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Streak meets history as Botafogo host Vasco in Rio

Vasco arrive on three straight wins, but Botafogo hold the recent derby edge — form collides with history at Nilton Santos.

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Campeonato Brasileiro Série A

Campeonato Brasileiro Série A

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Estádio Nilton SantosRio de Janeiro
KICK-OFF23:30WED07/10
Botafogo
Botafogo
VS
Vasco da Gama
Vasco da Gama

Recent form

BotafogoLWDBotafogo: L-W-D in the last 3 games.
Vasco da GamaWWWVasco da Gama: W-W-W in the last 3 games.
Mirassol 2-0 BotafogoBotafogo 3-2 GrêmioBotafogo 1-1 Red Bull BragantinoVasco da Gama 5-0 CoritibaVasco da Gama 2-0 Independiente Santa FeGrêmio 1-2 Vasco da Gama

Rio de Janeiro's derby lights up Estádio Nilton Santos as Botafogo welcome Vasco da Gama in the Campeonato Brasileiro Série A, and the form lines pull in opposite directions. Vasco arrive on a perfect W-W-W run, capped by a 5-0 demolition of Coritiba, while Botafogo's L-W-D stretch ended with a 2-0 defeat at Mirassol.

Head to head

  • 2026-04-05Vasco da Gama 1-2 BotafogoW
  • 2025-11-05Botafogo 3-0 Vasco da GamaW
  • 2025-09-12Botafogo 4-6 Vasco da GamaD
  • 2025-08-28Vasco da Gama 1-1 BotafogoD
  • 2025-07-12Vasco da Gama 0-2 BotafogoW
  • 2024-11-06Botafogo 3-0 Vasco da GamaW
  • 2024-06-29Vasco da Gama 1-1 BotafogoD
  • 2023-11-06Vasco da Gama 1-0 BotafogoL
Last 8 meetings: Botafogo 4W, 3D, Vasco da Gama 1W.

History leans Botafogo's way — four wins and three draws from the last eight meetings, with Vasco's lone success back in November 2023. But momentum belongs to Vasco now: three straight wins and clean sheets in each of the last two. Botafogo's crowd at Nilton Santos expects a response after Mirassol, and derbies rarely obey the script.

Watchlist
  • Botafogo's response to that 2-0 loss at Mirassol — whether the L-W-D run steadies at home.
  • Vasco riding a W-W-W wave, fresh off the 5-0 rout of Coritiba — can that scoring surge travel to Nilton Santos?
  • The margin: only 2 of the last 8 meetings were decided by exactly one goal, so note whether this derby stays tight or breaks open.

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