Match report
Botafogo held scoreless by Vitoria despite dominating at Nilton Santos
Botafogo and Vitoria played out a goalless draw at the Estadio Olimpico Nilton Santos in matchday four of the Brasileirão Série A, a result that left both sides level on 26 points in mid-table. With no goals scored, the game had no incidents to chronicle beyond the final scoreline, which stayed blank from kick-off in front of referee J. Pinheiro.
AI-assisted match report written from official match data.
The contest was defined almost entirely by Botafogo's territorial and attacking dominance, which the home side could not convert into a breakthrough. Franclim Carvalho's team piled forward for long spells, but Vitoria, managed by Ventura Jair, absorbed the pressure and held firm to leave with a point despite offering little in reply.
Lucas Arcanjo produced the outstanding individual display of the match, rated 8.9 for Vitoria as his side's rearguard performance denied Botafogo a breakthrough.
Botafogo out-shot Vitoria 19 to 5, underlining how one-sided the balance of chances was despite the scoreless outcome.
Botafogo and Vitoria drew 0–0 (half-time 0–0).
Botafogo met Vitoria in the Brasileirão Série A (Regular Season - 4). Kick-off was Thursday, 23 July 2026, 22:30 UTC at Estadio Olimpico Nilton Santos. Referee: Jonathan Benkenstein Pinheiro. Attendance: 16,772.
Team pages: Botafogo · Vitoria · Brasileirão Série A
Starting line-ups
Botafogo (4-2-3-1)
- 17 Warleson
- 13 Alex Telles (c)
- 21 Marçal
- 34 G. Justino
- 2 Vitinho
- 6 Cristian Medina
- 75 Huguinho
- 11 Matheus Martins
- 10 Álvaro Montoro
- 77 Lucas Villalba
- 19 Arthur Cabral
Vitoria (4-1-4-1)
- 1 Lucas Arcanjo
- 13 Ramon
- 36 Luan Cândido
- 25 Cacá
- 83 Jamerson
- 44 Gabriel Baralhas (c)
- 88 Zé Vitor
- 6 Emmanuel Martínez
- 10 Matheuzinho
- 33 Erick
- 91 Rene
Sirius · Why these numbers
Before kick-off Sirius gave Botafogo 62%, the draw 27%, Vitoria 11%. It finished Botafogo 0–0 Vitoria.
Botafogo's rating edge, but the draw is in play — Botafogo are the stronger side on our strength rating, and Brasileirão Série A home advantage plus their control of the ball on top give Botafogo a clear lead. The draw at 27% is helped by a draw-heavy league.
Why Botafogo at 62%?
Botafogo sit 103 points higher on our strength rating — 1743 to 1640. Sides with a 100–200-point rating edge at home won 57.1% of 12,558 such games. Brasileirão Série A home sides out-perform the global norm — and the difference mostly flows to draws (26.8% vs 24.9% norm) and away wins (24.9% vs 30.2%). Brasileirão Série A homes won 48.3% of 4,366 games vs 44.9% across all 98,257 — outside the noise band, so the tally moves accordingly. Botafogo hold 5 more possession points (51 to 46 in recent games) across a 103-point rating gap. Control now carries a receipt beyond near-equals too: sides with this control edge at a 75–150-point rating gap won 42.7% of 8,533 such games where the class table expected 41.3%. The 300 most similar past games finished 55–26–19.
Why only 62%?
No scored evidence points the other way. 62% is what this rating gap has been worth in games like these; the rest is the draw at 27% and Vitoria at 11%.
Why is the draw second, ahead of the Vitoria win?
With a rating gap this size the draw starts at 24.1%. These teams' recent games average 2.8 goals — a typical goals environment. Games in that environment drew 24.5% of 24,589. Brasileirão Série A runs draw-heavy, adding 1.9 points. The control factor adds 1.2 points to the draw.
What did we measure but not count?
Botafogo scored +0.58 goals per game beyond chance-quality lately — hot streaks like that have cooled off. Measured across 2,703 games at this rating gap, hot-finishing sides won 42.2% vs 42.9% class-expected — inside the noise band, so it scores 0 until the receipt clears its evidence bar. Vitoria scored +0.39 goals per game beyond chance-quality lately — hot streaks like that have cooled off. The other measured facts on this page scored nothing either.
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About this match
On this page: the Botafogo vs Vitoria final score and result, goal highlights and video clips of every goal, who scored, starting lineups, match stats and the full match report from this Brasileirão Série A fixture.
- Who scored and when — a goal-by-goal timeline of the match.
- Match stats — possession, shots, expected goals (xG), corners and cards.
- Starting lineups and player ratings for both teams.
- Head-to-head record and recent form for both sides.
Watch the goals: goal highlights and video clips of every goal from Botafogo 0–0 Vitoria. Explore more on the Botafogo and Vitoria team pages or the Brasileirão Série A page.
Quick answers
›What was the final score of Botafogo vs Vitoria?
Botafogo and Vitoria drew 0–0 (half-time 0–0).
›Who scored in Botafogo vs Vitoria?
Neither side scored — the match finished 0–0.
›Where can I watch Botafogo vs Vitoria highlights?
Goal highlights and video clips from Botafogo 0–0 Vitoria are on this page — open the videos tab to watch every goal.
›What is the head-to-head record between Botafogo and Vitoria?
Botafogo and Vitoria have met 10 times — 4 wins for Botafogo, 2 wins for Vitoria and 4 draws.