📏 Form Guide

Vasco da Gama

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Vasco da Gama, following on from their previous result, will be hoping for more of the same after a 0-3 Copa do Brasil victory versus Nova Iguaçu.

The only name on the scoresheet from Vasco da Gama was Philippe Coutinho (21', 39').

Vasco da Gama haven’t had any problems with scoring, hitting the target every time they’ve gone out to play in their last 6 games.

They’ve claimed a sum of 13 during that time while also conceding a total of 6.

Santos

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Since a loss in their previous game against Sport Recife in Serie B action, Santos and their travelling supporters will be hoping that they can get a better result in this one.

In that game, Santos managed 55% possession and 9 shots at goal with 3 of them on target. The only player on the scoresheet for Santos was Wendel (77'). Sport Recife got 18 shots on goal with 4 on target. Lucas Lima (45', 63') scored for Sport Recife.

A tendency of at least one side getting a clean sheet in games involving Santos has been evident recently. Examining their last 6 games reveals that it has happened 5 times. In those clashes, their opponents have hit a goal total of 4 while Santos have scored 9. That pattern isn’t assured to be sustained into this next game, though.

🤜🤛 Head to head

Checking on their prior head-to-head meetings dating back to 12/05/2019 shows us that Vasco da Gama have won 1 of these games & Santos 4, with the number of drawn games being 1.

A sum of 15 goals were shared by the two clubs during those clashes, with 4 from Vascão and 11 being from Peixe. This gives an average number of goals per game equal to 2.5.

The last league contest between the two was Serie A match day 25 on 01/10/2023 which finished with the scoreline of Santos 4-1 Vasco da Gama.

That time, Santos had 35% possession and 17 shots at goal with 5 of them on target. The goals were scored by Marcos Leonardo (15', 45'), Tomás Rincón (44') and Yeferson Soteldo (75').

At the other end, Vasco da Gama had 13 attempts at goal with 5 of them on target. Pablo Vegetti (31') was the scorer.

The referee was Anderson Daronco.

📰 Team News: Vasco da Gama

Adson (Broken tibia), GB (Knee injury), David (Cruciate ligament tear) and Guilherme Estrella (Knee problems) aren’t available for Vasco da Gama manager Fábio Carille.

We think that Vascão could line up in a 4-2-3-1 system in the match, beginning the first half with Leo Jardim, Paulo Henrique, Joao Victor, Lucas Freitas, Lucas Piton, Paulinho, Hugo Moura, Rayan, Philippe Coutinho, Nuno Moreira and Pablo Vegetti.

📋 Team News: Santos

There’s a good chance that Peixe will likely begin the game with a 4-2-3-1 system, giving starts to Gabriel Brazao, JP Chermont, Ze Ivaldo, Gil, Gonzalo Escobar, Joao Schmidt, Gabriel Bontempo, Yeferson Soteldo, Thaciano, Guilherme Augusto and Tiquinho Soares.

✨ Prediction

Our assessment is that Santos and Vasco da Gama could find scoring goals difficult here.

We’ll see, but this could easily end up all-square. With that in mind, we reckon that it will be a hard-fought 0-0 scoreline by the conclusion of this game.

Peter Guest, 21:06 30/03/2025