CR Vasco da Gama vs Sao Paulo FC, Serie A 2026 REGULAR SEASON
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Overview
Match Preview
CR Vasco da Gama vs Sao Paulo FC — Serie A at Sao Januario.
- CR Vasco da Gama 17 games · 20 pts (2026/26)
- Sao Paulo FC 17 games · 25 pts (2026/26)
Match Details
- Referee Savio Pereira Sampaio (Brazil)
- Assistant 1 Bruno Boschilia
- Assistant 2 Daniel da Silva Andrade (Brazil)
8 games this season 🟨 2.1/game ⚽ 7.3 goals/game 🟥 1 totalStandings
# Team P Pts 1 SE Palmeiras 17 38 2 CR Flamengo 16 31 3 Fluminense FC 17 30 4 CA Paranaense 17 27 5 RB Bragantino 17 26 6 Coritiba FBC 17 26 7 Sao Paulo FC 17 25 8 EC Bahia 16 23 9 Cruzeiro EC 17 23 10 Botafogo FR 16 22 11 EC Vitoria 16 22 12 SC Internacional 17 21 13 Gremio FBPA 17 21 14 CA Mineiro 17 21 15 SC Corinthians Paulista 17 21 16 CR Vasco da Gama 17 20 17 Santos FC 17 18 18 Mirassol FC 16 16 19 Clube do Remo 17 15 20 Chapecoense AF 16 9 Head-to-Head
Recent Form
Date Opponent H/A Score Result 18 Apr Sao Paulo FC H 2–1 W 11 Apr Clube do Remo A 1–1 D 05 Apr Botafogo FR H 1–2 L 01 Apr Coritiba FBC A 1–1 D 22 Mar Gremio FBPA H 2–1 W 19 Mar Fluminense FC H 3–2 W Date Opponent H/A Score Result 18 Apr CR Vasco da Gama A 1–2 L 11 Apr EC Vitoria A 0–2 L 04 Apr Cruzeiro EC H 4–1 W 01 Apr SC Internacional A 1–1 D 22 Mar SE Palmeiras H 0–1 L 18 Mar CA Mineiro A 0–1 L Season Stats
CR Vasco da Gama Sao Paulo FC #16 Position #7 20 Points 25 17 Played 17 5 / 5 / 7 W / D / L 7 / 4 / 6 22 Scored 23 28 Conceded 19 -6 GD +4 1.18 PPG 1.47 29% Win % 41% Key Stats
53% Both Teams to Score
H2H (15 games)47% Over 2.5 Goals
H2H history12% Clean Sheets
CR Vasco da Gama this season24% Clean Sheets
Sao Paulo FC this seasonCR Vasco da Gama are 16th (20 pts). Sao Paulo FC are 7th (25 pts).
Goal Timing (This Season)
CR Vasco da Gama0-15–/216-301/231-45–/146-601/161-752/376+4/2■ Scored ■ ConcededSao Paulo FC0-153/–16-302/331-451/246-60–/361-752/276+4/4■ Scored ■ ConcededTop Scorers (This Season)
CR Vasco da GamaThiago Mendes 3 G 1 A Cauan Lucas 3 G Sao Paulo FCLuciano 6 G 1 A Jonathan Calleri 6 G 1 A Ferreira 4 G -
Events
Match Events
- 0' We are underway at Sao Januario. The crowd does wile while the referee lows the starting whistle.
- 5' Spectators are craving for more action. Both teams play very cautiously. They need to put some more energy.
- 10' Goal! Luciano scores his 50 goal in 381 matches.
- 15' Jose Sabino has certainly something to prove this evening. He made 14 appearances with only 0 goals this season.
- 20' It looks surprising Sao Paulo FC does not make any changes. Johan Rojas has some obvious troubles when approaching to the goal.
- 25' Sao Paulo FC 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.
- 30' The travelling Sao Paulo FC supporters hardly appreciate their team being pressed down to the backline.
- 35' 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.
- 40' Leo Jardim needs to be pretty careful with his discipline considering 0 Yellow cards this season.
- 45' It’s high time Renato Gaucho made some changes to put the his team’s game back to action.
- 46' The CR Vasco da Gama manager makes a substitution. Tche Tche departs to be replaced by Adson.
- 51' 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.
- 56' It looks like no one’s ball. Sao Paulo FC is used to counterattacking playing. None of the sides are ready to take the lead.
- 58' That looks like a foul for a card for Cedric.
- 58' The whistle greets Lucca Marques as he departs to be replaced by Perivan.
- 62' The whistle greets Johan Rojas as he departs to be replaced by Claudio Spinelli.
- 63' It is a substitution in Sao Paulo FC team. Cedric is replaced by Maik on 63 minute.
- 68' 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 Carlos Cuesta suffering a number of foals already.
- 72' GOAL! Jose Rodriguez scores on 72.
- 74' Sao Paulo FC player sees a card in front of him.
- 79' While players are taking a pause, let’s have a look at their stats. The teams met 1 times this season with CR Vasco da Gama winning 100% of all matches.
- 80' Felipe Negrucci is replacing Danielzinho for the Sao Paulo FC side.
- 81' It is a substitution in CR Vasco da Gama team. Cauan Lucas is replaced by Hugo Moura on 81 minute.
- 86' Sao Paulo FC is defending very well tonight not leaving a chance for their rivals to get through for a goal.
- 88' CR Vasco da Gama is taking the lead after the goal scored by Carlos Gomez on 88.
- 90' Leo Jardim was booked on 90.
- The final score is 2-1.
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Lineups
CR Vasco da Gama Lineups
4-2-3-1Starting XI
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- 23
- 3
- 46
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96
Paulo Henrique ↓ Jose Rodriguez 46'
- 30
- 11
- 66
- 1
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88
Cauan Lucas ↓ Hugo Moura 81'
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10
Johan Rojas ↓ Claudio Spinelli 62'
Bench
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20
Brenner ↑ 62'
- 13
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77
Claudio Spinelli ↑ 62'
- 18
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25
Hugo Moura ↑ 81'
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- 43
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2
Jose Rodriguez ↑ 46'
- 17
- 9
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28
Adson ↑ 46'
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Coach Renato GauchoSao Paulo FC Lineups
4-2-3-1Starting XI
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10
Luciano ↓ Gonzalo Tapia 80'
- 37
- 21
- 9
- 28
- 35
- 13
- 23
- 16
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94
Danielzinho ↓ Felipe Negrucci 80'
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45
Lucca Marques ↓ Perivan 58'
Bench
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18
Wendell ↑ 63'
- 80
- 17
- 31
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30
Felipe Negrucci ↑ 80'
- 40
- 4
- 54
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Maik ↑ 63'
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Gonzalo Tapia ↑ 80'
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34
Perivan ↑ 58'
Coach Roger Machado -
H2H
H2H Top Scorers
Player Goals Luciano 4 German Cano 3 Lucas Moura 3 Yago Pikachu 2 Juanfran 1 Rayan 1 Fellipe Bastos 1 Rodrigo Nestor 1 Head to Head
CR Vasco da Gama Form
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Predictions
Prediction accuracy3 / 41.55 CR Vasco da Gama xGExpected GoalsDixon-Coles · Bivariate Poisson · Neg. Binomial · Elo1.44 Sao Paulo FC xGI would bet for: CR Vasco da Gama or Sao Paulo FC 75% + Both teams to score 60%Match Result
✓ CorrectActual: CR Vasco da Gama winBoth Teams to Score
✓ CorrectAvg goals/match: 2.99Actual: Yes — both scoredOver / Under Goals
✓ O/U 2.5Line Over Under ± 0.5 93% 7% ± 1.5 80% 20% ± 2.5 57% 43% ± 3.5 35% 65% ± 4.5 19% 81% Double Chance
CR Vasco da Gama or Draw 70%Draw or Sao Paulo FC 55%CR Vasco da Gama or Sao Paulo FC 75%Half-Time Result
✗ WrongActual: Sao Paulo FC win at HTCorrect Score
✓ In top 121 – 1 12.2%2 – 1 Actual1 – 2 7.8%1 – 0 7%0 – 0 6.8%0 – 1 6.4%2 – 2 6%2 – 0 6%0 – 2 5.2%3 – 1 4.3%1 – 3 3.7%3 – 2 3.2%Asian Handicap — CR Vasco da Gama
Handicap CR Vasco da Gama covers Push Sao Paulo FC covers -2.5 8% — 92% -2 8% 12% 80% -1.5 20% — 80% -1 20% 19% 61% -0.5 39% — 61% +0.5 66% — 34% +1 66% 18% 16% +1.5 84% — 16% +2 84% 10% 6% +2.5 94% — 6% Clean Sheet
CR Vasco da Gama keeps clean sheet 25% ✓Sao Paulo FC keeps clean sheet 22% ✓Predictions are statistical estimates based on season form, H2H history, and a Poisson model. Not financial advice.

