Vasco da Gama and Fortaleza meet at Estádio Club de Regatas Vasco da Gama, in a match for the 16th round of Serie A. In the last 3 years there has only been a record of 2 direct confrontations between these two teams: one at 13-10 ‑2019, which ended in a victory for Vasco da Gama by (1‑0), and a more recent one on 26‑05‑2019, which ended in a draw by (1‑1).
Basque :
The home team is currently in 10th position, with 18 points won, after 5 wins, 3 draws and 6 losses. In the penultimate match, they lost away against Bahia by (3‑0). In the last match, they lost at home against Flamengo by (1‑2). For the championship, Vasco da Gama won 11 points out of 21 possible, after 3 victories, 2 draws and 2 defeats in the last 7 matches they played in their stadium. The team allowed goals to the opponent in 9 of the last 10 matches, so they have not presented great defensive strength, but their attack has scored regularly, since they have scored goals in 8 of the last 10 matches for this competition. In 14 games in this competition, he never got the comeback in the 4 games in which he suffered the first goal.
Vasco da Gama is coming off a victory in the competition, so he comes to this match motivated. Acting at home, Vasco da Gama’s team intends to prevail and attack the rival team with everything. The coach must present on the field what is best at his disposal, since he wants to add points to move up places in the leaderboard.
Fortaleza:
After 5 wins, 6 draws and 4 losses, the visiting team is currently in 8th position, with 21 points won. In their last match, they tied in an away match with Coritiba by (0‑0), after having won at home in the previous match, in a match against Atlético Mineiro, by (2‑1). The team comes to this match after a draw at home with São Paulo by (3‑3). For the championship, Fortaleza won 7 points out of 24 possible, after 1 victory, 4 draws and 3 defeats in the last 8 matches they played as a visitor.
For this competition, they have not won any of the last 6 away matches. In their home matches there are some frequent results: at half-time 1‑0 (3 out of 8 matches) and at the end of match 1‑1 (3 out of 8 matches). His attack has scored regularly, as he has scored goals in 7 of the last 10 matches for this competition. In their home matches there is a tendency for few goals, since 6 of the last 8 matches for this competition have ended with Under 2,5 goals. In 15 games in this tournament, he suffered the first goal 5 times and never got the comeback. In the last 20 away matches for all competitions there is 1 period that stands out: they have conceded 6 of their 16 goals between minutes (76′ ‑ 90 ‘).
The Fortaleza will not have facilities on the pitch on this day, but will try to surprise the owners of the house. We expect a visiting team defending strong and at the same time finding spaces to counterattack, to surprise the rival team. The coach must not be absent from important players for this match.
PREDICTION: Both teams to score / NO @ 1,60
