3rd spot in the Serie B table for Vasco da Gama so far, a good achievement. The match-going ticketholders hope for more entertainment as 7th-placed CRB visit.
- Vasco da Gama have not yet lost a game at home.
- CRB have played more matches over 2,5 goals away than home.
These teams have little in common geographically as CRB have to travel 2100 kilometers to reach their opponents. The trip home will be especially long if the match ends in defeat.
There should be plenty of energy on the pitch in this game, as both sides have had time to recuperate from their last game. Let's hope both teams are ready to give it all.
Vasco da Gama form and stats
22 points is a decent return from 10 Serie B games here for Vasco da Gama. The data says 6 wins, 4 draws and 0 losses. Two draws in a row at home now for Vasco da Gama.
No payout for Vasco in their previous match, an away game at Vila Nova that ended in defeat 0-1. Edimar, defender, was given a rating of 7.75/10 in that game, top of the team. Edimar won 10 of 14 duels.
In the match before that, Vasco da Gama hosted Ituano and drew the game 1-1.The betting market estimate that the home team has about 55-60% chance of winning this match. There could be betting value if you think differently, so to help you here are the stats from Vasco's earlier matches at home being 55%-60% favourite: Played 8 games, won 4 matches, drawn 1 and lost 3.
A fact related to the "Both teams to score yes/no" betting option: A review of the 15 latest league matches reveals that 12 of them had at least one goal from each team.
The match schedule is unforgiving for Vasco da Gama as they have a new game in only three days, a Serie B match thankfully also at home. Chapecoense are visiting.
Vasco da Gama has scored 11 league goals at home this season, in 10 matches. Defensively Vasco have been outstanding, conceding less than half a goal on average per home game in the league (2 in 10 games). For more goal stats, check the Statistics tab above. It's worth mentioning that 1 of these goals has been conceded in their last three home matches.
CRB form and stats
The story so far for the visiting team on their Serie B travels is 3 wins, 1 draw and 5 defeats.
CRB won their last game, 2-1 versus Novorizontino played at home. Longuine got a match rating of 7.85 in that game, top player of the team. Longuine scored one goal, served one assist, hit three key passes and had 22 successful passes (of 27 total).
Ahead of that match was the away draw versus Bahia that ended 1-1.Low-scoring game? 10 of this club's last 13 league fixtures have seen two or less goals.
The visitors have scored 8 goals from 9 away games in the league, an average of less than one per game. It's worth mentioning that 6 of these goals has been scored in their last three away matches. As for defending, CRB rarely keep clean sheets as they have conceded 15 goals from these away matches.
Head 2 Head
Vasco da Gama and CRB have met already this season: CRB - Vasco da Gama 1-1. H2H stats regardless of arena (last seven matches): Vasco three wins, three draws and CRB one victory. As for goals, three matches ended with three or more goals (over 2,5), four games had two or less.Top Goalscorers
  A. de Carvalho 5 goals |  R. Santana de Vasconcelos 5 goals |   A. Alves Erculano 4 goals |
Vasco da Gama missing players
CRB missing players
| Vasco da Gama | CRB | ||||||
| Total | Home | vs | Statistics | Stat | vs | Away | Total |
| 20 | 10 | 3 | Played | P | 3 | 9 | 20 |
| 9 | 6 | 1 | Won | W | 0 | 3 | 7 |
| 8 | 4 | 2 | Drew | D | 1 | 1 | 7 |
| 3 | 0 | 0 | Lost | L | 2 | 5 | 6 |
| 19 | 11 | 3 | Scored | S | 1 | 8 | 19 |
| 12 | 2 | 1 | Conceded | C | 5 | 15 | 23 |
| 80% | 80% | 67% | Over 0.5 | O 0.5 | 100% | 100% | 90% |
| 45% | 40% | 67% | Over 1.5 | O 1.5 | 100% | 78% | 70% |
| 15% | 10% | 0% | Over 2.5 | O 2.5 | 0% | 44% | 35% |
| 10% | 0% | 0% | Over 3.5 | O 3.5 | 0% | 22% | 10% |
| 5% | 0% | 0% | Over 4.5 | O 4.5 | 0% | 11% | 5% |
| 30% | 20% | 33% | BTTS | BTTS | 33% | 44% | 55% |
| 60% | 80% | 67% | Clean Sheets | C S | 0% | 11% | 25% |
| 30% | 20% | 33% | Failed to Score | F T | 67% | 44% | 30% |
| 4.8 | 5.2 | 5.3 | Corners for (avg) | C F | 2 | 2.3 | 4 |
| 5.4 | 4.8 | 4 | Corners against (avg) | C A | 6.3 | 6.9 | 5.8 |
| 2.7 | 2.8 | 2.3 | Yellow cards (avg) | Y C | 2 | 2.4 | 2.7 |
| 2 | 1 | 0 | Red cards | R C | 1 | 1 | 1 |
| 10.1 | 10.4 | 12.7 | Shots (avg) | S ( | 8.3 | 8.7 | 10.4 |
| 3.5 | 3.9 | 4.3 | Shots on Target (avg) | S O | 2 | 3.1 | 3.9 |
| 27% | 28% | 23% | Goal Efficiency | G E | 17% | 29% | 25% |
| 12.8 | 10.8 | 8.7 | Shots against (avg) | S A | 19 | 17.1 | 14.6 |
| 3.9 | 3.5 | 4 | Shots on Target against (avg) | S O | 4 | 5.1 | 4.8 |
- CRB have conceded at least twice as many corners as they have won away.
- CRB have played more matches over 2,5 goals away than home.
- CRB have won significantly less corners away then at home.
- CRB haven’t played a single 0-0 game away.
- Vasco da Gama have not yet lost a game at home.
- Vasco da Gama have scored at least twice as many goals as they have conceded at 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 | 20 | 14 | 3 | 3 | 25 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 0 | 0 | 16 | 2 | 10 | 4 | 3 | 3 | 9 | 8 | 15 | 45 |
| 2 | Grêmio | 20 | 9 | 9 | 2 | 21 | 7 | 10 | 8 | 1 | 1 | 17 | 3 | 10 | 1 | 8 | 1 | 4 | 4 | 14 | 36 |
| 3 | Vasco da Gama | 20 | 9 | 8 | 3 | 19 | 12 | 10 | 6 | 4 | 0 | 11 | 2 | 10 | 3 | 4 | 3 | 8 | 10 | 7 | 35 |
| 4 | Bahia | 20 | 10 | 4 | 6 | 21 | 11 | 10 | 6 | 2 | 2 | 13 | 5 | 10 | 4 | 2 | 4 | 8 | 6 | 10 | 34 |
| 5 | Londrina | 20 | 8 | 5 | 7 | 21 | 20 | 10 | 5 | 4 | 1 | 14 | 8 | 10 | 3 | 1 | 6 | 7 | 12 | 1 | 29 |
| 6 | Sampaio Correa | 20 | 8 | 4 | 8 | 25 | 21 | 10 | 8 | 2 | 0 | 22 | 6 | 10 | 0 | 2 | 8 | 3 | 15 | 4 | 28 |
| 7 | CRB | 20 | 7 | 7 | 6 | 19 | 23 | 11 | 4 | 6 | 1 | 11 | 8 | 9 | 3 | 1 | 5 | 8 | 15 | -4 | 28 |
| 8 | Tombense | 19 | 6 | 10 | 3 | 19 | 18 | 10 | 5 | 5 | 0 | 13 | 8 | 9 | 1 | 5 | 3 | 6 | 10 | 1 | 28 |
| 9 | Sport Recife | 20 | 6 | 9 | 5 | 13 | 12 | 9 | 5 | 3 | 1 | 8 | 2 | 11 | 1 | 6 | 4 | 5 | 10 | 1 | 27 |
| 10 | Novorizontino | 20 | 7 | 5 | 8 | 20 | 24 | 10 | 5 | 2 | 3 | 12 | 11 | 10 | 2 | 3 | 5 | 8 | 13 | -4 | 26 |
| 11 | Criciuma | 19 | 6 | 6 | 7 | 19 | 18 | 10 | 4 | 3 | 3 | 11 | 7 | 9 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 8 | 11 | 1 | 24 |
| 12 | Brusque | 20 | 6 | 5 | 9 | 15 | 19 | 9 | 4 | 2 | 3 | 8 | 6 | 11 | 2 | 3 | 6 | 7 | 13 | -4 | 23 |
| 13 | Ituano | 20 | 5 | 8 | 7 | 19 | 20 | 10 | 3 | 5 | 2 | 9 | 7 | 10 | 2 | 3 | 5 | 10 | 13 | -1 | 23 |
| 14 | Chapecoense | 20 | 5 | 7 | 8 | 17 | 20 | 9 | 1 | 3 | 5 | 7 | 13 | 11 | 4 | 4 | 3 | 10 | 7 | -3 | 22 |
| 15 | Ponte Preta | 20 | 5 | 7 | 8 | 13 | 17 | 9 | 3 | 4 | 2 | 5 | 3 | 11 | 2 | 3 | 6 | 8 | 14 | -4 | 22 |
| 16 | Operario PR | 19 | 5 | 5 | 9 | 19 | 23 | 9 | 4 | 1 | 4 | 12 | 10 | 10 | 1 | 4 | 5 | 7 | 13 | -4 | 20 |
| 17 | CSA | 19 | 3 | 11 | 5 | 12 | 16 | 9 | 2 | 6 | 1 | 8 | 7 | 10 | 1 | 5 | 4 | 4 | 9 | -4 | 20 |
| 18 | Guarani | 20 | 3 | 10 | 7 | 12 | 22 | 11 | 2 | 6 | 3 | 4 | 9 | 9 | 1 | 4 | 4 | 8 | 13 | -10 | 19 |
| 19 | Nautico | 20 | 4 | 6 | 10 | 18 | 26 | 11 | 2 | 4 | 5 | 13 | 14 | 9 | 2 | 2 | 5 | 5 | 12 | -8 | 18 |
| 20 | Vila Nova | 20 | 2 | 11 | 7 | 12 | 20 | 11 | 2 | 7 | 2 | 7 | 7 | 9 | 0 | 4 | 5 | 5 | 13 | -8 | 17 |
