Coritiba vs Vasco da Gama Prediction & Betting Tips

The Série A meeting at Estádio Major Antônio Couto Pereira on Sunday sees home team Coritiba welcome Vasco da Gama.

For all of our match predictions, pre-game poll and statistics for Coritiba v Vasco da Gama, scroll down - plus the latest betting odds.

📊 Form Guide

Coritiba WWDLDL ⚖

Coritiba will be hoping to bounce back here following the 1-0 Série A loss in their previous game against Atletico PR.

In that game, Coritiba had 57% possession and 5 attempts at goal with 1 of them on target. At the other end, Atletico PR had 10 shots on goal with 2 of them on target.

Eduardo Barroca's Coritiba have managed to score 6 times in their past half-dozen outings. At the other end, the tally of goals that have been scored against them in that time is 6.

Going into this game, the form guide shows that Coritiba:

• have not lost a league tie with Vasco da Gama in their last 4 matches.
• are winless against Vasco da Gama in their previous 3 league games.

Vasco da Gama LDWLWL

After being beaten in their last game against Botafogo in Copa do Brasil competition, Vasco da Gama and their travelling fans will hope for a better result here.

The stats tell the story, and Vasco da Gama have been scored against in 5 of their last 6 games, letting opponents get 9 goals in all. At the back, Vascão have been far from perfect. Regardless, we will just have to wait and see whether such a trend shall be sustained in this upcoming game.

A look at their previous results shows us that Vasco da Gama:

• have not registered a win against Coritiba in games played away from home for the previous 2 matches in the league.
• haven't been defeated by Coritiba in games played away from home for the previous 4 league games. A solid away record against them.
• are undefeated in their last 2 away league matches.

👥 Head to head

Checking on their prior head to head meetings stretching back to 11/08/2013 tells us that Coritiba have won 1 of these games & Vasco da Gama 2, with the number of draws standing at 3.

In all, 11 goals were yielded between them in these games, with 5 of them from Coxa and 6 netted by Vascão. The average number of goals per game works out to 1.83.

The last league game featuring these sides was Série A match day 30 on 21/10/2017 which ended up with the score at Vasco da Gama 1-1 Coritiba.

The match was refereed by Raphael Claus.

🗞️ Team News: Coritiba

Coritiba boss Eduardo Barroca will be thankful to have no fitness concerns at all coming into this clash owing to a completely healthy squad to pick from.

It seems likely that Coxa may well use the 4-2-3-1 formation for the game, beginning the first half with Wilson, William Matheus, Rhodolfo, Sabino, Natanael, Hugo Moura, Matheus Galdezani, Matheus Bueno, Giovanni Piccolomo, Giovanni Augusto and Robson.

ℹ️ Team News: Vasco da Gama

Due to a completely healthy squad to pick from, Vasco da Gama boss Ramon Menezes doesn’t have any fitness concerns at all coming into this clash.

We believe Vascão will likely begin the game with a 4-3-3 lineup, settling for Fernando Miguel, Yago Pikachu, Marcelo Alves, Leandro Castán, Henrique, Martin Nicolas Benitez, Marcos Júnior, Fellipe Bastos, Kaio Magno, Germán Cano and Ribamar.

✨ Prediction

Looking at these two teams, we feel that Vasco da Gama and Coritiba could both find goals hard to come by here.

It’s looking like it could well end up as a draw. Our tip is therefore for a 0-0 scoreline when the referee blows the final whistle.

Renata Leite, 23:16 16/09/2020