Vasco da Gama and São Paulo meet at Estádio Vasco da Gama Regatas Club, in a match for the 36th round of Serie A. São Paulo won at home by (2-1) the last time they met in this edition of the league, on 08-05-2018. The record of direct confrontations of the last 3 years is favorable to the visiting team, which in the last 7 matches won 4 and tied 3. The home / away condition deserves particular attention, since despite this being a match between the 5th and 5th of the table of the league, in fact it is a confrontation between the 14th classified in home matches and the 3rd as a visitor.
Vasco da Gama:
The home team is currently in the ª position, without any points conquered, after 9 wins, 12 draws and 14 losses. In the penultimate match, they tied in a home match against Atlético PR, by (1-1). In the last match, they lost in an away match against Corinthians, by (1-0). This is a team little affected by the home factor, that is, usually conquer as many points at home as outside. In his last games he scored 27 goals and suffered 23 at home, against 12 scored and 24 suffered as a visitor. For the championship, Vasco da Gama won 16 points out of 30 possible, after 4 wins, 4 draws and 2 losses in the last 10 matches played at their stadium. In their home league matches the most frequent result at half-time was the 0-0 (6 out of 17 matches). The team has conceded goals in 8 of the last 10 matches, so it has not presented great defensive solidity, but their offense has scored consistently, as they have scored goals in 9 of the last 10 matches for this competition. There is a tendency to have goals in their home matches, as 15 of the last 17 matches they played for this competition have ended with Over 1,5 goals. In 35 matches in this competition, he only managed 2 comebacks in the 20 games in which he suffered the first goal. In the last 17 home matches for this competition there is 1 period that stands out: they have scored 10 of their 27 goals between minutes (76′-90 ‘).
Vasco da Gama is a club that has already won the Brazilian Championship Serie A four times, being the most recent title conquered in 2000, as well as having a B Series title of the Brazilian Championship and a Copa Libertadores title. In the current season, the team has been making a negative campaign in the national championship, so it is at the bottom of the table, only two points ahead of the first team in the relegation zone. In the last eight games that Vasco da Gama played at home, for the national championship, in absolutely all of them they were scored more than 1.5 goals by the teams. We believe that in this match the boss will repeat himself, since Vasco is scoring goals, but he is also suffering them regularly.
São Paulo:
After 16 wins, 14 draws and 5 losses, the away team is currently in the 5 th position, with 62 points won. In the last match, they have won at home against Cruzeiro by (1-0), after in the previous match they have tied at home, against Grêmio, by (1-1). This is a stronger team in their stadium, where they won 37 points, against only 25 in their away matches. For the championship, São Paulo won 13 points out of 30 possible, after 3 wins, 4 draws and 3 losses in the last 10 home matches. They have not been very strong defensively, since they have suffered goals in 7 of the last 10 matches, but their offense has scored frequently, since they have scored goals in 8 of the last 10 matches for this competition. In 35 matches in this tournament, they suffered the first goal 9 times and only managed 1 comeback.
São Paulo is a club that won six Serie A titles in the Brazilian Championship, the most recent one being won in 2008, as well as having three Copa Libertadores titles and one Club World Cup, won in 2005. In the current season, the team has been doing a relatively good campaign within the national championship, conquering enough points to at least stay within the qualifying zone for the previous rounds of the Copa Libertadores. In the last eight games that São Paulo played as a visitor, for the Brazilian Championship, five of them scored more than 1.5 goals. We believe that in this match the São Paulo will make another game quite intense and with several goals.
PREDICTION: Both teams to score / NO @ 1.76
