Botafogo vs Vasco da Gama Predictions

• Botafogo lead the way in Brazil’s Serie A with 30 points from a possible 36.
• Fogo have a perfect home record with six wins in as many attempts.
• Vasco are winless in five away and have lost their last three trips.

Vasco unlikely to trouble pacesetters

Botafogo have made a tremendous start to the Brazilian Serie A season with 10 wins from their opening 12 games and they have a healthy seven-point lead at the top of the table.

Fogo downed key rivals and defending champions Palmeiras 1-0 away from home in their last league game and they can make it seven wins in as many attempts at home against Rio rivals Vasco.

Vasco yet to get going

Vasco ended a six-game losing run by beating Cuiaba in their last fixture but look unlikely to get anything at the Estadio Olimpico Nilton Santos.

Fogo have won all six of their home games so far, scoring 12 goals and conceding just once, so a home win is the clear selection for our main bet.

Another clean sheet for Estrela Solitaria

Botafogo have managed clean sheets in their last five home league wins and have the best overall defensive record in Serie A with just seven goals conceded.

A home win to nil is an option, as Vasco have scored just three goals across their last five games, and a 2-0 win for Fogo is the correct score prediction as they average exactly two goals-per-game at home.

Tiquinho Soares has scored half of Botafogo’s 20 league goals and has four of those 10 strikes have come in his last three appearances, so he is the obvious choice for an anytime goalscorer bet.

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