Our model scores this match once both teams have enough recent form to work from, predictions publish in the days before kickoff. Form, head-to-head and season stats are available in the tabs above now.
How this scoreline is calculated
Botafogo
Form comparisonVasco da Gama
Where those opponents sat in the table: strong means they averaged roughly the top 40%, weak roughly the bottom 40%, mixed in between.
Opposition faced: Botafogo strong, Vasco da Gama mixedThe form score weights every result and every goal by where the opponent sat in the table, so five wins over the bottom of the table score below five over the top.
- 05 Apr 2026Vasco DA Gama1-2Botafogo
- 08 Feb 2026Vasco DA Gama2-0Botafogo
- 05 Nov 2025Botafogo3-0Vasco DA Gama
- 12 Sept 2025Botafogo1-1Vasco DA Gama
- 28 Aug 2025Vasco DA Gama1-1Botafogo
- 19 Sept 2026vsMirassol2-0L
- 16 Sept 2026vsGremio3-2W
- 12 Sept 2026vsRB Bragantino1-1D
- 06 Sept 2026vsPalmeiras0-0D
- 30 Aug 2026vsFlamengo3-0L
- 19 Sept 2026vsCoritiba5-0W
- 15 Sept 2026vsSanta Fe2-0W
- 12 Sept 2026vsGremio1-2W
- 08 Sept 2026vsSanta Fe0-0D
- 06 Sept 2026vsFluminense1-0L
Botafogo vs Vasco da Gama: form and season numbers
Botafogo take a form score of 3.0 out of 10 into this Brasileirao fixture, against 8.1 for Vasco da Gama. Botafogo have 1 win, 2 draws and 2 defeats in their last 5, while Vasco da Gama have 3 wins, 1 draw and 1 defeat in theirs. Across the season Botafogo average 0.9 goals scored and 1.9 conceded per game, Vasco da Gama 2.0 and 0.8. Botafogo have kept a clean sheet in 20% of their matches this season, Vasco da Gama in 50%. In their last 10 meetings Botafogo have won 4, drawn 3 and lost 3. Botafogo sit 12th on 35 points, Vasco da Gama 16th on 31.
Form, head-to-head and season statistics are free to read. The model's predictions for this fixture are in the cards above.
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