Vasco da Gama vs Fluminense Betting Odds, Tips, Predictions, Preview 11th August 2024

Fluminense go up against Vasco da Gama this coming Sunday for a Serie A meeting at Vasco da Gama's stadium.

Placed 11th in the table Vasco da Gama have amassed 24 points after 20 matches. On 20 points, Fluminense rank 17th with 20 matches played this season.

Vasco da Gama face a tough prospect, when welcoming in-form Fluminense on Sunday. The visitors arrive with a strong run of four wins on the bounce and a ton of confidence.

Vasco da Gama are relatively average in the art of goal-scoring these days. They scored a steady 15 goals in their previous ten matches, for an average of 1.5 per game. They simultaneously allowed their opponents ten goals, or an average of one a game. Furthermore, they fought their way to three clean sheets in this run.

Fluminense scored six goals, conceded six and kept their opponents from scoring four times in ten matches.

Vasco da Gama took a hit when Fluminense handed them a 2-1 defeat in their latest encounter. The former did win the reverse match though, as they secured a triumph to their name by claiming a 4-2 win.

Vasco da Gama vs Fluminense Prediction

Vasco da Gama Form

In their last three matches, Vasco da Gama drew 1-1 with Atletico GO before recording another draw with Red Bull Bragantino in a 2-2 match and beat Atletico GO with a 1-0 scoreline. Vasco da Gama claimed a middle-of-the-road three wins in their previous six matches on home soil in the Serie A. They also drew three but remained undefeated, as they scored 11 and conceded four goals.

Fluminense Form

Fluminense claimed four points from a possible nine in their last three matches across all tournaments, which opened with a defeat 3-2 against Juventude. A 1-0 win followed against Bahia, before drawing 2-2 with Juventude. Fluminense claimed two wins against one draw and three defeats in their last six away matches in the Serie A. The scoreline from these matches reads five goals conceded and three scored.

Vasco da Gama, as well as Fluminense, have been keeping things tight in recent matches with goals few and far between. This suggests a close encounter shy on goals is on the cards on Sunday.

Vasco da Gama recorded 12 points following four wins from their last five games against teams placed among the bottom six. They scored eight goals, but also conceded four. Vasco da Gama claimed seven wins, three draws as well as ten defeats in the Serie A this season. Fluminense are looking at five wins, five draws and ten defeats in the Serie A.

Vasco da Gama vs Fluminense Squads

Vasco da Gama Squad

Paiva will select the starting XI for the upcoming match against Fluminense from the following players (the statistics in the brackets represent goals scored and matches played in the Serie A this season):

Keiller (0/0), Leo Jardim (0/20), Pablo (0/0), Joao Victor (0/8), Jose Rodriguez (0/9), Lucas Piton (1/16), Luiz Gustavo Santos (0/0), Maicon (1/18), Paulinho (0/0), Paulo Henrique (1/19), Robert Rojas (0/5), Victor Luis (0/8), Adson (2/17), Alex Teixeira (0/0), Bruno Praxedes (0/6), David (3/17), Dimitri Payet (0/7), Erick Marcus (0/5), Guilherme Estrella (0/0), Hugo Moura (0/0), Jair (0/0), Jose Gabriel (0/14), Juan Sforza (1/16), Leo (0/17), Mateus Cocao (2/16), Pablo Galdames (0/11), Paulinho (0/0), Philippe Coutinho (0/0), Rodrigo Alves (0/0), Souza (0/0), Emerson Rodriguez (0/2), Pablo Vegetti (6/19), Rayan (0/11), Rossi (0/11), Serginho (0/2).

Fluminense Squad

Listed below is the full squad of Fluminense players that the manager Mano Menezes will choose from for the upcoming game:

Fabio (0/20), Felipe Alves (0/0), Gustavo Ramalho (0/0), Vitor Eudes (0/0), Antonio Carlos (0/11), Diogo Barbosa (0/15), Esquerdinha (0/0), Felipe Andrade (0/6), Guga (0/4), Ignacio (0/0), Manoel Messias (0/7), Marcelo (1/11), Thiago Silva (0/4), Alexsander Gomes (0/13), Andre (0/9), Arthur Wenderroscky (0/0), Facundo Bernal (0/0), Felipe Melo (0/6), Gabriel Pires (0/5), Ganso (3/18), Isaac (0/0), Jhon Arias (1/11), Martinelli (1/19), Nonato (0/0), Renato Augusto (1/11), Samuel Xavier (0/15), Thiago Santos (0/11), Vinicius Lima (2/12), Alexandre Jesus (0/0), David Terans (0/7), German Cano (2/15), Jan Franc Lucumi (0/0), John Kennedy (0/15), Kaua Elias (4/13), Keno (0/12), Kevin Serna (0/0), Lele (0/0), Marquinhos (0/15).

Vasco da Gama vs Fluminense Team News

Vasco da Gama are as close to having an entire squad available as they can, with only one playerout for the side which faces Fluminense.

Jair sit this one out for Vasco da Gama due to an injury.

Fluminense are juggling with three absent players on on Sunday when travelling to Vasco da Gama. German Cano, Marcelo and Martinelli racked up too many penalty points and won't be in the Fluminense travelling party for their next match.

Vasco da Gama vs Fluminense Lineups

Vasco da Gama vs Fluminense H2H

Vasco da Gama took a hit when Fluminense handed them a 2-1 defeat in their latest encounter. The former did win the reverse match though, as they secured a triumph to their name by claiming a 4-2 win. Vasco da Gama go into their upcoming match against Fluminense with a 40% winning record in recent meetings. This gives them a 4-4-2 record in the latest encounters with their next opponent. A record worth keeping in mind before you make a choice for your next accumulator, depending on your betting strategy.

Vasco da Gama vs Fluminense Results

As both teams found their way to the goal seven times in their previous ten matches, betting on BTTS naturally would have been profitable. Odds on both teams finding the back of the net are best priced at 19/20 with the bookies.

Vasco da Gama vs Fluminense Betting Tips

Look no further than Adson, when searching for a marksman currently in good shape. He hit the target twice lately for Vasco da Gama in the Serie A, while Kaua Elias managed four goals in the last half dozen matches for Fluminense in this tournament. No doubt, both are looking to add to their total once again.

In their last 10 matches at Vasco da Gama's stadium across all tournaments Vasco da Gama won five times, drew four and lost one times. Fluminense claimed three wins, one draw and six defeats in their last 10 games away. Goals are usually flowing for Vasco da Gama on home soil these days, and at both ends of pitch. Both teams found the back of the net in six of their last 10 matches here. In contrast, both teams to score happened three times for Fluminense in their last 10 league games away from home.

Under 2.5 goals happened four times in the last ten encounters between these two rivals. Vasco da Gama managed an average of 1.3 goals, with Fluminense averaging one goal in these. Both teams not to score was a winning bet three times in this run of matches. Over 2.5 goals happened in two of Vasco da Gama’s last ten matches across all tournaments. They pulled off an average of 1.2 goals during this run. Over 2.5 goals happened in two of the last ten outings for Fluminense, who managed to score one time in those matches.