Botafogo vs Vitoria - prediction, team news, lineups

Botafogo invited Vitoria to the Estadio Nilton Santos connected Thursday for a rescheduled Brazilian Serie A fixture, with some teams looking to physique connected winning returns pursuing the FIFA World Cup break.

Separated lone by extremity quality successful mid-table, the hosts inhabit ninth spot with 25 points from 18 matches, portion the visitors beryllium 11th connected the aforesaid tally aft besides opening the 2nd fractional of the run with a victory.

Match preview

Botafogo resumed their league run with a 2-1 location triumph implicit Santos, recovering from the decision they suffered against Bahia earlier the break, a effect that lifted the Rio de Janeiro broadside into the apical fractional of the array and restored momentum up of different location fixture.

Although Franclim Carvalho’s broadside person scored a league-high 33 goals this season, antiaircraft inconsistency has prevented the hosts from climbing higher successful the standings, with 32 goals conceded leaving them with a extremity quality of conscionable +1.

However, their attacking attack has besides produced entertaining matches, with 5 of their past six league games featuring implicit 2.5 goals, portion some teams person scored successful 5 of those fixtures.

Home signifier volition besides promote the hosts, arsenic Botafogo person won their past 2 location games and are unbeaten successful their past 5 location meetings with Vitoria crossed each competitions, signaling 2 wins and 3 draws.

Vitoria, connected the different hand, person won conscionable 1 of the past 15 meetings betwixt the clubs, with the hosts claiming 7 victories and the remaining 7 ending level.

The Barra's Lion besides returned from the World Cup interruption connected a affirmative note, edging Vasco da Gama 1-0 acknowledgment to Renato Kayzer's second-half winner, moving them onto 25 points alongside Wednesday's opponents.

That triumph marked Jair Ventura's 50th lucifer successful complaint of the nine and maintained the encouraging advancement his broadside had shown earlier the break, with the manager opting to prioritise grooming sessions alternatively than arranging demanding friendlies during the interruption.

Despite their improvement, Vitoria person shown antiaircraft vulnerability successful caller weeks, arsenic some teams scored successful 4 of their 5 league matches earlier the break, portion 7 of their past 8 games person produced astatine slightest 3 full goals.

With some clubs entering the contention connected the backmost of victories and carrying akin ambitions for the remainder of the campaign, different closely-fought brushwood could beryllium successful store astatine the Estadio Nilton Santos.

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Team News

Botafogo strengthened their squad during the transportation model by signing left-back Paulinho from Midtjylland, portion goalkeepers Gabriel Batista and Warleson person besides arrived to summation contention successful the squad.

Lucas Emanuel volition anticipation to clasp his spot aft opening the scoring against Santos, portion Kadir Barria besides impressed with a extremity from the seat successful that victory.

Vitoria are monitoring the fittingness of midfielder Ze Vitor, who is recovering from a genu wounded and remains doubtful for the travel to Rio de Janeiro.

The visitors person besides been progressive successful the transportation market, extending Walace's declaration portion bringing successful Tomas Pochettino and Fabiano Souza connected loan, with defender Emanuel Britez besides joining the club. 

Renato Kayzer, who scored the victor against Vasco aft coming disconnected the bench, is expected to pb the onslaught erstwhile again.

Botafogo imaginable starting lineup:

Leo Linck; Vitinho, Ferraresi, Justino, Alex Telles; Huguinho, Cristian Medina, Montoro; Lucas Villalba, Matheus Martins, Lucas Emanuel

Vitoria imaginable starting lineup:

Lucas Arcanjo; Mateus Silva, Caca, Luan Candido, Ramon; Baralhas, Emmanuel Martinez, Pochettino, Erick; Rene, Renato Kayzer

We say: Botafogo 2-1 Vitoria

Botafogo's attacking prime and location vantage springiness them the edge, peculiarly against a Vitoria broadside that has struggled to support cleanable sheets consistently.

The visitors person capable attacking menace done Kayzer to occupation the hosts, but the hosts' caller location grounds successful this fixture and their quality to make chances should spot them unafraid each 3 points successful different entertaining contest.

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