Serie A: Vasco da Gama are 5 points after Internacional, but are inspired to go all in. Let's go!
- Vasco da Gama have the most matches under the total-line (19) in Serie A
- Internacional have conceded at least twice as many goals as they have scored away.
Everyone involved with the away team has to get their travel gear ready for this match as there's a whopping 1500 kilometers to cover before arriving at the match.
It's no vacation for neither Vasco da Gama nor Internacional as both were in action only a few days ago. Expect some tired legs on the pitch and/or possibly some changes to the lineups.
Vasco da Gama form and stats
6 victories, 2 draws and 6 defeats. That’s what Vasco da Gama have to build on here at Estádio Club de Regatas Vasco da Gama in the Serie A.
In their previous game, the manager Díaz led his Vasco da Gama to a defeat away at Flamengo. The manager is hoping to put things right immediately here at Estádio Club de Regatas Vasco da Gama. Midfielder Pec was the best player on the team with a rating of 7.34 (out of ten) in that game. Pec dribled past the opponent 2 of 3 times.
Previous to that game, a home match hosting Fortaleza in a game that was won 1-0.The bookmakers consider this a fairly even contest. One could say only the home advantage separates the teams. It could be relevant to look at how Vasco da Gama have performed in matches similar to this (as small favourites). Our database has found 4 matches with the results: Won 3, drawn 0 and lost 1.
Low-scoring affair? In this club's last 18 league games, 14 have seen two goals or less.
The manager Díaz will start preparations for the next game as soon this is finished, as the hosts are going to Goiás in only three days.
Vasco are certainly not overdoing their scoring at home in league matches, having created 16 goals in 14 games. Vasco da Gama's goalkeeper has had to pick the ball out of their own net 15 times. For more goal stats, check the Statistics tab above. There's been improvement defensively lately, as only 1 of these goals has been conceded in their last three home matches.
Internacional form and stats
The hunting on away grounds haven’t been very fruitful for Internacional so far with only 11 points returning home. The records show 2-5-7 (win-draw-lose). Internacional seem to be suffering from homesickness with two consecutive losses away. Third time lucky?
Impressive finishing from Adriano, Wanderson, Patrick, Valencia (2) and Bustos secured the home win 7-1 against Santos in their previous game. As you can tell from the results above, Internacional was very dominant against Santos, winning the match with a scoreline that even the finest fortune teller couldn't predict. 7-1 (!) with Adriano, Wanderson, Patrick, Valencia (2) and Bustos providing the goals. Maurício got a match rating of 8.65 in that game, top player of the team. Maurício signed up for two assists, hit four key passes and had 32 successful passes (of 37 total).
Prior to that match, the Internacional manager Coudet faced defeat when travelling to Bahia and losing 0-1.So, this is expected to be a close game, an even contest. Looking at earlier matches with Internacional playing away and similar expectations, we found 11 relevant matches. Results were 1 Internacional win, 7 draws and 3 defeats.
A new game in only three days for Internacional, the Serie A home match versus Coritiba. Busy days.
Many goals are not expected from the visiting Internacional as they have only managed to score 8 times from 14 away games in the league. Internacional have conceded 18 goals in these away matches.
Head 2 Head
Internacional - Vasco 2-1 was the scoreline in these teams' previous head-to-head game, played this season. As for the last ten games between these two teams, there's three Vasco da Gama victories, two draws and five Internacional wins. Over/under statistics; five of these games ended with three goals or more, five matches with two goals or less.
Top Goalscorers
  P. Vegetti Pfaffen 7 goals |  G. Fortes Chaves 6 goals |   W. Maciel Sousa Campos 5 goals |
Vasco da Gama missing players
Internacional missing players
| Vasco da Gama | Internacional | ||||||
| Total | Home | vs | Statistics | Stat | vs | Away | Total |
| 28 | 14 | 6 | Played | P | 4 | 14 | 28 |
| 8 | 6 | 4 | Won | W | 2 | 2 | 9 |
| 6 | 2 | 1 | Drew | D | 2 | 5 | 8 |
| 14 | 6 | 1 | Lost | L | 0 | 7 | 11 |
| 28 | 16 | 7 | Scored | S | 4 | 8 | 30 |
| 39 | 15 | 3 | Conceded | C | 2 | 18 | 33 |
| 96% | 93% | 83% | Over 0.5 | O 0.5 | 75% | 79% | 82% |
| 57% | 36% | 17% | Over 1.5 | O 1.5 | 50% | 64% | 68% |
| 32% | 29% | 17% | Over 2.5 | O 2.5 | 25% | 29% | 39% |
| 25% | 29% | 17% | Over 3.5 | O 3.5 | 0% | 14% | 18% |
| 18% | 21% | 17% | Over 4.5 | O 4.5 | 0% | 0% | 7% |
| 46% | 29% | 17% | BTTS | BTTS | 50% | 43% | 46% |
| 21% | 36% | 67% | Clean Sheets | C S | 50% | 29% | 29% |
| 36% | 43% | 33% | Failed to Score | F T | 25% | 50% | 43% |
| 5.7 | 5.9 | 5.2 | Corners for (avg) | C F | 4.2 | 4.2 | 4.5 |
| 5.4 | 4.4 | 6.5 | Corners against (avg) | C A | 5.8 | 5.9 | 5.6 |
| 2.7 | 2.9 | 3.7 | Yellow cards (avg) | Y C | 3 | 2.8 | 3 |
| 2 | 0 | 0 | Red cards | R C | 1 | 2 | 5 |
| 13.2 | 14.6 | 13 | Shots (avg) | S ( | 8 | 10.7 | 12.4 |
| 4.1 | 4.8 | 4.2 | Shots on Target (avg) | S O | 2.8 | 3.2 | 3.9 |
| 24% | 24% | 28% | Goal Efficiency | G E | 36% | 18% | 28% |
| 13.4 | 10.9 | 13.2 | Shots against (avg) | S A | 14.2 | 14.6 | 12.9 |
| 5.2 | 4.1 | 5 | Shots on Target against (avg) | S O | 3.2 | 5 | 4.3 |
- Internacional have conceded at least twice as many goals as they have scored away.
- Vasco da Gama have the most matches under the total-line (19) in Serie A
| 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 | 28 | 18 | 5 | 5 | 45 | 18 | 14 | 11 | 2 | 1 | 29 | 7 | 14 | 7 | 3 | 4 | 16 | 11 | 27 | 59 |
| 2 | Bragantino | 28 | 14 | 10 | 4 | 40 | 24 | 14 | 9 | 4 | 1 | 22 | 8 | 14 | 5 | 6 | 3 | 18 | 16 | 16 | 52 |
| 3 | Flamengo | 28 | 14 | 8 | 6 | 41 | 31 | 13 | 7 | 4 | 2 | 18 | 9 | 15 | 7 | 4 | 4 | 23 | 22 | 10 | 50 |
| 4 | Palmeiras | 28 | 13 | 8 | 7 | 42 | 24 | 13 | 8 | 2 | 3 | 20 | 12 | 15 | 5 | 6 | 4 | 22 | 12 | 18 | 47 |
| 5 | Athletico PR | 28 | 12 | 9 | 7 | 41 | 32 | 14 | 8 | 5 | 1 | 25 | 15 | 14 | 4 | 4 | 6 | 16 | 17 | 9 | 45 |
| 6 | Grêmio | 28 | 13 | 5 | 10 | 43 | 40 | 14 | 10 | 2 | 2 | 27 | 12 | 14 | 3 | 3 | 8 | 16 | 28 | 3 | 44 |
| 7 | Atlético Mineiro | 28 | 12 | 7 | 9 | 32 | 22 | 14 | 6 | 3 | 5 | 16 | 13 | 14 | 6 | 4 | 4 | 16 | 9 | 10 | 43 |
| 8 | Fortaleza | 28 | 12 | 6 | 10 | 33 | 29 | 14 | 8 | 4 | 2 | 23 | 13 | 14 | 4 | 2 | 8 | 10 | 16 | 4 | 42 |
| 9 | Fluminense | 28 | 12 | 6 | 10 | 37 | 35 | 15 | 10 | 4 | 1 | 23 | 11 | 13 | 2 | 2 | 9 | 14 | 24 | 2 | 42 |
| 10 | São Paulo | 28 | 10 | 8 | 10 | 34 | 29 | 15 | 10 | 2 | 3 | 26 | 13 | 13 | 0 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 16 | 5 | 38 |
| 11 | Cuiabá | 28 | 10 | 7 | 11 | 30 | 31 | 14 | 4 | 6 | 4 | 18 | 16 | 14 | 6 | 1 | 7 | 12 | 15 | -1 | 37 |
| 12 | Internacional | 28 | 9 | 8 | 11 | 30 | 33 | 14 | 7 | 3 | 4 | 22 | 15 | 14 | 2 | 5 | 7 | 8 | 18 | -3 | 35 |
| 13 | Bahia | 28 | 9 | 7 | 12 | 37 | 38 | 14 | 6 | 4 | 4 | 23 | 15 | 14 | 3 | 3 | 8 | 14 | 23 | -1 | 34 |
| 14 | Cruzeiro | 28 | 8 | 10 | 10 | 25 | 24 | 14 | 3 | 5 | 6 | 6 | 11 | 14 | 5 | 5 | 4 | 19 | 13 | 1 | 34 |
| 15 | Corinthians | 28 | 7 | 12 | 9 | 34 | 36 | 14 | 5 | 8 | 1 | 21 | 14 | 14 | 2 | 4 | 8 | 13 | 22 | -2 | 33 |
| 16 | Goiás | 28 | 7 | 10 | 11 | 28 | 38 | 14 | 4 | 6 | 4 | 17 | 20 | 14 | 3 | 4 | 7 | 11 | 18 | -10 | 31 |
| 17 | Vasco da Gama | 28 | 8 | 6 | 14 | 28 | 39 | 14 | 6 | 2 | 6 | 16 | 15 | 14 | 2 | 4 | 8 | 12 | 24 | -11 | 30 |
| 18 | Santos | 28 | 8 | 6 | 14 | 31 | 52 | 14 | 5 | 5 | 4 | 23 | 22 | 14 | 3 | 1 | 10 | 8 | 30 | -21 | 30 |
| 19 | Coritiba | 28 | 5 | 5 | 18 | 29 | 59 | 14 | 3 | 3 | 8 | 14 | 22 | 14 | 2 | 2 | 10 | 15 | 37 | -30 | 20 |
| 20 | América Mineiro | 28 | 4 | 7 | 17 | 31 | 57 | 14 | 4 | 1 | 9 | 14 | 25 | 14 | 0 | 6 | 8 | 17 | 32 | -26 | 19 |
