A fast pace is likely at Estádio Municipal Prefeito Dilzon Luiz de Melo when Varginha EC face Ipatinga in what promises to be a super game. Here's the preview!
- Varginha EC have the fewest conceded goals (5) in Mineiro 2
- Ipatinga have the most scored goals in the second half (13) in Mineiro 2
There’s little time for restitution or working hard at the training pitch these days, with both teams having played their last game less than four days ago.
Varginha EC form and stats
When playing at home in the Mineiro 2, Varginha EC have managed 2 wins, 2 draws and suffered 1 defeat from 5 games.
Varginha EC are hoping to put things right at home after a defeat in their previous match, the score 0-3 away versus Betim.
Before that game, the home loss against Tupynambas with the scoreline 1-4.Varginha EC are traveling soon after this match as the Mineiro 2 match at Ipatinga awaits in four days.
The goals haven't exactly been flowing for Varginha here at Estádio Municipal Prefeito Dilzon Luiz de Melo in the league, with less than one goal per game on average (4 from 5 games). As for guarding their own goal, Varginha EC have only let in 2 goals at home.
Ipatinga form and stats
The visitors are W3-D2-L1 on the road this term. That's in the Mineiro 2. Long winning streaks away are a rare occurrence in football, which only makes Ipatinga's record of four away victories in a row even more impressive. They last lost points away in the Aymores game.
Ipatinga go into this game after a win, the home game against Democrata SL that ended 2-0.
Preceding that, the 0-1 home loss versus Betim.A new game in only four days for Ipatinga, the Mineiro 2 home match versus Varginha EC. Busy days.
Ipatinga has displayed an ability to score goals in away matches in the league this season, 9 goals from 6 games. Ipatinga have conceded 7 goals in these away matches.
Head 2 Head
It's not the first time these two teams get together this season, as the fixture list show this recent fixture: Ipatinga - Varginha EC 1-1.Varginha EC missing players
Ipatinga missing players
| Varginha EC | Ipatinga | ||||||
| Total | Home | vs | Statistics | Stat | vs | Away | Total |
| 15 | 7 | 1 | Played | P | 2 | 7 | 15 |
| 5 | 2 | 0 | Won | W | 1 | 4 | 7 |
| 6 | 3 | 0 | Drew | D | 0 | 2 | 5 |
| 4 | 2 | 1 | Lost | L | 1 | 1 | 3 |
| 14 | 6 | 1 | Scored | S | 2 | 11 | 20 |
| 14 | 7 | 4 | Conceded | C | 3 | 7 | 13 |
| 87% | 86% | 100% | Over 0.5 | O 0.5 | 100% | 100% | 93% |
| 60% | 57% | 100% | Over 1.5 | O 1.5 | 100% | 86% | 80% |
| 27% | 14% | 100% | Over 2.5 | O 2.5 | 50% | 43% | 33% |
| 7% | 14% | 100% | Over 3.5 | O 3.5 | 0% | 14% | 7% |
| 7% | 14% | 100% | Over 4.5 | O 4.5 | 0% | 14% | 7% |
| 40% | 43% | 100% | BTTS | BTTS | 0% | 57% | 53% |
| 40% | 43% | 0% | Clean Sheets | C S | 50% | 29% | 33% |
| 33% | 29% | 0% | Failed to Score | F T | 50% | 14% | 20% |
| 4.5 | 5 | 4 | Corners for (avg) | C F | 4 | 3.3 | 4.6 |
| 4.1 | 2.6 | 3 | Corners against (avg) | C A | 3.5 | 6.1 | 4.6 |
| 2.1 | 2.8 | 4 | Yellow cards (avg) | Y C | 4 | 3.9 | 3.1 |
| 0 | 0 | 0 | Red cards | R C | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| 9.6 | 7.8 | 5 | Shots (avg) | S ( | 10 | 8 | 7.5 |
| 3.2 | 3.2 | 1 | Shots on Target (avg) | S O | 4.5 | 4 | 3.1 |
| 31% | 31% | 100% | Goal Efficiency | G E | 22% | 39% | 40% |
| 9.4 | 7.2 | 9 | Shots against (avg) | S A | 9.5 | 9.6 | 9.5 |
| 2.5 | 3.6 | 5 | Shots on Target against (avg) | S O | 5 | 3.6 | 3.4 |
- Ipatinga have played more matches over 2,5 goals away than home.
- Ipatinga have the most points (11) away in Mineiro 2
- Ipatinga have the most scored goals (9) away in Mineiro 2
- Ipatinga have the most scored goals in the second half (13) in Mineiro 2
- Ipatinga have won significantly less corners away then at home.
- Ipatinga haven’t played a single 0-0 game away.
- Varginha EC have the fewest conceded goals (2) at home in Mineiro 2
- Varginha EC have the fewest conceded goals (5) in Mineiro 2
- Varginha EC have the most matches over the total-line (4) 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 | Betim | 11 | 6 | 2 | 3 | 12 | 9 | 6 | 3 | 2 | 1 | 8 | 6 | 5 | 3 | 0 | 2 | 4 | 3 | 3 | 20 |
| 2 | Tupynambas | 11 | 5 | 4 | 2 | 15 | 8 | 6 | 3 | 3 | 0 | 8 | 3 | 5 | 2 | 1 | 2 | 7 | 5 | 7 | 19 |
| 3 | Varginha EC | 11 | 4 | 5 | 2 | 10 | 5 | 5 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 4 | 2 | 6 | 2 | 3 | 1 | 6 | 3 | 5 | 17 |
| 4 | Ipatinga | 11 | 4 | 5 | 2 | 14 | 11 | 5 | 1 | 3 | 1 | 5 | 4 | 6 | 3 | 2 | 1 | 9 | 7 | 3 | 17 |
| 5 | Boa | 11 | 5 | 2 | 4 | 10 | 9 | 6 | 4 | 0 | 2 | 8 | 5 | 5 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 4 | 1 | 17 |
| 6 | Democrata SL | 11 | 4 | 4 | 3 | 13 | 11 | 5 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 7 | 4 | 6 | 1 | 3 | 2 | 6 | 7 | 2 | 16 |
| 7 | Tupi | 11 | 4 | 3 | 4 | 9 | 12 | 5 | 1 | 3 | 1 | 4 | 4 | 6 | 3 | 0 | 3 | 5 | 8 | -3 | 15 |
| 8 | Uniao Luziense | 11 | 4 | 3 | 4 | 9 | 13 | 6 | 4 | 1 | 1 | 7 | 6 | 5 | 0 | 2 | 3 | 2 | 7 | -4 | 15 |
| 9 | Nacional AC MG | 11 | 3 | 3 | 5 | 9 | 11 | 6 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 5 | 4 | 5 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 4 | 7 | -2 | 12 |
| 10 | Aymores | 11 | 2 | 5 | 4 | 10 | 12 | 5 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 5 | 6 | 6 | 1 | 3 | 2 | 5 | 6 | -2 | 11 |
| 11 | Coimbra | 11 | 2 | 4 | 5 | 8 | 12 | 6 | 1 | 1 | 4 | 4 | 8 | 5 | 1 | 3 | 1 | 4 | 4 | -4 | 10 |
| 12 | Uberaba | 11 | 1 | 4 | 6 | 9 | 15 | 5 | 0 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 7 | 6 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 5 | 8 | -6 | 7 |
