Vasco da Gama vs. Internacional: Match Preview, Odds & Prediction

Internacional, go to Sao Januario on Thursday for a game with Vasco da Gama on matchday 34 of the Brasileiro Serie A season; an automatic spot in the group stage of the Copa Libertadores is within grasp.

Vasco is now fifth in the rankings after losing 3-0 against Fortaleza the previous time out; the team from Porto Alegre beat Fluminense 2-0 before the international break.

Previous Matches and Head-to-head

For Vasco do Gama, which has suffered successive losses domestically by a 3-0 score both times, a place in the Copa Libertadores is almost gone.

Gigante da Colina is 14 points behind Sao Paulo for the last Libertadores qualification slot next season. They will have to win their next five league games, hoping Tricolor Paulista loses all of theirs.

The Rio-based team has scored the fewest goals (36) and also let up the most (49) of the sides currently in the top half of the Brasileiro Serie A league.

Rafael Paiva's team has conceded three or more goals on five occasions in this tournament while conceding many strikes in their past three domestic outings.

Recently, however, they have been much better at home; they have gone undefeated in four straight home games and won two consecutive league games before their fans.

Eight of Vasco da Gama's twelve Serie A victories, including their final two games on home territory, were by a single goal.

Riding a 14-match league undefeated streak entering this game, Internacional has slowly ascended the Brasileiro table since the end of the summer.

Thanks to such a record, they are in the middle of the hunt for an automatic berth in the Copa Libertadores group phase next year level with Flamengo for fourth, albeit the latter has the tiebreaker advantage with one more domestic success.

Having won their past two games by a 2-0 scoreline, international have just once surrendered in their last three league games.

In 13 domestic games away from home, Roger Machado's side have surrendered the third-fewest goals in Serie A this season—28.

This squad has accrued 24 away points in 2024, having gone undefeated in their past six league games as the visitors.

Against Vasco da Gama, Colorado has won their past five home affairs; the last three are by a 2-1 score, including their previous visit to Sao Januario a season ago.

Vasco da Gama x Internacional Team News

Vasco da Gama lacked Paulinho, Guilherme Estrella, and JP in their last league game before the international window; all of these players struggle with knee ailments.

An ACL injury will prevent David from being available for the home side on Thursday; Dimitri Payet is out because of a thigh problem.

Leo Jardim has been under assault lately, having let up three goals in each of his last two outings between the sticks and suffered thirteen shots overall.

Regarding Internacional, Fabricio is struggling with a painful leg, Gabriel Mercado will be out owing to an ACL injury, Lucca has a muscular strain, and Ivan is healing from a sore knee.

Alexandro Bernabei and Bruno Gomes will be ejected from this meeting after each gathered another warning in their last league game.

In their last encounter, Rafael Santos Borre and Bruno Henrique scored second-half goals; Sergio Rochet only had to make two saves to grab his second consecutive clean sheet.

Our Predictions

Internacional to win @ 2.22 on Sky247.ng

Vasco has been lacking innovation moving forward without Payet; we do not expect a club as well-organized and in-form as Internacional will confront many frightening attacks from the home side this week.

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