Botafogo Vasco da Gama betting prediction

The home team is currently in the 12^th position of the league, with 33 points won, after 8 wins, 9 draws and 10 losses. In the penultimate match, they won in an away match against Vitória, by (3‑4). In the last match, they tied in a home match against São Paulo, by (2‑2). This is a team that is often stronger at home, with the help of its supporters, so they usually make good use of the home advantage, since in the last 30 matches they register 2 wins, 2 draws and 11 losses in away matches; against 8 wins, 6 draws and 1 loss at their stadium. They come to this match after a home loss against Bahia by (4‑5), after a penalty shootout. For the league, Botafogo won 17 points out of 30 possible points, after 4 wins, 5 draws and 1 loss in the last 10 home matches. In their home league matches the most frequent result at half‑time was the 0‑0 (6 out of 13 matches). Defensive consistency hasn’t been their best feature, as they have conceded goals in 8 of the last 10 matches for this competition. They have conceded the first goal in 13 of their 27 matches for this competition, and have only turned the score around in 1. In the last 13 home matches for this competition there is 1 period that stands out: they have conceded 4 of their 10 goals between minutes (31'‑45').

Botafogo has already won the Brazilian Serie A Championship, the most recent title being won in 1995, as well as a Serie B title in 2015. In the current season, the team has been making a poor campaign, conquering only 33 of the 81 points played so far, thus occupying the fifteenth position of the national championship, thus being quite close to the relegation zone. In four of the last five games that Botafogo played at home, counting more than one competition, were scored more than 1.5 goals. We believe that in this match, for facing an opponent that makes busy games and because of being a team that has this characteristic, Botafogo will make another game with more than 1.5 goals.

Confirmed Lineup: Saulo, Marcinho, Moisés, Joel Carli, Igor Rabello, Matheus Fernandes, Gustavo Bochecha, Rodrigo Lindoso, Kieza, Luiz Fernando, Erik.
Coach: L. Ribeiro de Castro.