Vasco da Gama hope to sell some tickets for this game even though the season has been rough so far with 22 points and a 15th position in the Serie A table. Visiting Fortaleza holds 12th place with 24 pts.
This should be an interesting game with lots of spark and energy as both teams are well rested since they last saw competitive action. Game on!
It's quite the trip for Fortaleza when visiting Vasco as the cities are 2600 kilometers apart.
Vasco da Gama form and stats
When playing at home in the Serie A, Vasco da Gama have managed 3 wins, 2 draws and suffered 4 defeats from 9 games. With Vasco da Gama having lost three times in a row here, the pressure is increasing on the manager R. Andrade Silva Sá Pinto.
It's back home for Vasco, who return with a good feeling about themselves after beating Sport Recife away with the result 2-0. Germán Cano (2) found the net in that victory. Before that game, the home loss against Palmeiras with the scoreline 0-1.
There's a new game coming up fairly quickly for Vasco as they are travelling to their away game against Sao Paulo in the Serie A. That match is three days after this one.
Vasco are certainly not overdoing their scoring at home in league matches, having created 9 goals in 9 games. On the other hand, Vasco have conceded 9 goals. It's worth mentioning that 5 of these goals has been conceded in their last 3 home matches.
Fortaleza form and stats
The hunting on away grounds haven’t been very fruitful for Fortaleza so far with only 7 points returning home. The records show 1-4-5 (win-draw-lose). It's looking increasingly bleak for Fortaleza who now has to deal with a four game losing streak. Ceara was the last time a defeat was avoided. Fortaleza seem to be suffering from homesickness with two consecutive losses away. Third time lucky?
Fortaleza might have something to prove in this game as they lost at home in their previous match. Sao Paulo proved too strong as Fortaleza slumped to a 2-3 defeat in front of their own fans at Estádio Governador Plácido Aderaldo Castelo. It was a defeat before that one as the away game against Bahia wasn't a success with a 1-2 loss.
There might be some complaints about the fixture list from the Fortaleza manager R. Mücke Ceni as the team has another away game coming up in only three days, this time against Botafogo.
The visitors have scored 9 goals from 10 away games in the league, an average of less than one per game. Fortaleza have conceded 12 goals in these away matches.
Head 2 Head
Vasco-Fortaleza H2H statistics last eight meetings regardless of arena: Vasco da Gama three wins, Fortaleza one win, four draws. two of these eight matches had three or more goals (over 2,5).Top Goalscorers
  G. Cano 9 goals |   W. Pereira do Nascimento 5 goals |  F. Ignez Bastos 4 goals |
Vasco da Gama missing players
Fortaleza missing players
| Vasco da Gama | Fortaleza | ||||||
| Total | Home | vs | Statistics | Stat | vs | Away | Total |
| 19 | 9 | 3 | Played | P | 3 | 10 | 20 |
| 6 | 3 | 1 | Won | W | 1 | 1 | 6 |
| 4 | 2 | 1 | Drew | D | 1 | 4 | 6 |
| 9 | 4 | 1 | Lost | L | 1 | 5 | 8 |
| 22 | 9 | 3 | Scored | S | 4 | 9 | 20 |
| 26 | 9 | 2 | Conceded | C | 3 | 12 | 19 |
| 95% | 89% | 67% | Over 0.5 | O 0.5 | 67% | 90% | 85% |
| 79% | 67% | 67% | Over 1.5 | O 1.5 | 67% | 70% | 60% |
| 53% | 44% | 33% | Over 2.5 | O 2.5 | 67% | 40% | 35% |
| 16% | 0% | 0% | Over 3.5 | O 3.5 | 33% | 10% | 10% |
| 11% | 0% | 0% | Over 4.5 | O 4.5 | 0% | 0% | 5% |
| 53% | 56% | 33% | BTTS | BTTS | 67% | 70% | 45% |
| 26% | 33% | 67% | Clean Sheets | C S | 33% | 10% | 35% |
| 26% | 22% | 33% | Failed to Score | F T | 33% | 30% | 35% |
| 0 | 0 | 0 | Corners for (avg) | C F | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 0 | 0 | 0 | Corners against (avg) | C A | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 2.4 | 2 | 2.7 | Yellow cards (avg) | Y C | 1.3 | 1.7 | 2.2 |
| 4 | 1 | 0 | Red cards | R C | 0 | 1 | 4 |
| 195 | 99 | 41 | Total Shots | T S | 33 | 90 | 197 |
| 67 | 34 | 16 | Shots on Target | S O | 7 | 21 | 56 |
| 33% | 26% | 19% | Goal Efficiency | G E | 57% | 43% | 36% |
- Fortaleza have played more matches over 2,5 goals away than home.
| Total | Home | Away | |||||||||||||||||||
| # | Team | MP | W | D | L | F | A | MP | W | D | L | F | A | MP | W | D | L | F | A | +/- | P |
| 1 | Atlético Mineiro | 20 | 12 | 2 | 6 | 37 | 24 | 10 | 8 | 2 | 0 | 25 | 6 | 10 | 4 | 0 | 6 | 12 | 18 | 13 | 38 |
| 2 | Internacional | 21 | 10 | 6 | 5 | 32 | 20 | 10 | 6 | 4 | 0 | 19 | 8 | 11 | 4 | 2 | 5 | 13 | 12 | 12 | 36 |
| 3 | Sao Paulo | 18 | 10 | 6 | 2 | 29 | 17 | 9 | 6 | 3 | 0 | 14 | 5 | 9 | 4 | 3 | 2 | 15 | 12 | 12 | 36 |
| 4 | Flamengo | 21 | 10 | 6 | 5 | 34 | 30 | 10 | 4 | 4 | 2 | 15 | 12 | 11 | 6 | 2 | 3 | 19 | 18 | 4 | 36 |
| 5 | Palmeiras | 20 | 9 | 7 | 4 | 28 | 20 | 10 | 4 | 4 | 2 | 15 | 12 | 10 | 5 | 3 | 2 | 13 | 8 | 8 | 34 |
| 6 | Santos | 21 | 9 | 7 | 5 | 30 | 24 | 11 | 5 | 4 | 2 | 19 | 12 | 10 | 4 | 3 | 3 | 11 | 12 | 6 | 34 |
| 7 | Gremio | 20 | 8 | 9 | 3 | 26 | 19 | 10 | 5 | 4 | 1 | 16 | 10 | 10 | 3 | 5 | 2 | 10 | 9 | 7 | 33 |
| 8 | Fluminense | 21 | 9 | 5 | 7 | 29 | 24 | 11 | 6 | 3 | 2 | 19 | 11 | 10 | 3 | 2 | 5 | 10 | 13 | 5 | 32 |
| 9 | Bahia | 20 | 7 | 4 | 9 | 26 | 29 | 11 | 6 | 1 | 4 | 17 | 14 | 9 | 1 | 3 | 5 | 9 | 15 | -3 | 25 |
| 10 | Sport Recife | 21 | 7 | 4 | 10 | 19 | 28 | 10 | 5 | 0 | 5 | 12 | 14 | 11 | 2 | 4 | 5 | 7 | 14 | -9 | 25 |
| 11 | Corinthians | 21 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 24 | 29 | 10 | 3 | 4 | 3 | 13 | 16 | 11 | 3 | 3 | 5 | 11 | 13 | -5 | 25 |
| 12 | Fortaleza | 20 | 6 | 6 | 8 | 20 | 19 | 10 | 5 | 2 | 3 | 11 | 7 | 10 | 1 | 4 | 5 | 9 | 12 | 1 | 24 |
| 13 | Ceara | 20 | 6 | 6 | 8 | 25 | 30 | 10 | 5 | 3 | 2 | 12 | 9 | 10 | 1 | 3 | 6 | 13 | 21 | -5 | 24 |
| 14 | Atletico GO | 21 | 5 | 9 | 7 | 19 | 27 | 10 | 2 | 5 | 3 | 13 | 15 | 11 | 3 | 4 | 4 | 6 | 12 | -8 | 24 |
| 15 | Vasco da Gama | 19 | 6 | 4 | 9 | 22 | 26 | 9 | 3 | 2 | 4 | 9 | 9 | 10 | 3 | 2 | 5 | 13 | 17 | -4 | 22 |
| 16 | Athletico PR | 20 | 6 | 4 | 10 | 16 | 21 | 11 | 4 | 3 | 4 | 9 | 9 | 9 | 2 | 1 | 6 | 7 | 12 | -5 | 22 |
| 17 | Coritiba | 20 | 5 | 5 | 10 | 18 | 26 | 9 | 3 | 2 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 11 | 2 | 3 | 6 | 13 | 20 | -8 | 20 |
| 18 | Bragantino | 20 | 4 | 8 | 8 | 23 | 27 | 10 | 4 | 3 | 3 | 14 | 11 | 10 | 0 | 5 | 5 | 9 | 16 | -4 | 20 |
| 19 | Botafogo | 19 | 3 | 11 | 5 | 19 | 23 | 10 | 2 | 5 | 3 | 10 | 12 | 9 | 1 | 6 | 2 | 9 | 11 | -4 | 20 |
| 20 | Goias | 19 | 2 | 6 | 11 | 21 | 34 | 10 | 2 | 3 | 5 | 14 | 18 | 9 | 0 | 3 | 6 | 7 | 16 | -13 | 12 |