Match Report
The table read 13th (Vitória, 29 pts) against 12th (Botafogo, 30 pts), 1 points apart. Vitória ranked just 18th in the league on five-round form despite their 13th table position. In league terms the two rates read 0.96/1.48 for Vitória and 1.54/1.67 for Botafogo (scored/conceded per game); the competition average is 1.32.
19 meetings are on record — 5 won by Vitória, 6 by Botafogo, 8 drawn, at 2.47 goals per meeting. Only 26% of these meetings ended in a home win. Recent meetings have been cagier — 0.6 goals per game across the last five against 2.47 historically.
P. Zanovelli took charge of the match — our records show 87 games refereed with an average of 3.2 yellow cards per game. The match was played at Estádio Manoel Barradas (capacity 30,618). On the scoreboard, Vitória led 1-0 at the break, and no goals arrived after the restart: 1-0 the final score.
Goal scorers
Vitória: Matheuzinho (27')
Key stats
Possession: Vitória 46% · Botafogo 54% · Total shots: 22-17 · On target: 4-3 · Corners: 8-4