CR Vasco da Gama vs Fortaleza EC, Serie A 2025 REGULAR SEASON
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Overview
Match Preview
CR Vasco da Gama vs Fortaleza EC — Serie A at Sao Januario.
- CR Vasco da Gama 18 games · 20 pts (2026/26)
- Fortaleza EC 0 games · 0 pts (2026/26)
Standings
# Team P Pts 1 SE Palmeiras 18 41 2 CR Flamengo 17 34 3 Fluminense FC 18 31 4 CA Paranaense 18 30 5 RB Bragantino 18 29 6 EC Bahia 17 26 7 Coritiba FBC 18 26 8 Sao Paulo FC 18 25 9 CA Mineiro 18 24 10 SC Corinthians Paulista 18 24 11 Cruzeiro EC 18 24 12 Botafogo FR 17 22 13 EC Vitoria 17 22 14 SC Internacional 18 21 15 Santos FC 18 21 16 Grêmio FBPA 18 21 17 CR Vasco da Gama 18 20 18 Clube do Remo 18 18 19 Mirassol FC 17 16 20 Chapecoense AF 17 9 Head-to-Head
Recent Form
Date Opponent H/A Score Result 17 May Fortaleza EC H 3–0 W 10 May EC Vitoria A 1–2 L 04 May SE Palmeiras H 0–1 L 27 Apr Cruzeiro EC A 0–1 L 19 Apr CR Flamengo H 0–0 D 16 Apr Ceará SC A 1–2 L Date Opponent H/A Score Result 17 May CR Vasco da Gama A 0–3 L 10 May EC Juventude H 5–0 W 03 May Sao Paulo FC A 0–0 D 26 Apr SC Recife A 0–0 D 20 Apr SE Palmeiras H 1–2 L 17 Apr EC Vitoria A 1–2 L Key Stats
10% Both Teams to Score
H2H (10 games)30% Over 2.5 Goals
H2H history17% Clean Sheets
CR Vasco da Gama this seasonGoal Timing (This Season)
CR Vasco da Gama0-15–/216-301/231-45–/146-601/161-752/376+4/2■ Scored ■ ConcededTop Scorers (This Season)
CR Vasco da GamaThiago Mendes 3 G 1 A Cauan Lucas 3 G -
Events
Match Events
- 0' We are underway at Sao Januario. The crowd does wile while the referee lows the starting whistle.
- 3' What a strike from Nuno Moreira! The score is 1-0.
- 8' CR Vasco da Gama is defending very well tonight not leaving a chance for their rivals to get through for a goal.
- 13' CR Vasco da Gama is showing some good football. However, CR Vasco da Gama are ready to play back every minute. It might result in some problems for the home side. The game will hardly remain goalless.
- 18' CR Vasco da Gama seems to be on a short break. The game is mainly concentrated in the center. It’s high time they got back to action. Otherwise, it looks like a goalless game.
- 23' While there is no rush on the pitch, let’s have a look at some stats. Pablo Vegetti made 97 appearances and scored 50 goals. He is very likely to score a goal today.
- 28' Spectators do not have much to choose from both teams. The sides had several scoring chances but they still need a bit more than just a sight of a goal.
- 33' Fortaleza EC started playing very sharply right from the kick off. However, it slowed down the tempo rapidly by 33.
- 38' Both teams are passing the ball around with high level of urgency. CR Vasco da Gama needs to do something about it to get closer to the goal.
- 39' The referee shows CR Vasco da Gama player a card on 39.
- 44' Although teams showed high tempo form the start, they seem to slow down a bit. Both sides really need to catch a fire. Otherwise, we have another goalless match.
- 46' What a strike from Pablo Vegetti! The score is 2-0.
- 46' Another substitution for Fortaleza EC to replace Lucas Sasha by Guillermo Fernandez on 46 minute.
- 51' It’s a booking for CR Vasco da Gama player. Luiz Gustavo gets a card.
- 56' It’s high time Fernando Diniz made some changes to put the his team’s game back to action.
- 58' Fortaleza EC receives a card for a hard tackle on 58.
- 58' Marinho has so much to prove this time. He replaces Eros Mancuso on 58 minute.
- 63' It looks surprising CR Vasco da Gama does not make any changes. Tomas Pochettino has some obvious troubles when approaching to the goal.
- 68' The referee shows Fortaleza EC player a card on 68.
- 73' The referee is likely to let players tackle, as he already missed some meaty challenges during opening seconds. He is still to establish what should not be done by the players and what is acceptable on the pitch. It’s going to be a tough game for Breno Lopes suffering a number of foals already.
- 77' Another substitution for Fortaleza EC to replace Yago Pikachu by Deyverson on 77 minute.
- 80' What a strike from Pablo Vegetti! The score is 3-0.
- 85' Supporters expect more eagerness from Philippe Coutinho, as he is very good at scoring at Sao Januario with 3 goals in the last 3 games.
- 87' The CR Vasco da Gama manager makes a substitution. Nuno Moreira departs to be replaced by Adson.
- 90' The supporters are chanting for Kervin Andrade. He replaces Breno Lopes on 90 minute.
- Another three points for CR Vasco da Gama.
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Lineups
CR Vasco da Gama Lineups
Starting XI
- 11
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3
Tche Tche ↓ Mauricio Lemos 90'
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25
Hugo Moura ↓ Tucurui 87'
- 6
- 38
- 99
- 96
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17
Nuno Moreira ↓ Adson 87'
- 1
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77
Rayan ↓ Loide Augusto 87'
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44
Luiz Gustavo ↓ Paulinho 90'
Bench
- 12
- 13
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4
Mauricio Lemos ↑ 90'
- 2
- 15
- 29
- 20
- 90
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28
Adson ↑ 87'
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18
Paulinho ↑ 90'
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85
Tucurui ↑ 87'
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45
Loide Augusto ↑ 87'
Coach Fernando DinizFortaleza EC Lineups
Starting XI
- 1
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22
Yago Pikachu ↓ Deyverson 77'
- 20
- 7
- 88
- 13
- 9
- 3
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26
Breno Lopes ↓ Kervin Andrade 90'
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14
Eros Mancuso ↓ Marinho 58'
- 39
Bench
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11
Marinho ↑ 58'
- 6
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18
Deyverson ↑ 77'
- 23
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5
Guillermo Fernandez ↑ 46'
- 33
- 10
- 4
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8
Leandro Martinez ↑ 46'
- 12
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77
Kervin Andrade ↑ 90'
- 19
Coach Juan Vojvoda -
H2H
H2H Top Scorers
Player Goals Pablo Vegetti 3 Yago Pikachu 2 Romarinho 2 Breno Lopes 1 Leandro Martinez 1 Nuno Moreira 1 David 1 David 1 Head to Head
CR Vasco da Gama Form
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Predictions
Prediction accuracy2 / 41.32 CR Vasco da Gama xGExpected GoalsDixon-Coles · Bivariate Poisson · Neg. Binomial · Elo0.81 Fortaleza EC xGI would bet for: Under 2.5 goals 64% + Under — clean sheet likely 58%Match Result
✓ CorrectActual: CR Vasco da Gama winBoth Teams to Score
✓ CorrectAvg goals/match: 2.13Actual: No — clean sheetOver / Under Goals
✗ O/U 2.5Line Over Under ± 0.5 86% 14% ± 1.5 63% 37% ± 2.5 36% 64% ± 3.5 17% 83% ± 4.5 7% 93% Double Chance
CR Vasco da Gama or Draw 78%Draw or Fortaleza EC 52%CR Vasco da Gama or Fortaleza EC 71%Half-Time Result
✗ WrongActual: CR Vasco da Gama win at HTCorrect Score
✓ In top 121 – 0 14.6%0 – 0 14.2%1 – 1 13.6%2 – 0 10%0 – 1 8.4%2 – 1 8.2%1 – 2 4.9%3 – 0 Actual0 – 2 3.7%3 – 1 3.7%2 – 2 3.4%3 – 2 1.6%Asian Handicap — CR Vasco da Gama
Handicap CR Vasco da Gama covers Push Fortaleza EC covers -2.5 8% — 92% -2 8% 14% 77% -1.5 23% — 77% -1 23% 25% 53% -0.5 47% — 53% +0.5 79% — 21% +1 79% 14% 7% +1.5 93% — 7% +2 93% 5% 2% +2.5 98% — 2% Clean Sheet
CR Vasco da Gama keeps clean sheet 45% ✗Fortaleza EC keeps clean sheet 28% ✓Predictions are statistical estimates based on season form, H2H history, and a Poisson model. Not financial advice.