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EC Vitoria vs Botafogo FR, 2018

Campeonato Brasileiro Serie A · 2018
EC Vitoria
3 – 4
Full Time
Botafogo FR
Sun 23 Sep 2018 · 21:00 UTC HT 45' · FT 45'

Overview

Match Preview

EC Vitoria vs Botafogo FR — Serie A .

Match Details

  • Referee Bruno Salgado Rizo
  • Referee Luiz Alberto Andrini Nogueira
  • Referee Vinicius Goncalves Dias Araujo
  • Referee Jucimar dos Santos Dias

Standings

# Team P Pts
1 SE Palmeiras 23 48
2 CR Flamengo 21 42
3 CA Paranaense 23 41
4 Fluminense FC 23 38
5 EC Bahia 22 33
6 Cruzeiro EC 22 33
7 RB Bragantino 22 32
8 SC Corinthians Paulista 22 32
9 Coritiba FBC 23 31
10 Botafogo FR 21 30
11 CA Mineiro 21 29
12 Sao Paulo FC 22 27
13 EC Vitoria 22 26
14 Gremio FBPA 21 25
15 SC Internacional 22 23
16 Mirassol FC 21 23
17 Santos FC 21 22
18 CR Vasco da Gama 21 22
19 Clube do Remo 22 22
20 Chapecoense AF 21 10

Head-to-Head

1
7
2
EC Vitoria 10 games · Avg 2.3 goals Botafogo FR
Last 5 meetings
2018-09-23 EC Vitoria 3–4 Botafogo FR 2018-05-27 Botafogo FR 1–1 EC Vitoria 2018-05-27 Botafogo FR 1–1 EC Vitoria 2017-10-01 Botafogo FR 2–3 EC Vitoria 2017-06-14 EC Vitoria 2–2 Botafogo FR

Recent Form

EC Vitoria
DateOpponentH/A ScoreResult
23 Sep Botafogo FR H 3–4 L
15 Sep Ceará SC A 0–2 L
09 Sep CR Vasco da Gama H 1–0 W
06 Sep Fluminense FC A 0–0 D
01 Sep America FC H 1–0 W
26 Aug CA Mineiro H 1–0 W
Botafogo FR
DateOpponentH/A ScoreResult
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
01 Sep Gremio FBPA A 0–4 L
26 Aug SC Recife H 2–0 W

Season Stats

EC Vitoria Botafogo FR
#13 Position #10
26 Points 30
22 Played 21
7 / 5 / 10 W / D / L 8 / 6 / 7
22 Scored 35
33 Conceded 33
-11 GD +2
1.18 PPG 1.43
32% Win % 38%

Key Stats

60% Both Teams to Score
H2H (10 games)
30% Over 2.5 Goals
H2H history
41% Clean Sheets
EC Vitoria this season
19% Clean Sheets
Botafogo FR this season

EC Vitoria are 13th (26 pts). Botafogo FR are 10th (30 pts).

Goal Timing (This Season)

EC Vitoria
0-15
1/1
16-30
3/–
31-45
1/9
46-60
1/1
61-75
4/1
76+
3/7
■ Scored ■ Conceded
Botafogo FR
0-15
5/2
16-30
1/2
31-45
4/2
46-60
2/3
61-75
4/3
76+
5/3
■ Scored ■ Conceded

Top Scorers (This Season)

EC Vitoria
Carlos Rene 5 G 1 A
Renato Kayzer 4 G 1 A
Gabriel Baralhas 2 G 3 A
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' What a night it is going to be! EC Vitoria welcome Botafogo FR for this crunch clash at .
  • 5' will be watching from the dugout nervously. His EC Vitoria side need to improve if they are to claim all three points.
  • 10' EC Vitoria are keeping things exceptionally tight at the back. It will take something special to break them down.
  • 15' Yago Felipe has certainly something to prove this evening. He made 21 appearances with only 0 goals this season.
  • 20' Argentina international Marcelo Meli has been a key figure this campaign — 0 goals and 0 assists in the Array this season.
  • 25' The energy levels are beginning to show. Carpegiani might look to freshen things up shortly.
  • 30' With 0 assists to his name this season, Kieza is clearly more than just a goal scorer for Botafogo FR.
  • 35' The travelling Botafogo FR supporters hardly appreciate their team being pressed down to the backline.
  • 40' We miss some good tackles and strikes. Is there anyone on the field to put the game back to action?
  • 45' EC Vitoria is showing some good football. However, EC Vitoria are ready to play back every minute. It might result in some problems for the home side. The game will hardly remain goalless.
  • 50' Matchday of the Array and both teams know exactly what is at stake tonight.
  • 55' The clock is ticking and both teams know a goal could change everything at this point.
  • 60' The 31-year-old Moises has been sensational this season — 0 goals and 0 assists is a remarkable return.
  • 65' The referee is likely to let players tackle, as he already missed some meaty challenges during opening seconds. He is still to establish what should not be done by the players and what is acceptable on the pitch. It’s going to be a tough game for Brenner suffering a number of foals already.
  • 70' Not even hints on scoring a goal over the last 70 minutes.
  • 75' Botafogo FR come into this ranked in Array. They desperately need points to push themselves up the standings.
  • 80' named a earlier, and opted for a in response. A fascinating tactical duel is developing.
  • 85' Botafogo FR has dominated the recent head-to-head record, winning 0 of the last 1 meetings.
  • 90' The tempo has dropped considerably in the last few minutes. Ze Ricardo will be considering his options from the bench.
  • Hope, you loved the show. Another epic battle is over with the score 3-4.

Lineups

EC Vitoria Lineups

Starting XI

Bench

Coach Carpegiani

Botafogo FR Lineups

Starting XI

Bench

Coach Ze Ricardo

H2H

H2H Top Scorers

PlayerGoals
Kieza 2
Kieza 2
Fabiano 1
Alerrandro 1
Mauricio 1
Erik 1
Rodrigo Lindoso 1
Leo Gomes 1

Head to Head

2018-09-23 EC Vitoria 3–4 Botafogo FR 2018-05-27 Botafogo FR 1–1 EC Vitoria 2018-05-27 Botafogo FR 1–1 EC Vitoria 2017-10-01 Botafogo FR 2–3 EC Vitoria 2017-06-14 EC Vitoria 2–2 Botafogo FR

EC Vitoria Form

2018-09-23 EC Vitoria 3–4 Botafogo FR L 2018-09-15 Ceará SC 2–0 EC Vitoria L 2018-09-09 EC Vitoria 1–0 CR Vasco da Gama W 2018-09-06 Fluminense FC 0–0 EC Vitoria D 2018-09-01 EC Vitoria 1–0 America FC W 2018-08-26 EC Vitoria 1–0 CA Mineiro W

Botafogo FR Form

2018-09-23 EC Vitoria 3–4 Botafogo FR W 2018-09-16 Botafogo FR 1–0 America FC W 2018-09-09 Fluminense FC 1–0 Botafogo FR L 2018-09-05 Botafogo FR 1–1 Cruzeiro EC D 2018-09-01 Gremio FBPA 4–0 Botafogo FR L 2018-08-26 Botafogo FR 2–0 SC Recife W

Predictions

Prediction accuracy
2 / 4
1.79 EC Vitoria xG
Expected Goals
Dixon-Coles · Bivariate Poisson · Neg. Binomial · Elo
1.84 Botafogo FR xG
I would bet for: EC Vitoria or Botafogo FR 75% + Both teams to score 70%

Match Result

✗ Wrong
EC Vitoria38% Draw25% Botafogo FR37%
Actual: Botafogo FR win

Both Teams to Score

✓ Correct
Yes70% 0% No30%
Avg goals/match: 3.63
Actual: Yes — both scored

Over / Under Goals

✓ O/U 2.5
Line Over Under
± 0.5 96%
4%
± 1.5 88%
12%
± 2.5 69%
31%
± 3.5 49%
51%
± 4.5 30%
70%

Double Chance

EC Vitoria or Draw
63%
Draw or Botafogo FR
62%
EC Vitoria or Botafogo FR
75%

Half-Time Result

✗ Wrong
EC Vitoria29% Draw40% Botafogo FR31%
Actual: Botafogo FR win at HT

Correct Score

✗ 3–4 not predicted
3 – 4
Actual
1 – 1
9.6%
1 – 2
7.8%
2 – 1
7.6%
2 – 2
6.9%
1 – 3
4.7%
0 – 2
4.5%
3 – 1
4.5%
2 – 0
4.3%
0 – 1
4.3%
2 – 3
4.2%
1 – 0
4.2%
3 – 2
4.1%

Asian Handicap — EC Vitoria

Handicap EC Vitoria covers Push Botafogo FR covers
-2.5 9% — 91%
-2 9% 11% 80%
-1.5 20% — 80%
-1 20% 17% 63%
-0.5 37% — 63%
+0.5 61% — 39%
+1 61% 18% 21%
+1.5 79% — 21%
+2 79% 12% 9%
+2.5 91% — 9%

Clean Sheet

EC Vitoria keeps clean sheet
17% ✓
Botafogo FR keeps clean sheet
17% ✓

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