The Vasco da Gama & Cruzeiro managers Faro and Suárez are both anxious about and looking forward to this key match in the top part of the Serie B table.
- Vasco da Gama have not yet lost a game.
- Cruzeiro have the most clean sheets (8) in Serie B
Cruzeiro could be less fresh than the hosts in this fixture, as they played a Serie B game only four sleeps ago.
Vasco da Gama form and stats
The home supporters can't complain about results here at Estadio Jornalista Mário Filho as Vasco da Gama have scored 6 goals to get 14 points from 6 games. The overall stats in the Serie B are 4-2-0 (wins-draws-losses).
A strong away win for Vasco against Nautico the last match, as Figueiredo, Nenê and Santos were on target. The forward Nenê edged out all the other footballers in that match and received a match rating of 8.45 out of 10. Nenê scored one goal, served one assist, hit two key passes and dribled past the opponent 1 of 1 times.
In the match before that, Vasco da Gama hosted Gremio and drew the game 0-0.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 Vasco da Gama have performed in matches similar to this (as small favourites). Our database has found 11 matches with the results: Won 4, drawn 3 and lost 4.
Vasco have showed great defending skills in these home games, allowing the opposition to score only 1 goal.
Cruzeiro form and stats
Cruzeiro have an excellent away record in the Serie B so far with 4-1-1 from 6 games. Impressively, the visitors are on a five-match winning run which they hope continue versus Vasco da Gama.
The fans enjoyed Cruzeiro's previous fixture versus CRB (placed 10th), a 2-0 win played at home. Midfielder Moura was the best performer of that match, with a rating of 9.33. Moura signed up for two assists, hit nine key passes and had 45 successful passes (of 52 total).
Preceding that game was the away victory against Operario PR with the score of 2-1.So, this is expected to be a close game, an even contest. Looking at earlier matches with Cruzeiro playing away and similar expectations, we found 12 relevant matches. Results were 2 Cruzeiro wins, 4 draws and 6 defeats.
A new game in only four days for Cruzeiro, the Serie B home match versus Ponte Preta. Busy days.
Cruzeiro have scored 7 goals on their travels this season, from 6 away games in the league. It's not easy to score on Cruzeiro as they have only conceded 4 goals from these away games.
Head 2 Head
Numbers for the former ten meetings between these two contenders are: three wins for Vasco da Gama, three draws and four wins for Cruzeiro. Over 2,5 goals: three times; under 2,5 goals: seven games.Top Goalscorers
  A. de Carvalho 5 goals |  R. Santana de Vasconcelos 5 goals |  G. Fortes Chaves 2 goals |
Vasco da Gama missing players
Cruzeiro missing players
| Vasco da Gama | Cruzeiro | ||||||
| Total | Home | vs | Statistics | Stat | vs | Away | Total |
| 11 | 6 | 2 | Played | P | 2 | 6 | 11 |
| 5 | 4 | 1 | Won | W | 1 | 4 | 9 |
| 6 | 2 | 1 | Drew | D | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| 0 | 0 | 0 | Lost | L | 1 | 1 | 1 |
| 11 | 6 | 1 | Scored | S | 1 | 7 | 14 |
| 5 | 1 | 0 | Conceded | C | 2 | 4 | 4 |
| 73% | 83% | 50% | Over 0.5 | O 0.5 | 100% | 100% | 100% |
| 45% | 33% | 0% | Over 1.5 | O 1.5 | 50% | 67% | 55% |
| 9% | 0% | 0% | Over 2.5 | O 2.5 | 0% | 17% | 9% |
| 9% | 0% | 0% | Over 3.5 | O 3.5 | 0% | 0% | 0% |
| 9% | 0% | 0% | Over 4.5 | O 4.5 | 0% | 0% | 0% |
| 36% | 17% | 0% | BTTS | BTTS | 0% | 33% | 18% |
| 64% | 83% | 100% | Clean Sheets | C S | 50% | 50% | 73% |
| 27% | 17% | 50% | Failed to Score | F T | 50% | 17% | 9% |
| 5 | 5.5 | 6 | Corners for (avg) | C F | 7.5 | 6.5 | 6.9 |
| 5.2 | 5.3 | 6.5 | Corners against (avg) | C A | 1 | 3.3 | 3.2 |
| 2.9 | 3.2 | 4.5 | Yellow cards (avg) | Y C | 2.5 | 2.2 | 2.2 |
| 1 | 1 | 0 | Red cards | R C | 1 | 1 | 1 |
| 10.1 | 10.2 | 8.5 | Shots (avg) | S ( | 16 | 14.3 | 14.6 |
| 3.9 | 4.3 | 3 | Shots on Target (avg) | S O | 4.5 | 4 | 4.7 |
| 26% | 23% | 17% | Goal Efficiency | G E | 11% | 29% | 27% |
| 11.7 | 10.8 | 13 | Shots against (avg) | S A | 8 | 9.7 | 8.6 |
| 3.5 | 3.7 | 4 | Shots on Target against (avg) | S O | 3 | 3 | 2.4 |
- Cruzeiro have played more matches over 2,5 goals away than home.
- Cruzeiro have scored at least twice as many goals as they have conceded.
- Cruzeiro have the fewest conceded goals in the first half (0) in Serie B
- Cruzeiro have the most clean sheets (8) in Serie B
- Cruzeiro have the most points (13) away in Serie B
- Cruzeiro have the most scored goals (7) away in Serie B
- Cruzeiro have the most scored goals in the second half (10) in Serie B
- Cruzeiro have the the best goal difference (+10) in Serie B
- Cruzeiro have won at least twice as many corners as they have conceded.
- Cruzeiro haven’t played a single 0-0 game.
- Cruzeiro is in the best form (6-0-0) in Serie B
- Vasco da Gama have not yet lost a game.
- Vasco da Gama have scored at least twice as many goals as they have conceded.
| 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 | 11 | 9 | 1 | 1 | 14 | 4 | 5 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 7 | 0 | 6 | 4 | 1 | 1 | 7 | 4 | 10 | 28 |
| 2 | Bahia | 11 | 7 | 1 | 3 | 14 | 6 | 6 | 6 | 0 | 0 | 12 | 2 | 5 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 2 | 4 | 8 | 22 |
| 3 | Vasco da Gama | 11 | 5 | 6 | 0 | 11 | 5 | 6 | 4 | 2 | 0 | 6 | 1 | 5 | 1 | 4 | 0 | 5 | 4 | 6 | 21 |
| 4 | Sport Recife | 11 | 5 | 3 | 3 | 8 | 5 | 5 | 4 | 0 | 1 | 6 | 2 | 6 | 1 | 3 | 2 | 2 | 3 | 3 | 18 |
| 5 | Gremio | 11 | 4 | 5 | 2 | 9 | 4 | 5 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 7 | 2 | 6 | 1 | 4 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 5 | 17 |
| 6 | Criciuma | 12 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 14 | 12 | 6 | 3 | 2 | 1 | 9 | 4 | 6 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 5 | 8 | 2 | 16 |
| 7 | Operario PR | 11 | 4 | 3 | 4 | 14 | 11 | 5 | 3 | 0 | 2 | 8 | 5 | 6 | 1 | 3 | 2 | 6 | 6 | 3 | 15 |
| 8 | Sampaio Correa | 12 | 4 | 3 | 5 | 13 | 13 | 6 | 4 | 2 | 0 | 11 | 4 | 6 | 0 | 1 | 5 | 2 | 9 | 0 | 15 |
| 9 | Londrina | 11 | 4 | 3 | 4 | 12 | 14 | 6 | 3 | 3 | 0 | 10 | 6 | 5 | 1 | 0 | 4 | 2 | 8 | -2 | 15 |
| 10 | CRB | 12 | 4 | 2 | 6 | 8 | 15 | 6 | 3 | 2 | 1 | 6 | 4 | 6 | 1 | 0 | 5 | 2 | 11 | -7 | 14 |
| 11 | Novorizontino | 11 | 3 | 5 | 3 | 9 | 11 | 5 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 5 | 5 | 6 | 1 | 3 | 2 | 4 | 6 | -2 | 14 |
| 12 | Brusque | 12 | 4 | 1 | 7 | 9 | 13 | 6 | 3 | 1 | 2 | 5 | 3 | 6 | 1 | 0 | 5 | 4 | 10 | -4 | 13 |
| 13 | Ituano | 12 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 12 | 13 | 6 | 2 | 3 | 1 | 6 | 4 | 6 | 1 | 1 | 4 | 6 | 9 | -1 | 13 |
| 14 | Tombense | 11 | 2 | 7 | 2 | 10 | 11 | 6 | 2 | 4 | 0 | 7 | 5 | 5 | 0 | 3 | 2 | 3 | 6 | -1 | 13 |
| 15 | CSA | 11 | 2 | 7 | 2 | 7 | 8 | 6 | 2 | 4 | 0 | 6 | 4 | 5 | 0 | 3 | 2 | 1 | 4 | -1 | 13 |
| 16 | Ponte Preta | 12 | 3 | 3 | 6 | 8 | 11 | 6 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 4 | 3 | 6 | 1 | 1 | 4 | 4 | 8 | -3 | 12 |
| 17 | Nautico | 12 | 3 | 3 | 6 | 10 | 15 | 6 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 6 | 7 | 6 | 2 | 1 | 3 | 4 | 8 | -5 | 12 |
| 18 | Chapecoense | 11 | 2 | 6 | 3 | 8 | 8 | 5 | 0 | 2 | 3 | 3 | 7 | 6 | 2 | 4 | 0 | 5 | 1 | 0 | 12 |
| 19 | Vila Nova | 12 | 1 | 7 | 4 | 8 | 13 | 6 | 1 | 4 | 1 | 3 | 3 | 6 | 0 | 3 | 3 | 5 | 10 | -5 | 10 |
| 20 | Guarani | 11 | 1 | 6 | 4 | 6 | 12 | 6 | 1 | 4 | 1 | 2 | 4 | 5 | 0 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 8 | -6 | 9 |
