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Preview
- Matchweek 6 of the 2026 Carioca Série A brings Vasco da Gama against Botafogo on 2026-02-08 (kick-off 21:00 GMT).
- There is no recorded managerial head-to-head between Fernando Diniz and Martin Anselmi.
- Vasco da Gama and Botafogo will both field their strongest squads with no absentees.
- Our forecast has Vasco da Gama in a 4-man backline (4-2-3-1), with Botafogo set to counter in 3-4-3.
- Last time out, J. Rojas registered the best mark for Vasco da Gama - 7.3 - and Léo Linck did likewise for Botafogo with an 7 score.
- Different fortunes: Vasco da Gama drew 1-1 with Chapecoense, while Botafogo fell 3-5 against Grêmio.
- Momentum favors Botafogo (3-0-2) after Vasco da Gama managed only 1-2-2 from 5 matches.
- Botafogo lead this rivalry - 25 wins from 68 matches versus Vasco da Gama (who've won just 23 games), alongside 20 draws.
- With both sides enjoying similar home/away returns (1-1-0 vs 1-0-1) and scoring roughly 2.00-1.00 goals, a 1-1 draw seems on the cards.
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Odds
Predictions
Summary
Match Info
Team Kits
Vasco
Botafogo RJ
Events
| 3' | Marquinhos | ||
| 39' | Robert Renan | ||
| 44' | Marquinhos | ||
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| 49' | 1 - 0 | ||
| 63' | 2 - 0 | ||
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Stats
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Vasco is going head to head with Botafogo RJ on 8/2/2026 21:00 GMT for the Brazil Carioca Série A. You can view the match information, lineups, odds, live score, result, goalscorers, cards, substitutions, standings, recent form, player ratings, injuries, tv channels, our users most predicted scores and Vasco v Botafogo RJ H2H statistics!