Both CSA and Vasco da Gama are itching for points in this game, even with the visitors carrying a 19 point lead so far.
- CSA have the fewest scored goals in the second half (7) in Serie B
- Vasco da Gama have played more matches over 2,5 goals away than home.
Vasco da Gama have a very long trip to this away game, as there's more than 2100 kilometers in distance to cover. This could prove a challenge, at least for the supporters.
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.
CSA form and stats
CSA have collected 15 points from their Serie B home games so far after 3-6-2.
CSA are hoping to put things right at home after a defeat in their previous match, the score 0-4 away versus Sport Recife. As you see from the result above, CSA suffered greatly in their last game. Thankfully the team has a new chance to prove themselves in this one. Élton, who plays in attack, was the best player for the side in that match, earning a rating of 7.0 (out of 10). Élton hit one key pass and dribled past the opponent 1 of 1 times.
Before that, CSA had a home game versus Brusque which ended with a victory 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 CSA have performed in matches similar to this (as small favourites). Our database has found 13 matches with the results: Won 4, drawn 5 and lost 4.
Trouble hitting the net? In this team's last 24 league matches, 18 have contained two goals or less.
The goals haven't exactly been flowing for CSA here at Estádio Rei Pelé in the league, with less than one goal per game on average (10 from 11 games). CSA are not conceding a lot of goals here at Estádio Rei Pelé in the league, averaging less than one per game. The total is 10 from 11 matches.
Vasco da Gama form and stats
3-4-4 is the win-draw-loss statistic for Vasco da Gama in their Serie B matches away. Three might be a magic number, but there's been little wizardry in Vasco's last three away games as they have all been lost.
Impressive finishing from Santos (2) and Gomes secured the home win 3-1 against Tombense in their previous game. Midfielder Santos was the best performer of that match, with a rating of 9.64. Santos scored two goals, hit one key pass, dribled past the opponent 1 of 1 times and had 42 successful passes (of 50 total).
Preceding that game, the 1-3 loss visiting Ponte Preta's place.As mentioned above, this is an open game with no clear favourite. We have found 13 similar matches played by Vasco da Gama in our archives, and the results are: 1 win for Vasco da Gama, 5 draws and 7 defeats.
Few goals the story here? 18 of this club's latest 24 league fixtures have contained two goals or less.
The attacking power of Vasco da Gama when travelling is not overwhelming with 9 goals scored from 11 league matches away. 13 goals have been conceded by Vasco da Gama in these games. It's worth mentioning that 7 of these goals has been conceded in their last three away matches.
Head 2 Head
The latest archived result involving both these participants is the Vasco da Gama - CSA 1-0 played previously this season. Head-to-head statistics (for the prior five meetings): CSA won one game, two matches ended with a tie and Vasco da Gama managed two wins. Over 2,5 goals / under 2,5 goals: three / two
Top Goalscorers
  R. Rodrigues Silva 7 goals |   A. de Carvalho 5 goals |  R. Santana de Vasconcelos 5 goals |
CSA missing players
Vasco da Gama missing players
| CSA | Vasco da Gama | ||||||
| Total | Home | vs | Statistics | Stat | vs | Away | Total |
| 24 | 11 | 4 | Played | P | 4 | 11 | 24 |
| 4 | 3 | 1 | Won | W | 1 | 3 | 11 |
| 11 | 6 | 3 | Drew | D | 2 | 4 | 9 |
| 9 | 2 | 0 | Lost | L | 1 | 4 | 4 |
| 15 | 10 | 4 | Scored | S | 3 | 9 | 27 |
| 26 | 10 | 3 | Conceded | C | 3 | 13 | 16 |
| 79% | 91% | 100% | Over 0.5 | O 0.5 | 50% | 82% | 79% |
| 58% | 64% | 75% | Over 1.5 | O 1.5 | 25% | 55% | 50% |
| 25% | 18% | 0% | Over 2.5 | O 2.5 | 25% | 27% | 25% |
| 8% | 9% | 0% | Over 3.5 | O 3.5 | 25% | 27% | 21% |
| 0% | 0% | 0% | Over 4.5 | O 4.5 | 25% | 9% | 4% |
| 46% | 64% | 75% | BTTS | BTTS | 25% | 45% | 33% |
| 29% | 27% | 25% | Clean Sheets | C S | 50% | 36% | 58% |
| 46% | 18% | 0% | Failed to Score | F T | 75% | 36% | 29% |
| 5.8 | 7.5 | 8.5 | Corners for (avg) | C F | 4.2 | 4.4 | 4.8 |
| 5.2 | 4.4 | 7.2 | Corners against (avg) | C A | 8.5 | 6.1 | 5.2 |
| 2.4 | 2.9 | 2.8 | Yellow cards (avg) | Y C | 2.5 | 2.5 | 2.8 |
| 3 | 1 | 0 | Red cards | R C | 0 | 1 | 3 |
| 11.4 | 14.5 | 18 | Shots (avg) | S ( | 9.8 | 10.2 | 10.9 |
| 3.5 | 4.4 | 6.5 | Shots on Target (avg) | S O | 3 | 3.4 | 3.9 |
| 18% | 21% | 15% | Goal Efficiency | G E | 25% | 24% | 29% |
| 14.2 | 10.8 | 12.5 | Shots against (avg) | S A | 13.8 | 15.1 | 12.6 |
| 4.5 | 3.7 | 4.2 | Shots on Target against (avg) | S O | 3.2 | 4.4 | 3.8 |
- CSA have the fewest scored goals in the second half (7) in Serie B
- CSA have won significantly more corners at home than away.
- Vasco da Gama 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 | Cruzeiro | 24 | 16 | 5 | 3 | 30 | 12 | 12 | 11 | 1 | 0 | 19 | 3 | 12 | 5 | 4 | 3 | 11 | 9 | 18 | 53 |
| 2 | Bahia | 25 | 13 | 5 | 7 | 28 | 14 | 13 | 9 | 2 | 2 | 19 | 5 | 12 | 4 | 3 | 5 | 9 | 9 | 14 | 44 |
| 3 | Gremio | 24 | 11 | 10 | 3 | 28 | 11 | 11 | 9 | 1 | 1 | 22 | 4 | 13 | 2 | 9 | 2 | 6 | 7 | 17 | 43 |
| 4 | Vasco da Gama | 24 | 11 | 9 | 4 | 27 | 16 | 13 | 8 | 5 | 0 | 18 | 3 | 11 | 3 | 4 | 4 | 9 | 13 | 11 | 42 |
| 5 | Londrina | 25 | 9 | 8 | 8 | 25 | 24 | 13 | 5 | 6 | 2 | 17 | 12 | 12 | 4 | 2 | 6 | 8 | 12 | 1 | 35 |
| 6 | Sport Recife | 24 | 8 | 10 | 6 | 21 | 18 | 12 | 7 | 4 | 1 | 15 | 4 | 12 | 1 | 6 | 5 | 6 | 14 | 3 | 34 |
| 7 | Sampaio Correa | 24 | 9 | 6 | 9 | 29 | 26 | 11 | 9 | 2 | 0 | 24 | 6 | 13 | 0 | 4 | 9 | 5 | 20 | 3 | 33 |
| 8 | Criciuma | 25 | 8 | 9 | 8 | 26 | 24 | 13 | 6 | 4 | 3 | 15 | 8 | 12 | 2 | 5 | 5 | 11 | 16 | 2 | 33 |
| 9 | Tombense | 24 | 7 | 12 | 5 | 23 | 23 | 12 | 6 | 6 | 0 | 16 | 8 | 12 | 1 | 6 | 5 | 7 | 15 | 0 | 33 |
| 10 | CRB | 24 | 8 | 8 | 8 | 23 | 30 | 13 | 5 | 7 | 1 | 14 | 9 | 11 | 3 | 1 | 7 | 9 | 21 | -7 | 32 |
| 11 | Novorizontino | 24 | 8 | 7 | 9 | 26 | 29 | 13 | 6 | 3 | 4 | 16 | 14 | 11 | 2 | 4 | 5 | 10 | 15 | -3 | 31 |
| 12 | Ituano | 24 | 7 | 9 | 8 | 27 | 25 | 11 | 4 | 5 | 2 | 13 | 8 | 13 | 3 | 4 | 6 | 14 | 17 | 2 | 30 |
| 13 | Ponte Preta | 24 | 7 | 8 | 9 | 21 | 21 | 11 | 5 | 4 | 2 | 11 | 4 | 13 | 2 | 4 | 7 | 10 | 17 | 0 | 29 |
| 14 | Brusque | 24 | 7 | 7 | 10 | 18 | 22 | 12 | 5 | 4 | 3 | 11 | 8 | 12 | 2 | 3 | 7 | 7 | 14 | -4 | 28 |
| 15 | Chapecoense | 24 | 5 | 11 | 8 | 20 | 23 | 11 | 1 | 5 | 5 | 9 | 15 | 13 | 4 | 6 | 3 | 11 | 8 | -3 | 26 |
| 16 | Operario PR | 25 | 6 | 7 | 12 | 22 | 34 | 12 | 5 | 3 | 4 | 14 | 11 | 13 | 1 | 4 | 8 | 8 | 23 | -12 | 25 |
| 17 | CSA | 24 | 4 | 11 | 9 | 15 | 26 | 11 | 3 | 6 | 2 | 10 | 10 | 13 | 1 | 5 | 7 | 5 | 16 | -11 | 23 |
| 18 | Guarani | 24 | 4 | 11 | 9 | 15 | 26 | 13 | 3 | 6 | 4 | 6 | 11 | 11 | 1 | 5 | 5 | 9 | 15 | -11 | 23 |
| 19 | Nautico | 24 | 5 | 6 | 13 | 20 | 32 | 12 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 15 | 15 | 12 | 2 | 2 | 8 | 5 | 17 | -12 | 21 |
| 20 | Vila Nova | 24 | 2 | 15 | 7 | 14 | 22 | 13 | 2 | 9 | 2 | 8 | 8 | 11 | 0 | 6 | 5 | 6 | 14 | -8 | 21 |
