Vasco – Vitoria PREDICTION & TIPS
Vasco and Vitoria meet at Estadio Jornalista Mário Filho (Maracanã) in a match for the 32nd round of the Brasileirão Serie A. Vasco won away by (1-4) the last time they faced each other in this edition of the league on 13- 07-2017. The record of direct confrontations of the last 3 years between the two teams could not be more balanced, since there was 1 tie and 1 victory for each team of the last 3 times that they met. The home / away condition deserves special attention, since although this is a match between the 8th and 19th of the overall standings, this is in fact a confrontation between the 11th placed in home games and the 5th as a visitor.
After 12 wins, 8 draws and 11 losses, the home team is in 8th place, having won 44 points. In the final match, they drew with Flamengo away (0-0), after having drawn 1-1 at home in a game against Coritiba (1-1). This is a stronger team in their stadium, where they won 25 points, against only in their games as a visitor. For the championship, Vasco won 13 points in 30 chances, after 3 wins, 4 draws and 3 losses in the last 10 games he played in his stadium. In the matches played in his stadium there are some frequent scorers at the end of the first 45 ‘: 1-0 (6 in 15 matches) and 0-0 (7 in 15 matches). His attack has scored regularly, as he has scored goals in 8 of the last 10 games in this competition. In his home matches there is a tendency towards few goals, since 7 of his last 15 matches in the competition finished with Less than 1.5 goals. In 31 games in this competition, he suffered the first goal 12 times and never managed to turn the score. In the last 15 home games in this competition there are 1 highlights: he suffered 6 of his 17 goals in minutes (76’-90 ‘).
Vasco da Gama has not lost 7 games in the Brazilian Championship, managed to leave the bottom of the qualifying table and entered the fray for a spot in the next Copa Libertadores, being essential a victory in the next game in his stadium. The team is characterized by an inefficient attack that has scored only 31 goals and is the third worst of the competition, while the defense suffered 39 goals and is tenth less leaked, although it is worth noting that the team showed evolution in the 2 sectors in their last games. Vasco da Gama has only the tenth best campaign of the national team, and it is the fourth team that has scored the most goals in 16 games in 15 games, but he has not lost 5 games at home and all these matches ended with a maximum of 2 goals on the scoreboard. For the confrontation against Vitoria, coach Zé Ricardo will not be able to count on lateral Ramón due to injury.
The visiting team is currently in 19th place with 34 points, after 9 wins, 7 draws and 15 losses. In the penultimate match, he lost out to Bahia by (2-1). In the last match, tied at home for Atlético GO for (1-1). This is a team that normally achieves more positive results as a visitor than at home, having won 24 points and 10 at home with 17 goals scored and 27 goals conceded at home, against 22 goals scored and 21 conceded. In the last 10 games away from the league, Vitória has 6 wins, 2 draws and 2 losses, having won 20 points out of 30. The team allowed their opponents to score in 9 of their last 10 games, so they have not shown great defensive solidity, but their attack has been marked with great regularity, since they have always scored at least one goal in the last 10 matches in this competition. In 31 games in this competition, he never managed to get back on the scoring in the 15 games in which he suffered the first goal.
Vitória has been showing poor performance in the Brazilian Championship, has not won for five rounds, parked in the relegation zone and needs to find the way back to win the first division. The team is characterized by a reasonable attack that has scored 39 goals and is the eighth best of Serie A, but the defense, on the other hand, has suffered 48 goals and is the most leaked national, demonstrating that it requires greater strength of its defensive system in this final stretch of the championship. Playing away from home, such as Sunday’s clash, Vitória has the third best campaign of the Brazilian Championship with 53% of use and it is worth noting that it is the second team that scored the most as a visitor with 22 goals in 15 games. For the confrontation with Vasco da Gama, coach Vágner Mancini will not be able to count on the socks Willian Farias and Uillian Correia, besides the goalkeeper Fernando Miguel who recovers from injury.
Vasco – Vitoria FREE TIPS
Vasco – Win @ 2.25
Both teams to score / YES @ 2.00
Over 2.5 Goals @ 1.90
