Scrambling Vitória are aching to pull off a surprise win when they welcome enterprising Botafogo in the next league game. It’s 18th vs 2nd and the home regulars will have modest confidence.
- Vitória have the fewest matches over the total-line (7) in Serie B
- Botafogo have the most scored goals (39) in Serie B
It’s busy days for these teams as both were in action only a few days ago. There’s no rest for the wicked, or in this case; no rest for Vitória and Botafogo.
It's time to recharge all electronic entertainment devices for Botafogo, who are travelling more than 1600 kilometers to play this game.
Vitória form and stats
Vitória have played 13 Serie B games at their own stadium so far this season, resulting in 3-6-4 (wins-draws-losses).
Times are rough for the home team, having gone 348 minutes without scoring a league goal. Marcinho was the last player to find the net.
Vitória lost their last game at Londrina (placed 17th) after a 0-1 scoreline. Roberto was "man of the match" with a rating of 7.31 out of 10. The defender Roberto hit two key passes and won 8 of 10 duels.
Preceding that game was the home draw versus Coritiba that ended 0-0.There's a new game coming up fairly quickly for Vitória as they are travelling to their away game against Goias in the Serie B. That match is three days after this one.
Vitória aren't scoring a lot here at Estádio Manoel Barradas in the league, with only 11 goals from 13 games. Vitória have only conceded 11 from their league home games. For more goal stats, check the Statistics tab above.
Botafogo form and stats
There's been little loot from Botafogo's travels as they have only collected 13 points from 13 away games in the Serie B. Botafogo only have 3 wins to counter their 6 defeats and 4 draws.
Botafogo go into this game after a win, the home game against Sampaio Correa that ended 2-0. Midfielder Luís Oyama was the best performer of that match, with a rating of 8.13. Oyama scored one goal, hit two key passes, dribled past the opponent 1 of 2 times and had 45 successful passes (of 50 total).
Prior to that match, the Botafogo manager E. Alves Moreira faced defeat when travelling to CSA and losing 0-2.A new game in only three days for Botafogo, the Serie B home match versus Avai. Busy days.
Many goals are not expected from the visiting Botafogo as they have only managed to score 11 times from 13 away games in the league. 17 goals have been conceded by Botafogo in these games. There's been improvement defensively lately, as only 2 of these goals has been conceded in their last 3 away matches.
Head 2 Head
Here's the end result when the contenders faced each other earlier this season; Botafogo - Vitória 1-0. Head-2-head stats last ten meetings: two - three - five (Vitória wins - draws - Botafogo wins). As for goals, five matches ended with three or more goals (over 2,5), five had two or less.Top Goalscorers
  R. Navarro Leal 10 goals | C. Medeiros Oliveira Santos 8 goals | M. Rosa Furtado Junior 4 goals |
Vitória missing players
Botafogo missing players
| Vitória | Botafogo | ||||||
| Total | Home | vs | Statistics | Stat | vs | Away | Total |
| 26 | 13 | 5 | Played | P | 4 | 13 | 26 |
| 4 | 3 | 1 | Won | W | 1 | 3 | 14 |
| 13 | 6 | 4 | Drew | D | 2 | 4 | 5 |
| 9 | 4 | 0 | Lost | L | 1 | 6 | 7 |
| 18 | 11 | 3 | Scored | S | 5 | 11 | 39 |
| 22 | 11 | 2 | Conceded | C | 5 | 17 | 25 |
| 77% | 77% | 60% | Over 0.5 | O 0.5 | 100% | 100% | 100% |
| 42% | 46% | 40% | Over 1.5 | O 1.5 | 75% | 69% | 77% |
| 23% | 31% | 0% | Over 2.5 | O 2.5 | 50% | 31% | 35% |
| 12% | 15% | 0% | Over 3.5 | O 3.5 | 25% | 15% | 23% |
| 0% | 0% | 0% | Over 4.5 | O 4.5 | 0% | 0% | 8% |
| 42% | 46% | 40% | BTTS | BTTS | 75% | 54% | 38% |
| 35% | 38% | 60% | Clean Sheets | C S | 25% | 23% | 46% |
| 46% | 38% | 40% | Failed to Score | F T | 0% | 23% | 15% |
| 4.7 | 6.1 | 7.4 | Corners for (avg) | C F | 3.5 | 4.9 | 5.5 |
| 4.5 | 3.7 | 3 | Corners against (avg) | C A | 4.2 | 4.2 | 3.8 |
| 2.3 | 2.7 | 2.4 | Yellow cards (avg) | Y C | 2.5 | 2.2 | 1.9 |
| 4 | 2 | 1 | Red cards | R C | 1 | 1 | 1 |
| 12.3 | 14.4 | 13.6 | Shots (avg) | S ( | 13.5 | 11.6 | 12.4 |
| 4.1 | 4.5 | 4.2 | Shots on Target (avg) | S O | 3.5 | 4.2 | 4.9 |
| 17% | 19% | 14% | Goal Efficiency | G E | 36% | 20% | 30% |
- Botafogo have scored more than double the goals of Vitória.
- Botafogo have the fewest matches under the total-line (7) in Serie B
- Botafogo have the most scored goals (39) in Serie B
- Botafogo have the most scored goals in the second half (20) in Serie B
- Botafogo haven’t played a single 0-0 game.
- Botafogo is in the best form (5-0-1)
- Vitória have played more matches over 2,5 goals home than away.
- Vitória have the fewest matches over the total-line (7) in Serie B
- Vitória have won significantly more corners at home than away.
| Total | Home | Away | |||||||||||||||||||
| # | Team | MP | W | D | L | F | A | MP | W | D | L | F | A | MP | W | D | L | F | A | +/- | P |
| 1 | Coritiba | 26 | 15 | 7 | 4 | 34 | 18 | 13 | 8 | 4 | 1 | 20 | 7 | 13 | 7 | 3 | 3 | 14 | 11 | 16 | 52 |
| 2 | Botafogo | 26 | 14 | 5 | 7 | 39 | 25 | 13 | 11 | 1 | 1 | 28 | 8 | 13 | 3 | 4 | 6 | 11 | 17 | 14 | 47 |
| 3 | Goias | 26 | 12 | 9 | 5 | 29 | 18 | 13 | 7 | 4 | 2 | 17 | 9 | 13 | 5 | 5 | 3 | 12 | 9 | 11 | 45 |
| 4 | CRB | 26 | 12 | 8 | 6 | 35 | 28 | 13 | 5 | 6 | 2 | 18 | 13 | 13 | 7 | 2 | 4 | 17 | 15 | 7 | 44 |
| 5 | Avai | 26 | 12 | 7 | 7 | 29 | 20 | 13 | 7 | 3 | 3 | 16 | 10 | 13 | 5 | 4 | 4 | 13 | 10 | 9 | 43 |
| 6 | Guarani | 26 | 11 | 8 | 7 | 36 | 28 | 13 | 7 | 3 | 3 | 18 | 12 | 13 | 4 | 5 | 4 | 18 | 16 | 8 | 41 |
| 7 | CSA | 26 | 11 | 5 | 10 | 27 | 22 | 13 | 5 | 5 | 3 | 14 | 9 | 13 | 6 | 0 | 7 | 13 | 13 | 5 | 38 |
| 8 | Vasco da Gama | 26 | 10 | 7 | 9 | 30 | 29 | 13 | 7 | 3 | 3 | 18 | 11 | 13 | 3 | 4 | 6 | 12 | 18 | 1 | 37 |
| 9 | Remo | 26 | 10 | 6 | 10 | 23 | 27 | 14 | 7 | 2 | 5 | 11 | 10 | 12 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 12 | 17 | -4 | 36 |
| 10 | Sampaio Correa | 26 | 9 | 9 | 8 | 30 | 26 | 12 | 6 | 3 | 3 | 17 | 11 | 14 | 3 | 6 | 5 | 13 | 15 | 4 | 36 |
| 11 | Nautico | 26 | 9 | 8 | 9 | 29 | 29 | 13 | 5 | 5 | 3 | 19 | 14 | 13 | 4 | 3 | 6 | 10 | 15 | 0 | 35 |
| 12 | Operario PR | 26 | 9 | 7 | 10 | 20 | 28 | 13 | 6 | 2 | 5 | 14 | 15 | 13 | 3 | 5 | 5 | 6 | 13 | -8 | 34 |
| 13 | Ponte Preta | 26 | 8 | 8 | 10 | 25 | 27 | 13 | 7 | 4 | 2 | 19 | 11 | 13 | 1 | 4 | 8 | 6 | 16 | -2 | 32 |
| 14 | Cruzeiro | 26 | 6 | 13 | 7 | 30 | 34 | 13 | 3 | 7 | 3 | 18 | 20 | 13 | 3 | 6 | 4 | 12 | 14 | -4 | 31 |
| 15 | Vila Nova | 26 | 7 | 9 | 10 | 18 | 21 | 13 | 3 | 7 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 13 | 4 | 2 | 7 | 14 | 16 | -3 | 30 |
| 16 | Brusque | 26 | 7 | 8 | 11 | 23 | 35 | 13 | 4 | 5 | 4 | 11 | 9 | 13 | 3 | 3 | 7 | 12 | 26 | -12 | 29 |
| 17 | Londrina | 26 | 6 | 9 | 11 | 19 | 30 | 14 | 3 | 4 | 7 | 9 | 16 | 12 | 3 | 5 | 4 | 10 | 14 | -11 | 27 |
| 18 | Vitória | 26 | 4 | 13 | 9 | 18 | 22 | 13 | 3 | 6 | 4 | 11 | 11 | 13 | 1 | 7 | 5 | 7 | 11 | -4 | 25 |
| 19 | Confianca | 26 | 5 | 6 | 15 | 24 | 37 | 13 | 4 | 2 | 7 | 13 | 17 | 13 | 1 | 4 | 8 | 11 | 20 | -13 | 21 |
| 20 | Brasil de Pelotas | 26 | 2 | 10 | 14 | 15 | 29 | 12 | 2 | 5 | 5 | 8 | 12 | 14 | 0 | 5 | 9 | 7 | 17 | -14 | 16 |