Serie A duel: Close contest expected between Vasco da Gama and Athletico PR

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Competition: Brazil Serie A
Competition: Sun 23.Jul
Match begins: 21:30 (UTC)
Venue: Estádio Club de Regatas Vasco da Gama (25000 seats)

Athletico PR know they face a back-breaking journey to Vasco da Gama and their Estádio Club de Regatas Vasco da Gama. This news article has all the data you require before the fixture.

Insights:
  • Vasco da Gama have the fewest scored goals (11) in Serie A
  • Athletico PR haven’t played a single 0-0 game.

It's time to recharge all electronic entertainment devices for Athletico PR, who are travelling more than 800 kilometers to play this game.

Vasco da Gama and Athletico PR should both be in good shape for this meeting, as there's been enough days for both of them to train and rest since their last matches.

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Vasco da Gama form and stats

Vasco da Gama's results here at Estádio Club de Regatas Vasco da Gama in the Serie A have been very modest with 1 victory, 1 draw and 5 defeats.

Stress levels are on the rise for Vasco da Gama's attacking players as they have now played 193 minutes without scoring in a league game. Jair was their last goal scorer.

Vasco's previous game was also a home match, the defeat 0-1 versus Cruzeiro (placed 10th). Attacking player Marcus outdid all teammates in that game and got a match rating of 7.44 out of 10. Marcus dribled past the opponent 5 of 6 times.

Prior to that was the away defeat visiting Botafogo (0-2).

Low on goals? In this club's last 12 league matches, 9 have contained less than three goals (under 2.5).

The goals haven't exactly been flowing for Vasco da Gama here at Estádio Club de Regatas Vasco da Gama in the league, with less than one goal per game on average (4 from 7 games). Vasco have conceded 10 in these home matches.

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Athletico PR form and stats

Athletico PR have only collected 4 points from their away games in the Serie A, after 1-1-5 (7 played). The travelling fans think it's time that their travel expenses are covered with some points now, as Athletico PR have lost on their last two travels.

Impressive finishing from Erick and Roque secured the home win 2-0 against Bahia in their previous game. Athletico PR goalie Bento was high and low in the Bahia game, contributing six saves towards the victory. Khellven, who plays in defense, got the "man of the match" on his team with the rating 8.45. Khellven signed up for two assists, hit four key passes and won 1 of 3 duels.

The fixture earlier was the Copa do Brasil-battle against Flamengo, a home loss (0-2).

Many goals are not expected from the visiting Athletico as they have only managed to score 6 times from 7 away games in the league. As for defending, Athletico PR rarely keep clean sheets as they have conceded 11 goals from these away matches.

Head 2 Head

Head to head numbers (for the former ten meetings): Vasco da Gama won two games, two matches ended with a tie and Athletico PR managed six wins. Over 2,5 goals / under 2,5 goals: three / seven.

Top Goalscorers

Athletico PRV. Roque Ferreira
V. Roque Ferreira
8 goals
Athletico PRC. Alves Cardoso
C. Alves Cardoso
3 goals
VascoG. Fortes Chaves
G. Fortes Chaves
2 goals

Vasco da Gama missing players

Athletico PR missing players

Vasco da Gama Athletico PR
Total Home vs mid Statistics Stat vs low Away Total
14 7 2 Played P 1 7 15
2 1 1 Won W 0 1 7
3 1 0 Drew D 1 1 2
9 5 1 Lost L 0 5 6
11 4 1 Scored S 2 6 20
23 10 1 Conceded C 2 11 18
100% 100% 100% Over 0.5 O 0.5 100% 100% 100%
64% 29% 0% Over 1.5 O 1.5 100% 86% 80%
36% 29% 0% Over 2.5 O 2.5 100% 43% 47%
21% 29% 0% Over 3.5 O 3.5 100% 14% 20%
14% 14% 0% Over 4.5 O 4.5 0% 0% 7%
50% 29% 0% BTTS BTTS 100% 43% 47%
7% 14% 50% Clean Sheets C S 0% 14% 33%
43% 57% 50% Failed to Score F T 0% 43% 20%
 
5.7 6.1 4 Corners for (avg) C F 3 4 4.7
5.5 3.7 6 Corners against (avg) C A 7 5.6 5.2
3.1 3 4 Yellow cards (avg) Y C 4 3.1 2.9
0 0 0 Red cards R C 0 1 1
 
13 14.6 9 Shots (avg) S ( 9 11.3 15.1
3.7 4.4 1.5 Shots on Target (avg) S O 4 3.6 4.7
21% 13% 33% Goal Efficiency G E 50% 24% 29%
 
13.5 10.1 10.5 Shots against (avg) S A 21 14.9 12.9
5.4 4 4 Shots on Target against (avg) S O 12 5.7 4.8
Key stats in Serie A this season:
  • Athletico PR haven’t played a single 0-0 game.
  • Vasco da Gama have conceded at least twice as many goals as they have scored.
  • Vasco da Gama have the fewest points (4) at home in Serie A
  • Vasco da Gama have the fewest scored goals (11) in Serie A
  • Vasco da Gama have the fewest scored goals in the second half (4) in Serie A
  • Vasco da Gama haven’t played a single 0-0 game.
  • Vasco da Gama is in the worst form (1-0-5)

  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 15 13 0 2 26 7 8 8 0 0 16 1 7 5 0 2 10 6 19 39
2 Flamengo 15 8 3 4 27 18 7 5 1 1 14 4 8 3 2 3 13 14 9 27
3 Gremio 14 8 2 4 24 20 8 5 2 1 17 9 6 3 0 3 7 11 4 26
4 São Paulo 15 7 4 4 22 14 8 7 0 1 18 7 7 0 4 3 4 7 8 25
5 Fluminense 15 7 4 4 21 14 8 5 3 0 12 4 7 2 1 4 9 10 7 25
6 Palmeiras 15 6 7 2 25 13 7 4 2 1 13 7 8 2 5 1 12 6 12 25
7 Bragantino 15 6 6 3 22 16 8 5 2 1 14 6 7 1 4 2 8 10 6 24
8 Athletico PR 15 7 2 6 20 18 8 6 1 1 14 7 7 1 1 5 6 11 2 23
9 Fortaleza 15 6 5 4 16 12 8 4 3 1 10 5 7 2 2 3 6 7 4 23
10 Cruzeiro 15 6 4 5 16 11 8 3 1 4 4 6 7 3 3 1 12 5 5 22
11 Internacional 15 6 4 5 13 16 7 4 2 1 7 4 8 2 2 4 6 12 -3 22
12 Atletico Mineiro 14 5 5 4 18 14 7 2 3 2 9 8 7 3 2 2 9 6 4 20
13 Cuiabá 15 5 4 6 14 17 7 1 3 3 7 10 8 4 1 3 7 7 -3 19
14 Santos 15 4 4 7 16 23 8 3 3 2 13 11 7 1 1 5 3 12 -7 16
15 Corinthians 14 4 3 7 12 17 6 2 3 1 7 5 8 2 0 6 5 12 -5 15
16 Bahia 15 3 4 8 15 23 7 2 2 3 11 11 8 1 2 5 4 12 -8 13
17 Goias 14 3 2 9 14 26 6 2 1 3 8 12 8 1 1 6 6 14 -12 11
18 Coritiba 15 2 5 8 14 28 7 1 3 3 6 9 8 1 2 5 8 19 -14 11
19 Vasco da Gama 14 2 3 9 11 23 7 1 1 5 4 10 7 1 2 4 7 13 -12 9
20 America Mineiro 14 2 3 9 16 32 7 2 1 4 8 14 7 0 2 5 8 18 -16 9

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Read more about Serie A

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.