📏 Form Guide

Vitoria

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Vitoria prepare for this fixture after a 1-1 Copa Sudamericana draw against Defensa y Justicia.

In that game, Vitoria had 47% possession and 20 shots at goal with 8 of them on target. The only player to score for Vitoria was Edu (37'). Defensa y Justicia got 19 shots on goal with 8 of them on target. Gastón Togni (56') scored for Defensa y Justicia.

It’s not been often in recent games where Vitoria have kept a clean sheet. The facts show that Vitoria have been scored against in 6 of their previous 6 games, leaking 6 goals in the process. We will just have to see whether or not that trend will end up being continued on here.

Analysis of their past results shows that Vitoria:

• haven't won against Vasco da Gama in their previous 2 league matches.
• have not been beaten in their last 2 home league matches.

Vasco da Gama

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Following on from suffering a loss in their previous game against Academia Puerto Cabello in Copa Sudamericana competition, Vasco da Gama and their travelling fans will hope for a better result here.

In that game, Vasco da Gama managed 61% possession and 11 attempts on goal with 4 of them on target. The scorer for Vasco da Gama was João Victor (38'). Academia Puerto Cabello got 13 attempts at goal with 6 on target.

In 5 of the prior six games featuring Vasco da Gama, a notably low volume of goals have gone in between them and opposing teams. The overall average number of goals per game during that period comes to a mere 1.17, with the average goals for Vascão being 0.33.

Going into this game, the form guide shows that Vasco da Gama:

• haven't been defeated by Vitoria when they've played them away from home in the last 2 league games.
• are without an away win for the past 3 league matches.

👥 Head to head

Checking out their prior head to head meetings going back to 13/05/2018, both clubs have shared the honours with Vitoria winning 3 of those games, Vasco da Gama 3 and 0 being drawn after 90 minutes of play.

In all, 14 goals were scored between the two sides during those clashes, with 8 of them from Leão da Barra and 6 created by Vascão. The average number of goals per game works out to 2.33.

The last league match featuring these sides was Serie A match day 25 on 01/09/2024 when the final score was Vitoria 0-1 Vasco da Gama.

The referee was Luis Flávio de Oliveira.

📋 Team News: Vitoria

We are thinking that Leão da Barra should kick off with a 4-3-3 formation for this one, beginning the first half with Lucas Arcanjo, Raúl Cáceres, Lucas Halter, Neris, Jamerson, Ronald, Ricardo Ryller, Matheuzinho, Erick, Janderson and Osvaldo Filho.

📰 Team News: Vasco da Gama

Vasco da Gama boss Felipe Loureiro has to choose from a squad that has some fitness concerns. 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) are those who can’t be considered.

From our viewpoint, Vascão seem most likely to utilise a 4-2-3-1 formation by sending out Léo Jardim, J. Luis Rodríguez, João Victor, Luiz Gustavo, Lucas Piton, Mateus Carvalho, Hugo Moura, Rayan Vitor, Philippe Coutinho, Nuno Moreira and Pablo Vegetti.

🔮 Prediction

Our assessment here is that Vasco da Gama will have to perform well to breach the defence of this Vitoria team who we think should manage to get a goal of their own in a winning performance.

Therefore, we predict a very even match with a 1-0 winning margin for Vitoria at the end of this one.

Should be interesting.

Peter Guest, 21:12 10/05/2025