National cups are something special for many teams and supporters. Today's match will decide whether it's Vasco da Gama or Caracas that keep their silverware dream alive.
The visiting Caracas played their last game only three days ago, a Primera Division match.
Everyone involved with the away team has to get their travel gear ready for this match as there's a whopping 6500 kilometers to cover before arriving at the match.
Vasco da Gama form and stats
Vasco have reached this Copa Sudamericana stage through battling and winning against Oriente Petrolero.Vasco da Gama have played 8 Serie A games at their own stadium so far this season, resulting in 3-2-3 (wins-draws-losses). It's trouble wherever Vasco da Gama are playing these days as they have suffered five straight defeats now, regardless of arena. They really need to get back to winning ways. The Vasco manager R. Menezes Hubner might feel some added pressure to get something from this game after two straight home defeats.
Vasco's previous game was also a home match, the defeat 1-2 versus Corinthians. Prior to that, an away loss at Internacional in the Serie A.
The manager R. Menezes Hubner will start preparations for the next game as soon this is finished, as the hosts are going to Goias in only four days.
Vasco da Gama are certainly not overdoing their scoring at home in league matches, having created 9 goals in 8 games. It's been trouble in front of goal recently, as only -1 of these goals has been scored in their last three home matches. Vasco have conceded 8 in these home matches. There's been improvement defensively lately, as only -1 of these goals has been conceded in their last 3 home matches.
Caracas form and stats
Last season their Copa Sudamericana adventure ended in the 8th finals against Independiente del Valle.In general it has been a productive period now for Caracas as they haven't lost any of their last 14 games.
Caracas won their last game, 1-0 versus Zamora Fútbol Club played at home. It was a Copa Libertadores defeat before that one as the away game against Boca Juniors wasn't a success with a 0-3 loss.
Caracas has another fixture away, a Primera Division game, against Gran Valencia in just two days. A tough schedule for the visitors!
Head 2 Head
Top Goalscorers
  G. Cano 7 goals |  F. Ignez Bastos 4 goals | L. Lopes dos Santos Bibiano 3 goals |
Vasco da Gama missing players
Caracas missing players
| Vasco da Gama | Caracas | ||||||
| Total | Home | Statistics | Stat | Away | Total | ||
| 25 | 14 | Played | P | 12 | 25 | ||
| 9 | 6 | Won | W | 5 | 11 | ||
| 5 | 3 | Drew | D | 4 | 9 | ||
| 11 | 5 | Lost | L | 3 | 5 | ||
| 26 | 14 | Scored | S | 14 | 36 | ||
| 30 | 12 | Conceded | C | 15 | 26 | ||
| 88% | 86% | Over 0.5 | O 0.5 | 92% | 96% | ||
| 64% | 57% | Over 1.5 | O 1.5 | 58% | 76% | ||
| 48% | 36% | Over 2.5 | O 2.5 | 42% | 36% | ||
| 16% | 7% | Over 3.5 | O 3.5 | 33% | 24% | ||
| 8% | 0% | Over 4.5 | O 4.5 | 17% | 12% | ||
| 44% | 43% | BTTS | BTTS | 50% | 56% | ||
| 32% | 43% | Clean Sheets | C S | 42% | 36% | ||
| 36% | 29% | Failed to Score | F T | 17% | 12% | ||
| 0 | 0 | Corners for (avg) | C F | 0 | 0 | ||
| 0 | 0 | Corners against (avg) | C A | 0 | 0 | ||
| 2.3 | 2.4 | Yellow cards (avg) | Y C | 3.2 | 2.8 | ||
| 4 | 1 | Red cards | R C | 3 | 8 | ||
| 278 | 162 | Total Shots | T S | 82 | 197 | ||
| 102 | 58 | Shots on Target | S O | 29 | 87 | ||
| 25% | 24% | Goal Efficiency | G E | 48% | 41% | ||
| 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 | 18 | 10 | 5 | 3 | 30 | 15 | 9 | 6 | 3 | 0 | 17 | 6 | 9 | 4 | 2 | 3 | 13 | 9 | 15 | 35 |
| 2 | Flamengo | 18 | 10 | 5 | 3 | 32 | 21 | 8 | 4 | 3 | 1 | 13 | 7 | 10 | 6 | 2 | 2 | 19 | 14 | 11 | 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 | 18 | 8 | 5 | 5 | 28 | 21 | 10 | 6 | 3 | 1 | 19 | 10 | 8 | 2 | 2 | 4 | 9 | 11 | 7 | 29 |
| 5 | São Paulo | 15 | 7 | 6 | 2 | 20 | 13 | 8 | 5 | 3 | 0 | 12 | 4 | 7 | 2 | 3 | 2 | 8 | 9 | 7 | 27 |
| 6 | Santos | 18 | 7 | 6 | 5 | 24 | 22 | 9 | 3 | 4 | 2 | 14 | 11 | 9 | 4 | 2 | 3 | 10 | 11 | 2 | 27 |
| 7 | Palmeiras | 17 | 6 | 7 | 4 | 22 | 20 | 8 | 2 | 4 | 2 | 10 | 12 | 9 | 4 | 3 | 2 | 12 | 8 | 2 | 25 |
| 8 | Fortaleza | 16 | 6 | 6 | 4 | 16 | 11 | 8 | 5 | 2 | 1 | 9 | 3 | 8 | 1 | 4 | 3 | 7 | 8 | 5 | 24 |
| 9 | Gremio | 17 | 5 | 9 | 3 | 19 | 16 | 8 | 3 | 4 | 1 | 10 | 7 | 9 | 2 | 5 | 2 | 9 | 9 | 3 | 24 |
| 10 | Ceará | 17 | 6 | 4 | 7 | 21 | 24 | 9 | 5 | 2 | 2 | 12 | 9 | 8 | 1 | 2 | 5 | 9 | 15 | -3 | 22 |
| 11 | Atlético GO | 18 | 5 | 7 | 6 | 17 | 24 | 9 | 2 | 4 | 3 | 12 | 14 | 9 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 5 | 10 | -7 | 22 |
| 12 | Sport Recife | 18 | 6 | 3 | 9 | 18 | 26 | 8 | 4 | 0 | 4 | 11 | 12 | 10 | 2 | 3 | 5 | 7 | 14 | -8 | 21 |
| 13 | Corinthians | 18 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 21 | 26 | 8 | 2 | 4 | 2 | 11 | 14 | 10 | 3 | 2 | 5 | 10 | 12 | -5 | 21 |
| 14 | Bahia | 17 | 5 | 4 | 8 | 22 | 25 | 9 | 4 | 1 | 4 | 14 | 13 | 8 | 1 | 3 | 4 | 8 | 12 | -3 | 19 |
| 15 | Bragantino | 18 | 4 | 7 | 7 | 21 | 24 | 9 | 4 | 2 | 3 | 13 | 10 | 9 | 0 | 5 | 4 | 8 | 14 | -3 | 19 |
| 16 | Botafogo | 17 | 3 | 10 | 4 | 17 | 20 | 9 | 2 | 4 | 3 | 8 | 10 | 8 | 1 | 6 | 1 | 9 | 10 | -3 | 19 |
| 17 | Vasco da Gama | 16 | 5 | 3 | 8 | 19 | 24 | 8 | 3 | 2 | 3 | 9 | 8 | 8 | 2 | 1 | 5 | 10 | 16 | -5 | 18 |
| 18 | Atletico PR | 17 | 4 | 4 | 9 | 13 | 19 | 10 | 3 | 3 | 4 | 7 | 8 | 7 | 1 | 1 | 5 | 6 | 11 | -6 | 16 |
| 19 | Coritiba | 18 | 4 | 4 | 10 | 15 | 24 | 8 | 2 | 2 | 4 | 4 | 6 | 10 | 2 | 2 | 6 | 11 | 18 | -9 | 16 |
| 20 | Goias | 16 | 2 | 5 | 9 | 19 | 30 | 8 | 2 | 2 | 4 | 13 | 16 | 8 | 0 | 3 | 5 | 6 | 14 | -11 | 11 |