Flamengo’s away defence faces Vasco’s home test in Serie A round 33
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Flamengo’s league position is clear, but the most useful pre-match test is whether Vasco’s home record can trouble an away side that has conceded 15 goals in 16 away games.
Before kickoff
The table gap meets contrasting venue records
In the provisional pre-match Serie A standings, Flamengo are #1 with 70 points from 32 games, while Vasco DA Gama are #13 with 38 points from 31 games. Flamengo are 32 points ahead of Vasco DA Gama (70 v 38) before regular-season round 33.
The home-and-away split gives Vasco a credible platform at São Januário. Vasco’s home record this league season is 8 wins, 3 draws and 5 losses, with 24 goals scored and 20 conceded. Flamengo’s away record is 9 wins, 4 draws and 3 losses; they have scored 32 away goals and conceded 15.
Two different teams?
Home and away form for Vasco DA Gama
- At Home
- Away
Vasco DA Gama’s home record and Flamengo’s away record this league season Season data from the article’s source snapshot; this chart is not a statistic for this match alone.
Recent results and unavailable players
The most recent listed result for Vasco is a loss, while Flamengo’s is a win. The supplied form lists cover 31 results for Vasco and 32 for Flamengo, so the latest matches provide context rather than a complete explanation of this fixture.
Vasco list Cauan Barros and C. Cuesta as inactive, Mateus Carvalho with a knee injury, and A. Gomez as questionable with an injury. Flamengo list J. Carrascal as missing through yellow cards, Danilo with a jaw injury and Evertton Araujo with a thigh injury.
Both teams’ preferred formation is 4-2-3-1: Vasco used it in 18 matches and Flamengo in 32. The key question at kickoff is whether Vasco can turn its home scoring record into enough pressure against Flamengo’s stronger away defence.
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Standings source snapshot
These are the saved source standings. They may predate this match; they are not a live or recalculated post-match table.
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| 1 | Flamengo | WWWDW | 32 | 21 | 7 | 4 | 64 | 27 | 70 | |
| 2 | Palmeiras | WWWWD | 32 | 20 | 9 | 3 | 56 | 22 | 69 | |
| 3 | Cruzeiro | WWLWW | 32 | 16 | 6 | 10 | 51 | 46 | 54 | |
| 4 | Atletico Paranaense | DLWDW | 32 | 15 | 9 | 8 | 50 | 38 | 54 | |
| 5 | Fluminense | LLLWW | 32 | 14 | 9 | 9 | 50 | 41 | 51 | |
| 6 | Atletico-MG | LWWDW | 32 | 14 | 8 | 10 | 44 | 38 | 50 | |
| 7 | Bahia | DLWLL | 32 | 13 | 11 | 8 | 45 | 40 | 50 | |
| 8 | Santos | DWLDW | 32 | 12 | 10 | 10 | 49 | 47 | 46 | |
| 9 | Sao Paulo | DWWLL | 32 | 12 | 7 | 13 | 37 | 36 | 43 | |
| 10 | RB Bragantino | LDWDL | 32 | 11 | 8 | 13 | 39 | 38 | 41 | |
| 11 | Botafogo | LWDLL | 32 | 10 | 9 | 13 | 44 | 51 | 39 | |
| 12 | Coritiba | LLDLL | 32 | 10 | 9 | 13 | 38 | 50 | 39 | |
| 13 | Vasco DA Gama | WLDWW | 31 | 10 | 8 | 13 | 39 | 45 | 38 | |
| 14 | Vitoria | DDLWL | 32 | 10 | 8 | 14 | 35 | 46 | 38 | |
| 15 | Mirassol | DWLDW | 32 | 9 | 10 | 13 | 37 | 45 | 37 | |
| 16 | Internacional | WLDWL | 32 | 8 | 11 | 13 | 36 | 40 | 35 | |
| 17 | Gremio | WLDDD | 32 | 8 | 10 | 14 | 35 | 44 | 34 | |
| 18 | Corinthians | LDLLL | 32 | 8 | 9 | 15 | 34 | 42 | 33 | |
| 19 | Remo | LDDDL | 32 | 5 | 11 | 16 | 34 | 50 | 26 | |
| 20 | Chapecoense-sc | WLLLD | 31 | 4 | 9 | 18 | 32 | 63 | 21 |