Here's another exciting match in the Carioca Serie A. Portuguesa RJ is in the 8th position after participating in three games. They greet Vasco da Gama who are placed 9th after two matches.
Portuguesa RJ have less rest than Vasco da Gama in this fixture, as the hosts were involved in a Carioca Serie A game only four days ago. Thankfully the previous game, versus Bangu, was also a home game here at Estádio Luso-Brasileiro. The away team is better rested.
Portuguesa RJ form and stats
Only two Carioca Serie A home games for Portuguesa RJ so far, yet both highs and lows with 1 win, 0 draws and 1 defeat.
Portuguesa RJ's previous game was also a home match, the defeat 0-1 versus Bangu (placed 3rd).
Before that game, the 1-0 home victory against Boavista.There's a new game coming up fairly quickly for Portuguesa as they are travelling to their away game against Resende in the Carioca Serie A. That match is four days after this one.
Early season league goal statistics from Portuguesa RJ's 2 home games: {1 goals}, 1 conceded.
Vasco da Gama form and stats
The visitors settled for one point in their first Carioca Serie A away game of the season. During their previous season 19 away games resulted in 5 wins, 5 draws and 9 defeats.
It's another away game for the visitors, as they travelled to Audax Rio (placed 5th) in their previous outing. The match ended in a draw 1-1.
Preceding that game was the away Serie B victory against Ituano with the score of 1-0.It's early days yet, but Vasco da Gama has scored 1 and conceded 1 goals from their travels in the league so far (1 game).
Head 2 Head
Portuguesa RJ-Vasco da Gama H2H statistics last six meetings regardless of arena: Portuguesa RJ two wins, Vasco da Gama four wins, zero draws. one of these six matches had three or more goals (over 2,5).
Top Goalscorers
  A. de Carvalho 7 goals |   E. Oliveira de Almeida 4 goals | L. Figueiredo dos Santos 4 goals |
Portuguesa RJ missing players
Vasco da Gama missing players
| Portuguesa RJ | Vasco da Gama | ||||||
| Total | Home | vs | Statistics | Stat | vs | Away | Total |
| 3 | 2 | 1 | Played | P | 1 | 1 | 2 |
| 1 | 1 | 1 | Won | W | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 0 | 0 | 0 | Drew | D | 1 | 1 | 2 |
| 2 | 1 | 0 | Lost | L | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 2 | 1 | 1 | Scored | S | 1 | 1 | 1 |
| 5 | 1 | 0 | Conceded | C | 1 | 1 | 1 |
| 100% | 100% | 100% | Over 0.5 | O 0.5 | 100% | 100% | 50% |
| 33% | 0% | 0% | Over 1.5 | O 1.5 | 100% | 100% | 50% |
| 33% | 0% | 0% | Over 2.5 | O 2.5 | 0% | 0% | 0% |
| 33% | 0% | 0% | Over 3.5 | O 3.5 | 0% | 0% | 0% |
| 33% | 0% | 0% | Over 4.5 | O 4.5 | 0% | 0% | 0% |
| 33% | 0% | 0% | BTTS | BTTS | 100% | 100% | 50% |
| 33% | 50% | 100% | Clean Sheets | C S | 0% | 0% | 50% |
| 33% | 50% | 0% | Failed to Score | F T | 0% | 0% | 50% |
| 5.3 | 6.5 | 8 | Corners for (avg) | C F | 3 | 3 | 6.5 |
| 3.3 | 2.5 | 4 | Corners against (avg) | C A | 3 | 3 | 4.5 |
| 1 | 1.5 | 1 | Yellow cards (avg) | Y C | 4 | 4 | 3 |
| 0 | 0 | 0 | Red cards | R C | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 11 | 11 | 12 | Shots (avg) | S ( | 11 | 11 | 11.5 |
| 4 | 5 | 6 | Shots on Target (avg) | S O | 5 | 5 | 4 |
| 17% | 10% | 17% | Goal Efficiency | G E | 20% | 20% | 12% |
| 7 | 5 | 2 | Shots against (avg) | S A | 10 | 10 | 11.5 |
| 4.3 | 2 | 1 | Shots on Target against (avg) | S O | 3 | 3 | 4 |
| Portuguesa RJ | Last season | Vasco da Gama | |||||
| Total | Home | Statistics | Stat | Away | Total | ||
| 20 | 10 | Played | P | 19 | 38 | ||
| 7 | 5 | Won | W | 5 | 17 | ||
| 8 | 4 | Drew | D | 5 | 11 | ||
| 5 | 1 | Lost | L | 9 | 10 | ||
| 21 | 11 | Scored | S | 16 | 48 | ||
| 18 | 6 | Conceded | C | 26 | 36 | ||
| 90% | 90% | Over 0.5 | O 0.5 | 89% | 87% | ||
| 65% | 60% | Over 1.5 | O 1.5 | 63% | 63% | ||
| 25% | 20% | Over 2.5 | O 2.5 | 37% | 39% | ||
| 10% | 0% | Over 3.5 | O 3.5 | 21% | 21% | ||
| 5% | 0% | Over 4.5 | O 4.5 | 11% | 11% | ||
| 50% | 50% | BTTS | BTTS | 47% | 45% | ||
| 35% | 40% | Clean Sheets | C S | 26% | 42% | ||
| 25% | 20% | Failed to Score | F T | 37% | 26% | ||
| 5.1 | 5.2 | Corners for (avg) | C F | 4.8 | 4.9 | ||
| 4.2 | 3.8 | Corners against (avg) | C A | 5.7 | 5.1 | ||
| 3.4 | 2.6 | Yellow cards (avg) | Y C | 2.5 | 2.7 | ||
| 2 | 1 | Red cards | R C | 4 | 6 | ||
| 11.5 | 11.1 | Shots (avg) | S ( | 10.4 | 11.3 | ||
| 4 | 4.8 | Shots on Target (avg) | S O | 3.3 | 3.9 | ||
| 26% | 23% | Goal Efficiency | G E | 25% | 32% | ||
| 9.4 | 7 | Shots against (avg) | S A | 15.3 | 13 | ||
| 3.2 | 2.3 | Shots on Target against (avg) | S O | 4.8 | 4.2 | ||
| Total | Home | Away | |||||||||||||||||||
| # | Team | MP | W | D | L | F | A | MP | W | D | L | F | A | MP | W | D | L | F | A | +/- | P |
| 1 | Flamengo | 4 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 10 | 1 | 3 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 10 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 9 | 10 |
| 2 | Fluminense | 3 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 4 | 9 |
| 3 | Bangu | 3 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 4 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 2 | 2 | 7 |
| 4 | Volta Redonda | 3 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 4 | 4 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 4 | 4 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4 |
| 5 | Audax Rio | 4 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 4 | 5 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 3 | 4 | -1 | 4 |
| 6 | Botafogo | 2 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 3 |
| 7 | Resende | 3 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 4 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | -2 | 3 |
| 8 | Portuguesa RJ | 3 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 5 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 4 | -3 | 3 |
| 9 | Vasco da Gama | 2 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 2 |
| 10 | Madureira | 3 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | -1 | 2 |
| 11 | Boavista | 3 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 5 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 3 | -2 | 1 |
| 12 | Nova Iguaçu | 3 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 6 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 6 | -6 | 1 |
| Last season | Total | Home | Away | ||||||||||||||||||
| # | Team | MP | W | D | L | F | A | MP | W | D | L | F | A | MP | W | D | L | F | A | +/- | P |
| 1 | Cruzeiro | 38 | 23 | 9 | 6 | 57 | 26 | 19 | 15 | 3 | 1 | 32 | 8 | 19 | 8 | 6 | 5 | 25 | 18 | 31 | 78 |
| 2 | Gremio | 38 | 17 | 14 | 7 | 50 | 26 | 19 | 14 | 3 | 2 | 37 | 10 | 19 | 3 | 11 | 5 | 13 | 16 | 24 | 65 |
| 3 | Vasco da Gama | 38 | 17 | 11 | 10 | 48 | 36 | 19 | 12 | 6 | 1 | 32 | 10 | 19 | 5 | 5 | 9 | 16 | 26 | 12 | 64 |
| 4 | Bahia | 38 | 17 | 11 | 10 | 43 | 29 | 19 | 12 | 5 | 2 | 29 | 11 | 19 | 5 | 6 | 8 | 14 | 18 | 14 | 62 |
| 5 | Sampaio Correa | 38 | 16 | 10 | 12 | 48 | 42 | 19 | 14 | 4 | 1 | 37 | 15 | 19 | 2 | 6 | 11 | 11 | 27 | 6 | 58 |
| 6 | Ituano | 38 | 15 | 12 | 11 | 42 | 34 | 19 | 10 | 6 | 3 | 23 | 10 | 19 | 5 | 6 | 8 | 19 | 24 | 8 | 57 |
| 7 | Criciuma | 38 | 14 | 14 | 10 | 43 | 31 | 19 | 11 | 5 | 3 | 26 | 9 | 19 | 3 | 9 | 7 | 17 | 22 | 12 | 56 |
| 8 | Sport Recife | 38 | 15 | 12 | 11 | 37 | 31 | 19 | 13 | 5 | 1 | 29 | 8 | 19 | 2 | 7 | 10 | 8 | 23 | 6 | 56 |
| 9 | Londrina | 38 | 14 | 11 | 13 | 36 | 37 | 19 | 8 | 7 | 4 | 23 | 19 | 19 | 6 | 4 | 9 | 13 | 18 | -1 | 53 |
| 10 | Guarani | 38 | 13 | 12 | 13 | 33 | 36 | 19 | 9 | 6 | 4 | 16 | 12 | 19 | 4 | 6 | 9 | 17 | 24 | -3 | 51 |
| 11 | CRB | 38 | 13 | 11 | 14 | 35 | 43 | 19 | 8 | 8 | 3 | 21 | 15 | 19 | 5 | 3 | 11 | 14 | 28 | -8 | 50 |
| 12 | Ponte Preta | 38 | 12 | 13 | 13 | 34 | 36 | 19 | 8 | 7 | 4 | 19 | 13 | 19 | 4 | 6 | 9 | 15 | 23 | -2 | 49 |
| 13 | Vila Nova | 38 | 9 | 20 | 9 | 28 | 31 | 19 | 6 | 11 | 2 | 13 | 9 | 19 | 3 | 9 | 7 | 15 | 22 | -3 | 47 |
| 14 | Chapecoense | 38 | 11 | 12 | 15 | 37 | 39 | 19 | 7 | 6 | 6 | 23 | 21 | 19 | 4 | 6 | 9 | 14 | 18 | -2 | 45 |
| 15 | Tombense | 38 | 10 | 15 | 13 | 38 | 47 | 19 | 9 | 9 | 1 | 24 | 13 | 19 | 1 | 6 | 12 | 14 | 34 | -9 | 45 |
| 16 | Novorizontino | 38 | 11 | 11 | 16 | 44 | 49 | 19 | 8 | 6 | 5 | 28 | 21 | 19 | 3 | 5 | 11 | 16 | 28 | -5 | 44 |
| 17 | CSA | 38 | 9 | 15 | 14 | 29 | 37 | 19 | 7 | 8 | 4 | 19 | 14 | 19 | 2 | 7 | 10 | 10 | 23 | -8 | 42 |
| 18 | Brusque | 38 | 8 | 10 | 20 | 21 | 38 | 19 | 6 | 6 | 7 | 14 | 15 | 19 | 2 | 4 | 13 | 7 | 23 | -17 | 34 |
| 19 | Operario PR | 38 | 7 | 13 | 18 | 31 | 53 | 19 | 6 | 6 | 7 | 18 | 19 | 19 | 1 | 7 | 11 | 13 | 34 | -22 | 34 |
| 20 | Náutico | 38 | 8 | 6 | 24 | 32 | 65 | 19 | 6 | 4 | 9 | 24 | 27 | 19 | 2 | 2 | 15 | 8 | 38 | -33 | 30 |
