Serie A: Flamengo - Vasco da Gama match guide and the hard facts

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Competition: Brazil Serie A
Competition: Sun 22.Oct
Match begins: 19:00 (UTC)
Venue: Estadio Jornalista Mário Filho (78838 seats)

Flamengo are ready for Vasco da Gama with hopes of picking up all three points. Will they? Open our in-depth preview!

Insights:
  • Flamengo have won significantly more corners at home than away.
  • Vasco da Gama have played more matches over 2,5 goals away than home.

These teams are so close in distance that this match is special, a derby with local pride the main prize.

It’s busy days for these teams as both were in action only a few days ago. There’s no rest for the wicked, or in this case; no rest for Flamengo and Vasco da Gama.

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Flamengo form and stats

The total Serie A results playing at home this season for Flamengo are 6-4-2 (wins-draws-losses).

Flamengo are returning here after visiting Cruzeiro and winning with a 2-0 scoreline. Pedro and Lucas scored the goal(s). The goalie Rossi was named most valuable player of the team in that game, scoring 8.34 out of ten. Rossi topped it up with a clean sheet.

1-1 away at Corinthians before that.

The hosts are favourites to win this game, with an estimated chance of about 55-60% of that outcome. Earlier Flamengo matches with similar probabilities have ended with 1 win, 2 draws and 2 defeats (from 5 games).

There's a new game coming up fairly quickly for Flamengo as they are travelling to their away game against Gremio in the Serie A. That match is three days after this one.

Flamengo has scored 17 league goals at home this season, in 12 matches. It's been trouble in front of goal recently, as only 1 of these goals has been scored in their last three home matches. Flamengo have only conceded 9 from their league home games. For more goal stats, check the Statistics tab above.

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Vasco da Gama form and stats

Vasco da Gama have only collected 10 points from their away games in the Serie A, after 2-4-7 (13 played).

Vasco have succeeded in guarding their own goal lately, led by their goalkeeper Leonardo Cesar Jardim. It's been 195 minutes since they last conceded in Serie A.

Vasco da Gama go into this game after a win, the home game against Fortaleza that ended 1-0. Maicon was the top performer of the team in that game with a match score of 7.85. The defender Maicon won 8 of 9 duels.

A 0-0 draw was the result before that, hosting Sao Paulo.

As mentioned above, the odds for this match puts the home team as favourites. Perhaps this eases the pressure on the away team, who are capable of producing an upset here on a good day. Looking at earlier matches with similar odds and Vasco da Gama playing away, we found 7 games. Results were 2 away wins, 1 draw and 4 home wins.

A tale of few goals? 13 of this club's most recent 17 league rounds have seen zero, one or two goals.

After this away game Vasco return home for a Serie A game against Internacional. That game is only four sleeps after this.

Many goals are not expected from the visiting Vasco da Gama as they have only managed to score 12 times from 13 away games in the league. Vasco da Gama struggle to build an impenetrable defensive wall in away matches with a total of 23 goals conceded from these games.

Head 2 Head

This was the result when the teams met previously this season; Vasco da Gama - Flamengo 1-4. Numbers for the prior ten meetings featuring these two sides are: eight wins for Flamengo, zero draws and two wins for Vasco da Gama. Over 2,5 goals: six times; under 2,5 goals: four games.

Top Goalscorers

FlamengoP. Abreu dos Santos
P. Abreu dos Santos
7 goals
Vasco da GamaP. Vegetti Pfaffen
P. Vegetti Pfaffen
7 goals
Vasco da GamaG. Fortes Chaves
G. Fortes Chaves
6 goals

Flamengo missing players

Vasco da Gama missing players

Total First Half Second Half
Flamengo Vasco da Gama
Total Home vs low Statistics Stat vs top Away Total
27 12 5 Played P 3 13 27
13 6 3 Won W 0 2 8
8 4 2 Drew D 1 4 6
6 2 0 Lost L 2 7 13
40 17 8 Scored S 1 12 28
31 9 2 Conceded C 4 23 38
89% 92% 100% Over 0.5 O 0.5 100% 100% 96%
81% 75% 80% Over 1.5 O 1.5 67% 85% 59%
52% 33% 20% Over 2.5 O 2.5 0% 38% 33%
22% 8% 0% Over 3.5 O 3.5 0% 23% 26%
19% 8% 0% Over 4.5 O 4.5 0% 15% 19%
52% 33% 40% BTTS BTTS 33% 69% 48%
37% 58% 60% Clean Sheets C S 0% 8% 22%
22% 17% 0% Failed to Score F T 67% 23% 33%
 
5.4 6.9 8 Corners for (avg) C F 5.3 5.4 5.6
5.5 4.1 4 Corners against (avg) C A 6.7 6.2 5.3
2.1 1.8 2 Yellow cards (avg) Y C 4 2.6 2.7
2 1 0 Red cards R C 0 2 2
 
13.2 15.2 16.6 Shots (avg) S ( 8 11.5 13.1
4.9 5.8 5.6 Shots on Target (avg) S O 3.7 3.2 4
31% 24% 29% Goal Efficiency G E 9% 29% 26%
 
14.7 13.2 12.8 Shots against (avg) S A 17.7 16.4 13.6
5.3 4.8 4.6 Shots on Target against (avg) S O 6 6.3 5.2
Key stats in Serie A this season:
  • Flamengo have won significantly more corners at home than away.
  • Vasco da Gama have played more matches over 2,5 goals away than home.
  • Vasco da Gama haven’t played a single 0-0 game away.

  Total Home Away  
# Team MP W D L F A MP W D L F A MP W D L F A +/- P
1 Botafogo 27 18 4 5 44 17 13 11 1 1 28 6 14 7 3 4 16 11 27 58
2 Bragantino 27 13 10 4 39 24 13 8 4 1 21 8 14 5 6 3 18 16 15 49
3 Flamengo 27 13 8 6 40 31 12 6 4 2 17 9 15 7 4 4 23 22 9 47
4 Gremio 27 13 5 9 43 37 14 10 2 2 27 12 13 3 3 7 16 25 6 44
5 Palmeiras 27 12 8 7 40 24 13 8 2 3 20 12 14 4 6 4 20 12 16 44
6 Atletico PR 27 12 8 7 40 31 14 8 5 1 25 15 13 4 3 6 15 16 9 44
7 Atlético Mineiro 27 12 7 8 32 21 13 6 3 4 16 12 14 6 4 4 16 9 11 43
8 Fortaleza 27 12 6 9 33 27 14 8 4 2 23 13 13 4 2 7 10 14 6 42
9 Fluminense 27 12 6 9 37 34 15 10 4 1 23 11 12 2 2 8 14 23 3 42
10 Cuiaba 27 10 6 11 29 30 13 4 5 4 17 15 14 6 1 7 12 15 -1 36
11 Sao Paulo 27 9 8 10 31 29 14 9 2 3 23 13 13 0 6 7 8 16 2 35
12 Internacional 27 8 8 11 23 32 13 6 3 4 15 14 14 2 5 7 8 18 -9 32
13 Corinthians 27 7 11 9 33 35 13 5 7 1 20 13 14 2 4 8 13 22 -2 32
14 Bahia 27 8 7 12 35 38 13 5 4 4 21 15 14 3 3 8 14 23 -3 31
15 Cruzeiro 27 7 10 10 24 24 14 3 5 6 6 11 13 4 5 4 18 13 0 31
16 Vasco da Gama 27 8 6 13 28 38 14 6 2 6 16 15 13 2 4 7 12 23 -10 30
17 Santos 27 8 6 13 30 45 14 5 5 4 23 22 13 3 1 9 7 23 -15 30
18 Goias 27 7 9 11 27 37 14 4 6 4 17 20 13 3 3 7 10 17 -10 30
19 Coritiba 27 5 5 17 29 57 13 3 3 7 14 20 14 2 2 10 15 37 -28 20
20 America Mineiro 27 4 6 17 30 56 14 4 1 9 14 25 13 0 5 8 16 31 -26 18

Vasco da Gama:
Table
  Total Home Away  
# Team MP W D L F A MP W D L F A MP W D L F A +/- P
1 Botafogo 27 18 4 5 44 17 13 11 1 1 28 6 14 7 3 4 16 11 27 58
2 Bragantino 27 13 10 4 39 24 13 8 4 1 21 8 14 5 6 3 18 16 15 49
3 Flamengo 27 13 8 6 40 31 12 6 4 2 17 9 15 7 4 4 23 22 9 47
4 Gremio 27 13 5 9 43 37 14 10 2 2 27 12 13 3 3 7 16 25 6 44
5 Palmeiras 27 12 8 7 40 24 13 8 2 3 20 12 14 4 6 4 20 12 16 44
6 Atletico PR 27 12 8 7 40 31 14 8 5 1 25 15 13 4 3 6 15 16 9 44
7 Atlético Mineiro 27 12 7 8 32 21 13 6 3 4 16 12 14 6 4 4 16 9 11 43
8 Fortaleza 27 12 6 9 33 27 14 8 4 2 23 13 13 4 2 7 10 14 6 42
9 Fluminense 27 12 6 9 37 34 15 10 4 1 23 11 12 2 2 8 14 23 3 42
10 Cuiaba 27 10 6 11 29 30 13 4 5 4 17 15 14 6 1 7 12 15 -1 36
11 Sao Paulo 27 9 8 10 31 29 14 9 2 3 23 13 13 0 6 7 8 16 2 35
12 Internacional 27 8 8 11 23 32 13 6 3 4 15 14 14 2 5 7 8 18 -9 32
13 Corinthians 27 7 11 9 33 35 13 5 7 1 20 13 14 2 4 8 13 22 -2 32
14 Bahia 27 8 7 12 35 38 13 5 4 4 21 15 14 3 3 8 14 23 -3 31
15 Cruzeiro 27 7 10 10 24 24 14 3 5 6 6 11 13 4 5 4 18 13 0 31
16 Vasco da Gama 27 8 6 13 28 38 14 6 2 6 16 15 13 2 4 7 12 23 -10 30
17 Santos 27 8 6 13 30 45 14 5 5 4 23 22 13 3 1 9 7 23 -15 30
18 Goias 27 7 9 11 27 37 14 4 6 4 17 20 13 3 3 7 10 17 -10 30
19 Coritiba 27 5 5 17 29 57 13 3 3 7 14 20 14 2 2 10 15 37 -28 20
20 America Mineiro 27 4 6 17 30 56 14 4 1 9 14 25 13 0 5 8 16 31 -26 18

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The Campeonato Brasileiro Série A, often called the Brasileirão (or just Série A), is the primary football competition in Brazil. It has 20 teams playing each other twice from May to December, a total of 38 fixtures. The top team is crowned as the champion and the bottom four are relegated.