Perhaps a welcome break from league football as Caracas & Vasco da Gama face off to decide who makes it to next stage of the Copa Sudamericana. All the pre-match information is available here!
It's no vacation for neither Caracas nor Vasco da Gama 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.
It's quite the trip for Vasco da Gama when visiting Caracas as the cities are 6500 kilometers apart.
Caracas form and stats
Caracas have not come this way in the Copa Sudamericana without some hard work on the way, more precisely defeating Vasco da Gama. Caracas was eliminated in the 8th finals last season in the Copa Sudamericana. Independiente del Valle was too strong.Caracas haven’t lost a league-game in 16 attempts regardless of arena, a great achievement. Their last loss was the fixture versus Aragua, 352 days ago. Two home wins in a row for Caracas bring valid hopes of a third.
The Caracas supporters enjoyed the previous match, watching their team host Monagas in Primera Division and win 1-0. In the game before, an away victory in the Primera Division match versus Gran Valencia with a 4-0 scoreline.
There will be little rest for Caracas after this match as they are travelling to Deportivo Tachira for a Primera Division game in only two days.
Vasco da Gama form and stats
The traveling awayteam has defeated Caracas and Oriente Petrolero in order to reach 2nd Round of Copa Sudamericana.Vasco da Gama have only collected 8 points from their away games in the Serie A, after 2-2-5 (9 played). Total Copa Sudamericana statistics for Vasco da Gama: 2 wins, 1 draw and 0 losses.
Vasco has to pack their bags again for the second away game in a row. Last time they traveled to Goias for a Serie A game that ended a draw (1-1). Prior to that match, a home win 1-0 against Caracas in the Copa Sudamericana.
Fernando Miguel had red hot gloves after the game against Goias, shaping the outcome of the game with nine saves made.
A quick return to home after this game, as Vasco da Gama are hosting Palmeiras in the Serie A only four days away.
Vasco da Gama have scored 11 goals on their travels this season, from 9 away games in the league. Vasco struggle to build an impenetrable defensive wall in away matches with a total of 17 goals conceded from these games.
Head 2 Head
These teams' last encounter with each other was the Vasco da Gama - Caracas 1-0 earlier this season.Top Goalscorers
  G. Cano 7 goals |  A. Blanco 4 goals |  F. Ignez Bastos 4 goals |
Caracas missing players
Vasco da Gama missing players
| Caracas | Vasco da Gama | ||||||
| Total | Home | Statistics | Stat | Away | Total | ||
| 25 | 12 | Played | P | 11 | 25 | ||
| 12 | 7 | Won | W | 3 | 9 | ||
| 8 | 4 | Drew | D | 2 | 5 | ||
| 5 | 1 | Lost | L | 6 | 11 | ||
| 38 | 21 | Scored | S | 13 | 27 | ||
| 24 | 8 | Conceded | C | 19 | 31 | ||
| 96% | 100% | Over 0.5 | O 0.5 | 100% | 92% | ||
| 72% | 83% | Over 1.5 | O 1.5 | 82% | 68% | ||
| 36% | 25% | Over 2.5 | O 2.5 | 64% | 48% | ||
| 28% | 17% | Over 3.5 | O 3.5 | 27% | 16% | ||
| 12% | 8% | Over 4.5 | O 4.5 | 18% | 8% | ||
| 48% | 50% | BTTS | BTTS | 55% | 48% | ||
| 40% | 42% | Clean Sheets | C S | 9% | 28% | ||
| 16% | 8% | Failed to Score | F T | 36% | 32% | ||
| 0 | 0 | Corners for (avg) | C F | 0 | 0 | ||
| 0 | 0 | Corners against (avg) | C A | 0 | 0 | ||
| 2.6 | 2.5 | Yellow cards (avg) | Y C | 2.5 | 2.5 | ||
| 6 | 3 | Red cards | R C | 3 | 5 | ||
| 191 | 114 | Total Shots | T S | 107 | 261 | ||
| 85 | 57 | Shots on Target | S O | 40 | 94 | ||
| 45% | 37% | Goal Efficiency | G E | 32% | 29% | ||
| Total | Home | Away | |||||||||||||||||||
| # | Team | MP | W | D | L | F | A | MP | W | D | L | F | A | MP | W | D | L | F | A | +/- | P |
| 1 | Internacional | 19 | 10 | 5 | 4 | 30 | 16 | 9 | 6 | 3 | 0 | 17 | 6 | 10 | 4 | 2 | 4 | 13 | 10 | 14 | 35 |
| 2 | Flamengo | 19 | 10 | 5 | 4 | 33 | 25 | 9 | 4 | 3 | 2 | 14 | 11 | 10 | 6 | 2 | 2 | 19 | 14 | 8 | 35 |
| 3 | Atletico Mineiro | 17 | 10 | 2 | 5 | 31 | 20 | 9 | 7 | 2 | 0 | 21 | 6 | 8 | 3 | 0 | 5 | 10 | 14 | 11 | 32 |
| 4 | Fluminense | 19 | 9 | 5 | 5 | 29 | 21 | 10 | 6 | 3 | 1 | 19 | 10 | 9 | 3 | 2 | 4 | 10 | 11 | 8 | 32 |
| 5 | São Paulo | 16 | 8 | 6 | 2 | 24 | 14 | 8 | 5 | 3 | 0 | 12 | 4 | 8 | 3 | 3 | 2 | 12 | 10 | 10 | 30 |
| 6 | Santos | 19 | 8 | 6 | 5 | 27 | 23 | 10 | 4 | 4 | 2 | 17 | 12 | 9 | 4 | 2 | 3 | 10 | 11 | 4 | 30 |
| 7 | Palmeiras | 17 | 6 | 7 | 4 | 22 | 20 | 8 | 2 | 4 | 2 | 10 | 12 | 9 | 4 | 3 | 2 | 12 | 8 | 2 | 25 |
| 8 | Sport Recife | 19 | 7 | 3 | 9 | 19 | 26 | 9 | 5 | 0 | 4 | 12 | 12 | 10 | 2 | 3 | 5 | 7 | 14 | -7 | 24 |
| 9 | Fortaleza | 17 | 6 | 6 | 5 | 16 | 12 | 9 | 5 | 2 | 2 | 9 | 4 | 8 | 1 | 4 | 3 | 7 | 8 | 4 | 24 |
| 10 | Corinthians | 19 | 6 | 6 | 7 | 22 | 26 | 9 | 3 | 4 | 2 | 12 | 14 | 10 | 3 | 2 | 5 | 10 | 12 | -4 | 24 |
| 11 | Gremio | 17 | 5 | 9 | 3 | 19 | 16 | 8 | 3 | 4 | 1 | 10 | 7 | 9 | 2 | 5 | 2 | 9 | 9 | 3 | 24 |
| 12 | Ceará | 18 | 6 | 5 | 7 | 23 | 26 | 9 | 5 | 2 | 2 | 12 | 9 | 9 | 1 | 3 | 5 | 11 | 17 | -3 | 23 |
| 13 | Atlético GO | 19 | 5 | 7 | 7 | 17 | 25 | 9 | 2 | 4 | 3 | 12 | 14 | 10 | 3 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 11 | -8 | 22 |
| 14 | Botafogo | 18 | 3 | 11 | 4 | 19 | 22 | 10 | 2 | 5 | 3 | 10 | 12 | 8 | 1 | 6 | 1 | 9 | 10 | -3 | 20 |
| 15 | Bahia | 18 | 5 | 4 | 9 | 23 | 28 | 9 | 4 | 1 | 4 | 14 | 13 | 9 | 1 | 3 | 5 | 9 | 15 | -5 | 19 |
| 16 | Vasco da Gama | 17 | 5 | 4 | 8 | 20 | 25 | 8 | 3 | 2 | 3 | 9 | 8 | 9 | 2 | 2 | 5 | 11 | 17 | -5 | 19 |
| 17 | Coritiba | 19 | 5 | 4 | 10 | 16 | 24 | 9 | 3 | 2 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 10 | 2 | 2 | 6 | 11 | 18 | -8 | 19 |
| 18 | Bragantino | 18 | 4 | 7 | 7 | 21 | 24 | 9 | 4 | 2 | 3 | 13 | 10 | 9 | 0 | 5 | 4 | 8 | 14 | -3 | 19 |
| 19 | Atletico PR | 18 | 4 | 4 | 10 | 13 | 20 | 10 | 3 | 3 | 4 | 7 | 8 | 8 | 1 | 1 | 6 | 6 | 12 | -7 | 16 |
| 20 | Goias | 17 | 2 | 6 | 9 | 20 | 31 | 9 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 14 | 17 | 8 | 0 | 3 | 5 | 6 | 14 | -11 | 12 |