Fluminense vs VascoPrediction, probable lineups, recent form & season stats

Fluminense host Vasco DA Gama in Rio de Janeiro on matchday twenty-six. The hosts are fourth on 42 points from 25 games: eleven wins, nine draws and five defeats, 39 goals scored and 32 conceded. Home form is their strong suit, nine wins, three draws and a single defeat with 23 goals for and 14 against; away the record is two wins, six draws and four losses. Recent outings include a 3-3 at Atletico Paranaense, a 2-1 over Remo and a 3-2 over Palmeiras. Vasco DA Gama are seventeenth on 25 points from 24 games, with six wins, seven draws and eleven defeats, 27 goals scored and 39 conceded. The venue gap is marked: six wins, two draws and five defeats at home, while on the road they have yet to win, five draws and six defeats with 11 goals for and 21 against. Even so, they have taken three wins in their last five, among them a 3-1 over Cruzeiro and a 4-1 away at Olimpia. In the recent head to head Vasco DA Gama won 3-1 in August 2026 and 3-2 on their own ground in March; Fluminense had won 1-0 in February of the same year. The prediction may change in the hours before kick-off. Confirmed line-ups, late injuries, suspensions, rotation ahead of other fixtures and the state of the pitch and the weather can all alter the picture described above. In those cases the selection may be reviewed and updated within 12 to 24 hours of the match: this happens rarely, but when it does, the version published on this page is always the current one. The data and assessments here are provided for information and statistical purposes.