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Sao Paulo v Vasco DA Gama

Sao Paulo
1–0Full time
Vasco DA Gama

Serie A · SUN 18 OCT · Morumbi

Full timeGraded 18 Oct 03:35
Sao Paulo 1–0 Vasco DA Gama SAO PAULO WIN · RIGHTUNDER 2.5 · RIGHTBOTH TO SCORE · WRONGOVER 1.5 · WRONGUNDER 3.5 · RIGHT1–1 EXACTLY · WRONG
We said Sao Paulo win50%
The market said44%
Brier score, this match · lower is better0.374
The market’s Brier score0.478

The prediction on this page is exactly as published before kick-off. Match events and statistics come from the match and are corrected when the official figures change. Wrong calls are shown exactly like right ones.

The match replay10 notes · 26 alerts
  1. 0′Before kick-off: we said Sao Paulo win at 50%.
  2. 1′KICK-OFF Sao Paulo v Vasco DA Gama
  3. 4′Little has changed for our model: Sao Paulo 50% before kick-off, 49% now. 0–0 · 49–27–24
  4. 41′OUR NUMBER MOVES DOWN · 41' Sao Paulo win: 50% at kick-off, 40% now
  5. 43′🟨 YELLOW · 42' Artur Victor Guimarães · Sao Paulo
  6. 45′🟨 YELLOW · 44' Facundo Colidio · Vasco DA Gama
  7. 45′SUBSTITUTION · 45' Vasco DA Gama · On: Jose Luis Rodriguez · Off: Paulo Henrique
  8. 45′SECOND HALF Sao Paulo 0–0 Vasco DA Gama
  9. 45′SUBSTITUTION · 45' Sao Paulo · On: Lucas Moura · Off: Luciano
  10. 46′We said Sao Paulo at 50%. On the run of the match our model now has it at 38%. 0–0 · 38–40–21
  11. 48′THE CALL SWINGS · 48' Draw is now our likeliest result at 42% (was Sao Paulo win 37%)
  12. 49′HALF-TIME Sao Paulo 0–0 Vasco DA Gama
  13. 51′🟥 RED CARD · 51' Vasco DA Gama
  14. 53′Vasco DA Gama are down to ten from 51′. Our number never saw that coming — nothing here adjusts for it. 0–0 · 35–45–20
  15. 53′SUBSTITUTION · 45' Sao Paulo · On: Jose Monteiro · Off: Rafael Tolói
  16. 55′We said Sao Paulo at 50%. On the run of the match our model now has it at 34%. 0–0 · 34–46–20
  17. 55′🟨 YELLOW · 54' Gabriel Pereira · Vasco DA Gama
  18. 56′Goalless on 56′ when we expected about 2.6 goals — that one is getting away from us. 0–0 · 34–47–19
  19. 62′OUR NUMBER MOVES DOWN · 62' Sao Paulo win: 50% at kick-off, 30% now
  20. 63′We said Sao Paulo at 50%. On the run of the match our model now has it at 29%. 0–0 · 29–53–17
  21. 63′SUBSTITUTION · 62' Vasco DA Gama · On: Brenner · Off: Bruno Duarte Da Silva
  22. 68′We said Sao Paulo at 50% before kick-off; the game as it stands moves that to 85%. 1–0 · 85–14–2
  23. 68′⚽ GOAL · 68' Sao Paulo 1–0 Vasco DA Gama
  24. 68′OUR NUMBER MOVES UP · 68' Sao Paulo win: 50% at kick-off, 85% now
  25. 68′THE CALL SWINGS · 68' Sao Paulo win is now our likeliest result at 85% (was Draw 14%)
  26. 70′68′: Artur Victor Guimarães on the scoresheet for Sao Paulo, making it 1–0. 1–0 · 85–13–2
  27. 74′SUBSTITUTION · 71' Sao Paulo · On: Pablo Maia · Off: Marcos Antonio
  28. 75′SUBSTITUTION · 74' Vasco DA Gama · On: Thiago Mendes · Off: Tchê Tchê
  29. 75′SUBSTITUTION · 74' Vasco DA Gama · On: Jair · Off: Santiago Sosa
  30. 78′We said Sao Paulo at 50% before kick-off; the game as it stands moves that to 90%. 1–0 · 90–10–1
  31. 78′OUR NUMBER MOVES UP · 78' Sao Paulo win: 50% at kick-off, 90% now
  32. 82′SUBSTITUTION · 80' Sao Paulo · On: Gustavo Santana · Off: Jonathan Calleri
  33. 85′We said Sao Paulo at 50% before kick-off; the game as it stands moves that to 95%. 1–0 · 95–5–0
  34. 90′SUBSTITUTION · 89' Sao Paulo · On: Luis Osorio Messias De Oliveira · Off: Artur Victor Guimarães
  35. 92′SUBSTITUTION · 89' Vasco DA Gama · On: Adson · Off: Alan Lescano
  36. 94′🟨 YELLOW · 90+2' Iago Amaral Borduchi · Sao Paulo
  37. FTFULL TIME Sao Paulo 1–0 Vasco DA Gama
  38. FTSao Paulo 1–0 Vasco DA Gama · Sao Paulo win: right · Under 2.5: right · Both to score: wrong · Over 1.5: wrong · Under 3.5: right · 1–1 exactly: wrong

What our live read said during the match, as it was said, with the score and our numbers for home–draw–away at that moment; and every alert we raised, with the minute. Nothing is written after the final whistle.

AI match analysis

Pitchside prediction · before kick-off

Sao Paulo are favourites.

The Pitchside prediction: Sao Paulo 50%, draw 26%, Vasco DA Gama 24%. Over 2.5 goals 47%, both teams to score 50%.

The AI’s read on Sao Paulo v Vasco DA GamaBefore, during and after the match · From £5.99 + VAT · paid once, never renewsSee the passes

Pre-match prediction

First published 12 Oct 03:54 · locked at kick-off

Sao Paulo win50%
Draw26%
Vasco DA Gama win24%

Kick-offSUN 18 OCT · 01:00

RoundMatchday 31

VenueMorumbi

RefereeFernando Antonio Mendes de Salles Nascimento Filho

Line-ups

Sao Paulo

3-4-2-1

Vasco DA Gama

4-2-3-1

Rest & schedule

Before kick-off · every competition we cover

Sao Paulo

Vasco DA Gama

7Days since last match4

Last match: 11 Oct · the Brazilian Serie A

Last match: 14 Oct · CONMEBOL Sudamericana

2Matches in previous 14 days3

Counted across every competition we cover, before kick-off. Friendlies are not counted.

League table

2026

Positions before kick-off

#TEAMPGDPTS
10Sao Paulo30039
15Vasco DA Gama29−635

Match statistics

Match statistics aren’t available yet.

Line-ups

Sao Paulo

3-4-2-1

23 Rafael

28 Newton

5 R. Arboleda

2 R. Tolói

32 Pedro Lima

8 Marcos Antônio

16 D. Bobadilla

12 Iago

10 Luciano

37 Artur

9 J. Calleri

Coach · Dorival Júnior

Substitutes

18 · Wendell

27 · Victor Sá

43 · G. Santana

35 · Sabino

49 · Ryan Francisco

46 · Pedro Ferreira

29 · Pablo Maia

54 · Osorio Luis

45 · Lucca Marques Alencar

19 · Lucas Ramon

7 · Lucas Moura

31 · Carlos Coronel

Vasco DA Gama

4-2-3-1

1 Léo Jardim

96 Paulo Henrique

55 Gabriel Pereira

30 Robert Renan

66 Cuiabano

3 Tchê Tchê

5 S. Sosa

11 A. Gómez

22 A. Lescano

9 F. Colidio

19 Bruno Duarte

Coach · Pedro Emanuel

Substitutes

45 · Loide Augusto

23 · Thiago Mendes

20 · Brenner

13 · Daniel Fuzato

7 · David

8 · Jair

43 · Lucas Freitas

6 · Lucas Piton

83 · Ramon Rique

2 · J. Rodríguez

4 · A. Saldivia

28 · Adson

Our number · sao paulo winFirst published 12 Oct 03:54 · locked at kick-off
50% The market44%
Us50%
Market44%

We make Sao Paulo a 50% chance to win. The market has them at 44%. We are 6 points more confident than the market. The model expects 1.6–1.0.

What the number rests on

Our model
Expected goals · Sao Paulo v Vasco DA Gama1.56 – 1.00
Form · last six in Serie A this season · since 30 AugW3 D0 L3 · W4 D1 L1
Table places · points 39 v 3510 v 15
The market · Sao Paulo win44% · ours 50%

Built from every result and the chances each side creates and concedes, recent matches counting most, with home advantage in it. Line-ups, injuries and rest are not in the number.

How the number movedSince we published
40%45%50%55% 12 OCT 04:0018 OCT 00:37
Our probability · Sao Paulo win The market, margin stripped

Our number has not moved since we published. The market has not moved either.

Every market, from one calculation
MarketUsMarketGap
Sao Paulo win50%44%+6
Draw26%29%−3
Vasco DA Gama win24%28%−4
Over 2.5 goals47%44%+3
Both teams to score50%50%0
Over 1.5 goals72%69%+3
Over 3.5 goals25%24%+1
Sao Paulo or draw76%72%+4
Sao Paulo clean sheet37%––
Vasco DA Gama clean sheet21%––

Every figure here is read off one scoreline distribution, so no two can contradict each other. The market is the median of 6 bookmakers, each with its margin stripped — what we are measured against, never an input to the model.

Every scorelineMost likely 1–1 at 12.2%
0123450 8.1 7.6 3.9 1 11.9 12.2 6.0 2.0 2 9.4 9.3 4.6 3 4.9 4.8 2.4 4 5
under 2% 5% 12%+Sao Paulo down, Vasco DA Gama across0–5 goals a side shown (99.4% of outcomes)

This is a probability, not a recommendation. We take no bets and hold no affiliate relationships with any gambling operator. Model 1.2 — Pitchside Lab's own model.

Head to head

9 meetings since 2021/22
Goals a meeting3.11
Over 2.56 of 9
Both scored5 of 9
Last meetingsVAS 2–1 SAO · VAS 0–2 SAO · SAO 1–3 VAS · SAO 3–0 VAS

Every competition we cover, the latest meeting first.

Form · last six in Serie A this season · since 30 Aug

SAO PAULO

WLWLLW2–0 · 0–2 · 1–0 · 1–2 · 0–2 · 2–1

VASCO DA GAMA

WLWWWD3–1 · 0–1 · 2–1 · 5–0 · 2–1 · 0–0

The table

2026
#TEAMPGDPTS
1Flamengo30+3364
2Palmeiras30+3063
3Atletico Paranaense30+1453
4Fluminense30+1151
5Bahia30+849
6Cruzeiro30+248
7Atletico-MG30+647
8Santos30+142
9RB Bragantino30+340
10Sao Paulo30039
11Coritiba30−1039
12Vitoria30−1136
13Botafogo30−536
14Mirassol31−836
15Vasco DA Gama29−635
16Corinthians30−732
17Internacional31−732
18Gremio30−831
19Remo30−1525
20Chapecoense-sc29−3118

The competition's standings before kick-off.