Corinthians vs Vasco da Gama - prediction, team news, lineups

Corinthians and Vasco look each different this Sunday astatine the Neo Quimica Arena successful a 13th-round Campeonato Brasileirao clash that brings unneurotic 2 of Brazilian football’s astir storied clubs, who get successful contrasting positions successful the standings.

Corinthians are seeking a absorption to ascent retired of the relegation zone, portion Vasco purpose to prolong their caller betterment and propulsion further up the table, with the fixture besides marking their archetypal gathering since the 2025 Copa bash Brasil last played conscionable a fewer months ago.

Match preview

Corinthians are enduring a hard spell, with their existent Brasileirao presumption reflecting that arsenic they beryllium 17th successful the relegation portion connected 12 points from 12 matches, having managed conscionable 2 wins alongside six draws and 4 defeats successful a tally that highlights the inconsistency of their aboriginal campaign.

In their astir caller outing, Corinthians secured a 1-0 triumph implicit Barra successful the Copa bash Brasil, a effect that gives them an vantage but, fixed the constrictive scoreline against technically inferior opposition, inactive leaves the necktie unfastened up of the 2nd limb contempt having the instrumentality fixture astatine home.

Prior to that, the nine drew 0-0 with Vitoria successful the Brasileirao and defeated Santa Fe 2-0 successful the Copa Libertadores, and though the wide representation remains unconvincing, Corinthians support a wide head-to-head vantage implicit Vasco successful caller meetings.

Across the past 15 encounters betwixt the 2 sides, Corinthians person recorded 11 wins, 3 draws and conscionable 1 defeat, astir precocious beating Vasco 2-1 successful the Copa bash Brasil last successful December 2025 to unafraid the 4th rubric successful the club’s past aft drafting the archetypal leg.

Despite their lowly league position, the Sao Paulo nine are expected to participate the lucifer arsenic favourites, having won 4 of the past 5 meetings against Vasco and 3 of the past 4 location encounters against Sunday’s opponents.

Vasco, meanwhile, inhabit a much comfy presumption successful the standings, sitting 10th with 16 points from 12 rounds, a mid-table spot that inactive carries uncertainty fixed the unpredictability of the division, with their grounds evenly balanced astatine 4 wins, 4 draws and 4 defeats.

They are level connected points with Botafogo, who besides person 16 but with a crippled successful hand, yet Vasco get with affirmative momentum aft winning their past 2 matches.

The archetypal of those victories was a 2-0 Copa bash Brasil triumph distant astatine Paysandu, with some goals scored by Claudio Spinelli, portion earlier that they came from down to bushed Sao Paulo 2-1 acknowledgment to a punishment from Puma Rodriguez and a precocious victor from Andres Gomez.

Earlier results saw Vasco gully 1-1 with Remo and play retired a goalless gully against Barracas Central connected their Copa Sudamericana debut, and portion caller performances suggest increasing confidence, their head-to-head grounds against Corinthians remains firmly against them.

Corinthians Brasileiro form:

WDWDW

Vasco da Gama Brasileiro form:

WWLDD

Team News

Corinthians proceed to beryllium without respective cardinal players, with goalkeeper Hugo Souza inactive recovering from a musculus wounded and unavailable for selection.

Forward Memphis Depay remains sidelined with a thigh problem, portion Kayke has suffered an anterior cruciate ligament wounded that could regularisation him retired for the remainder of the season, and Gui Negao, Charles, Joao Pedro Tchoca and Hugo are besides unavailable.

For Vasco, manager Renato Gaucho benefits from the lack of caller wounded concerns, with the near-availability of his afloat squad contributing to the team’s caller betterment successful form.

However, midfielder Jair remains retired with an ACL wounded and is not expected backmost until June, portion Mateus Carvalho, dealing with a much superior mentation of the aforesaid issue, is improbable to instrumentality until September.

Corinthians imaginable starting lineup:

Kaue; Milans, Paulista, Henrique, Bidu; Raniele, Bidon, Andre, Garro; Lingard, Alberto

Vasco da Gama imaginable starting lineup:

Jardim; Henrique, Saldivia, Renan, Cuiabano; Barros, Mendes, Tche Tche; Rojas, Gomez, David

We say: Corinthians 1-0 Vasco da Gama

Corinthians are expected to borderline the contention successful what is apt to beryllium a low-scoring match, arsenic they person scored less than 2.5 goals successful 17 of their past 18 games, portion Vasco person besides struggled for attacking output, failing to people much than doubly successful 5 of their past six distant fixtures.

Playing astatine location with beardown support, Corinthians should beryllium capable to instrumentality the pb and negociate the crippled from that constituent onward.

For information investigation of the astir apt results, scorelines and much for this lucifer delight click here.