Vitoria is scheduled to host Chapecoense at 06:00 Vietnam time on October 8, with BongdaPlus previewing the match in the context of Brazil's relegation battle. The report lists Vitoria on 33 points from 28 games and bottom-placed Chapecoense on 18 from 27. Vitoria is seeking greater defensive consistency, while the visitors need to improve their away form. Those figures describe the teams' positions ahead of the fixture; the preview does not establish the match's eventual result.