VASCO VS FLUMINENSE PREVIEW & PREDICTION
Vasco da Gama and Fluminense meet at Estádio Nilton Santos, in a match for the 4th round of the Carioca 1. In this stadium, the history of direct confrontations is favorable to the visiting team, which records 2 wins and 1 loss in the last 3 matches. In fact, the last time these two teams played a match in this stadium was on 01-21-2017, for Carioca 1, which ended with the victory of Fluminense by (0-3). The goals of the match were scored by Wellington (26 ‘), Henrique Dourado (31’) and Marcos Júnior (80 ‘) for Fluminense. In this game the home factor may be decisive, since both teams present considerable differences in the results achieved at home and as a visitor.
Vasco :
The home team is currently in the ª position, without any points conquered, after 4 wins, 1 draw and 3 losses. In the penultimate match, they won in a home match against Macaé, by (2-1). In the last match, they won in a home match against Boavista SC, by (4-3). This is a team that usually makes good use of the home advantage, stronger with the help of its supporters, since in the last 30 matches they register 6 wins, 3 draws and 6 losses in away matches; against 9 wins, 5 draws and 1 loss at their stadium. In the last 5 home league matches Vasco da Gama has a record of 4 wins and 1 loss, so they have won 12 points out of 15 possible.
In this competition, they have won the last 4 home matches. The team has conceded goals to the opponent in 7 of the last 8 matches for this competition, so it has not been very strong defensively. In 8 matches in this competition, they have only 1 comeback in the 4 matches they suffered in the first goal.
After two victories followed by the Carioca Championship, Vasco occupies the first position of group B, being one of the favorites to advance to the next phase. It is important to note that before his fans the team, for the Carioca, won four of their five matches, having suffered only one defeat. In these conditions presented an average of 2.60 goals scored and 1.80 suffered, showing that despite its offensive sector being productive, the defender has been giving a lot of space to rivals. For this game the team arrives optimistic, because it comes from two wins for the Rio Cup, in addition to that in this context presents the best offensive performance of the group. The best gunners of the team are defender Yago Picachu, midfielder Thiago Galhardo and striker A. Rios, all with two goals scored. We remember that in his last game he won the victory at the end of the game, against Boavista, after overcoming this adversary by 4-3, that is, they increase even more their chances of qualifying for the semifinals of the Rio Cup. Team must be very well prepared for this classic against a team that has been acting with three defenses, as is the case of Fluminense.
Fluminense:
After 5 wins, 2 draws and 1 loss, the away team is currently in the ª position, without having won any points. In the penultimate match, they won in a home match against Flamengo, by (4-0). In the last match, they won in a home match against Volta Redonda, by (2-1). This is a team that usually makes good use of the home advantage, stronger with the help of its supporters, since in the last 30 matches they register 4 wins, 4 draws and 7 losses in away matches, with 21 goals scored and 26 conceded; against 7 wins, 4 draws and 4 losses at their stadium, with 23 goals scored and 11 conceded. In the last 10 away matches for all competitions, Fluminense won 4, drew 2 and lost 4.
In this competition, he won the last 5 matches he played. Their attack has scored regularly, since they have scored goals in 6 of the last 8 matches for this competition. In their away matches there is a tendency for goals, since 23 of the last 35 matches have ended with Over 2,5 goals.
As its adversary of this duel, Fluminense also occupies the first position, however, in group C, being also one of the favorites to advance to the next phase. It is necessary to emphasize that in three parties as visitor by the Carioca it gained two and it lost one, that is to say, in spite of that unique defeat, conquered victories in the majority of the parties. In these conditions presented an average of 2.33 goals scored and 1.33 suffered, showing that despite its great offensive performance, is leaving some space in its defensive sector. For this classic the Fluminense comes motivated, since they are already five consecutive victories in their last five games played by Carioca, the last three by the Rio Cup. The highlight of the team is forward Marco Júnior, with five goals scored, followed by forward Pedro, with four. We emphasize that the team has had the best offensive action of the Rio Cup, while dividing with Portuguesa the best defense.
PREDICTION: Both teams to score / YES @ 1.75
