Fluminense hope to sell some tickets for this game even though the season has been rough so far with 30 points and a 17th position in the Serie A table. Visiting Vasco da Gama holds 11th place with 38 pts.
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 Fluminense and Vasco da Gama.
There's local pride at stake here, as these teams are practically neighbours. Expect lots of passion from both players and supporters.
Fluminense form and stats
Fluminense have collected 19 points from their Serie A home games so far after 5-4-6.
Fluminense lost their last game at Ceará (placed 15th) after a 0-2 scoreline. In the match before that, Fluminense hosted Chapecoense and drew the game 1-1.
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 Fluminense have performed in matches similar to this (as small favourites). Our database has found seven matches with the results: Won 1 Drawn 3 Lost 3.
Fluminense has scored 16 league goals at home this season, in 15 matches. From these home matches, Fluminense have conceded only 14 goals.
Vasco da Gama form and stats
4 wins, 4 draws and 6 losses. That’s the product of Vasco da Gama playing as the away team in the Serie A this season.
Vasco da Gama failed to get anything from their last game, a Serie A home match vs Gremio (placed 5th) that ended with defeat 1-3. A 1-1 draw at Ceará's stadium before that.
As mentioned above, this is an open game with no clear favourite. We have found four similar matches played by Vasco da Gama in our archives, and the results are: 3 wins for Vasco da Gama, 1 draw and 0 defeats.
A new game in only four days for Vasco da Gama, the Serie A home match versus Palmeiras. Busy days.
The visitors have scored 11 goals from 14 away games in the league, an average of less than one per game. 17 goals have been conceded by Vasco da Gama in these games.
Head 2 Head
These teams' last encounter with each other was the Vasco da Gama - Fluminense 2-1 earlier this season. Head-2-head stats last ten meetings: 1 - 2 - 7 (Fluminense wins - draws - Vasco da Gama wins). As for goals, 4 matches ended with three or more goals (over 2,5), 6 had two or less.Top Goalscorers
  Y. González 6 goals |   Marrony 5 goals |
Fluminense missing players
Vasco da Gama missing players
| Fluminense | Vasco da Gama | ||||||
| Total | Home | vs | Statistics | Stat | vs | Away | Total |
| 29 | 15 | 4 | Played | P | 5 | 14 | 29 |
| 8 | 5 | 2 | Won | W | 1 | 4 | 10 |
| 6 | 4 | 0 | Drew | D | 2 | 4 | 8 |
| 15 | 6 | 2 | Lost | L | 2 | 6 | 11 |
| 29 | 16 | 4 | Scored | S | 3 | 11 | 27 |
| 41 | 14 | 3 | Conceded | C | 4 | 17 | 35 |
| 93% | 93% | 100% | Over 0.5 | O 0.5 | 80% | 93% | 93% |
| 69% | 60% | 50% | Over 1.5 | O 1.5 | 40% | 57% | 66% |
| 45% | 33% | 25% | Over 2.5 | O 2.5 | 20% | 36% | 38% |
| 10% | 7% | 0% | Over 3.5 | O 3.5 | 0% | 7% | 10% |
| 10% | 7% | 0% | Over 4.5 | O 4.5 | 0% | 7% | 7% |
| 48% | 53% | 25% | BTTS | BTTS | 40% | 50% | 55% |
| 21% | 20% | 50% | Clean Sheets | C S | 20% | 21% | 24% |
| 38% | 33% | 25% | Failed to Score | F T | 60% | 36% | 28% |
| 5.4 | 6.1 | 3.8 | Corners For (avg) | C F | 6.8 | 5 | 5.4 |
| 4.2 | 4 | 5.5 | Corners Against (avg) | C A | 6.4 | 5.6 | 4.8 |
| 2.2 | 1.9 | 2 | Yellow Cards (avg) | Y C | 3.2 | 3.2 | 2.6 |
| 7 | 2 | 0 | Red Cards | R C | 0 | 2 | 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 | 29 | 21 | 5 | 3 | 60 | 24 | 14 | 13 | 1 | 0 | 35 | 10 | 15 | 8 | 4 | 3 | 25 | 14 | 36 | 68 |
| 2 | Palmeiras | 29 | 17 | 9 | 3 | 47 | 22 | 14 | 11 | 3 | 0 | 31 | 6 | 15 | 6 | 6 | 3 | 16 | 16 | 25 | 60 |
| 3 | Santos | 29 | 16 | 7 | 6 | 39 | 26 | 14 | 10 | 3 | 1 | 29 | 12 | 15 | 6 | 4 | 5 | 10 | 14 | 13 | 55 |
| 4 | São Paulo | 29 | 13 | 10 | 6 | 29 | 20 | 15 | 8 | 6 | 1 | 20 | 8 | 14 | 5 | 4 | 5 | 9 | 12 | 9 | 49 |
| 5 | Gremio | 29 | 13 | 8 | 8 | 50 | 31 | 14 | 8 | 3 | 3 | 29 | 16 | 15 | 5 | 5 | 5 | 21 | 15 | 19 | 47 |
| 6 | Internacional | 29 | 13 | 7 | 9 | 35 | 27 | 15 | 9 | 5 | 1 | 21 | 9 | 14 | 4 | 2 | 8 | 14 | 18 | 8 | 46 |
| 7 | Corinthians | 29 | 11 | 12 | 6 | 31 | 22 | 15 | 8 | 6 | 1 | 18 | 9 | 14 | 3 | 6 | 5 | 13 | 13 | 9 | 45 |
| 8 | Athletico PR | 29 | 12 | 7 | 10 | 43 | 31 | 14 | 8 | 2 | 4 | 21 | 11 | 15 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 22 | 20 | 12 | 43 |
| 9 | Bahia | 29 | 11 | 8 | 10 | 32 | 28 | 15 | 7 | 4 | 4 | 20 | 14 | 14 | 4 | 4 | 6 | 12 | 14 | 4 | 41 |
| 10 | Goiás | 29 | 11 | 6 | 12 | 32 | 45 | 14 | 8 | 3 | 3 | 21 | 13 | 15 | 3 | 3 | 9 | 11 | 32 | -13 | 39 |
| 11 | Vasco da Gama | 29 | 10 | 8 | 11 | 27 | 35 | 15 | 6 | 4 | 5 | 16 | 18 | 14 | 4 | 4 | 6 | 11 | 17 | -8 | 38 |
| 12 | Fortaleza | 29 | 10 | 5 | 14 | 34 | 39 | 14 | 7 | 1 | 6 | 16 | 13 | 15 | 3 | 4 | 8 | 18 | 26 | -5 | 35 |
| 13 | Atlético Mineiro | 29 | 10 | 5 | 14 | 34 | 41 | 15 | 7 | 2 | 6 | 22 | 21 | 14 | 3 | 3 | 8 | 12 | 20 | -7 | 35 |
| 14 | Botafogo | 29 | 10 | 3 | 16 | 25 | 35 | 14 | 7 | 1 | 6 | 15 | 14 | 15 | 3 | 2 | 10 | 10 | 21 | -10 | 33 |
| 15 | Ceará | 29 | 9 | 6 | 14 | 30 | 30 | 15 | 7 | 4 | 4 | 19 | 11 | 14 | 2 | 2 | 10 | 11 | 19 | 0 | 33 |
| 16 | Cruzeiro | 29 | 7 | 11 | 11 | 25 | 35 | 14 | 5 | 5 | 4 | 12 | 13 | 15 | 2 | 6 | 7 | 13 | 22 | -10 | 32 |
| 17 | Fluminense | 29 | 8 | 6 | 15 | 29 | 41 | 15 | 5 | 4 | 6 | 16 | 14 | 14 | 3 | 2 | 9 | 13 | 27 | -12 | 30 |
| 18 | CSA | 29 | 7 | 8 | 14 | 20 | 41 | 15 | 6 | 5 | 4 | 15 | 16 | 14 | 1 | 3 | 10 | 5 | 25 | -21 | 29 |
| 19 | Chapecoense | 29 | 4 | 9 | 16 | 24 | 43 | 14 | 2 | 5 | 7 | 12 | 17 | 15 | 2 | 4 | 9 | 12 | 26 | -19 | 21 |
| 20 | Avaí | 29 | 3 | 8 | 18 | 15 | 45 | 15 | 1 | 7 | 7 | 8 | 20 | 14 | 2 | 1 | 11 | 7 | 25 | -30 | 17 |