Vasco da Gama v Chapecoense: hosts chase first points as visitors look to back up flying start | OneFootball

Vasco da Gama host Chapecoense in the Brasileirão on Thursday, 5 February 2026 at Estádio São Januário, with the home side aiming to get off the mark after defeat at Mirassol and the visitors looking to build on their opening win.

Recent meetings between Vasco da Gama and Chapecoense have been tight, with five draws in the past eight league games. The visitors are third after beating Santos 4-2, while the hosts sit 13th following a 2-1 reverse at Mirassol.

Cruz-Maltino have one win in their last five across competitions, with two draws and two defeats in that run. Chape, by contrast, are unbeaten across their last five with four wins and a draw, a sequence that includes a six-goal thrashing of Joinville and that four-goal display against Santos.

Vasco's options are hit by injuries to Jair, Paulo Henrique and Mateus Carvalho. Verdão do Oeste list Rafael Thyere, Neto Pessoa, Bruno Matias, Mancha and Robert among their absentees.

Verdão do Oeste's attacking output could test a defence that conceded twice on the opening weekend, while Vasco may look to feed off home backing to impose themselves and break the recent stalemate pattern between these sides.

A home win would take Vasco to three points and could lift them from 13th. If Chape make it six points, they could strengthen their early grip on the Libertadores places. Vasco then host Bahia, while Chape are set to welcome Coritiba.