Flashy Vila Nova land at Botafogo SP after their 0-1-result against Sport Recife. Get out our comprehensive match preview!
- Vila Nova have the fewest points from losing position (-1) in Serie B
We should expect both teams to be fresh and ready for this match, as there is some time since both teams last played. Let's have a look at how the teams are doing!
Botafogo SP form and stats
Botafogo SP have collected 10 points from their Serie B home games so far after 3-1-2.
Botafogo SP shared the glory with Avaí in their last match, an away game that ended all square 1-1. The attacking player Salatiel was announced as "man of the match" for Botafogo SP with a rating of 7.32/10. Salatiel scored one goal and had 20 successful passes (of 23 total).
Preceding that match was the home game against Ituano that was lost 0-2.Sports gamblers who enjoy staking for low-scoring games might be interested to know that this club have played 5 league fixtures in a row with two or less goals (under 2.5).
Botafogo are traveling soon after this match as the Serie B match at Novorizontino awaits in three days.
Botafogo SP aren't scoring a lot here at Estádio Santa Cruz in the league, with only {4 goals} from 6 games. From these home matches, Botafogo SP have conceded only 5 goals.
Vila Nova form and stats
As the visiting team in Serie B matches, Vila Nova have produced an overall stat of 3-1-2 so far.
Souza was the last player to score for the away team. Vila haven't scored a league goal in the last 180 minutes.
Vila Nova play their second straight away game, having lost the previous one 0-1 to Sport Recife (placed 3rd). That defeat was their first after three consecutive league rounds winning points. Lourenço got a match rating of 7.44 in that game, top player of the team. Lourenço hit four key passes, dribled past the opponent 1 of 1 times and had 25 successful passes (of 31 total).
Ahead of that game was the 0-0 draw at home against Guarani.Stats flash: 10 of the latest 11 league matches involving this team have had only one (or no) side scoring (Both Teams to Score NO in sports betting words).
After this away game Vila return home for a Serie B game against Tombense. That game is only three sleeps after this.
Vila Nova find the net regularly in their away games. 8 goals from 6 away fixtures in the league. Vila Nova are defending well in their away games, having conceded only 3 times in 6 matches. For more goal statistics, check out the Statistics tab above.
Head 2 Head
Head-2-head stats last two meetings: one - zero - one (Botafogo wins - draws - Vila Nova wins). As for goals, zero matches ended with three or more goals (over 2,5), two had two or less.
Top Goalscorers
  G. Parede Pinheiro 4 goals | C. da Silva Dantas 3 goals |   O. de Menezes Venâncio Júnior 2 goals |
Botafogo SP missing players
Vila Nova missing players
| Botafogo SP | Vila Nova | ||||||
| Total | Home | vs | Statistics | Stat | vs | Away | Total |
| 12 | 6 | 2 | Played | P | 1 | 6 | 12 |
| 5 | 3 | 1 | Won | W | 1 | 3 | 7 |
| 3 | 1 | 0 | Drew | D | 0 | 1 | 3 |
| 4 | 2 | 1 | Lost | L | 0 | 2 | 2 |
| 10 | 4 | 1 | Scored | S | 3 | 8 | 15 |
| 14 | 5 | 3 | Conceded | C | 0 | 3 | 4 |
| 92% | 83% | 100% | Over 0.5 | O 0.5 | 100% | 100% | 83% |
| 75% | 50% | 50% | Over 1.5 | O 1.5 | 100% | 50% | 42% |
| 33% | 17% | 50% | Over 2.5 | O 2.5 | 100% | 33% | 33% |
| 0% | 0% | 0% | Over 3.5 | O 3.5 | 0% | 0% | 0% |
| 0% | 0% | 0% | Over 4.5 | O 4.5 | 0% | 0% | 0% |
| 33% | 0% | 0% | BTTS | BTTS | 0% | 17% | 17% |
| 33% | 67% | 50% | Clean Sheets | C S | 100% | 50% | 67% |
| 42% | 50% | 50% | Failed to Score | F T | 0% | 33% | 33% |
| 6.8 | 7.2 | 7.5 | Corners for (avg) | C F | 2 | 4.3 | 5.1 |
| 5.2 | 4 | 5 | Corners against (avg) | C A | 0 | 3.3 | 4.4 |
| 2.1 | 1.3 | 0.5 | Yellow cards (avg) | Y C | 2 | 2.7 | 2.8 |
| 1 | 0 | 0 | Red cards | R C | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 12.8 | 14.8 | 14.5 | Shots (avg) | S ( | 26 | 18.2 | 18.9 |
| 3.6 | 3.7 | 4 | Shots on Target (avg) | S O | 10 | 6.2 | 5.6 |
| 23% | 18% | 12% | Goal Efficiency | G E | 30% | 22% | 22% |
| 14.9 | 14.2 | 21 | Shots against (avg) | S A | 10 | 15.3 | 12.6 |
| 4.2 | 4.2 | 5.5 | Shots on Target against (avg) | S O | 2 | 4.3 | 3.4 |
- Vila Nova have scored at least twice as many goals as they have conceded.
- Vila Nova have the fewest points from losing position (-1) in Serie B
- 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 | Novorizontino | 12 | 8 | 2 | 2 | 15 | 4 | 6 | 4 | 1 | 1 | 5 | 1 | 6 | 4 | 1 | 1 | 10 | 3 | 11 | 26 |
| 2 | Vitoria | 12 | 8 | 1 | 3 | 22 | 8 | 6 | 4 | 0 | 2 | 11 | 4 | 6 | 4 | 1 | 1 | 11 | 4 | 14 | 25 |
| 3 | Sport Recife | 11 | 7 | 3 | 1 | 19 | 8 | 6 | 6 | 0 | 0 | 15 | 4 | 5 | 1 | 3 | 1 | 4 | 4 | 11 | 24 |
| 4 | Vila Nova | 12 | 7 | 3 | 2 | 15 | 4 | 6 | 4 | 2 | 0 | 7 | 1 | 6 | 3 | 1 | 2 | 8 | 3 | 11 | 24 |
| 5 | Criciúma | 12 | 7 | 2 | 3 | 14 | 7 | 7 | 5 | 0 | 2 | 10 | 4 | 5 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 4 | 3 | 7 | 23 |
| 6 | Mirassol | 12 | 7 | 1 | 4 | 12 | 9 | 6 | 4 | 1 | 1 | 6 | 3 | 6 | 3 | 0 | 3 | 6 | 6 | 3 | 22 |
| 7 | Ceara | 12 | 6 | 1 | 5 | 15 | 16 | 6 | 2 | 0 | 4 | 5 | 11 | 6 | 4 | 1 | 1 | 10 | 5 | -1 | 19 |
| 8 | Juventude | 12 | 6 | 0 | 6 | 15 | 12 | 6 | 3 | 0 | 3 | 9 | 7 | 6 | 3 | 0 | 3 | 6 | 5 | 3 | 18 |
| 9 | Botafogo SP | 12 | 5 | 3 | 4 | 10 | 14 | 6 | 3 | 1 | 2 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 6 | 9 | -4 | 18 |
| 10 | Atletico GO | 12 | 4 | 5 | 3 | 15 | 20 | 6 | 3 | 2 | 1 | 7 | 7 | 6 | 1 | 3 | 2 | 8 | 13 | -5 | 17 |
| 11 | Guarani | 12 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 15 | 11 | 5 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 10 | 5 | 7 | 1 | 3 | 3 | 5 | 6 | 4 | 16 |
| 12 | Ituano | 13 | 4 | 3 | 6 | 15 | 17 | 6 | 3 | 2 | 1 | 10 | 5 | 7 | 1 | 1 | 5 | 5 | 12 | -2 | 15 |
| 13 | CRB | 12 | 4 | 3 | 5 | 12 | 14 | 6 | 1 | 3 | 2 | 6 | 8 | 6 | 3 | 0 | 3 | 6 | 6 | -2 | 15 |
| 14 | Sampaio Correa | 12 | 4 | 3 | 5 | 10 | 14 | 6 | 3 | 2 | 1 | 9 | 7 | 6 | 1 | 1 | 4 | 1 | 7 | -4 | 15 |
| 15 | Ponte Preta | 12 | 2 | 6 | 4 | 7 | 12 | 7 | 2 | 4 | 1 | 6 | 4 | 5 | 0 | 2 | 3 | 1 | 8 | -5 | 12 |
| 16 | Londrina | 12 | 3 | 1 | 8 | 12 | 20 | 6 | 2 | 1 | 3 | 8 | 8 | 6 | 1 | 0 | 5 | 4 | 12 | -8 | 10 |
| 17 | Chapecoense | 12 | 2 | 4 | 6 | 14 | 16 | 6 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 5 | 6 | 6 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 9 | 10 | -2 | 10 |
| 18 | Tombense | 12 | 2 | 3 | 7 | 10 | 16 | 6 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 6 | 7 | 6 | 1 | 1 | 4 | 4 | 9 | -6 | 9 |
| 19 | Avaí | 12 | 2 | 3 | 7 | 9 | 21 | 5 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 4 | 9 | 7 | 1 | 1 | 5 | 5 | 12 | -12 | 9 |
| 20 | ABC | 12 | 1 | 3 | 8 | 6 | 19 | 6 | 1 | 1 | 4 | 4 | 9 | 6 | 0 | 2 | 4 | 2 | 10 | -13 | 6 |
