📏 Form Guide

Vasco da Gama

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Vasco da Gama will be hoping for a better result following a 2-1 Serie A defeat in their last game at the hands of Ceará.

In that match, Vasco da Gama had 64% possession and 11 shots on goal with 3 of them on target. The only player to score for Vasco da Gama was Pablo Vegetti (92'). At the other end, Ceara got 11 attempts on goal with 2 on target. Pedro Raul (29', 81') scored for Ceará.

Three or more goals per match were seen in 5 of the last 6 fixtures where Vasco da Gama have been involved. Opposition teams scored 10 times in these games whereas Vasco da Gama totted up 10.

Analysis of their past results shows that Vasco da Gama:

• have not beaten Flamengo in their previous 12 matches in the league.
• are unbeaten in their previous 4 home league matches.

Flamengo

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Flamengo will come into the game following on from a 6-0 Serie A win as they beat Juventude in their most recent fixture.

In that match, Flamengo managed 68% possession and 18 attempts on goal with 8 on target. For Flamengo, goals were scored by Erick Pulgar (13'), Gonzalo Plata (18'), Danilo (22'), Giorgian de Arrascaeta (56') and Pedro (71', 81'). For their opponents, Juventude had 4 attempts on goal with 1 on target.

A sequence of steadfast showings by the Flamengo defence has seen their ‘goals against’ tally standing at 4 from their last 6 fixtures in total. In that time, the number of goals that they have scored themselves amounts to 10. It will be interesting to see whether or not that trend will be continued on into this next match.

Looking at the pre-match facts, Flamengo:

• haven't been beaten by Vasco da Gama in games played away from home for the previous 6 matches in the league. A very decent away record against them.
• are unbeaten in their last 8 league matches away from home. They really have been good on their travels.

👥 Head to head

Looking over their past head to head meetings going back to 10/10/2020 reveals that these encounters have not been happy ones for Vasco da Gama. They’ve not managed to come away with any victories at all while Flamengo have managed to find a way, finishing as winners in 83% of those matches.

A combined sum of 20 goals were scored between them in these games, with 4 for Vascão and 16 belonging to Fla. The average goals per game has been 3.33.

The previous league meeting between these sides was Serie A match day 26 on 15/09/2024 when it ended Flamengo 1-1 Vasco da Gama.

In that game, Flamengo managed 61% possession and 17 attempts at goal with 3 of them on target. The scorer was Gerson (72').

Vasco da Gama got 9 attempts at goal with 2 of them on target. Philippe Coutinho (87') was the scorer.

The referee was Raphael Claus.

📰 Team News: Vasco da Gama

Mauricio Lemos (Bone splintering), David (Cruciate ligament tear) and Guilherme Estrella (Knee problems) won’t be able to feature for Vasco da Gama gaffer Fábio Carille.

It seems likely that Vascão could employ a 4-2-3-1 formation for the game, utilising Leo Jardim, Paulo Henrique, Joao Victor, Lucas Freitas, Lucas Piton, Paulinho, Hugo Moura, Benjamin Garre, Dimitri Payet, Nuno Moreira and Pablo Vegetti.

ℹ️ Team News: Flamengo

Out of a mainly full-strength group of players, there’s only the sole fitness issue for the Flamengo gaffer Filipe Luís to be concerned about. Matías Viña (Knee injury) misses out for this game.

We are inclined to think that Fla might utilise a 4-2-3-1 system using Agustin Rossi, Wesley, Danilo, Leo Pereira, Alex Sandro, Erick Pulgar, Allan, Gerson, G. De Arrascaeta, Michael and Gonzalo Plata.

🔮 Prediction

We’re inclined to think that Vasco da Gama will need to put in a solid display to get anything against this Flamengo lineup who will likely end up scoring and staying ahead.

We’re therefore expecting a very competitive encounter with a 0-1 win for Flamengo at the conclusion of the game.

It should be a good one.

Peter Guest, 21:06 19/04/2025