Vasco da Gama are all set for a new task after their 1-1 against CRB previously. Cruzeiro are coming to visit!
- Vasco da Gama haven’t played a single 0-0 game.
- Cruzeiro have the most points from losing position (12) in Serie B
There’s little time for restitution or working hard at the training pitch these days, with both teams having played their last game less than four days ago.
Vasco da Gama form and stats
7 victories, 2 draws and 3 defeats. That’s what Vasco da Gama have to build on here at Estadio Jornalista Mário Filho in the Serie B.
Vasco da Gama drew their last game, 1-1 away at CRB (placed 4th). Midfielder Andrey was the best player on the team with a rating of 7.42 (out of ten) in that game. Andrey hit one key pass and had 56 successful passes (of 59 total).
Prior to that, an away loss at Avai.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 eight matches with the results: Won four, drawn three and lost one.
The Vasco da Gama fans would probably like to see some more goals scored at their own stadium in the league, the tally being 17 in 12 matches. Vasco are not conceding a lot of goals here at Estadio Jornalista Mário Filho in the league, averaging less than one per game. The total is 10 from 12 matches.
Cruzeiro form and stats
The story so far for the visiting team on their Serie B travels is 3 wins, 5 draws and 4 defeats. Things are running smoothly for Cruzeiro who hasn't tasted defeat in their last eleven matches, regardless of venue and tournament. Their last defeat was against Remo.
Cruzeiro delivered a 1-1 draw playing at home against Operario PR (placed 9th) in their previous match; a Serie B game. Midfielder Wellington Nem was the best performer of that match, with a rating of 7.61. Nem hit three key passes and dribled passed the opponent 4 of 4 times.
That result followed a home victory 1-0 versus Ponte Preta.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 eight relevant matches. Results were one Cruzeiro win, two draws and five defeats.
Many goals are not expected from the visiting Cruzeiro as they have only managed to score 11 times from 12 away games in the league. 13 goals have been conceded by Cruzeiro in these games. There's been improvement defensively lately, as only 1 of these goals has been conceded in their last 3 away matches.
Head 2 Head
It's not the first time these sides face each other this season, as the fixture list show this recent match: Cruzeiro - Vasco 2-1. Last ten meetings involving these squads: Vasco da Gama won three, Cruzeiro triumphed in four and we saw three draws. four games with over 2,5 goals, six matches with less than 2,5 goals.Top Goalscorers
  G. Cano 7 goals |   M. Martins Moreno 5 goals |  M. do Nascimento 4 goals |
Vasco da Gama missing players
Cruzeiro missing players
| Vasco da Gama | Cruzeiro | ||||||
| Total | Home | vs | Statistics | Stat | vs | Away | Total |
| 24 | 12 | 3 | Played | P | 4 | 12 | 24 |
| 9 | 7 | 1 | Won | W | 1 | 3 | 6 |
| 6 | 2 | 1 | Drew | D | 0 | 5 | 12 |
| 9 | 3 | 1 | Lost | L | 3 | 4 | 6 |
| 28 | 17 | 2 | Scored | S | 3 | 11 | 28 |
| 28 | 10 | 3 | Conceded | C | 5 | 13 | 31 |
| 100% | 100% | 100% | Over 0.5 | O 0.5 | 100% | 75% | 83% |
| 79% | 75% | 67% | Over 1.5 | O 1.5 | 50% | 50% | 62% |
| 38% | 33% | 0% | Over 2.5 | O 2.5 | 50% | 42% | 46% |
| 12% | 8% | 0% | Over 3.5 | O 3.5 | 0% | 17% | 25% |
| 4% | 8% | 0% | Over 4.5 | O 4.5 | 0% | 8% | 12% |
| 54% | 42% | 33% | BTTS | BTTS | 50% | 50% | 58% |
| 25% | 42% | 33% | Clean Sheets | C S | 25% | 42% | 33% |
| 21% | 17% | 33% | Failed to Score | F T | 25% | 33% | 25% |
| 4.8 | 4.4 | 4 | Corners for (avg) | C F | 5.5 | 5.7 | 6.8 |
| 5 | 5.5 | 9 | Corners against (avg) | C A | 2.8 | 3.9 | 3.5 |
| 2.3 | 2.1 | 1 | Yellow cards (avg) | Y C | 2.2 | 2.7 | 2.5 |
| 4 | 0 | 0 | Red cards | R C | 2 | 4 | 6 |
| 11.3 | 12.6 | 12.7 | Shots (avg) | S ( | 9.5 | 11.8 | 13.6 |
| 4.8 | 5.9 | 5.3 | Shots on Target (avg) | S O | 1.8 | 3.8 | 5 |
| 25% | 24% | 12% | Goal Efficiency | G E | 43% | 24% | 24% |
- Cruzeiro have the most points from losing position (12) in Serie B
- Vasco da Gama haven’t played a single 0-0 game.
| Total | Home | Away | |||||||||||||||||||
| # | Team | MP | W | D | L | F | A | MP | W | D | L | F | A | MP | W | D | L | F | A | +/- | P |
| 1 | Coritiba | 23 | 13 | 6 | 4 | 32 | 18 | 11 | 6 | 4 | 1 | 18 | 7 | 12 | 7 | 2 | 3 | 14 | 11 | 14 | 45 |
| 2 | Goias | 23 | 11 | 9 | 3 | 26 | 14 | 11 | 6 | 4 | 1 | 14 | 6 | 12 | 5 | 5 | 2 | 12 | 8 | 12 | 42 |
| 3 | Botafogo | 23 | 12 | 5 | 6 | 34 | 22 | 11 | 9 | 1 | 1 | 23 | 7 | 12 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 11 | 15 | 12 | 41 |
| 4 | CRB | 24 | 11 | 8 | 5 | 33 | 26 | 12 | 5 | 6 | 1 | 17 | 11 | 12 | 6 | 2 | 4 | 16 | 15 | 7 | 41 |
| 5 | Guarani | 23 | 10 | 7 | 6 | 34 | 27 | 12 | 6 | 3 | 3 | 16 | 12 | 11 | 4 | 4 | 3 | 18 | 15 | 7 | 37 |
| 6 | Avai | 24 | 10 | 7 | 7 | 26 | 19 | 12 | 6 | 3 | 3 | 15 | 10 | 12 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 11 | 9 | 7 | 37 |
| 7 | Sampaio Correa | 23 | 9 | 8 | 6 | 28 | 20 | 11 | 6 | 2 | 3 | 15 | 9 | 12 | 3 | 6 | 3 | 13 | 11 | 8 | 35 |
| 8 | Nautico | 23 | 9 | 8 | 6 | 27 | 23 | 12 | 5 | 5 | 2 | 18 | 12 | 11 | 4 | 3 | 4 | 9 | 11 | 4 | 35 |
| 9 | Operario PR | 24 | 9 | 7 | 8 | 19 | 25 | 12 | 6 | 2 | 4 | 13 | 13 | 12 | 3 | 5 | 4 | 6 | 12 | -6 | 34 |
| 10 | Vasco da Gama | 24 | 9 | 6 | 9 | 28 | 28 | 12 | 7 | 2 | 3 | 17 | 10 | 12 | 2 | 4 | 6 | 11 | 18 | 0 | 33 |
| 11 | Remo | 24 | 9 | 6 | 9 | 22 | 25 | 13 | 6 | 2 | 5 | 10 | 10 | 11 | 3 | 4 | 4 | 12 | 15 | -3 | 33 |
| 12 | Cruzeiro | 24 | 6 | 12 | 6 | 28 | 31 | 12 | 3 | 7 | 2 | 17 | 18 | 12 | 3 | 5 | 4 | 11 | 13 | -3 | 30 |
| 13 | CSA | 23 | 8 | 5 | 10 | 21 | 21 | 12 | 4 | 5 | 3 | 12 | 9 | 11 | 4 | 0 | 7 | 9 | 12 | 0 | 29 |
| 14 | Brusque | 23 | 7 | 6 | 10 | 21 | 32 | 11 | 4 | 4 | 3 | 11 | 8 | 12 | 3 | 2 | 7 | 10 | 24 | -11 | 27 |
| 15 | Vila Nova | 23 | 6 | 8 | 9 | 16 | 19 | 12 | 3 | 6 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 11 | 3 | 2 | 6 | 12 | 14 | -3 | 26 |
| 16 | Ponte Preta | 23 | 6 | 7 | 10 | 22 | 26 | 11 | 6 | 3 | 2 | 18 | 11 | 12 | 0 | 4 | 8 | 4 | 15 | -4 | 25 |
| 17 | Vitoria | 23 | 4 | 11 | 8 | 18 | 21 | 12 | 3 | 5 | 4 | 11 | 11 | 11 | 1 | 6 | 4 | 7 | 10 | -3 | 23 |
| 18 | Londrina | 23 | 4 | 9 | 10 | 16 | 27 | 12 | 2 | 4 | 6 | 8 | 14 | 11 | 2 | 5 | 4 | 8 | 13 | -11 | 21 |
| 19 | Brasil de Pelotas | 23 | 2 | 10 | 11 | 14 | 25 | 11 | 2 | 5 | 4 | 8 | 11 | 12 | 0 | 5 | 7 | 6 | 14 | -11 | 16 |
| 20 | Confianca | 23 | 3 | 5 | 15 | 21 | 37 | 11 | 2 | 2 | 7 | 10 | 17 | 12 | 1 | 3 | 8 | 11 | 20 | -16 | 14 |