📊 Form Guide

Academia Puerto Cabello

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Academia Puerto Cabello will be wanting a better result here following a 1-0 Copa Sudamericana loss in their previous game against Melgar.

In that game, Academia Puerto Cabello had 52% possession and 10 attempts on goal with 2 of them on target. Melgar had 12 shots at goal with 5 on target. Pier Barrios (42') was the scorer for Melgar.

Academia Puerto Cabello haven’t made the most of their chances in recent times. Their sum of goals stands at just 4 against opposition teams during the course of their last six fixtures. In those games, Academia Puerto Cabello have also seen the tally of goals scored against them total 11. Previous results aside, time will tell whether the trend might persist in this match.

Vasco da Gama

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Since being defeated in their last game at the hands of Palmeiras in Serie A competition, Vasco da Gama and their fans will hope to get a better result this time.

In that game, Vasco da Gama had 52% possession and 13 attempts on goal with 5 on target. On the other side, Palmeiras got 16 shots on goal with 2 on target. Vitor Roque (60') was the scorer for Palmeiras.

Felipe Loureiro's Vasco da Gama have fired home 5 times throughout their most recent sextet of matches. The number of goals that they have conceded during that period adds up to 5.

🤜🤛 Head to head

The previous league meeting featuring these clubs was Copa Sudamericana match day 2 on 09/04/2025 which finished with the scoreline of Vasco da Gama 1-0 Academia Puerto Cabello.

That time, Vasco da Gama managed 58% possession and 22 attempts on goal with 10 on target. Their only player on the scoresheet was Pablo Vegetti (45').

Academia Puerto Cabello had 5 shots on goal with 1 of them on target.

📋 Team News: Academia Puerto Cabello

The Academia Puerto Cabello boss has a full complement, with no fitness worries whatsoever ahead of this clash owing to a completely healthy squad available to choose from.

🗞️ Team News: Vasco da Gama

Vasco da Gama manager Felipe Loureiro has to contend with a number of unavailable players. Dimitri Payet (Knee problems), Mauricio Lemos (Bone splintering), David (Cruciate ligament tear), Manuel Capasso (Foot injury), Lucas Freitas (Heel spur) and Guilherme Estrella (Knee problems) will not be playing here.

🧠 Prediction

Here, we’re thinking that Academia Puerto Cabello will do well to breach the defence of this Vasco da Gama outfit who we think will likely score one, at least.

Our tip is therefore for a highly competitive game with a 0-1 victory for Vasco da Gama at full-time.

Let’s see what happens.

Renata Leite, 21:01 07/05/2025