Fluminense 1-0 Vasco da Gama: Match Report, Goals, Stats and Ratings
Brasileirão Matchday 26 · Sunday 6 September 2026 · Estadio Jornalista Mário Filho, Rio de Janeiro · referee D. de Oliveira Lacerda · full time
Full time: Fluminense 1-0 Vasco da Gama
Fluminense won 1-0 at home to Vasco da Gama in Brasileirão Matchday 26 on Sunday 6 September 2026. The goals: Luciano Acosta 61'.
How Fluminense won it
Luciano Acosta put Fluminense ahead in the 61st minute, set up by Yeferson Soteldo.
It was 0-0 at half-time, and the second half changed the result.
The referee, D. de Oliveira Lacerda, showed 8 yellow cards: 4 to Fluminense and 4 to Vasco da Gama.
Fluminense: M. De Oliveira, 4-2-3-1 · Vasco da Gama: P. dos Santos Martins Silva, 4-1-4-1.
Moneyball's prediction against the result
Moneyball did not publish a pre-match estimate for this match, so there is nothing to mark it against.
Why it went this way
On the day the expected goals were 0.94 for Fluminense and 1.57 for Vasco da Gama.
Vasco da Gama left about 1.6 goals' worth of chances on the pitch.
Fluminense had 4 shots on target, Vasco da Gama 4.
Vasco da Gama had 55% of the ball, but Fluminense took the points.
Where the two sides stood before this match
Fluminense came into it with 32 Brasileirão matches played, scoring 1.6 and conceding 1.3 a match, with 1.36 expected goals for and 1.38 against, and had won 44% of their matches.
Vasco da Gama came into it with 31 Brasileirão matches played, scoring 1.3 and conceding 1.4 a match, with 1.74 expected goals for and 1.07 against, and had won 32% of their matches.
Fluminense vs Vasco da Gama: the match in numbers
| Fluminense | Match statistics | Vasco da Gama |
|---|---|---|
| 45% | Ball possession | 55% |
| 0.94 | Expected goals (xG) | 1.57 |
| 8 | Total shots | 14 |
| 4 | Shots on target | 4 |
| 4 | Big chances | 1 |
| 430 | Total passes | 513 |
| 83% | Pass accuracy | 87% |
| 6 | Corners | 6 |
| 11 | Fouls | 20 |
| 1 | Offsides | 1 |
| 20 | Tackles | 14 |
| 4 | Saves | 3 |
| 4 | Yellow cards | 4 |
Team statistics from Sportmonks.
Player ratings and man of the match
Man of the match: Fábio (Fluminense), rated 7.6 by Sportmonks.
Fluminense
- Fábio 7.6
- Martinelli 7.5
- Renê 7.2
- Julián Millán 7.1
- Luciano Acosta 7.1 1 goal
Vasco da Gama
- Lucas Piton 7.6
- Thiago Mendes 7.4
- Santiago Sosa 7.3
- Facundo Colidio 7.0
- Tchê Tchê 7.0
The lowest-rated starter was Andrés Gómez at 5.8. Ratings run from 0 to 10; around 7.0 is a solid match.
What comes next
- Fluminense: Fluminense vs Internacional Wednesday 28 October 2026 · Brasileirão
- Vasco da Gama: Vasco da Gama vs Flamengo Thursday 29 October 2026 · Brasileirão
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Questions about Fluminense vs Vasco da Gama
What was the score in Fluminense vs Vasco da Gama?
Fluminense 1-0 Vasco da Gama (half-time 0-0), Brasileirão, Sunday 6 September 2026.
Who scored in Fluminense vs Vasco da Gama?
Luciano Acosta 61'.
Did Moneyball predict Fluminense vs Vasco da Gama correctly?
Moneyball did not publish a pre-match estimate for this match, so there is nothing to mark it against.
Who was man of the match in Fluminense vs Vasco da Gama?
Fábio, rated 7.6 by Sportmonks.
Who refereed Fluminense vs Vasco da Gama?
D. de Oliveira Lacerda.
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