Vitória reset their brains and bodies for another game after their 1-0 result against Ceara, a match they learned a lot from. How will they do against Botafogo SP?
- Vitória have the most scored goals (34) in Serie B
- Vitória have scored more than double the goals of Botafogo SP.
Botafogo SP have a very long trip to this away game, as there's more than 1800 kilometers in distance to cover. This could prove a challenge, at least for the supporters.
There should be plenty of energy on the pitch in this game, as both sides have had time to recuperate from their last game. Let's hope both teams are ready to give it all.
Vitória form and stats
Vitória have performed here at Estádio Manoel Barradas this season with 9 wins from 11 Serie B matches. Some points have been lost, as they have drawn 0 games and lost 2. After failing to beat Criciuma here at Estádio Manoel Barradas, Vitória has put together a very nice winning streak on their own turf with five wins in a row.
Vitória's previous game was also played at home, ending 1-0 versus Ceara (placed 10th). The home side are looking to build on that result. Arcanjo loved the game against Ceara. With a stunning six saves the goalkeeper played a huge part in the 1-0 victory. Goalkeeper Arcanjo got the top rating on the team in that game; 8.22 out of ten. Arcanjo topped it up with a clean sheet.
Prior to that, an away loss at Londrina.The home team are moderate favourites in this game. How does Vitória handle that role? We have found 16 games in our database similar to this one, based on the home odds. The stats for these games are 5 wins, 5 draws and 6 defeats.
The Vitória fans have had their share of opportunities to cheer home goals this season, having seen 19 goals in 11 league matches. Vitória have only conceded 6 from their league home games. For more goal stats, check the Statistics tab above. There's been improvement defensively lately, as only 0 of these goals has been conceded in their last three home matches.
Botafogo SP form and stats
The story so far for the visiting team on their Serie B travels is 4 wins, 4 draws and 3 defeats. Botafogo have had a generous will to share for some time now, running a streak of three draws in a row.
Botafogo SP aren't clicking offensively as they have gone 360 league minutes without a goal. Edson was the last player to find the net. Did you know that the longest clean sheet streak is 1816 minutes? This record is held by Mazaropi when he played in Vasco da Gama. Botafogo SP goalkeeper Matheus Albino Carneiro is eager to challenge this, with his 301 minutes of keeping balls out from the net.
Botafogo played 0-0 against Ponte Preta in their previous match. A strange fact; the final result 0-0 has been on "repeat" three times in a row! The attacker Henrique got a match rating of 7.3 in that game. Henrique hit the woodwork once, hit two key passes and dribled past the opponent 1 of 1 times.
A 0-0 draw at CRB's stadium before that.We have checked recent matches where Botafogo SP have had similar odds to win. Win-draw-lose statistics from those 13 games were 4 victories, 3 draws and 6 defeats.
Lacking goals? 12 of this club's latest 15 league fixtures have seen two or less goals.
The attacking power of Botafogo when travelling is not overwhelming with 9 goals scored from 11 league matches away. Botafogo SP have conceded 13 goals in these away matches. There's been improvement defensively lately, as only 1 of these goals has been conceded in their last three away matches.
Head 2 Head
Botafogo SP - Vitória 0-3 was the story when these squads last played each other, earlier this season. Head to head statistics (for the former six meetings): Vitória won two games, one match ended with a tie and Botafogo SP have three wins. Over 2,5 goals / under 2,5 goals: three / three.
Top Goalscorers
  L. Gamalho de Souza 5 goals |  S. Tréllez Viveros 4 goals |  W. Calvelo de Souza 4 goals |
Vitória missing players
Botafogo SP missing players
| Vitória | Botafogo SP | ||||||
| Total | Home | vs | Statistics | Stat | vs | Away | Total |
| 23 | 11 | 4 | Played | P | 3 | 11 | 22 |
| 14 | 9 | 3 | Won | W | 2 | 4 | 9 |
| 2 | 0 | 0 | Drew | D | 0 | 4 | 6 |
| 7 | 2 | 1 | Lost | L | 1 | 3 | 7 |
| 34 | 19 | 7 | Scored | S | 3 | 9 | 15 |
| 19 | 6 | 3 | Conceded | C | 4 | 13 | 23 |
| 100% | 100% | 100% | Over 0.5 | O 0.5 | 100% | 82% | 82% |
| 74% | 64% | 50% | Over 1.5 | O 1.5 | 67% | 73% | 59% |
| 43% | 45% | 50% | Over 2.5 | O 2.5 | 67% | 45% | 32% |
| 9% | 9% | 25% | Over 3.5 | O 3.5 | 0% | 0% | 0% |
| 4% | 9% | 25% | Over 4.5 | O 4.5 | 0% | 0% | 0% |
| 30% | 27% | 25% | BTTS | BTTS | 33% | 45% | 23% |
| 43% | 64% | 75% | Clean Sheets | C S | 33% | 27% | 45% |
| 26% | 9% | 0% | Failed to Score | F T | 33% | 45% | 50% |
| 5.1 | 5.5 | 5.2 | Corners for (avg) | C F | 5.7 | 5.5 | 6.5 |
| 4.7 | 3.8 | 5.5 | Corners against (avg) | C A | 10 | 6.5 | 5 |
| 2.5 | 2.6 | 2.8 | Yellow cards (avg) | Y C | 3.3 | 3.2 | 2.4 |
| 2 | 2 | 2 | Red cards | R C | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| 14.4 | 17.1 | 15 | Shots (avg) | S ( | 10.3 | 10.2 | 13 |
| 3.9 | 4.4 | 3.5 | Shots on Target (avg) | S O | 4 | 2.7 | 3.5 |
| 38% | 40% | 50% | Goal Efficiency | G E | 25% | 30% | 19% |
| 13.1 | 11.7 | 15.2 | Shots against (avg) | S A | 19.3 | 14.7 | 13.1 |
| 3.7 | 3.5 | 5.2 | Shots on Target against (avg) | S O | 6 | 4.3 | 3.9 |
- Botafogo SP have played more matches over 2,5 goals away than home.
- Vitória have played more matches over 2,5 goals home than away.
- Vitória have scored at least twice as many goals as they have conceded at home.
- Vitória have scored more than double the goals of Botafogo SP.
- Vitória have the most scored goals (34) in Serie B
- Vitória have the most scored goals in the second half (21) in Serie B
- Vitória haven’t played a single 0-0 game.
| Total | Home | Away | |||||||||||||||||||
| # | Team | MP | W | D | L | F | A | MP | W | D | L | F | A | MP | W | D | L | F | A | +/- | P |
| 1 | Sport Recife | 23 | 13 | 6 | 4 | 33 | 17 | 12 | 10 | 1 | 1 | 24 | 6 | 11 | 3 | 5 | 3 | 9 | 11 | 16 | 45 |
| 2 | Vitória | 23 | 14 | 2 | 7 | 34 | 19 | 11 | 9 | 0 | 2 | 19 | 6 | 12 | 5 | 2 | 5 | 15 | 13 | 15 | 44 |
| 3 | Novorizontino | 23 | 13 | 3 | 7 | 29 | 15 | 11 | 7 | 2 | 2 | 15 | 6 | 12 | 6 | 1 | 5 | 14 | 9 | 14 | 42 |
| 4 | Criciuma | 23 | 12 | 5 | 6 | 27 | 16 | 12 | 8 | 1 | 3 | 17 | 8 | 11 | 4 | 4 | 3 | 10 | 8 | 11 | 41 |
| 5 | Juventude | 23 | 12 | 3 | 8 | 25 | 20 | 11 | 6 | 1 | 4 | 13 | 10 | 12 | 6 | 2 | 4 | 12 | 10 | 5 | 39 |
| 6 | Vila Nova | 23 | 11 | 6 | 6 | 26 | 13 | 11 | 6 | 4 | 1 | 11 | 4 | 12 | 5 | 2 | 5 | 15 | 9 | 13 | 39 |
| 7 | Guarani | 23 | 10 | 7 | 6 | 27 | 18 | 11 | 7 | 2 | 2 | 17 | 8 | 12 | 3 | 5 | 4 | 10 | 10 | 9 | 37 |
| 8 | Mirassol | 23 | 10 | 6 | 7 | 25 | 21 | 12 | 6 | 4 | 2 | 14 | 9 | 11 | 4 | 2 | 5 | 11 | 12 | 4 | 36 |
| 9 | Atlético GO | 23 | 8 | 10 | 5 | 32 | 34 | 12 | 6 | 5 | 1 | 19 | 15 | 11 | 2 | 5 | 4 | 13 | 19 | -2 | 34 |
| 10 | Ceara | 23 | 9 | 6 | 8 | 23 | 23 | 11 | 5 | 2 | 4 | 11 | 12 | 12 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 12 | 11 | 0 | 33 |
| 11 | Botafogo SP | 22 | 9 | 6 | 7 | 15 | 23 | 11 | 5 | 2 | 4 | 6 | 10 | 11 | 4 | 4 | 3 | 9 | 13 | -8 | 33 |
| 12 | CRB | 22 | 8 | 5 | 9 | 23 | 25 | 11 | 5 | 4 | 2 | 13 | 10 | 11 | 3 | 1 | 7 | 10 | 15 | -2 | 29 |
| 13 | Ponte Preta | 23 | 6 | 9 | 8 | 14 | 19 | 12 | 4 | 6 | 2 | 10 | 7 | 11 | 2 | 3 | 6 | 4 | 12 | -5 | 27 |
| 14 | Ituano | 23 | 6 | 8 | 9 | 21 | 24 | 11 | 4 | 4 | 3 | 13 | 9 | 12 | 2 | 4 | 6 | 8 | 15 | -3 | 26 |
| 15 | Sampaio Correa | 23 | 5 | 9 | 9 | 17 | 26 | 12 | 3 | 6 | 3 | 12 | 13 | 11 | 2 | 3 | 6 | 5 | 13 | -9 | 24 |
| 16 | Avai | 22 | 5 | 7 | 10 | 17 | 29 | 11 | 3 | 3 | 5 | 8 | 14 | 11 | 2 | 4 | 5 | 9 | 15 | -12 | 22 |
| 17 | Tombense | 23 | 5 | 5 | 13 | 22 | 31 | 12 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 15 | 15 | 11 | 2 | 1 | 8 | 7 | 16 | -9 | 20 |
| 18 | Londrina | 23 | 5 | 4 | 14 | 20 | 34 | 11 | 4 | 2 | 5 | 14 | 13 | 12 | 1 | 2 | 9 | 6 | 21 | -14 | 19 |
| 19 | Chapecoense | 22 | 4 | 7 | 11 | 22 | 28 | 12 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 10 | 11 | 10 | 1 | 3 | 6 | 12 | 17 | -6 | 19 |
| 20 | ABC | 23 | 2 | 8 | 13 | 14 | 31 | 11 | 1 | 4 | 6 | 6 | 13 | 12 | 1 | 4 | 7 | 8 | 18 | -17 | 14 |
