Vasco da Gama cannot expect any easy points from their host Sampaio Corrêa in this Serie B fixture. Here's your thorough guide!
- Sampaio Corrêa have the most scored goals (15) at home in Serie B
- Vasco da Gama is in the best form (4-1-1) in Serie B
It's time to recharge all electronic entertainment devices for Vasco da Gama, who are travelling more than 2900 kilometers to play this game.
Both teams have had enough days rest since their last work day in an official game. Let's hope for an enthusiastic game!
Sampaio Corrêa form and stats
Sampaio Corrêa have been very solid at home in the Serie B so far, with 20 points collected from 8 matches (6-2-0). This has contributed greatly to their 10th position in the table. Sampaio has won so many consecutive home games (five in a row) that they struggle to remember the last time points were lost here at Estádio Governador João Castelo Ribeiro Gonçalves. We remember; it was Operario PR.
Sampaio Corrêa's previous game was also played at home, ending 2-0 versus Ituano (placed 14th). The home side are looking to build on that result. Furtado, defender, was given a rating of 8.1/10 in that game, top of the team. Furtado won 7 of 9 duels.
Prior to that was the away defeat visiting Chapecoense (1-3).Sampaio are traveling soon after this match as the Serie B match at Londrina awaits in three days.
A decent goal production from Sampaio Corrêa in their home games so far, with 15 goals from 8 league matches. Sampaio have only conceded 4 from their league home games. For more goal stats, check the Statistics tab above. There's been improvement defensively lately, as only 0 of these goals has been conceded in their last three home matches.
Vasco da Gama form and stats
The visitors are W3-D4-L1 on the road this term. That's in the Serie B.
The Vasco da Gama goalkeeper Thiago Rodrigues de Oliveira Nogueira is collecting clean sheets like a laundry worker. It's been 210 league minutes without conceding a goal, and counting.
Two trips in a row for Vasco da Gama, whose manager de Souza could celebrate last time after the win against Criciuma. Defender Conceição was the best team player with a rating of 8.63. Conceição won 5 of 6 duels.
A draw for Vasco before that, at their own venue hosting Sport Recife (0-0).Lacking goals? 15 of this side's most recent 17 league rounds have had zero, one or two goals.
The visitors are returning home after this fixture, hosting Ituano in just three days.
The attacking power of Vasco da Gama when travelling is not overwhelming with 7 goals scored from 8 league matches away. Vasco are defending well in their away games, having conceded only 6 times in 8 matches. For more goal statistics, check out the Statistics tab above.
Head 2 Head
As for the last six games between these two teams, there's one Sampaio Corrêa victory, three draws and two Vasco da Gama wins. Over/under statistics; two of these games ended with three goals or more, four matches with two goals or less.Top Goalscorers
  A. de Carvalho 5 goals |  R. Santana de Vasconcelos 5 goals |  G. Fortes Chaves 2 goals |
Sampaio Corrêa missing players
Vasco da Gama missing players
| Sampaio Corrêa | Vasco da Gama | ||||||
| Total | Home | vs | Statistics | Stat | vs | Away | Total |
| 17 | 8 | 1 | Played | P | 4 | 8 | 17 |
| 6 | 6 | 0 | Won | W | 2 | 3 | 9 |
| 4 | 2 | 1 | Drew | D | 1 | 4 | 7 |
| 7 | 0 | 0 | Lost | L | 1 | 1 | 1 |
| 18 | 15 | 1 | Scored | S | 3 | 7 | 17 |
| 18 | 4 | 1 | Conceded | C | 3 | 6 | 7 |
| 88% | 100% | 100% | Over 0.5 | O 0.5 | 100% | 75% | 76% |
| 76% | 100% | 100% | Over 1.5 | O 1.5 | 50% | 50% | 41% |
| 29% | 25% | 0% | Over 2.5 | O 2.5 | 0% | 12% | 12% |
| 18% | 12% | 0% | Over 3.5 | O 3.5 | 0% | 12% | 6% |
| 0% | 0% | 0% | Over 4.5 | O 4.5 | 0% | 12% | 6% |
| 41% | 50% | 100% | BTTS | BTTS | 25% | 38% | 24% |
| 35% | 50% | 0% | Clean Sheets | C S | 50% | 50% | 71% |
| 35% | 0% | 0% | Failed to Score | F T | 25% | 38% | 29% |
| 4.4 | 5.1 | 3 | Corners for (avg) | C F | 3.8 | 4 | 4.8 |
| 5.4 | 4.8 | 2 | Corners against (avg) | C A | 4.8 | 5.2 | 4.9 |
| 1.8 | 2.1 | 3 | Yellow cards (avg) | Y C | 3 | 2.9 | 2.8 |
| 1 | 0 | 0 | Red cards | R C | 1 | 1 | 2 |
| 12.9 | 15.4 | 18 | Shots (avg) | S ( | 10 | 9.9 | 10.2 |
| 4.1 | 5.2 | 5 | Shots on Target (avg) | S O | 3.5 | 3.2 | 3.5 |
| 26% | 36% | 20% | Goal Efficiency | G E | 21% | 27% | 28% |
| 12.5 | 11.9 | 9 | Shots against (avg) | S A | 18 | 15.2 | 13.2 |
| 4.4 | 3.9 | 2 | Shots on Target against (avg) | S O | 5.2 | 4.4 | 3.9 |
- All of Sampaio Corrêa's home-matches have had more than 1,5 goals.
- Sampaio Corrêa have not yet lost a game at home.
- Sampaio Corrêa have scored at least twice as many goals as they have conceded at home.
- Sampaio Corrêa have scored at least twice as many goals at home as Vasco da Gama have scored away.
- Sampaio Corrêa have scored in all their home matches so far.
- Sampaio Corrêa have the most scored goals (15) at home in Serie B
- Sampaio Corrêa 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 have scored at least twice as many goals as they have conceded.
- Vasco da Gama is in the best form (4-1-1) in Serie B
| 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 | 17 | 12 | 2 | 3 | 21 | 8 | 8 | 8 | 0 | 0 | 13 | 1 | 9 | 4 | 2 | 3 | 8 | 7 | 13 | 38 |
| 2 | Vasco da Gama | 17 | 9 | 7 | 1 | 17 | 7 | 9 | 6 | 3 | 0 | 10 | 1 | 8 | 3 | 4 | 1 | 7 | 6 | 10 | 34 |
| 3 | Bahia | 17 | 9 | 3 | 5 | 18 | 9 | 9 | 6 | 1 | 2 | 12 | 4 | 8 | 3 | 2 | 3 | 6 | 5 | 9 | 30 |
| 4 | Grêmio | 17 | 7 | 8 | 2 | 15 | 5 | 8 | 6 | 1 | 1 | 12 | 2 | 9 | 1 | 7 | 1 | 3 | 3 | 10 | 29 |
| 5 | Sport Recife | 17 | 6 | 7 | 4 | 12 | 8 | 8 | 5 | 2 | 1 | 8 | 2 | 9 | 1 | 5 | 3 | 4 | 6 | 4 | 25 |
| 6 | Tombense | 17 | 5 | 10 | 2 | 18 | 15 | 9 | 4 | 5 | 0 | 12 | 8 | 8 | 1 | 5 | 2 | 6 | 7 | 3 | 25 |
| 7 | Criciuma | 17 | 6 | 5 | 6 | 18 | 16 | 9 | 4 | 2 | 3 | 10 | 6 | 8 | 2 | 3 | 3 | 8 | 10 | 2 | 23 |
| 8 | Novorizontino | 17 | 6 | 5 | 6 | 16 | 19 | 9 | 4 | 2 | 3 | 10 | 10 | 8 | 2 | 3 | 3 | 6 | 9 | -3 | 23 |
| 9 | CRB | 17 | 6 | 5 | 6 | 15 | 20 | 9 | 3 | 5 | 1 | 8 | 6 | 8 | 3 | 0 | 5 | 7 | 14 | -5 | 23 |
| 10 | Sampaio Corrêa | 17 | 6 | 4 | 7 | 18 | 18 | 8 | 6 | 2 | 0 | 15 | 4 | 9 | 0 | 2 | 7 | 3 | 14 | 0 | 22 |
| 11 | Londrina | 17 | 6 | 4 | 7 | 18 | 19 | 9 | 4 | 4 | 1 | 13 | 8 | 8 | 2 | 0 | 6 | 5 | 11 | -1 | 22 |
| 12 | Brusque | 17 | 6 | 2 | 9 | 12 | 16 | 8 | 4 | 1 | 3 | 7 | 5 | 9 | 2 | 1 | 6 | 5 | 11 | -4 | 20 |
| 13 | Operario PR | 17 | 5 | 4 | 8 | 18 | 21 | 8 | 4 | 0 | 4 | 12 | 10 | 9 | 1 | 4 | 4 | 6 | 11 | -3 | 19 |
| 14 | Ituano | 17 | 4 | 6 | 7 | 17 | 19 | 8 | 2 | 4 | 2 | 8 | 7 | 9 | 2 | 2 | 5 | 9 | 12 | -2 | 18 |
| 15 | Chapecoense | 17 | 4 | 6 | 7 | 15 | 18 | 8 | 1 | 2 | 5 | 7 | 13 | 9 | 3 | 4 | 2 | 8 | 5 | -3 | 18 |
| 16 | Ponte Preta | 17 | 4 | 6 | 7 | 10 | 14 | 8 | 2 | 4 | 2 | 4 | 3 | 9 | 2 | 2 | 5 | 6 | 11 | -4 | 18 |
| 17 | Nautico | 17 | 4 | 6 | 7 | 16 | 21 | 9 | 2 | 4 | 3 | 11 | 10 | 8 | 2 | 2 | 4 | 5 | 11 | -5 | 18 |
| 18 | Guarani | 17 | 3 | 8 | 6 | 11 | 19 | 9 | 2 | 5 | 2 | 3 | 6 | 8 | 1 | 3 | 4 | 8 | 13 | -8 | 17 |
| 19 | CSA | 17 | 2 | 10 | 5 | 9 | 14 | 8 | 2 | 5 | 1 | 7 | 6 | 9 | 0 | 5 | 4 | 2 | 8 | -5 | 16 |
| 20 | Vila Nova | 17 | 1 | 10 | 6 | 10 | 18 | 9 | 1 | 7 | 1 | 5 | 5 | 8 | 0 | 3 | 5 | 5 | 13 | -8 | 13 |
