Botafogo RJ vs Vasco da Gama Betting Odds, Tips, Predictions, Preview 2nd July 2023

Botafogo RJ look destined for a win in their match on Sunday against Vasco da Gama. Bookmakers have them down as fairly big favourites, with the visitors going through a bit of a slump in the Serie A lately.

Placed one in the table Botafogo RJ have amassed 30 points after 12 matches. On nine points, Vasco da Gama rank 18 with 12 matches played this season.

Botafogo RJ have been a surprise package so far this season and a victory against Vasco da Gama will help them strengthen their position in the league.

Botafogo RJ scored an average of 1.6 goals in ten matches or a total of 16 while allowing five goals against. This is an average of 0.5 goals against per match with seven clean sheets along the way.

Vasco da Gama scored seven goals, conceded 17 and kept their opponents from scoring once in ten matches.

Vasco da Gama celebrated two wins against Botafogo RJ in their most recent meetings, outclassing their next opponent by 3-0 and 3-2.

Botafogo RJ vs Vasco da Gama Prediction

Botafogo RJ Form

In their last three outings, Botafogo RJ won 2-0 against Fortaleza, beat Cuiaba by 0-1 and hammered Palmeiras 0-1. Botafogo RJ have been nothing short of fabulous at their home ground in the six most recent Serie A matches here. They quite simply claimed a maximum 18 points, scoring 12 while conceding one goals. Naturally, this is the best points total in the Serie A across the last six games.

Vasco da Gama Form

In their last three matches, Vasco da Gama lost against Internacional and Goias by 2-1 and 0-1, respectively, and beat Cuiaba by 1-0. In their last six Serie A away matches, Vasco da Gama failed to win more than once. In stead, they've drawn two and lost three, scoring seven while also conceding 11 times.

Botafogo RJ are in decent enough shape to make them the value bet, when facing Vasco da Gama. In their current form, we find it difficult to build an argument for the visitors to steal a point here.

Botafogo RJ took 15 points from their last six encounters with teams from the bottom half of the Serie A table. This amounts to five wins after scoring 11 times and conceding four. Vasco da Gama won zero and claimed two points in their four most recent games against teams inside the top six. They scored five conceded nine goals. Botafogo RJ are looking at a record of ten wins, zero draws and two defeats in the Serie A this season. Vasco da Gama so far pulled off two wins, three draws and seven defeats in the Serie A.

Botafogo RJ vs Vasco da Gama Squads

Botafogo RJ Squad

The 61-year-old Castro will select the starting eleven against Vasco da Gama from this squad. The statistics represent goals scored and matches played in the Serie A this season:

Douglas Borges (0/0), Igo Gabriel (0/0), Lucas Perri (0/12), Roberto Fernandez (0/0), Adryelson (0/12), Breno (0/0), Breno (0/0), Daniel Borges (0/1), Danilo (1/5), Douglas (0/0), Fernando Marcal (0/5), Hugo (0/5), Jefinho (0/0), JP Galvao (0/0), Leonel Di Placido (0/11), Lucas Mezenga (0/0), Mauro Joel Carli (0/0), Philipe Sampaio (0/5), Rafael (0/8), Victor Leandro Cuesta (1/11), Carlos Eduardo (2/10), Gabriel (0/3), Jacob Montes (0/0), Joao Victor (0/0), Kayque (0/1), Lucas Campos (0/0), Lucas Fernandes (0/8), Lucas Piazon (0/1), Luis Geovanny Segovia (0/3), Marlon Freitas (0/11), Patrick Carreiro (0/0), Rai (0/0), Wendel Lessa (0/0), Carlos Alberto (0/1), Gustavo Sauer (0/3), Janderson (0/0), Junior Santos (2/12), Luis Henrique (1/12), Matheus Nascimento (1/4), Matheus Nascimento (0/0), Matias Segovia (0/0), Tche Tche (1/12), Tiquinho Soares (10/11).

Vasco da Gama Squad

Here is the full team squad of Vasco da Gama. The 30 year-old William Batista will select his starting lineup from the following players:

Halls (0/0), Ivan (0/0), Leo Jardim (0/12), Gabriel Dias (0/0), Jose Rodriguez (0/11), Lucas Piton (0/12), Lyncon (0/0), Manuel Capasso (0/4), Matheus Miranda (0/3), Patrick (0/0), Paulinho (0/0), Paulo Henrique (0/3), Riquelme (0/0), Robson Bambu (0/9), Ze Vitor (0/0), Alex Teixeira (0/12), Andrey Santos (1/6), Cauan Barros (1/6), Eguinaldo (0/3), Erick Marcus (1/7), Gabriel Carabajal (0/2), Gabriel Pec (2/12), Jair (2/11), Joao Laranjeira (0/0), Jose Gabriel (0/4), Leo (0/0), Luca Orellano (0/8), Marlon Gomes (0/7), Mateus Cocao (0/0), Matias Galarza (1/9), Paulo Victor (0/1), Rodrigo Alves (0/8), Roger (0/0), Lucas Figueiredo (0/10), Pedro Raul (2/10), Rayan (0/0), Rwan Seco (0/0), Vinicius Paiva (0/0).

Botafogo RJ vs Vasco da Gama Team News

Botafogo RJ vs Vasco da Gama Lineups

Botafogo RJ vs Vasco da Gama H2H

The last time these two sides facing off here came up against each other, Vasco da Gama came away with a 3-0 win. Rest assured they have a similar outcome in mind at Independencia. Despite a 3-0 win to Vasco da Gama in their recent match, the last ten encounters have seen the two teams equally paired with Botafogo RJ winning five and Vasco da Gama taking three wins. The bookies best betting odds on an away win at full-time are at 9/2.

Botafogo RJ vs Vasco da Gama Results

Betting on both teams to score in recent matches between Botafogo RJ and Vasco da Gama would have made you a decent profit. Both teams found their way to the goal seven times in their previous ten matches. Odds on both teams finding the back of the net are best priced at 11/10 with the bookies.

Botafogo RJ vs Vasco da Gama Betting Tips

Jair shows decent form right now for Vasco da Gama, as he scored two goals in his last six games in the Serie A. The visitors need more from him, though, when facing Botafogo RJ, who are strong favourites this coming Sunday. Siding with Tiquinho Soares also look a nice prospect as he scored four goals in his last six Serie A matches.

Botafogo RJ won eight of their last 10 matches on home soil, while drawing two in a run that saw them avoid defeat in front of their home supporters. Vasco da Gama won three of their last 10 away games across all tournaments, whilst also drawing two and losing five. Botafogo RJ are in great shape, having collected eight wins in their previous 10 Serie A matches. Vasco da Gama claimed all three points in one of their last 10 league matches.

Both teams scored seven times in the last ten encounters between Botafogo RJ and Vasco da Gama, while over 2.5 goals came out seven times. Botafogo RJ scored 1.5 goals on average, while Vasco da Gama pulled 1.6 goals on average. Over 2.5 goals came out one time in the previous ten matches across all tournaments for Botafogo RJ, who scored an average of 1.2 goals along the way. Over 2.5 goals came up in three of Vasco da Gama's previous ten matches across all tournaments. They managed to score an average of 0.7 goals in these matches.