Match details. We're looking at round 29 of the Brasileiro Serie A. Kick-off is Thu 8 Oct, 00:00 Lagos time at Estadio Manoel Barradas in El Salvador. Edina Alves Batista will be the referee.
What's at stake. Vitoria sit 13th with 33 points after 28 games, 2 points behind Botafogo and 1 point clear of Corinthians. A win would lift them above Botafogo. Chapecoense are 20th with 18 points after 27 games, 5 points behind Remo.
Team news. Vitoria are missing Baralhas, Camutanga, Dudu, Edu, Fabiano and Nathan Mendes through injuries. Ramon is their centre-back. Chapecoense are without Heitor, Max Alves, Rafael Carvalheira, Robert Conceicao, Vinicius Balieiro and Dudu Marques.
Form. Vitoria have won two, drawn two and lost six of their last ten, 0.8 points a game, with a recent run L D W L L and a league pattern L D W L L W. Chapecoense have won two, drawn three and lost four of their last nine, 1.0 points a game, their last five D L W L W and a league pattern D L W L W D.
The numbers. At home Vitoria score 0.6 and concede 1.8 a game in their last five, keeping two clean sheets and having two games without a goal. They average 14.5 shots (4.1 on target), 5.8 corners, 2.8 cards and 39% possession. Away, Chapecoense score 1.4 and concede 1.8 a game in their last five, with no clean sheets. They average 12.6 shots (3.8 on target), 4.0 corners, 2.6 cards and 42% possession.
Head to head. In the last ten meetings Vitoria have won four, drawn three and lost three. Four of those ten went over 2.5 goals and both sides scored in six. In the last four meetings Vitoria won one, two were drawn and Chapecoense won one. Their most recent clash on 5 Apr 2026 ended 1-1, with Vitoria registering 15 shots to 25, 42% possession and five yellow cards.
The read. No side to back. A tight game. Nothing separates them clearly enough to back a side, and their goals for and against point to a tight game. Their records put over 2.5 goals at 49% while six of the last ten meetings went under 2.5.
The bets. No bet yet: nothing I'd back is priced yet. Leave: Over 0.5 Goals (no overs on a tight read). Predicted score: EC Vitoria BA 1-1 Chapecoense SC (13% chance).
Every score's chance from both teams' checked games, never cut or rescaled. The lit square is the likeliest score that fits the read (a tight game).