📊 Form Guide

Vasco da Gama

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Vasco da Gama head into this game after a 1-1 Serie A stalemate against Coritiba.

In that match, Vasco da Gama had 35% possession and 11 attempts at goal with 2 of them on target. For Vasco da Gama, the scorers were Tchê (24') and Alan Saldivia (90' Own goal). At the other end, Coritiba had 18 attempts at goal with 4 on target.

Three or more goals per match have been seen in 5 of the past 6 fixtures where Vasco da Gama have played. Opposition teams scored 10 of them in this period while Vasco da Gama bagged a total of 11. That kind of trend might not be carried forward into this match, of course.

Looking at the pre-match facts, Vasco da Gama:

• have not registered a win against Botafogo in their last 4 matches in the league.
• are unbeaten in their last 3 home league matches.

Botafogo

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Botafogo will come into the game following on from a 3-2 Serie A win in the defeat of Mirassol in their most recent outing.

In that match, Botafogo had 35% possession and 11 attempts at goal with 5 of them on target. For Botafogo, the goalscorers were Cabral (11'), Telles (43') and Santos (66'). Mirassol had 19 shots at goal with 4 on target. Shaylon (21') and Formiga (92') scored for Mirassol.

Illustrating their involvement in eventful matches, the back of the net has been hit 23 times in the prior 6 matches in which Botafogo have played, yielding a mean average of 3.83 goals each clash. Opposition teams have got 16 of those goals.

Going into this encounter, Botafogo haven't been beaten by Vasco da Gama when they have played them away from home in the previous 2 matches in the league.

👥 Head to head

Looking at their prior head-to-head clashes dating back to 29/06/2024 shows that Vasco da Gama have won 0 of them & Botafogo 3, with the tally of drawn matches standing at 3.

A total of 14 goals were shared by the two clubs throughout the course of those matches, with 3 of them from Vascão and 11 coming from Fogão. That is an average goals per game value of 2.33.

The previous league fixture featuring these clubs was Serie A match day 32 on 05/11/2025 when it finished Botafogo 3-0 Vasco da Gama.

On that day, Botafogo had 51% possession and 23 attempts at goal with 9 of them on target. Goals were scored by Telles (45') and Artur (72').

At the other end, Vasco da Gama had 12 shots on goal with 0 on target. Jardim (77' Own goal) scored.

The match was refereed by Bruno Arleu.

🔮 Prediction

In our view, Botafogo will have their work cut out to find the net against this Vasco da Gama outfit who will likely do enough to score at the other end and edge ahead.

Therefore, we predict a 1-0 winning margin for Vasco da Gama at the conclusion of the game.

Let’s see.

Andre Moura, 23:38 04/04/2026