Game preview: Home crowd has big expectations when Varginha EC take on Coimbra

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Competition: Brazil Mineiro 2
Competition: Tue 31.May
Match begins: 22:00 (UTC)
Venue: Estádio Municipal Prefeito Dilzon Luiz de Melo (15471 seats)

Varginha EC are prepared for Coimbra with hopes of securing all three points. Will they? Read our in-depth preview!

Insights:
  • Varginha EC have the fewest conceded goals (4) in Mineiro 2
  • Coimbra have yet to win a game away.

It's no vacation for neither Varginha EC nor Coimbra 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.

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Varginha EC form and stats

Varginha EC have secured 6 points from their first three home games in the Mineiro 2. A decent catch, still with room for improvement. Two home wins in a row for Varginha bring valid hopes of a third.

Varginha EC are returning here after visiting Betim and winning with a 3-0 scoreline.

Preceding that game was the away draw at Ipatinga that finished 1-1.

Varginha have showed great defending skills in these home games, allowing the opposition to score only 1 goal.

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Coimbra form and stats

Still no away game victory in the Mineiro 2 for Coimbra with 2 draws and 1 loss from their first 3 attempts. Three has not been a lucky number for Coimbra as they have been defeated three times in a row since the Uberaba match.

Coimbra might have something to prove in this game as they lost at home in their previous match. Democrata SL proved too strong as Coimbra slumped to a 0-2 defeat in front of their own fans.

Preceding that game, the 0-1 loss visiting Tupynambas's place.

A quick return to home after this game, as Coimbra are hosting Boa in the Mineiro 2 only four days away.

Many goals are not expected from the visiting Coimbra as they have only managed to score 2 times from 3 away games in the league.

Head 2 Head

Varginha EC missing players

Coimbra missing players

Varginha EC Coimbra
Total Home vs low Statistics Stat vs top Away Total
8 3 2 Played P 1 3 8
3 2 1 Won W 0 0 1
3 0 0 Drew D 1 2 3
2 1 1 Lost L 0 1 4
8 3 1 Scored S 1 2 6
4 1 1 Conceded C 1 3 10
88% 100% 100% Over 0.5 O 0.5 100% 100% 100%
50% 33% 0% Over 1.5 O 1.5 100% 67% 88%
12% 0% 0% Over 2.5 O 2.5 0% 0% 12%
0% 0% 0% Over 3.5 O 3.5 0% 0% 0%
0% 0% 0% Over 4.5 O 4.5 0% 0% 0%
25% 0% 0% BTTS BTTS 100% 67% 50%
50% 67% 50% Clean Sheets C S 0% 0% 12%
38% 33% 50% Failed to Score F T 0% 33% 38%
 
3.4 3.5 4 Corners for (avg) C F 6 5 5.6
4.6 1.5 1 Corners against (avg) C A 3 2.7 3.1
1.1 2 3 Yellow cards (avg) Y C 5 3.7 2.8
0 0 0 Red cards R C 0 1 1
 
9 6.5 4 Shots (avg) S ( 16 7.7 10.1
3.4 3.5 3 Shots on Target (avg) S O 3 2.3 3.6
33% 43% 33% Goal Efficiency G E 33% 29% 21%
 
8.6 6 7 Shots against (avg) S A 4 3 4.4
2.1 3.5 4 Shots on Target against (avg) S O 1 1 2.2
Key stats in Mineiro 2 this season:
  • Coimbra have yet to win a game away.
  • Coimbra haven’t played a single 0-0 game.
  • Varginha EC have the fewest conceded goals (4) in Mineiro 2
  • Varginha EC have won at least twice as many corners as they have conceded at home.
  • Varginha EC is in the best form (3-3-0) in Mineiro 2

  Total Home Away  
# Team MP W D L F A MP W D L F A MP W D L F A +/- P
1 Democrata SL 8 4 2 2 12 7 3 3 0 0 6 0 5 1 2 2 6 7 5 14
2 Betim 8 4 2 2 9 7 5 2 2 1 6 5 3 2 0 1 3 2 2 14
3 Boa 8 4 2 2 9 7 4 4 0 0 8 3 4 0 2 2 1 4 2 14
4 Varginha EC 8 3 3 2 8 4 3 2 0 1 3 1 5 1 3 1 5 3 4 12
5 Tupynambas 8 3 3 2 9 6 5 2 3 0 6 2 3 1 0 2 3 4 3 12
6 Nacional AC MG 8 3 3 2 7 6 4 2 2 0 4 1 4 1 1 2 3 5 1 12
7 Tupi 8 3 3 2 6 8 4 1 3 0 3 2 4 2 0 2 3 6 -2 12
8 Uniao Luziense 8 3 2 3 6 8 4 3 1 0 5 2 4 0 1 3 1 6 -2 11
9 Ipatinga 8 2 4 2 9 10 4 1 2 1 5 4 4 1 2 1 4 6 -1 10
10 Aymores 8 1 3 4 6 9 4 1 1 2 4 5 4 0 2 2 2 4 -3 6
11 Coimbra 8 1 3 4 6 10 5 1 1 3 4 7 3 0 2 1 2 3 -4 6
12 Uberaba 8 1 2 5 7 12 3 0 1 2 3 5 5 1 1 3 4 7 -5 5

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There are 26 state football leagues in Brazil. Because of long distances in Brazil a very competitive football culture developed within each state. Therefore, Brazil remain one of the few countries who still run state championships alongside the national ones. Most of them run from January to May, outside the national season.