Serie B: Confiança are 18 points short of Vasco da Gama, but are set to go full force. Game on!
- Confiança have the most conceded goals (38) in Serie B
- Vasco da Gama have played more matches over 2,5 goals away than home.
Both teams should be fairly well rested for this game, as they have had some quiet days to prepare. Hopefully this will translate into lots of action on the pitch.
It's time to recharge all electronic entertainment devices for Vasco da Gama, who are travelling more than 1800 kilometers to play this game.
Confiança form and stats
Confiança have played 13 Serie B games at their own stadium so far this season, resulting in 4-2-7 (wins-draws-losses). Hopes of three in a row are alive for Confiança after consecutive victories at their own ground.
Confiança manager L. de Souza Lopes and his team return home after a 1-1 draw away versus Coritiba (placed 1st) in the Serie B. Defender Nirley got the top score of the team in the match with a rating of 7.45/10. Nirley scored one goal and won 5 of 11 duels.
Before that, Confiança had a home game versus Operário PR which ended with a victory 1-0.The Confiança fans would probably like to see some more goals scored at their own stadium in the league, the tally being 13 in 13 matches. Confiança have conceded 17 in these home matches. There's been improvement defensively lately, as only 2 of these goals has been conceded in their last 3 home matches.
Vasco da Gama form and stats
There's been little loot from Vasco da Gama's travels as they have only collected 13 points from 13 away games in the Serie B. Vasco da Gama only have 3 wins to counter their 6 defeats and 4 draws.
Vasco have succeeded in guarding their own goal lately, led by their goalkeeper Vanderlei Farias da Silva. It's been 180 minutes since they last conceded in Serie B.
Morato and Gabriel Pec scored in Vasco da Gama's previous match, the home game against Goias that ended 2-0. Nenê got a match rating of 8.42 in that game, top player of the team. Nenê hit five key passes and had 36 successful passes (of 41 total).
Before that one, a nice away victory 1-0 at Brusque.The visitors have scored 12 goals from 13 away games in the league, an average of less than one per game. As opposed to that, Vasco have seen the ball go into their own net 18 times on the road.
Head 2 Head
These competitors have played previously this season: Vasco da Gama - Confiança 1-0.Top Goalscorers
  G. Cano 7 goals | A. Feitosa 5 goals |   S. Santos Salles 4 goals |
Confiança missing players
Vasco da Gama missing players
| Confiança | Vasco da Gama | ||||||
| Total | Home | vs | Statistics | Stat | vs | Away | Total |
| 27 | 13 | 5 | Played | P | 5 | 13 | 27 |
| 5 | 4 | 3 | Won | W | 3 | 3 | 11 |
| 7 | 2 | 0 | Drew | D | 1 | 4 | 7 |
| 15 | 7 | 2 | Lost | L | 1 | 6 | 9 |
| 25 | 13 | 5 | Scored | S | 6 | 12 | 32 |
| 38 | 17 | 4 | Conceded | C | 4 | 18 | 29 |
| 89% | 100% | 100% | Over 0.5 | O 0.5 | 100% | 100% | 100% |
| 67% | 69% | 60% | Over 1.5 | O 1.5 | 60% | 77% | 78% |
| 41% | 38% | 20% | Over 2.5 | O 2.5 | 40% | 38% | 33% |
| 22% | 15% | 0% | Over 3.5 | O 3.5 | 0% | 15% | 11% |
| 11% | 8% | 0% | Over 4.5 | O 4.5 | 0% | 0% | 4% |
| 48% | 54% | 20% | BTTS | BTTS | 60% | 62% | 52% |
| 26% | 23% | 60% | Clean Sheets | C S | 40% | 15% | 30% |
| 37% | 23% | 20% | Failed to Score | F T | 0% | 23% | 19% |
| 4.5 | 5.8 | 4.6 | Corners for (avg) | C F | 5.6 | 5.2 | 4.9 |
| 5.3 | 4.6 | 6 | Corners against (avg) | C A | 4.6 | 4.8 | 5.1 |
| 2.7 | 3.3 | 3.2 | Yellow cards (avg) | Y C | 2.2 | 2.5 | 2.3 |
| 4 | 2 | 0 | Red cards | R C | 2 | 5 | 5 |
| 10 | 10.7 | 8 | Shots (avg) | S ( | 10.4 | 9.6 | 11.1 |
| 3.3 | 3.9 | 2.8 | Shots on Target (avg) | S O | 3.6 | 3.5 | 4.7 |
| 28% | 25% | 36% | Goal Efficiency | G E | 33% | 27% | 25% |
- Confiança have the most conceded goals (38) in Serie B
- Confiança have won significantly more corners at home than away.
- Confiança haven’t played a single 0-0 game at home.
- Vasco da Gama have played more matches over 2,5 goals away than home.
- Vasco da Gama haven’t played a single 0-0 game.
| Total | Home | Away | |||||||||||||||||||
| # | Team | MP | W | D | L | F | A | MP | W | D | L | F | A | MP | W | D | L | F | A | +/- | P |
| 1 | Coritiba | 27 | 15 | 8 | 4 | 35 | 19 | 14 | 8 | 5 | 1 | 21 | 8 | 13 | 7 | 3 | 3 | 14 | 11 | 16 | 53 |
| 2 | Botafogo | 26 | 14 | 5 | 7 | 39 | 25 | 13 | 11 | 1 | 1 | 28 | 8 | 13 | 3 | 4 | 6 | 11 | 17 | 14 | 47 |
| 3 | CRB | 27 | 13 | 8 | 6 | 38 | 29 | 13 | 5 | 6 | 2 | 18 | 13 | 14 | 8 | 2 | 4 | 20 | 16 | 9 | 47 |
| 4 | Avai | 27 | 13 | 7 | 7 | 31 | 20 | 14 | 8 | 3 | 3 | 18 | 10 | 13 | 5 | 4 | 4 | 13 | 10 | 11 | 46 |
| 5 | Goias | 27 | 12 | 9 | 6 | 29 | 20 | 13 | 7 | 4 | 2 | 17 | 9 | 14 | 5 | 5 | 4 | 12 | 11 | 9 | 45 |
| 6 | Guarani | 26 | 11 | 8 | 7 | 36 | 28 | 13 | 7 | 3 | 3 | 18 | 12 | 13 | 4 | 5 | 4 | 18 | 16 | 8 | 41 |
| 7 | Vasco da Gama | 27 | 11 | 7 | 9 | 32 | 29 | 14 | 8 | 3 | 3 | 20 | 11 | 13 | 3 | 4 | 6 | 12 | 18 | 3 | 40 |
| 8 | CSA | 26 | 11 | 5 | 10 | 27 | 22 | 13 | 5 | 5 | 3 | 14 | 9 | 13 | 6 | 0 | 7 | 13 | 13 | 5 | 38 |
| 9 | Remo | 26 | 10 | 6 | 10 | 23 | 27 | 14 | 7 | 2 | 5 | 11 | 10 | 12 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 12 | 17 | -4 | 36 |
| 10 | Sampaio Correa | 26 | 9 | 9 | 8 | 30 | 26 | 12 | 6 | 3 | 3 | 17 | 11 | 14 | 3 | 6 | 5 | 13 | 15 | 4 | 36 |
| 11 | Náutico | 27 | 9 | 8 | 10 | 30 | 32 | 14 | 5 | 5 | 4 | 20 | 17 | 13 | 4 | 3 | 6 | 10 | 15 | -2 | 35 |
| 12 | Operário PR | 27 | 9 | 7 | 11 | 21 | 30 | 13 | 6 | 2 | 5 | 14 | 15 | 14 | 3 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 15 | -9 | 34 |
| 13 | Vila Nova | 27 | 8 | 9 | 10 | 20 | 22 | 14 | 4 | 7 | 3 | 6 | 6 | 13 | 4 | 2 | 7 | 14 | 16 | -2 | 33 |
| 14 | Ponte Preta | 26 | 8 | 8 | 10 | 25 | 27 | 13 | 7 | 4 | 2 | 19 | 11 | 13 | 1 | 4 | 8 | 6 | 16 | -2 | 32 |
| 15 | Cruzeiro | 26 | 6 | 13 | 7 | 30 | 34 | 13 | 3 | 7 | 3 | 18 | 20 | 13 | 3 | 6 | 4 | 12 | 14 | -4 | 31 |
| 16 | Brusque | 26 | 7 | 8 | 11 | 23 | 35 | 13 | 4 | 5 | 4 | 11 | 9 | 13 | 3 | 3 | 7 | 12 | 26 | -12 | 29 |
| 17 | Londrina | 27 | 6 | 9 | 12 | 19 | 32 | 14 | 3 | 4 | 7 | 9 | 16 | 13 | 3 | 5 | 5 | 10 | 16 | -13 | 27 |
| 18 | Vitoria | 26 | 4 | 13 | 9 | 18 | 22 | 13 | 3 | 6 | 4 | 11 | 11 | 13 | 1 | 7 | 5 | 7 | 11 | -4 | 25 |
| 19 | Confiança | 27 | 5 | 7 | 15 | 25 | 38 | 13 | 4 | 2 | 7 | 13 | 17 | 14 | 1 | 5 | 8 | 12 | 21 | -13 | 22 |
| 20 | Brasil de Pelotas | 26 | 2 | 10 | 14 | 15 | 29 | 12 | 2 | 5 | 5 | 8 | 12 | 14 | 0 | 5 | 9 | 7 | 17 | -14 | 16 |