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Vitoria will host Botafogo at Estadio Manoel Barradas on Friday in another round of the 2024 Brasileirao Serie A campaign. The home side have had their struggles in the Brazilian top flight this season but remain hopeful of avoiding the drop as they sit 15th in the league table with 15 points from 15 matches.
They beat Criciuma 2-1 last time out with Alerrandro and Lucas Esteves netting a quickfire first-half double before their opponents halved the deficit just before the interval.
Botafogo, meanwhile, have enjoyed a strong league season and continue their push for a first Brasileirao Serie A title since 1995. They beat Atletico Mineiro 3-0 in their last match, with Luis Henrique scoring a stunning opener 13 minutes into the game before Cuiabano and Jefferson Savarino joined the former Real Betis man on the scoresheet in the second half.
The visitors sit second in the league standings with 30 points from 15 matches. They are just one point behind Flamengo at the top of the pile and could leapfrog them with a win on Friday.
Vitoria vs Botafogo Head-to-Head and Key Numbers
- There have been 47 meetings between Vitoria and Botafogo. The home side have won 17 of those games while the visitors have won one fewer. There have been 14 draws between the two teams.
- The visitors are undefeated in their last six games in this fixture.
- The hosts have managed just one clean sheet in their last eight games.
- Botafogo are the second-highest-scoring side in the Brazilian top flight this season with a goal tally of 26.
- All but one of Vitoria's four league wins this season have come on home turf.
Vitoria vs Botafogo Prediction
Vitoria's latest result ended a run of back-to-back defeats and they will be looking to build on that this weekend. They have won three of their last four home games and will be hopeful of a positive result on Friday.
Botafogo are on a run of back-to-back victories and are undefeated in their last four games. They have lost just once on the road since April and should come out on top here.
Prediction: Vitoria 1-2 Botafogo
Vitoria vs Botafogo Betting Tips
Tip 1 - Result: Botafogo to win
Tip 2 - Goals - Over/under 2.5 - Over 2.5 goals (Five of the hosts' last seven matches have produced more than 2.5 goals)
Tip 3 - Both teams to score: YES (Both sides have found the back of the net in six of the visitors' last seven matches)
