Serie B: Two sides in reasonably good form get together for this fixture. Vasco da Gama might have a small edge with their 4th spot in the standings?
- Náutico have the most conceded goals in the first half (9) in Serie B
- Vasco da Gama have the fewest conceded goals (3) in Serie B
It's time to recharge all electronic entertainment devices for Vasco da Gama, who are travelling more than 2300 kilometers to play this game.
Náutico have less rest than Vasco da Gama in this fixture, as the hosts were involved in a Serie B game only three days ago. At least it's nice to return home after that away game at Brusque.
Náutico form and stats
The story so far in the Serie B for Náutico at their home stadium (Estádio Eládio de Barros Carvalho) is 1 win, 2 draws and 2 defeats.
A strong away win for Náutico against Brusque the last match, as Carlos were on target. Midfielder Carlos was the best player on the team with a rating of 7.81 (out of ten) in that game. Carlos scored one goal and hit three key passes.
Before that, Náutico played out a draw 0-0 when visiting Ituano.This is expected to be a close game, with Náutico perhaps considered small favourites due to their home advantage. Looking back at earlier matches similar to this one (expected to be close with Náutico as a small favourite), we find 5 games. Náutico has won 1 of these, drawn 3 and lost 1.
There will be little rest for Náutico after this match as they are travelling to Sampaio Corrêa for a Serie B game in only three days.
Náutico have scored 4 league goals here from 5 matches, not a lot. From these home matches, Náutico have conceded only 4 goals.
Vasco da Gama form and stats
The visitors are W0-D4-L0 on the road this term. That's in the Serie B. Vasco da Gama has built quite a streak of draws from their away games now, as four in a row has ended all square. Will this streak be broken in today's game?
Did you know that the longest clean sheet streak is 1816 minutes? This record is held by Mazaropi when he played in Vasco da Gama. Vasco da Gama goalkeeper Thiago Rodrigues de Oliveira Nogueira is eager to challenge this, with his 534 minutes of keeping balls out from the net.
Vasco's last game was the home draw against Gremio (0-0). Rodrigues was the team player of the game with the player rating of 7.63. The agile goalkeeper Rodrigues topped it up with a clean sheet.
Prior to that match, a home win 2-0 against Brusque.So, this is expected to be a close game, an even contest. Looking at earlier matches with Vasco da Gama playing away and similar expectations, we found 8 relevant matches. Results were 0 Vasco da Gama wins, 3 draws and 5 defeats.
Goals are few and far between in Vasco da Gama's away league games. Only 2 goals from 4 travels. They concede less than a goal on average per away game (2 so far).
Head 2 Head
Numbers for the previous ten meetings involving these two teams are: one win for Náutico, three draws and six wins for Vasco da Gama. Over 2,5 goals: six times; under 2,5 goals: four games.Top Goalscorers
  A. de Carvalho 5 goals |  R. Santana de Vasconcelos 5 goals |   J. da Silva Lima Junior 4 goals |
Náutico missing players
Vasco da Gama missing players
| Náutico | Vasco da Gama | ||||||
| Total | Home | vs | Statistics | Stat | vs | Away | Total |
| 10 | 5 | 2 | Played | P | 2 | 4 | 10 |
| 3 | 1 | 0 | Won | W | 0 | 0 | 4 |
| 3 | 2 | 0 | Drew | D | 2 | 4 | 6 |
| 4 | 2 | 2 | Lost | L | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 8 | 4 | 0 | Scored | S | 2 | 2 | 8 |
| 10 | 4 | 2 | Conceded | C | 2 | 2 | 3 |
| 90% | 100% | 100% | Over 0.5 | O 0.5 | 100% | 50% | 70% |
| 70% | 60% | 0% | Over 1.5 | O 1.5 | 100% | 50% | 40% |
| 20% | 0% | 0% | Over 2.5 | O 2.5 | 0% | 0% | 0% |
| 0% | 0% | 0% | Over 3.5 | O 3.5 | 0% | 0% | 0% |
| 0% | 0% | 0% | Over 4.5 | O 4.5 | 0% | 0% | 0% |
| 40% | 40% | 0% | BTTS | BTTS | 100% | 50% | 30% |
| 20% | 20% | 0% | Clean Sheets | C S | 0% | 50% | 70% |
| 50% | 40% | 100% | Failed to Score | F T | 0% | 50% | 30% |
| 6.3 | 9.2 | 8.5 | Corners for (avg) | C F | 5.5 | 4.5 | 5.1 |
| 4 | 3.8 | 3.5 | Corners against (avg) | C A | 2.5 | 3.8 | 4.7 |
| 2.6 | 2.2 | 2.5 | Yellow cards (avg) | Y C | 2 | 2.5 | 2.9 |
| 2 | 2 | 1 | Red cards | R C | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| 14.7 | 17 | 15 | Shots (avg) | S ( | 10.5 | 10.5 | 10.3 |
| 5.2 | 6.2 | 3.5 | Shots on Target (avg) | S O | 3.5 | 2.8 | 3.7 |
| 15% | 13% | 0% | Goal Efficiency | G E | 29% | 18% | 22% |
| 11.3 | 11.2 | 10 | Shots against (avg) | S A | 10.5 | 12 | 11.3 |
| 4.8 | 5 | 2.5 | Shots on Target against (avg) | S O | 3.5 | 3.2 | 3.5 |
- Náutico have the most conceded goals in the first half (9) in Serie B
- Náutico have the most points from losing position (8) in Serie B
- Náutico have won at least twice as many corners as they have conceded at home.
- Náutico have won significantly more corners at home than away.
- Náutico haven’t played a single 0-0 game at home.
- Vasco da Gama have not yet lost a game.
- Vasco da Gama have scored at least twice as many goals as they have conceded.
- Vasco da Gama have the fewest conceded goals (3) in Serie B
- Vasco da Gama have the fewest conceded goals in the second half (0) in Serie B
- Vasco da Gama have yet to win a game away.
| 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 | 10 | 8 | 1 | 1 | 12 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 5 | 0 | 6 | 4 | 1 | 1 | 7 | 4 | 8 | 25 |
| 2 | Bahia | 10 | 6 | 1 | 3 | 13 | 6 | 5 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 11 | 2 | 5 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 2 | 4 | 7 | 19 |
| 3 | Sport Recife | 10 | 5 | 3 | 2 | 8 | 4 | 5 | 4 | 0 | 1 | 6 | 2 | 5 | 1 | 3 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 4 | 18 |
| 4 | Vasco da Gama | 10 | 4 | 6 | 0 | 8 | 3 | 6 | 4 | 2 | 0 | 6 | 1 | 4 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 5 | 18 |
| 5 | Gremio | 10 | 3 | 5 | 2 | 7 | 4 | 4 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 5 | 2 | 6 | 1 | 4 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 3 | 14 |
| 6 | Novorizontino | 10 | 3 | 5 | 2 | 9 | 9 | 5 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 5 | 5 | 5 | 1 | 3 | 1 | 4 | 4 | 0 | 14 |
| 7 | Operário PR | 10 | 3 | 3 | 4 | 11 | 11 | 5 | 3 | 0 | 2 | 8 | 5 | 5 | 0 | 3 | 2 | 3 | 6 | 0 | 12 |
| 8 | Sampaio Corrêa | 10 | 3 | 3 | 4 | 10 | 10 | 5 | 3 | 2 | 0 | 9 | 4 | 5 | 0 | 1 | 4 | 1 | 6 | 0 | 12 |
| 9 | Náutico | 10 | 3 | 3 | 4 | 8 | 10 | 5 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 4 | 4 | 5 | 2 | 1 | 2 | 4 | 6 | -2 | 12 |
| 10 | Tombense | 10 | 2 | 6 | 2 | 9 | 10 | 6 | 2 | 4 | 0 | 7 | 5 | 4 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 5 | -1 | 12 |
| 11 | CSA | 10 | 2 | 6 | 2 | 6 | 7 | 5 | 2 | 3 | 0 | 5 | 3 | 5 | 0 | 3 | 2 | 1 | 4 | -1 | 12 |
| 12 | Londrina | 9 | 3 | 2 | 4 | 9 | 12 | 5 | 3 | 2 | 0 | 9 | 5 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 7 | -3 | 11 |
| 13 | CRB | 10 | 3 | 2 | 5 | 7 | 13 | 5 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 5 | 4 | 5 | 1 | 0 | 4 | 2 | 9 | -6 | 11 |
| 14 | Chapecoense | 9 | 2 | 5 | 2 | 5 | 4 | 4 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 4 | 5 | 2 | 3 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 1 | 11 |
| 15 | Brusque | 10 | 3 | 1 | 6 | 7 | 12 | 5 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 5 | 2 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 5 | 2 | 10 | -5 | 10 |
| 16 | Ituano | 10 | 2 | 4 | 4 | 10 | 11 | 5 | 2 | 3 | 0 | 5 | 2 | 5 | 0 | 1 | 4 | 5 | 9 | -1 | 10 |
| 17 | Criciúma | 10 | 2 | 4 | 4 | 8 | 9 | 5 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 6 | 3 | 5 | 0 | 2 | 3 | 2 | 6 | -1 | 10 |
| 18 | Vila Nova | 10 | 1 | 7 | 2 | 8 | 10 | 5 | 1 | 4 | 0 | 3 | 1 | 5 | 0 | 3 | 2 | 5 | 9 | -2 | 10 |
| 19 | Ponte Preta | 10 | 2 | 3 | 5 | 5 | 8 | 5 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 3 | 1 | 5 | 0 | 1 | 4 | 2 | 7 | -3 | 9 |
| 20 | Guarani | 10 | 1 | 6 | 3 | 6 | 9 | 5 | 1 | 4 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 5 | 0 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 8 | -3 | 9 |
