Serie B: Two sides in pretty good form get together for this match. Vila Nova with a tiny upper hand with their 1st spot in the league table?
- Atlético GO have the most conceded goals in the second half (17) in Serie B
- Vila Nova have the fewest conceded goals (4) in Serie B
There's local pride at stake here, as these teams are practically neighbours. Expect lots of passion from both players and supporters.
It's no vacation for neither Atlético GO nor Vila Nova 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.
Atlético GO form and stats
Atlético GO are steadily winning Serie B games and points here at Estádio Antônio Accioly. 4 wins, 2 draws and 1 defeat is the summary from 7 games.
Atlético shared the glory with ABC in their last match, an away game that ended all square 1-1. Francisco was able to secure the draw 1-1 in the game against ABC after coming on as a substitute and scoring the final goal. In the starting lineup today? Midfielder Kelvin was the best player on the team with a rating of 7.65 (out of ten) in that game. Kelvin hit three key passes, dribled past the opponent 10 of 15 times and had 19 successful passes (of 22 total).
Before that game, the 1-0 home victory against Ponte Preta.The bookmakers consider this a fairly even contest. One could say only the home advantage separates the teams. It could be relevant to look at how Atlético GO have performed in matches similar to this (as small favourites). Our database has found 5 matches with the results: Won 3, drawn 1 and lost 1.
Atlético GO has scored 8 league goals at home this season, in 7 matches.
Vila Nova form and stats
The story so far for the visiting team on their Serie B travels is 4 wins, 1 draw and 2 defeats.
245 minutes! That's how long the Vila goalkeeper Denis De Oliveira Aguiar Junior and his defense have shut out their league opponents.
Impressive finishing from Parede secured the home win 1-0 against Tombense in their previous game. Late drama in the previous game, when Parede scored the winning goal one minutes into stoppage time to defeat Tombense. Lourenço got a match rating of 8.42 in that game, top player of the team. Lourenço hit three key passes and had 46 successful passes (of 55 total).
Before that one, a nice away victory 3-0 at Botafogo SP.As mentioned above, this is an open game with no clear favourite. We have found 15 similar matches played by Vila Nova in our archives, and the results are: 5 wins for Vila Nova, 7 draws and 3 defeats.
Some information for sports bettors looking to bet on only one (or no) team scoring in this match: This club have played 9 consecutive league matches with just one or no side finding the net.
Vila Nova are not goal shy away from home in the league, finding the net 11 times in 7 away games so far. The Vila Nova defense is a tough nut to crack, having conceded less than half a goal per away game on average ({3 goals} in 7 games).
Head 2 Head
Head-to-head totals (for the former ten meetings): Atlético won three games, five matches ended with a draw and Vila Nova managed two wins. Over 2,5 goals / under 2,5 goals: four / six.
Top Goalscorers
  G. Parede Pinheiro 5 goals | C. da Silva Dantas 5 goals |   L. Moraes dos Santos 3 goals |
Atlético GO missing players
Vila Nova missing players
| Atlético GO | Vila Nova | ||||||
| Total | Home | vs | Statistics | Stat | vs | Away | Total |
| 14 | 7 | 0 | Played | P | 1 | 7 | 14 |
| 5 | 4 | 0 | Won | W | 1 | 4 | 9 |
| 6 | 2 | 0 | Drew | D | 0 | 1 | 3 |
| 3 | 1 | 0 | Lost | L | 0 | 2 | 2 |
| 17 | 8 | 0 | Scored | S | 3 | 11 | 19 |
| 21 | 7 | 0 | Conceded | C | 0 | 3 | 4 |
| 93% | 86% | 0% | Over 0.5 | O 0.5 | 100% | 100% | 86% |
| 86% | 71% | 0% | Over 1.5 | O 1.5 | 100% | 57% | 43% |
| 57% | 57% | 0% | Over 2.5 | O 2.5 | 100% | 43% | 36% |
| 14% | 0% | 0% | Over 3.5 | O 3.5 | 0% | 0% | 0% |
| 14% | 0% | 0% | Over 4.5 | O 4.5 | 0% | 0% | 0% |
| 64% | 57% | 0% | BTTS | BTTS | 0% | 14% | 14% |
| 14% | 29% | 0% | Clean Sheets | C S | 100% | 57% | 71% |
| 29% | 29% | 0% | Failed to Score | F T | 0% | 29% | 29% |
| 6.5 | 6.6 | 0 | Corners for (avg) | C F | 2 | 4 | 5.4 |
| 5.1 | 6.1 | 0 | Corners against (avg) | C A | 10 | 4.3 | 4.8 |
| 2.4 | 2 | 0 | Yellow cards (avg) | Y C | 3 | 2.7 | 2.7 |
| 3 | 2 | 0 | Red cards | R C | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 14.4 | 16.7 | 0 | Shots (avg) | S ( | 10 | 17 | 19 |
| 4.6 | 5.6 | 0 | Shots on Target (avg) | S O | 5 | 6 | 5.6 |
| 26% | 21% | 0% | Goal Efficiency | G E | 60% | 26% | 24% |
| 13.9 | 14.1 | 0 | Shots against (avg) | S A | 17 | 15.6 | 12.5 |
| 4.8 | 4.6 | 0 | Shots on Target against (avg) | S O | 6 | 4.6 | 3.6 |
- Atlético GO have the most conceded goals in the second half (17) in Serie B
- Vila Nova have played more matches over 2,5 goals away than home.
- Vila Nova have scored at least twice as many goals as they have conceded.
- Vila Nova have the fewest conceded goals (3) away in Serie B
- Vila Nova have the fewest conceded goals (4) in Serie B
- Vila Nova have the fewest conceded goals in the first half (3) in Serie B
- Vila Nova have the fewest conceded goals in the second half (1) in Serie B
- Vila Nova have the fewest points from losing position (-1) in Serie B
- Vila Nova have the most clean sheets (10) in Serie B
- Vila Nova have the the best goal difference (+15) in Serie B
- Vila Nova have won significantly less corners away then at home.
- Vila Nova haven’t played a single 0-0 game away.
| Total | Home | Away | |||||||||||||||||||
| # | Team | MP | W | D | L | F | A | MP | W | D | L | F | A | MP | W | D | L | F | A | +/- | P |
| 1 | Vila Nova | 14 | 9 | 3 | 2 | 19 | 4 | 7 | 5 | 2 | 0 | 8 | 1 | 7 | 4 | 1 | 2 | 11 | 3 | 15 | 30 |
| 2 | Novorizontino | 14 | 9 | 2 | 3 | 17 | 6 | 7 | 4 | 1 | 2 | 5 | 2 | 7 | 5 | 1 | 1 | 12 | 4 | 11 | 29 |
| 3 | Vitoria | 14 | 9 | 1 | 4 | 24 | 11 | 7 | 5 | 0 | 2 | 13 | 5 | 7 | 4 | 1 | 2 | 11 | 6 | 13 | 28 |
| 4 | Sport Recife | 13 | 8 | 4 | 1 | 23 | 9 | 7 | 7 | 0 | 0 | 18 | 4 | 6 | 1 | 4 | 1 | 5 | 5 | 14 | 28 |
| 5 | Criciúma | 14 | 8 | 3 | 3 | 17 | 9 | 8 | 6 | 0 | 2 | 12 | 5 | 6 | 2 | 3 | 1 | 5 | 4 | 8 | 27 |
| 6 | Mirassol | 14 | 8 | 1 | 5 | 16 | 13 | 7 | 5 | 1 | 1 | 9 | 5 | 7 | 3 | 0 | 4 | 7 | 8 | 3 | 25 |
| 7 | Guarani | 14 | 6 | 4 | 4 | 19 | 12 | 7 | 5 | 1 | 1 | 14 | 6 | 7 | 1 | 3 | 3 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 22 |
| 8 | Juventude | 14 | 7 | 0 | 7 | 17 | 16 | 6 | 3 | 0 | 3 | 9 | 7 | 8 | 4 | 0 | 4 | 8 | 9 | 1 | 21 |
| 9 | Ceara | 14 | 6 | 3 | 5 | 16 | 17 | 7 | 2 | 1 | 4 | 5 | 11 | 7 | 4 | 2 | 1 | 11 | 6 | -1 | 21 |
| 10 | Botafogo SP | 14 | 6 | 3 | 5 | 11 | 17 | 7 | 3 | 1 | 3 | 4 | 8 | 7 | 3 | 2 | 2 | 7 | 9 | -6 | 21 |
| 11 | Atlético GO | 14 | 5 | 6 | 3 | 17 | 21 | 7 | 4 | 2 | 1 | 8 | 7 | 7 | 1 | 4 | 2 | 9 | 14 | -4 | 21 |
| 12 | Sampaio Corrêa | 14 | 4 | 4 | 6 | 12 | 17 | 7 | 3 | 3 | 1 | 10 | 8 | 7 | 1 | 1 | 5 | 2 | 9 | -5 | 16 |
| 13 | Ituano | 14 | 4 | 3 | 7 | 15 | 18 | 7 | 3 | 2 | 2 | 10 | 6 | 7 | 1 | 1 | 5 | 5 | 12 | -3 | 15 |
| 14 | CRB | 13 | 4 | 3 | 6 | 13 | 16 | 6 | 1 | 3 | 2 | 6 | 8 | 7 | 3 | 0 | 4 | 7 | 8 | -3 | 15 |
| 15 | Ponte Preta | 14 | 3 | 6 | 5 | 8 | 13 | 7 | 2 | 4 | 1 | 6 | 4 | 7 | 1 | 2 | 4 | 2 | 9 | -5 | 15 |
| 16 | Chapecoense | 14 | 2 | 6 | 6 | 16 | 18 | 8 | 1 | 4 | 3 | 7 | 8 | 6 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 9 | 10 | -2 | 12 |
| 17 | Londrina | 14 | 3 | 2 | 9 | 13 | 22 | 7 | 2 | 1 | 4 | 9 | 10 | 7 | 1 | 1 | 5 | 4 | 12 | -9 | 11 |
| 18 | Avaí | 14 | 2 | 5 | 7 | 9 | 21 | 6 | 1 | 3 | 2 | 4 | 9 | 8 | 1 | 2 | 5 | 5 | 12 | -12 | 11 |
| 19 | Tombense | 14 | 2 | 3 | 9 | 11 | 19 | 7 | 1 | 2 | 4 | 7 | 9 | 7 | 1 | 1 | 5 | 4 | 10 | -8 | 9 |
| 20 | ABC | 14 | 1 | 4 | 9 | 9 | 23 | 7 | 1 | 2 | 4 | 5 | 10 | 7 | 0 | 2 | 5 | 4 | 13 | -14 | 7 |
