The Serie B league table tells a tale about these sides to this date, with Vasco da Gama leading Ituano by 15 points. Get your full match preview:
- Vasco da Gama have the fewest conceded goals (1) at home in Serie B
- Ituano haven’t played a single 0-0 game away.
It's no vacation for neither Vasco da Gama nor Ituano as both were in action only a few days ago. Expect some tired legs on the pitch and/or possibly some changes to the lineups.
Vasco da Gama form and stats
Vasco da Gama have performed here this season with 6 wins from 9 Serie B matches. Some points have been lost, as they have drawn 3 games and lost 0.
No payout for Vasco in their previous match, an away game at Sampaio Correa that ended in defeat 1-3. Quintero, defender, was given a rating of 7.04/10 in that game, top of the team. Quintero won 2 of 3 duels.
A strong away win before that one, visiting Criciuma and winning 1-0.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 da Gama's earlier matches at home being 55%-60% favourite: Played 8 games, won 4 matches, drawn 1 and lost 3.
Sports gamblers, take note: A review of the 13 most recent league games shows that 11 of them had goals from both sides.
There's a new game coming up fairly quickly for Vasco as they are travelling to their away game against Vila Nova in the Serie B. That match is four days after this one.
Vasco da Gama are certainly not overdoing their scoring at home in league matches, having created 10 goals in 9 games. Vasco have showed great defending skills in these home games, allowing the opposition to score only 1 goal. There's been improvement defensively lately, as only 0 of these goals has been conceded in their last three home matches.
Ituano form and stats
Ituano have only collected 8 points from their away games in the Serie B, after 2-2-5 (9 played).
Ituano are looking to quickly end their 191 minutes long goal drought in the Serie B.
Ituano played 0-0 against Londrina in their previous match. Roberto, who plays in defense, got the "man of the match" on his team with the rating 7.8. Roberto hit two key passes and won 2 of 5 duels.
It was a defeat before that one as the away game against Sampaio Correa wasn't a success with a 0-2 loss.As mentioned above, the odds for this match puts the home team as favourites. Perhaps this eases the pressure on the away team, who are capable of producing an upset here on a good day. Looking at earlier matches with similar odds and Ituano playing away, we found 4 games. Results were 1 away win, 0 draws and 3 home wins.
The visitors are returning home after this fixture, hosting Chapecoense in just four days.
As opposed to that, Ituano have seen the ball go into their own net 12 times on the road.
Head 2 Head
Top Goalscorers
  A. de Carvalho 5 goals |  R. Santana de Vasconcelos 5 goals |   R. Elias da Silva 4 goals |
Vasco da Gama missing players
Ituano missing players
| Vasco da Gama | Ituano | ||||||
| Total | Home | vs | Statistics | Stat | vs | Away | Total |
| 18 | 9 | 4 | Played | P | 2 | 9 | 18 |
| 9 | 6 | 3 | Won | W | 0 | 2 | 4 |
| 7 | 3 | 1 | Drew | D | 0 | 2 | 7 |
| 2 | 0 | 0 | Lost | L | 2 | 5 | 7 |
| 18 | 10 | 6 | Scored | S | 0 | 9 | 17 |
| 10 | 1 | 1 | Conceded | C | 3 | 12 | 19 |
| 78% | 78% | 100% | Over 0.5 | O 0.5 | 100% | 100% | 83% |
| 44% | 33% | 50% | Over 1.5 | O 1.5 | 50% | 78% | 67% |
| 17% | 11% | 25% | Over 2.5 | O 2.5 | 0% | 33% | 33% |
| 11% | 0% | 0% | Over 3.5 | O 3.5 | 0% | 11% | 11% |
| 6% | 0% | 0% | Over 4.5 | O 4.5 | 0% | 11% | 6% |
| 28% | 11% | 25% | BTTS | BTTS | 0% | 56% | 56% |
| 67% | 89% | 75% | Clean Sheets | C S | 0% | 22% | 33% |
| 28% | 22% | 0% | Failed to Score | F T | 100% | 22% | 28% |
| 4.9 | 5.4 | 5.2 | Corners for (avg) | C F | 5.5 | 5 | 5 |
| 4.9 | 4.7 | 4.8 | Corners against (avg) | C A | 6 | 4.9 | 5.4 |
| 2.8 | 2.8 | 2.8 | Yellow cards (avg) | Y C | 2 | 3.1 | 3.2 |
| 2 | 1 | 1 | Red cards | R C | 0 | 1 | 2 |
| 10.1 | 10.4 | 10.2 | Shots (avg) | S ( | 13 | 11.8 | 12.2 |
| 3.6 | 3.8 | 4.5 | Shots on Target (avg) | S O | 2.5 | 3.7 | 4.3 |
| 28% | 29% | 33% | Goal Efficiency | G E | 0% | 27% | 22% |
| 13.3 | 11.3 | 10.5 | Shots against (avg) | S A | 12 | 12.3 | 11.3 |
| 4 | 3.6 | 3.2 | Shots on Target against (avg) | S O | 3.5 | 4.9 | 3.8 |
- Ituano 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.
- Vasco da Gama have the fewest conceded goals (1) at home in Serie B
- Vasco da Gama have the most clean sheets (8) at home 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 | 18 | 13 | 2 | 3 | 23 | 9 | 9 | 9 | 0 | 0 | 15 | 2 | 9 | 4 | 2 | 3 | 8 | 7 | 14 | 41 |
| 2 | Vasco da Gama | 18 | 9 | 7 | 2 | 18 | 10 | 9 | 6 | 3 | 0 | 10 | 1 | 9 | 3 | 4 | 2 | 8 | 9 | 8 | 34 |
| 3 | Bahia | 18 | 10 | 3 | 5 | 20 | 9 | 9 | 6 | 1 | 2 | 12 | 4 | 9 | 4 | 2 | 3 | 8 | 5 | 11 | 33 |
| 4 | Gremio | 18 | 8 | 8 | 2 | 18 | 5 | 9 | 7 | 1 | 1 | 15 | 2 | 9 | 1 | 7 | 1 | 3 | 3 | 13 | 32 |
| 5 | Sport Recife | 18 | 6 | 8 | 4 | 12 | 8 | 8 | 5 | 2 | 1 | 8 | 2 | 10 | 1 | 6 | 3 | 4 | 6 | 4 | 26 |
| 6 | Sampaio Correa | 18 | 7 | 4 | 7 | 21 | 19 | 9 | 7 | 2 | 0 | 18 | 5 | 9 | 0 | 2 | 7 | 3 | 14 | 2 | 25 |
| 7 | Tombense | 18 | 5 | 10 | 3 | 18 | 18 | 9 | 4 | 5 | 0 | 12 | 8 | 9 | 1 | 5 | 3 | 6 | 10 | 0 | 25 |
| 8 | Criciuma | 18 | 6 | 6 | 6 | 19 | 17 | 10 | 4 | 3 | 3 | 11 | 7 | 8 | 2 | 3 | 3 | 8 | 10 | 2 | 24 |
| 9 | CRB | 18 | 6 | 6 | 6 | 16 | 21 | 10 | 3 | 6 | 1 | 9 | 7 | 8 | 3 | 0 | 5 | 7 | 14 | -5 | 24 |
| 10 | Londrina | 18 | 6 | 5 | 7 | 18 | 19 | 9 | 4 | 4 | 1 | 13 | 8 | 9 | 2 | 1 | 6 | 5 | 11 | -1 | 23 |
| 11 | Novorizontino | 18 | 6 | 5 | 7 | 17 | 21 | 9 | 4 | 2 | 3 | 10 | 10 | 9 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 7 | 11 | -4 | 23 |
| 12 | Brusque | 18 | 6 | 3 | 9 | 13 | 17 | 8 | 4 | 1 | 3 | 7 | 5 | 10 | 2 | 2 | 6 | 6 | 12 | -4 | 21 |
| 13 | Chapecoense | 18 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 17 | 19 | 8 | 1 | 2 | 5 | 7 | 13 | 10 | 4 | 4 | 2 | 10 | 6 | -2 | 21 |
| 14 | Operario PR | 18 | 5 | 5 | 8 | 18 | 21 | 9 | 4 | 1 | 4 | 12 | 10 | 9 | 1 | 4 | 4 | 6 | 11 | -3 | 20 |
| 15 | Ituano | 18 | 4 | 7 | 7 | 17 | 19 | 9 | 2 | 5 | 2 | 8 | 7 | 9 | 2 | 2 | 5 | 9 | 12 | -2 | 19 |
| 16 | Ponte Preta | 18 | 4 | 7 | 7 | 11 | 15 | 8 | 2 | 4 | 2 | 4 | 3 | 10 | 2 | 3 | 5 | 7 | 12 | -4 | 19 |
| 17 | CSA | 18 | 3 | 10 | 5 | 11 | 15 | 8 | 2 | 5 | 1 | 7 | 6 | 10 | 1 | 5 | 4 | 4 | 9 | -4 | 19 |
| 18 | Náutico | 18 | 4 | 6 | 8 | 17 | 23 | 10 | 2 | 4 | 4 | 12 | 12 | 8 | 2 | 2 | 4 | 5 | 11 | -6 | 18 |
| 19 | Guarani | 18 | 3 | 8 | 7 | 11 | 21 | 10 | 2 | 5 | 3 | 3 | 8 | 8 | 1 | 3 | 4 | 8 | 13 | -10 | 17 |
| 20 | Vila Nova | 18 | 1 | 10 | 7 | 11 | 20 | 10 | 1 | 7 | 2 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 0 | 3 | 5 | 5 | 13 | -9 | 13 |
