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Vasco vs Botafogo RJ Prediction & Betting tips
Vasco da Gama and Botafogo measure forces, in a match for the 0 th day of the Carioca 1. The record of direct confrontations of the last 3 years is favorable to the home team, which in the last 12 matches won 7, tied 4 and lost 1. The last direct confrontation between these two teams, on 03-18-2018, ended with the victory of Vasco da Gama by (2-3).
Vasco da Gama:
The home team achieved access to this decisive phase of the Carioca 1 (Taça Rio – Semi-finals), after the 1st position in the previous phase, in which they won a total of 13 points. For the championship, Vasco da Gama won 13 points out of 18 possible, after 4 wins, 1 draw and 1 loss in the last 6 home matches.
For this competition, he does not lose in his stadium 5 matches ago. The team has conceded goals in 8 of the last 10 matches, so they have not displayed great defensive solidity, but their offense has scored consistently, as they have scored goals in 7 of the last 10 matches for this competition. In 11 matches in the competition, they suffered the first goal 4 times and only managed 1 comeback. In the last 20 home matches for all competitions there is 1 period that stands out: they have suffered 8 of their 21 goals between minutes (76′-90 ‘).
With the 1st place conquered in Group B, with 13 points, Vasco reached this semifinal of the Carioca Championship (Rio Cup). In the games played in their group, Vasco registered an average of 2 goals scored and 1.33 suffered per game, showing offensive quality, but some difficulties in the defensive sector. The highlight of the team in the competition was striker A. Ríos, with 4 goals scored. We remember that the last team conquest in this competition was in the 2016 season, having added up to now 24 titles in the Carioca. The local team is quite motivated to this semifinal, as it did deserve it and now hopes to reach the grand final, because if you eliminate Botafogo, you will face Fluminense or Flamengo. For this match, coach Zé Ricardo will not be able to count on striker Rildo, who is injured, or goalkeeper Martín Silva, who will represent the Uruguayan team.
Botafogo:
The visiting team reaches this stage of Carioca 1 (Taça Rio – Semi-finals) after having finished the previous phase in the 2nd position, with 10 points won. In the last 6 away matches for the championship, Botafogo has 2 wins, 2 draws and 2 losses, so they have won 8 points out of 18 possible. Their attack has scored regularly, since they have scored goals in 8 of the last 10 matches for this competition. In 12 matches in this competition, he never got the comeback in the 5 games in which he suffered the first goal.
After winning the 2nd place in Group C, with 10 points, Botafogo reaches this semifinal of the Carioca championship (Rio Cup). In the games of the group stage the Botafogo team registered an average of 1.16 goals scored and 1 goal suffered per game, thus showing a better offensive performance than defensive. The highlight of the team in the competition was forward Brenner, with 4 goals scored. We remember that the Botafogo has 19 titles of the conquered Carioca, having conquered the last one in the 2013 season. Despite having suffered two defeats in the group stage, the Botafogo team managed to reach this semifinal, having stayed with the same number of points that the Portuguese-RJ, however, achieved the rating by the difference of goals. Now, in this tie, will have a great task ahead, since it has shown great difficulties in the clashes against Vasco. For this game coach Alberto Valentín will not be able to count on Juan Pablo and left-back Yuri, both injured.
Vasco vs Botafogo RJ head to head matches
18.03.18 CAM Botafogo RJ Vasco 2 : 3
14.10.17 SA Vasco Botafogo RJ 1 : 0
22.06.17 SA Botafogo RJ Vasco 3 : 1
16.04.17 CAM Vasco Botafogo RJ 2 : 0
19.03.17 CAM Vasco Botafogo RJ 0 : 0