Match Report
Before the match
São Paulo came into the game with two wins, one draw and two defeats from their last five outings, scoring five goals and conceding six. A 2-1 win at home to Vitória (11 October) was their most recent result.
11 October: São Paulo won 2-1 against Vitória at home in Brasileirão Série A, scoring two goals and allowing one. Against Cruzeiro in Brasileirão Série A, São Paulo scored zero and conceded two on 8 October; the away from home result was 0-2. São Paulo's at home game on 2 October (Brasileirão Série A) ended 1-2 against Santos, with one goal for and two against. On 20 September, Internacional faced São Paulo in Brasileirão Série A: São Paulo won 1-0 at home, having scored one and conceded zero. Copa Sudamericana, 16 September brought a home meeting with Boca Juniors; São Paulo drew 1-1, a return of one goal scored and one conceded.
São Paulo stood 10th in the results-based Brasileirão Série A table before kickoff, with 39 points from 30 matches.
Vasco da Gama: four wins and one draw over five games; ten goals scored, one conceded, keeping four clean sheets, unbeaten. Boca Juniors were their latest opponents, away on 14 October: a 1-0 win; their biggest win in that spell was 5-0 at home to Coritiba on 19 September.
Vasco da Gama visited Boca Juniors on 14 October (Copa Sudamericana) and won 1-0; their goals totalled one, compared with zero conceded. Clube do Remo travelled to face Vasco da Gama (Brasileirão Série A) on 10 October. For Vasco da Gama, the score was 0-0: zero goals scored, zero allowed. 2-1 was Vasco da Gama's result against Botafogo on 7 October (Brasileirão Série A), playing away from home; Vasco da Gama won, with two scored to one conceded. The 19 September fixture (Brasileirão Série A) paired Vasco da Gama with Coritiba. Vasco da Gama won 5-0 at home, netting five goals while conceding zero. Playing at home against Santa Fe (Copa Sudamericana), Vasco da Gama finished 2-0 on 15 September. Their score comprised two goals, against zero from the opposition.
35 points in 29 matches put Vasco da Gama 15th in the pre-match results-based Brasileirão Série A standings.
Earlier results between these sides included a 2-1 home win for Vasco da Gama on 18 April and a 3-0 home win for São Paulo on 17 October 2024.
After the match
São Paulo edged past Vasco da Gama 1-0 on 18 October 2026. Artur Guimaraes opened the scoring 68 minutes into the game for São Paulo, set up by Pedro Lima, to make it 1-0. Artur Guimaraes (42'), Facundo Colidio (44'), Gabriel Pereira (54') and Iago Borduchi (90') were booked. Our current Elo ratings make Vasco da Gama slightly the stronger side, by 67 rating points over São Paulo, even though it was São Paulo who won this one. The card tally for São Paulo was two yellow cards. five changes were recorded for São Paulo. Vasco da Gama picked up two yellow cards. Vasco da Gama: five substitutions. A clean sheet for São Paulo.