Match Report
Vasco da Gama, 16th on 31 points, faced a 17-point deficit to Fluminense (4th, 48). Recent form flatters Vasco da Gama's table spot — 5th league-wide over the last five rounds while sitting 16th. Scoring rates set the scale: Fluminense 1.57 scored and 1.29 conceded per game, Vasco da Gama 1.26 and 1.52, with the league averaging 1.33.
Fluminense's unbeaten run stood at 6. Vasco da Gama entered with three wins in a row.
The sides have met 33 times in the GioScore results database: 9 wins for Fluminense, 8 draws and 16 for Vasco da Gama, at 2.45 goals per meeting. Hosting has counted for little in this fixture — the home side has won only 36% of those meetings.
The match was played at Estadio Jornalista Mário Filho (capacity 78,838). D. de Oliveira Lacerda officiated: 56 games logged, averaging 2.9 yellow cards each. It was 0-0 at the break, and the second half added 1 goal for the 1-0 full-time score.
Goal scorers
Fluminense: Luciano Acosta (61')
Key stats
Possession: Fluminense 45% · Vasco da Gama 55% · Total shots: 8-14 · On target: 4-4 · Corners: 6-6