Match Report
4 points and 1 places separated them: Vasco da Gama 2nd with 11, Nova Iguaçu 3rd with 7. The last five rounds placed Nova Iguaçu no better than 16th for form, against 3rd in the standings. Per game in the league, Vasco da Gama were scoring 1.5 and conceding 0.5, Nova Iguaçu 1.17 and 1, against a competition average of 1.29 goals per team per game.
Nova Iguaçu had not lost in 6 games.
6 meetings are on record — 2 won by Vasco da Gama, 2 by Nova Iguaçu, 2 drawn, at 2.5 goals per meeting. Low-scoring is the pattern: just 33% of the meetings went over two goals.
The venue was Estádio Club de Regatas Vasco da Gama, with room for 21,880 spectators. It was 0-0 at the break — the second half brought no more goals and it finished 0-0.
Key stats
Possession: Vasco da Gama 59% · Nova Iguaçu 41% · Total shots: 8-10 · On target: 4-5 · Corners: 8-5