A duel with a face of decision. Sport and Vasco face each other at 16:00 (Brasília time) this Sunday, in Ilha do Retiro, in a game valid for the 35th round of the Brazilian Series B. It is a decisive confrontation for access and with a final atmosphere.
Sport dropped to 6th position in the table – overtaken by Sampaio Corrêa, who opened this round. Despite this, it continues with 52 points and is three behind Vasco – the first club within the G-4. A victory in this round makes Leão equal with Cruz-Maltino in the score and get closer to the possibility of entering the access zone.
Leão has three reinforcements in this round, released after serving a suspension: defender Sabino, left-back Sander and striker Gustavo Coutinho. Sander returns to the team and the trend is that Sabino will too. Chico, however, still runs on the outside in the defense, after the good performance against Cruzeiro, with a goal scored. In attack, Coutinho should also return, if Claudinei Oliveira keeps the scheme most used by the team in recent retrospect.
In fourth place since the seventh round of Série B, Vasco would remain in the access group even with a defeat in Recife, but the guarantee of getting access as soon as possible is the mission of Clube da Colina. consecutive matches, one of them away from home, and in the favorable record against Sport in the capital of Pernambuco.
Jorginho had a week full of training and ended, on Saturday morning, the preparation for the decisive game against Sport. The tendency is for the coach to move only on the right side. With Léo Matos suspended, he should give defender Miranda a chance, who hasn’t been on the field for over a year due to a suspension from CONMEBOL. On the bench, the novelty is the attacker of the base, Erick Marcus, listed for the first time.
More Than 2.5 Goals Scored In The Game
Like Sport, Vasco da Gama also comes from great matches with good results and goal difference. Leão comes with 30 goals in the championship, Vasco comes with 42 goals. Therefore, it is expected that the match will be with more than 2 goals scored.
Both Teams Score Or More Than 2.5 Goals Scored In The Game
Finally, due to the current situation of both clubs, we must consider that the two are more present in the attack, thus generating more possibilities to swing the net.
Sport X Vasco retrospect
In the duel between the teams, 32 games were played. Thus, Vasco has 15 wins, against 8 for Sport and both teams accumulate 8 draws.
