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Serie A07/23/2026, 10:30 PM

Botafogo – Vitória0 : 0

Why the model thinks so

Botafogo
1.43
Total xG
2.37
Vitória
0.94
Expected goals from our model, before kickoff

How the model gets there: each factor adds goals to or takes goals from one team's expected goals.

FactorBotafogoVitória
Defensive weakness (1.5 conceded vs 1.1 league avg)+0.34
Attack weakness (0.76x league average)−0.31
Small sample (9 matches), regression to mean+0.12
3 of last 5 matches with 0-1 goals (1.6 goals/match)−0.07
Attack weakness (0.79x league average)−0.06
Small sample (8 matches), regression to mean−0.04
3 of last 5 matches with 0-1 goals (1.2 goals/match)−0.03
Weak away record (0.7 vs 1.3 goals/match)
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Key factors

  • Matchup advantage for the hosts: Botafogo's strong home attack (1.89 goals avg) faces Vitória's highly vulnerable away defense conceding 3.67 goals on average
  • Tactical approach: Botafogo recently averaged 5.8 shots on target per match with a counter-oriented style of play
  • Historical stalemate trend: All 4 previous league encounters between these two teams have ended in a draw

Risks

  • Defensive vulnerability: Botafogo concede 1.78 goals per match on average and have managed only 1 clean sheet all season
  • Declining scoring form: Botafogo's goal production has slowed down recently, averaging 1.6 goals compared to their season average of 1.83

All probabilities

Result
Botafogo47%
Draw30%
Vitória23%
Double chance
Botafogo or draw77%
Vitória or draw53%
No draw70%
Goals
Over 1.570%
Under 1.530%
Over 2.542%
Under 2.558%
Over 3.522%
Under 3.578%
Both teams score
Yes48%
No52%

Most likely scores

1:1
14%
1:0
12%
0:0
11%
2:0
10%
2:1
9%

The Lab

Patterns our system found in the data.

  1. Botafogo: first goal in 6 of 8 games (75%)
  2. Vitória with Baralhas : 1 goals/game. Without: 2.5 goals/game (6 of 8 games)
  3. Botafogo with Vitinho: 2.2 goals/game. Without: 1 goals/game (6 of 8 games)
  4. Botafogo: scored only after the break in 3 of 8 games
  5. Vitória: scored only after the break in 3 of 8 games

Lineups

Botafogo 4-2-3-1 · Vitória 4-1-4-1

Botafogo
  • 17 W. Stellion Lisboa Oliveira
  • 2 V. da Silva
  • 34 E. Justino
  • 21 F. Marçal de Oliveira
  • 13 A. Telles
  • 75 V. de Melo Moura
  • 6 C. Medina
  • 77 L. Villalba Jaume
  • 10 ?. Montoro
  • 11 M. Martins Silva dos Santos
  • 19 A. Mendonça Cabral
Vitória
  • 1 L. Assis Arcanjo
  • 83 J. Santos de Jesus
  • 25 C. de Menezes Júnior
  • 36 L. Candido de Almeida
  • 13 R. Ramos Lima
  • 88 J. Silva Neves
  • 44 G. Baralhas dos Santos
  • 33 E. de Arruda Serafim
  • 10 M. Martins Fogaça de Paula
  • 6 L. Martínez
  • 91 C. de Sousa Ferreira
Substitutes
  • 29 P. da Silva
  • 12 G. Batista de Souza
  • 37 K. Barria
  • 8 D. dos Santos de Oliveira
  • 88 E. Andrade dos Santos
  • 14 J. Barrera Herrera
  • 4 M. Ponte Costa
  • 23 S. Rodríguez Molina
  • 59 K. Almeida Toledo
  • 33 L. Monzón
  • 79 L. Emanuel
  • 63 H. Garcia
  • 70 F. de Souza Silva
  • 79 R. de Souza
  • 23 F. do Rosário dos Santos
  • 12 D. Tarzia
  • 7 M. Santos Costa
  • 98 M. Silva Duarte
  • 95 C. de Jesus Gonçalves
  • 71 Y. Sena dos Reis Batista
  • 15 W. Souza Silva
  • 26 E. Santos Nascimento Filho
  • 2 E. Brítez
  • 8 T. Pochettino

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