Match Report
Before the match
Botafogo came into the game with one win, two draws and two defeats from their last five outings, scoring four goals and conceding eight, failing to score in three of those games. A 2-0 defeat away to Mirassol (19 September) was their most recent result.
Mirassol hosted Botafogo (Brasileirão Série A) on 19 September. For Botafogo, the score was 0-2: zero goals scored, two allowed. 3-2 was Botafogo's result against Grêmio on 16 September (Brasileirão Série A), playing at home; Botafogo won, with three scored to two conceded. The 12 September fixture (Brasileirão Série A) paired Botafogo with Bragantino. Botafogo drew 1-1 at home, netting one goal while conceding one. Playing at home against Palmeiras (Brasileirão Série A), Botafogo finished 0-0 on 6 September. Their score comprised zero goals, against zero from the opposition. 30 August: Botafogo lost 0-3 against Flamengo away from home in Brasileirão Série A, scoring zero goals and allowing three.
Botafogo stood 13th in the results-based Brasileirão Série A table before kickoff, with 35 points from 28 matches.
Vasco da Gama's previous five results comprised three wins, one draw and one defeat. Their goal totals were 9 scored and 2 conceded, keeping three clean sheets. Latest: a 5-0 win at home to Coritiba on 19 September.
Playing at home against Coritiba (Brasileirão Série A), Vasco da Gama finished 5-0 on 19 September. Their score comprised five goals, against zero from the opposition. 15 September: Vasco da Gama won 2-0 against Santa Fe at home in Copa Sudamericana, scoring two goals and allowing zero. Against Grêmio in Brasileirão Série A, Vasco da Gama scored two and conceded one on 12 September; the away from home result was 2-1. Vasco da Gama's away from home game on 8 September (Copa Sudamericana) ended 0-0 against Santa Fe, with zero goals for and zero against. On 6 September, Fluminense faced Vasco da Gama in Brasileirão Série A: Vasco da Gama lost 0-1 away from home, having scored zero and conceded one.
Before kickoff, Brasileirão Série A's results-based standings placed Vasco da Gama 17th after 27 matches and 31 points.
Previous meetings in our records: a 2-1 away win for Botafogo on 5 April and a 3-0 home win for Botafogo on 6 November 2024.
After the match
Vasco da Gama edged past Botafogo 2-1 on 7 October 2026. Alan Lescano opened the scoring in the 28th minute for Vasco da Gama, set up by Bruno Duarte, to make it 1-0. David added to the tally 51 minutes into the game for Vasco da Gama, set up by Facundo Colidio, to make it 2-0. Alex Telles pulled one back 60 minutes into the game for Botafogo to make it 1-2. Nahuel Ferraresi (90') was booked. Vasco da Gama are unbeaten in the latest 6 matches of their recorded form in the 2026 Copa Sudamericana and the 2026 Brasileirão Série A. one yellow card went to Botafogo. Botafogo: five substitutions. The substitution total for Vasco da Gama was four. After coming on for Vasco da Gama in minute 42, David scored in minute 51.