After 11 wins, 11 draws and 13 losses, the home team is in the 12^th position, havinf won 44 points so far. In the last match, they have lost in an away match against São Paulo by (1‑0), after in the previous match they have tied (1‑1) at home, against Goiás. For the league, Vasco da Gama won 11 points out of 30 possible points, after 3 wins, 2 draws and 5 losses in the last 10 home matches. In their home league matches the most frequent result at half‑time was the 0‑0 (9 out of 17 matches). Defensive consistency hasn’t been their best feature, as they have conceded goals in 7 of the last 10 matches, but their offense has scored consistently, as they have scored goals in 8 of the last 10 matches for this competition. In 35 matches for this competition, they have conceded the first goal 15 times and have only turned the score around in 2.

Vasco da Gama has been running a median campaign in the Brasileirão and knows that it can not slack off. Today their main goal is to grow and climb the table, always focusing on a better position. Of course their confrontation won't be easy, but they know what they need to do to get a good result. So we can expect a team with attitude and trying to surprise, after all does not want a stumble. In this match Tales Magno, Breno and Ramon will be out for being in the medical department.

Confirmed Lineup: Fernando Miguel, Henrique, Leandro Castán, O. Henríquez, F. Guarín, Richard, Andrey, Yago Pikachu, Marrony, Rossi, Ribamar.
Coach: Vanderlei Luxemburgo.