Match Report
Vasco da Gama, 17th on 25 points, faced a 29-point deficit to Flamengo (1st, 54). Scoring rates set the scale: Flamengo 1.96 scored and 0.81 conceded per game, Vasco da Gama 1.08 and 1.6, with the league averaging 1.32.
8 matches unbeaten backed Flamengo's arrival, having scored in 8 consecutive games.
29 meetings are on record — 15 won by Flamengo, 2 by Vasco da Gama, 12 drawn, at 2.1 goals per meeting. Home advantage has meant little here: 24% of the meetings went to the host. Historically tight: 24% of the meetings went beyond two goals.
Estadio Jornalista Mário Filho, capacity 78,838, hosted the game. Half-time and full-time told different stories: Flamengo led 1-0 at the break, before 3 more goals closed it at 2-2.
Goal scorers
Flamengo: Pedro (8'), Jorginho (60') · Vasco da Gama: Robert Renan (84'), Hugo Moura (90')
Key stats
Possession: Flamengo 49% · Vasco da Gama 51% · Total shots: 12-20 · On target: 6-6 · Corners: 5-6