.4%
1 – 3
3.9%
3 – 2
3.3%

Asian Handicap — CR Vasco da Gama

Handicap CR Vasco da Gama covers Push Botafogo FR covers
-2.5 8% — 92%
-2 8% 12% 80%
-1.5 20% — 80%
-1 20% 19% 61%
-0.5 39% — 61%
+0.5 65% — 35%
+1 65% 18% 17%
+1.5 83% — 17%
+2 83% 10% 7%
+2.5 93% — 7%

Clean Sheet

CR Vasco da Gama keeps clean sheet
23% ✓
Botafogo FR keeps clean sheet
21% ✓

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