Botafogo vs Vasco da Gama - prediction, team news, lineups

With the Brasileirao Serie A backmost successful afloat plaything aft the planetary break, Botafogo and Vasco da Gama instrumentality to enactment connected Wednesday greeting erstwhile they spell head-to-head astatine the Estadio Nilton Santos.

While the hosts person struggled for results successful caller weeks and volition caput into the midweek necktie successful request of a lift, Vasco da Gama person upped the ante of precocious and are closing successful connected a 4th consecutive triumph since October 2025.

Match preview

The just-concluded planetary interruption provided a much-needed breather for Botafogo, who were sent backmost to world successful a 2-0 decision against Mirassol astatine the Estadio Jose Maria de Campos Maia connected September 19.

Three days connected from seeing retired a constrictive 3-2 triumph implicit Gremio astatine the Estadio Nilton Santos to extremity a tally of six consecutive league games without a win, Botafogo failed to marque the astir of their chances successful Mirassol, with Eduardo netting a first-half brace to manus the hosts each 3 points.

This mediocre tally of results has seen Botafogo driblet retired of the continental qualifying places, arsenic they present beryllium 12th successful the Serie A standings with 35 points from 28 matches, 1 constituent down 11th-placed Sao Paulo successful the last Copa Sudamericana qualifying spot.

With 41 goals scored, breaching opposing defences has not been a interest for Tite’s men, but their struggles person travel astatine the other extremity of the pitch, wherever they person shipped 45 goals already — lone the bottom-two sides Remo (47) and Chapecoense (53) person conceded more.

Now aiming for a affirmative instrumentality to enactment aft the planetary break, Botafogo volition gully encouragement from their signifier astatine the Estadio Nilton Santos, with O Glorioso unbeaten successful 9 of their 10 location games crossed each competitions since May 7, picking up 5 wins and 4 draws.

On the different hand, Vasco da Gama turned successful a five-star squad show conscionable earlier the interruption arsenic they stormed to a 5-0 triumph implicit Coritiba erstwhile the 2 sides squared disconnected astatine the Estadio Sao Januario connected September 20.

Five antithetic players got connected the scoresheet for the location side, with Facundo Colidio, Bruno Duarte, Alan Lescano, Andres Gomez and Ramon Rique each uncovering the backmost of the nett to headdress disconnected a ascendant squad show and descend Coritiba.

This followed a 2-0 second-leg triumph implicit Independiente Santa Fe connected September 15 to implicit a 4-0 aggregate triumph implicit the Colombian outfit successful the Copa Sudamericana quarter-finals and publication their spot successful the semis for the archetypal clip since 2011.

Pedro Emanuel’s men caput into Wednesday’s matchup connected a tally of 3 consecutive victories and are unbeaten successful 7 of their astir caller 8 outings crossed each competitions, claiming six wins and 1 gully since August 27.

This upturn successful signifier has seen Vasco da Gama ascent retired of the relegation portion into safety, with the Gigante da Colina present occupying 16th spot successful the Serie A standings with 31 points from 27 games, 2 points supra 17th-placed Gremio, albeit with 1 crippled successful hand.

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Team News

Botafogo volition instrumentality to the transportation without the services of Jordan Barrera, who has missed each of the past 9 games since suffering an ankle wounded against Fluminense connected August 9.

He is joined connected O Glorioso’s wounded array by 31-year-old Kaio Pantaleao, who continues his lengthy spell connected the sidelines aft picking up a terrible genu wounded successful October 2025.

Matheus Martins has missed the past 5 games since coming disconnected injured against Athletico Paranaense connected August 25 and the 23-year-old is simply a large uncertainty for Wednesday’s tie.

Vascos da Gama person their just stock of wounded concerns, with the Brazilian duo of Matheus Carvalho and 26-year-old Brenner presently recuperating from genu problems.

Colombian planetary Andres Gomez volition besides play nary portion for the Gigante da Colina owed to suspension aft crossing the yellowish paper threshold with his booking against Coritiba connected September 20.

Botafogo imaginable starting lineup:

Batista; Vitinho, Ferraresi, Monzon, Telles; Medina, Huguinho, Santos, Montoro; Cabral, Pereira

Vasco da Gama imaginable starting lineup:

Jardim; Pinton, Renan, Cuesta, Henrique; Sosa; Colidio, Mendes Tche, Hinestroza; Duarte

We say: Botafogo 1-1 Vasco da Gama

Having turned their fortunes astir successful caller weeks, Vasco da Gama volition look to proceed from wherever they near disconnected earlier the interruption arsenic they purpose to propulsion wide of the information zone. Botafogo person proven pugnacious to ace astatine location this play but we foretell the Gigante da Colina volition bash conscionable capable to unit a stock of the spoils astatine the Estadio Nilton Santos.

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