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Season 2026/2027

Serie A

Vitoria vs Botafogo – Lineups & Match Details

Vitoria beat Botafogo 1-0. Goals: Matheuzinho (27' pen.). Vitoria had 46% possession against Botafogo's 54%. Shots on target: 4-3.

Serie A · Regular Season - 23

Sunday, 16 August 2026

VitoriaVitoria

1 - 0

Full Time

HT: 1 - 0

BotafogoBotafogo

Referee: P. Zanovelli

Lineups

VitoriaVitoria4-2-3-1
Lucas Arcanjo1Lucas ArcanjoG
E. Britez2E. BritezD
Caca25CacaD
Luan Candido36Luan CandidoD
Ramon13RamonD
Emmanuel Martinez6Emmanuel MartinezM
Ze Vitor88Ze VitorM
Erick33ErickM
Matheuzinho10MatheuzinhoM
D. Tarzia12D. TarziaM
Rene91ReneF

Substitutes

71YuriG
83JamersonD
70FabianoD
98MatheusinhoD
18KauanD
15WalaceD
8T. PochettinoM
26EdenilsonM
11OsvaldoF
7MarinhoF
79Renato KayzerF
23FabricioF
BotafogoBotafogo4-2-3-1
Warleson17WarlesonG
Vitinho2VitinhoD
N. Ferraresi5N. FerraresiD
L. Monzon33L. MonzonD
Alex Telles13Alex TellesD
Huguinho75HuguinhoM
C. Medina6C. MedinaM
Danilo Santos8Danilo SantosM
A. Montoro10A. MontoroM
Matheus Martins11Matheus MartinsM
Arthur Cabral19Arthur CabralF

Substitutes

12Gabriel BatistaG
4M. PonteD
26AnthonyD
25AllanM
23S. RodriguezM
88EdenilsonM
91D. AndradeM
59Kauan ToledoM
7Junior SantosF
9Danilo PereiraF
77L. M. Villalba JaumeF
37K. BarriaF

Match Events

2'Y

Huguinho

27'P

Matheuzinho

28'S

Huguinho

Substitution 1

29'Y

Álvaro Montoro

45'+3Y

Ramon

51'Y

E. Martínez

53'S

Matheus Martins

Substitution 2

59'S

Ramon

Substitution 1

59'S

E. Martínez

Substitution 2

61'Y

L. Monzón

65'S

D. Tarzia

Substitution 3

65'S

Rene

Substitution 4

72'S

C. Medina

Substitution 3

72'S

Danilo Santos

Substitution 4

78'S

Matheuzinho

Substitution 5

Statistics

Vitoria
46%54%
Botafogo
2.27Expected Goals (xG)1.13
22Total Shots17
4Shots on Target3
8Corners4
19Fouls18
5Offsides0
81Pass Accuracy (%)82
2Yellow Cards3
0Red Cards0
Match preview

Vitoria host Botafogo on Sunday, 16 August 2026. The kick-off time is 21:30 local. The fixture is part of the Serie A schedule. Vitoria go into the match 12th in the table; Botafogo sit 11th. The two squads have prepared for a tight contest.

Form coming in

Vitoria have taken 1 win, 1 draw and 3 losses from their last 5. Recent run: 3 losses in a row. Botafogo have collected 2 wins, 2 draws and 1 loss over the same span. Recent run: 1 draw.

Head to head

The two clubs have met 3 times recently. Past results: 23 Jul 2026: Vitoria 0-0 Botafogo; 9 Nov 2025: Vitoria 0-0 Botafogo; 17 Jul 2025: Vitoria 0-0 Botafogo. The series gives both sides something to draw on before kick-off.

Match recap

Vitoria beat Botafogo 1-0. Vitoria scored through Matheuzinho 27' (pen.). The decisive goal arrived in minute 27 as the contest closed.

Stat highlights

Vitoria held 46% of the ball against 54% for Botafogo. Shots on target finished 4-3. Expected goals read 2.27 for Vitoria, 1.13 for Botafogo.

Verdict

The win nudges Vitoria forward and leaves Botafogo with work to do. Vitoria sat 12th and Botafogo 11th before kick-off, so the table reshuffles slightly. The next round of fixtures will say more about where each side is going.