The league table is allowed to rest as Vila Nova and Cuiabá battle for Copa Verde honors in this first Quarter-finals leg of two fixtures.
It's no vacation for neither Vila nor Cuiabá as both were in action only a few days ago. Expect some tired legs on the pitch and/or possibly some changes to the lineups.
It's time to recharge all electronic entertainment devices for Cuiabá, who are travelling more than 800 kilometers to play this game.
Vila Nova form and stats
Vila Nova are steadily winning Goiano 1 games and points here at Estádio Onésio Brasileiro Alvarenga. 4 wins, 1 draw and 1 defeat is the summary from 6 games. It’s been three wins in a row for Vila here at Estádio Onésio Brasileiro Alvarenga, hoping to make this one the fourth consecutive victory.
In their previous game, the manager M. Fernandes Figueiredo led his Vila to a defeat in the Copa Verde match away at Cuiabá. The manager is hoping to put things right immediately here at Estádio Onésio Brasileiro Alvarenga.
The hosts are modest favourites in this match, with the bookmakers estimating the chance of a home win at about 50% +- five percent. It's interesting to look at how Vila Nova have performed under similar circumstances, so here are some numbers: When modest favourites like this (we found 16 games) they have won three times, drawn eight and lost five.
The Vila fans have had their share of opportunities to cheer home goals this season, having seen 10 goals in 6 league matches. Vila have showed great defending skills in these home games, allowing the opposition to score only 1 goal.
Cuiabá form and stats
Last season their Copa Verde adventure ended in the finals.Playing away, Cuiabá have won 5 games, drawn 5 and suffered 9 defeats in the Serie B this season.
Cuiabá had fun at their own home (Estádio Onésio Brasileiro Alvarenga) last time out, beating Vila Nova 1-0. Elton scored. Prior to that match, the Cuiabá manager A. Aal faced defeat when travelling to CRB and losing 1-4.
Cuiabá are the outsiders in this one, but not by much. Their performance in similar games (being the away team and moderate outsiders) is two wins, three draws and five defeats. From a total of ten matches.
Many goals are not expected from the visiting Cuiabá as they have only managed to score 17 times from 19 away games in the league. Cuiabá have conceded 27 goals in these away matches.
Head 2 Head
This is not the first time this season these parties meet, as the history books show this recent fixture: Cuiabá - Vila Nova 1-0. Head-2-head stats last five meetings: two - two - one (Vila wins - draws - Cuiabá wins). As for goals, one match ended with three or more goals (over 2,5), four had two or less.Vila Nova missing players
Cuiabá missing players
| Vila Nova | Cuiabá | ||||||
| Total | Home | Statistics | Stat | Away | Total | ||
| 25 | 13 | Played | P | 12 | 25 | ||
| 13 | 8 | Won | W | 3 | 10 | ||
| 7 | 2 | Drew | D | 2 | 4 | ||
| 5 | 3 | Lost | L | 7 | 11 | ||
| 40 | 26 | Scored | S | 9 | 28 | ||
| 19 | 10 | Conceded | C | 17 | 30 | ||
| 80% | 85% | Over 0.5 | O 0.5 | 92% | 92% | ||
| 64% | 69% | Over 1.5 | O 1.5 | 75% | 72% | ||
| 52% | 69% | Over 2.5 | O 2.5 | 25% | 36% | ||
| 20% | 23% | Over 3.5 | O 3.5 | 17% | 20% | ||
| 12% | 15% | Over 4.5 | O 4.5 | 8% | 8% | ||
| 40% | 38% | BTTS | BTTS | 17% | 28% | ||
| 44% | 46% | Clean Sheets | C S | 33% | 40% | ||
| 36% | 31% | Failed to Score | F T | 58% | 40% | ||
| 0 | 0 | Corners for (avg) | C F | 0 | 0 | ||
| 0 | 0 | Corners against (avg) | C A | 0 | 0 | ||
| 2.5 | 2.1 | Yellow cards (avg) | Y C | 2 | 2.4 | ||
| 4 | 3 | Red cards | R C | 0 | 0 | ||
| 10 | 9.3 | Shots (avg) | S ( | 10 | 10.9 | ||
| 3.7 | 3.9 | Shots on Target (avg) | S O | 3.1 | 4.1 | ||
| 38% | 42% | Goal Efficiency | G E | 21% | 27% | ||