A victory to the home team is predicted from this match if the league standings is a guide to future results. The Vasco da Gama fans are optimistic that the gulf between 4th and Novorizontino's 16th place in the table will show on the arena.
- Vasco da Gama have not yet lost a game at home.
- Novorizontino have the most conceded goals in the first half (26) in Serie B
Everyone involved with the away team has to get their travel gear ready for this match as there's a whopping 800 kilometers to cover before arriving at the match.
It's no vacation for neither Vasco nor Novorizontino 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
The home supporters can't complain about results here as Vasco da Gama have scored 28 goals to get 39 points from 17 games. The overall stats in the Serie B are 11-6-0 (wins-draws-losses).
The Vasco da Gama fans enjoyed the previous game, watching their team host Novorizontino and win 3-0. Matos was "man of the match" with a rating of 7.84 out of 10. The defender Matos scored one goal, served one assist, hit one key pass and won 0 of 3 duels.
In the preceding match a 3-2 victory visiting Operario PR.Goals, goals, goals? Who knows the future, but we do know that 9 of the 12 latest league games with this club has contained at least three goals.
A decent goal production from Vasco da Gama in their home games so far, with 28 goals from 17 league matches. Vasco have showed great defending skills in these home games, allowing the opposition to score only {6 goals}.
Novorizontino form and stats
Novorizontino have only collected 10 points from their away games in the Serie B, after 2-4-11 (17 played). Travelling has not been lucrative for the away team as they have returned home without a win in ten away games in a row.
Two away games in a row for Novorizontino, who will hope to get a better result in this one after losing 0-3 versus Vasco da Gama. Defender Lepu was the best team player with a rating of 6.63. Lepu hit one key pass and won 9 of 16 duels.
A 1-1 draw was the result before that, hosting Bahia.Few goals the story here? 8 of this side's last 10 league fixtures have contained zero, one or two goals.
The visitors have scored 11 goals from 17 away games in the league, an average of less than one per game. It's been trouble in front of goal recently, as only 0 of these goals has been scored in their last three away matches. Novorizontino's defence is not exactly unbeatable as they have conceded 26 goals from these trips.
Head 2 Head
Vasco da Gama and Novorizontino have played each other previously this season: Vasco da Gama - Novorizontino 3-0. Head-2-head stats last two meetings: one - zero - one (Vasco wins - draws - Novorizontino wins). As for goals, one match ended with three or more goals (over 2,5), one had two or less.
Top Goalscorers
![]() R. Santana de Vasconcelos 8 goals | ![]() R. Silva 8 goals | ![]() A. Nascimento dos Santos 7 goals |
Vasco da Gama missing players
Novorizontino missing players
| Vasco da Gama | Novorizontino | ||||||
| Total | Home | vs | Statistics | Stat | vs | Away | Total |
| 34 | 17 | 6 | Played | P | 5 | 17 | 34 |
| 15 | 11 | 4 | Won | W | 1 | 2 | 9 |
| 10 | 6 | 2 | Drew | D | 0 | 4 | 10 |
| 9 | 0 | 0 | Lost | L | 4 | 11 | 15 |
| 42 | 28 | 11 | Scored | S | 3 | 11 | 32 |
| 31 | 6 | 2 | Conceded | C | 7 | 26 | 43 |
| 85% | 82% | 83% | Over 0.5 | O 0.5 | 100% | 94% | 91% |
| 62% | 59% | 67% | Over 1.5 | O 1.5 | 60% | 71% | 74% |
| 38% | 35% | 33% | Over 2.5 | O 2.5 | 40% | 41% | 41% |
| 21% | 18% | 17% | Over 3.5 | O 3.5 | 0% | 12% | 15% |
| 9% | 6% | 17% | Over 4.5 | O 4.5 | 0% | 0% | 0% |
| 41% | 35% | 33% | BTTS | BTTS | 40% | 47% | 53% |
| 44% | 65% | 67% | Clean Sheets | C S | 20% | 18% | 24% |
| 29% | 18% | 17% | Failed to Score | F T | 40% | 41% | 32% |
| 5 | 5.1 | 4.8 | Corners for (avg) | C F | 3.6 | 3.8 | 5.3 |
| 4.9 | 4.5 | 4.7 | Corners against (avg) | C A | 4 | 5.3 | 4.7 |
| 2.7 | 2.9 | 3.2 | Yellow cards (avg) | Y C | 2.8 | 2.9 | 2.6 |
| 3 | 2 | 2 | Red cards | R C | 0 | 0 | 4 |
| 11.1 | 12 | 11.8 | Shots (avg) | S ( | 9.2 | 11.7 | 14 |
| 3.8 | 4.5 | 4.8 | Shots on Target (avg) | S O | 2.8 | 2.9 | 3.9 |
| 32% | 36% | 38% | Goal Efficiency | G E | 21% | 22% | 24% |
| 12.7 | 10.6 | 11.3 | Shots against (avg) | S A | 16.2 | 13.9 | 11.9 |
| 4.1 | 3.4 | 3.8 | Shots on Target against (avg) | S O | 5.4 | 4.9 | 4.1 |
- Novorizontino have conceded at least twice as many goals as they have scored away.
- Novorizontino have the most conceded goals in the first half (26) in Serie B
- Novorizontino have won significantly less corners away then at home.
- 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 scored at least twice as many goals at home as Novorizontino have scored away.
| 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 | 33 | 21 | 9 | 3 | 49 | 18 | 17 | 14 | 3 | 0 | 29 | 5 | 16 | 7 | 6 | 3 | 20 | 13 | 31 | 72 |
| 2 | Gremio | 34 | 15 | 12 | 7 | 41 | 23 | 17 | 13 | 2 | 2 | 33 | 9 | 17 | 2 | 10 | 5 | 8 | 14 | 18 | 57 |
| 3 | Bahia | 34 | 16 | 8 | 10 | 38 | 25 | 17 | 12 | 3 | 2 | 27 | 9 | 17 | 4 | 5 | 8 | 11 | 16 | 13 | 56 |
| 4 | Vasco da Gama | 34 | 15 | 10 | 9 | 42 | 31 | 17 | 11 | 6 | 0 | 28 | 6 | 17 | 4 | 4 | 9 | 14 | 25 | 11 | 55 |
| 5 | Ituano | 34 | 13 | 12 | 9 | 39 | 30 | 17 | 9 | 6 | 2 | 22 | 9 | 17 | 4 | 6 | 7 | 17 | 21 | 9 | 51 |
| 6 | Sampaio Correa | 34 | 13 | 10 | 11 | 41 | 37 | 17 | 12 | 4 | 1 | 33 | 13 | 17 | 1 | 6 | 10 | 8 | 24 | 4 | 49 |
| 7 | Sport Recife | 33 | 13 | 10 | 10 | 27 | 26 | 16 | 11 | 4 | 1 | 20 | 5 | 17 | 2 | 6 | 9 | 7 | 21 | 1 | 49 |
| 8 | Criciuma | 34 | 12 | 13 | 9 | 36 | 28 | 17 | 9 | 5 | 3 | 21 | 9 | 17 | 3 | 8 | 6 | 15 | 19 | 8 | 49 |
| 9 | Londrina | 34 | 12 | 11 | 11 | 32 | 32 | 17 | 7 | 7 | 3 | 21 | 16 | 17 | 5 | 4 | 8 | 11 | 16 | 0 | 47 |
| 10 | CRB | 34 | 12 | 10 | 12 | 32 | 39 | 17 | 7 | 8 | 2 | 18 | 12 | 17 | 5 | 2 | 10 | 14 | 27 | -7 | 46 |
| 11 | Ponte Preta | 33 | 11 | 10 | 12 | 32 | 32 | 16 | 8 | 5 | 3 | 17 | 9 | 17 | 3 | 5 | 9 | 14 | 23 | 0 | 43 |
| 12 | Tombense | 34 | 10 | 13 | 11 | 34 | 40 | 17 | 9 | 7 | 1 | 22 | 11 | 17 | 1 | 6 | 10 | 12 | 29 | -6 | 43 |
| 13 | Guarani | 34 | 10 | 11 | 13 | 29 | 35 | 17 | 7 | 6 | 4 | 14 | 12 | 17 | 3 | 5 | 9 | 15 | 23 | -6 | 41 |
| 14 | Vila Nova | 33 | 8 | 17 | 8 | 25 | 29 | 17 | 5 | 10 | 2 | 12 | 9 | 16 | 3 | 7 | 6 | 13 | 19 | -4 | 41 |
| 15 | Chapecoense | 34 | 9 | 12 | 13 | 32 | 34 | 17 | 5 | 6 | 6 | 19 | 19 | 17 | 4 | 6 | 7 | 13 | 15 | -2 | 39 |
| 16 | Novorizontino | 34 | 9 | 10 | 15 | 32 | 43 | 17 | 7 | 6 | 4 | 21 | 17 | 17 | 2 | 4 | 11 | 11 | 26 | -11 | 37 |
| 17 | CSA | 34 | 7 | 15 | 12 | 24 | 33 | 17 | 6 | 8 | 3 | 18 | 13 | 17 | 1 | 7 | 9 | 6 | 20 | -9 | 36 |
| 18 | Operario PR | 34 | 7 | 12 | 15 | 29 | 43 | 17 | 6 | 5 | 6 | 18 | 16 | 17 | 1 | 7 | 9 | 11 | 27 | -14 | 33 |
| 19 | Brusque | 34 | 8 | 7 | 19 | 19 | 33 | 17 | 6 | 4 | 7 | 12 | 13 | 17 | 2 | 3 | 12 | 7 | 20 | -14 | 31 |
| 20 | Nautico | 34 | 8 | 6 | 20 | 32 | 54 | 17 | 6 | 4 | 7 | 24 | 23 | 17 | 2 | 2 | 13 | 8 | 31 | -22 | 30 |