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Serie A10/18/2026, 12:00 AM

São Paulo – Vasco da Gama1 : 0

Why the model thinks so

São Paulo
1.45
Total xG
2.87
Vasco da Gama
1.42
Expected goals from our model, before kickoff

How the model gets there: each factor adds goals to or takes goals from one team's expected goals.

FactorSão PauloVasco da Gama
Defensive strength (1.6 conceded vs 1.1 league avg)+0.43
Defensive strength (1.2 conceded vs 1.5 league avg)−0.37
Rising form (2.2 vs 1.3 season average)+0.28
Attack strength (1.2x league average)−0.22
3 of last 5 matches with 2+ goals (1.8 goals/match)+0.14
4 of last 5 matches with 0-1 goals (0.8 goals/match)−0.11
Declining form (0.8 vs 1.2 season average)−0.11
Thiago Mendes  on the bench (4 goals, 1 assists)
Strong home record (1.6 vs 1.2 goals/match)
Full strength squad available

Key factors

  • Model: Balanced expectation with 1.45 expected goals for São Paulo and 1.42 for Vasco da Gama
  • Home/Away: São Paulo score 1.6 goals per game at home in the league, Vasco da Gama score 1.07 per game away
  • Table: São Paulo are on 39 points from 30 league games, Vasco da Gama on 35 points from 29 games

Risks

  • Form: Vasco da Gama won 3 of their last 5 games, while São Paulo suffered 3 defeats in their last 5 games
  • Tactics: Vasco da Gama averaged 6.6 shots on target in recent games, São Paulo 4 shots on target per game

All probabilities

Result
São Paulo37%
Draw28%
Vasco da Gama35%
Double chance
São Paulo or draw65%
Vasco da Gama or draw63%
No draw72%
Goals
Over 1.580%
Under 1.520%
Over 2.555%
Under 2.545%
Over 3.532%
Under 3.568%
Both teams score
Yes60%
No40%

Most likely scores

1:1
13%
2:1
8%
1:2
8%
2:2
6%
2:0
6%
1:0
Final score

The Lab

Patterns our system found in the data.

  1. São Paulo with Luciano starting: 1.4 goals/game, without him: 0.6 (21/7 games, last 30)
  2. Vasco da Gama: opponent scores first in 7 of 10 games (70%)
  3. São Paulo: first goal in 8 of 12 games (67%)

Lineups

São Paulo 3-4-2-1 · Vasco da Gama 4-2-3-1

São Paulo
  • 23 R. Monteiro
  • 28 N. Araújo da Costa Júnior
  • 5 R. Arboleda Escobar
  • 2 R. Tolói
  • 32 P. Cardoso de Lima
  • 8 M. Silva Santos
  • 16 D. Bobadilla
  • 12 I. Amaral Borduchi
  • 10 L. da Rocha Neves
  • 37 A. Guimarães
  • 9 J. Calleri
Vasco da Gama
  • 1 L. Jardim
  • 96 P. de Oliveira Alves
  • 55 G. Pereira Magalhães dos Santos
  • 30 R. Alves Barbosa
  • 66 L. Soares da Silva
  • 3 D. das Neves Pinheiro
  • 5 S. Sosa
  • 11 A. Gomez
  • 22 A. Lescano
  • 9 F. Colidio
  • 19 B. Duarte da Silva
Substitutes
  • 31 C. Coronel
  • 19 L. Batista Silva
  • 45 L. Marques Alencar
  • 49 R. Rodrigues dos Santos Silva
  • 7 L. Rodrigues Moura da Silva
  • 46 P. da Silva Ferreira
  • 18 W. Nascimento Borges
  • 35 J. Chagas Monteiro
  • 29 P. Gonçalves Maia Fortunato
  • 54 L. Osorio Messias de Oliveira
  • 43 G. Domingos Santana
  • 27 J. Santos Sa
  • 20 B. Souza da Silva
  • 2 J. Rodríguez Bebanz
  • 43 L. de Freitas Molarinho Chagas
  • 4 A. Saldivia Vázquez
  • 7 D. Correia da Fonseca
  • 23 T. Mendes Ribeiro
  • 17 N. Rocha Moreira
  • 8 J. Rodrigues Júnior
  • 6 L. Piton Crivellaro
  • 13 D. Cerantola Fuzato
  • 28 A. Ferreira Soares
  • 83 R. de Souza Barros
  • 45 L. António Augusto

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