Match Report
Vasco da Gama, 17th on 28 points, faced a 17-point deficit to Fluminense (5th, 45). Recent form flatters Vasco da Gama's table spot — 12th league-wide over the last five rounds while sitting 17th. Scoring rates set the scale: Fluminense 1.52 scored and 1.3 conceded per game, Vasco da Gama 1.12 and 1.58, 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). 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