Evenly matched teams: Ituano vs Vila Nova match preview

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Competition: Brazil Serie B
Competition: Sat 23.April
Match begins: 22:00 (UTC)
Venue: Estádio Municipal Dr. Novelli Júnior (18560 seats)

Vila Nova have come here for an absorbing fight versus the home side Ituano. Prepare for the game with this thorough Serie B preview!

Everyone involved with the away team has to get their travel gear ready for this match as there's a whopping 800 kilometers to cover before arriving at the match.

It’s busy days for these teams as both were in action only a few days ago. There’s no rest for the wicked, or in this case; no rest for Ituano and Vila Nova.

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Ituano form and stats

OK but not perfect. That could be the conclusion for Ituano's two home games in the Serie B so far this season, having collected 4 points here at Estádio Municipal Dr. Novelli Júnior.

The Ituano regulars enjoyed the previous fixture, watching their team host Vila Nova and win 3-1. The gifted forward Elias bettered all the other players in that fixture and received a match rating of 8.71 out of 10. Elias scored two goals, hit two key passes and dribled past the opponent 1 of 2 times.

Before that, Ituano drew at home versus CSA.

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 Ituano have performed in matches similar to this (as small favourites). Our database has found 15 matches with the results: Won eleven, drawn one and lost three.

Ituano has scored 3 goals so far and conceded 1 goal from 2 home games. These are numbers from the league only.

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Vila Nova form and stats

Still no away game victory in the Serie B for Vila Nova with 1 draw and 1 loss from their first 2 attempts.

There might be some fixture complaints from Vila Nova as they are again playing away from home after losing on the road in their previous game, 1-3 against Ituano. Attacker Tavares got a player rating of 7.42 in the game. "Man of the match" Tavares hit one key pass and dribled past the opponent 1 of 2 times.

As mentioned above, this is an open game with no clear favourite. We have found nine similar matches played by Vila Nova in our archives, and the results are: three wins for Vila Nova, three draws and three defeats.

2 goals so far away for Vila Nova, while their defence has allowed the opposition to score 4. All from 2 league matches away.

Head 2 Head

This was the score when the participants played each other earlier this campaign; Ituano - Vila Nova 3-1. Ituano-Vila Nova H2H statistics last six meetings regardless of arena: Ituano three wins, Vila Nova two wins, one draw. three of these six matches had three or more goals (over 2,5).

Top Goalscorers

ItuanoR. Elias da Silva
R. Elias da Silva
2 goals
ItuanoA. Tavella
A. Tavella
2 goals
Vila NovaA. Rodrigues Rezende
A. Rodrigues Rezende
1 goals

Ituano missing players

Vila Nova missing players

Total First Half Second Half
Ituano Vila Nova
Total Home vs low Statistics Stat vs top Away Total
3 2 1 Played P 0 2 3
1 1 0 Won W 0 0 0
2 1 1 Drew D 0 1 2
0 0 0 Lost L 0 1 1
4 3 0 Scored S 0 2 2
2 1 0 Conceded C 0 4 4
67% 50% 0% Over 0.5 O 0.5 0% 100% 67%
67% 50% 0% Over 1.5 O 1.5 0% 100% 67%
33% 50% 0% Over 2.5 O 2.5 0% 50% 33%
33% 50% 0% Over 3.5 O 3.5 0% 50% 33%
0% 0% 0% Over 4.5 O 4.5 0% 0% 0%
67% 50% 0% BTTS BTTS 0% 100% 67%
33% 50% 100% Clean Sheets C S 0% 0% 33%
33% 50% 100% Failed to Score F T 0% 0% 33%
 
4.3 5 7 Corners for (avg) C F 0 7 6.7
5 6.5 4 Corners against (avg) C A 0 5 4.3
3 3 2 Yellow cards (avg) Y C 0 1 1.3
0 0 0 Red cards R C 0 1 1
 
13 15.5 16 Shots (avg) S ( 0 12 12.3
4.7 5.5 5 Shots on Target (avg) S O 0 4.5 5
29% 27% 0% Goal Efficiency G E 0% 22% 13%
 
10 9.5 9 Shots against (avg) S A 0 12.5 11.7
3 3 2 Shots on Target against (avg) S O 0 6 4.3
Ituano Last season Vila Nova
Total Home   Statistics Stat   Away Total
15 7   Played P   19 38
6 5   Won W   6 12
5 1   Drew D   5 15
4 1   Lost L   8 11
24 16   Scored S   22 35
16 7   Conceded C   25 36
87% 100%   Over 0.5 O 0.5   100% 82%
80% 100%   Over 1.5 O 1.5   68% 50%
60% 71%   Over 2.5 O 2.5   42% 32%
33% 43%   Over 3.5 O 3.5   21% 16%
7% 14%   Over 4.5 O 4.5   16% 8%
47% 57%   BTTS BTTS   58% 42%
40% 43%   Clean Sheets C S   11% 34%
27% 0%   Failed to Score F T   32% 42%
 
3.8 3.7   Corners for (avg) C F   4.5 4.9
5.5 4.7   Corners against (avg) C A   5.7 5.2
1.7 1.4   Yellow cards (avg) Y C   2.3 2.3
0 0   Red cards R C   1 3
 
11.4 12.3   Shots (avg) S (   10.2 11.8
4.7 5.3   Shots on Target (avg) S O   3.6 3.7
34% 43%   Goal Efficiency G E   32% 25%
 
11.6 10.7   Shots against (avg) S A   12.9 11.5
3.3 3.1   Shots on Target against (avg) S O   5.1 3.9

  Total Home Away  
# Team MP W D L F A MP W D L F A MP W D L F A +/- P
1 Bahia 3 2 1 0 4 1 1 1 0 0 2 0 2 1 1 0 2 1 3 7
2 Ituano 3 1 2 0 4 2 2 1 1 0 3 1 1 0 1 0 1 1 2 5
3 Chapecoense 3 1 2 0 2 1 2 0 2 0 1 1 1 1 0 0 1 0 1 5
4 Sport Recife 3 1 2 0 2 1 1 1 0 0 1 0 2 0 2 0 1 1 1 5
5 Operario PR 2 1 1 0 3 1 1 1 0 0 2 0 1 0 1 0 1 1 2 4
6 Sampaio Corrêa 3 1 1 1 4 3 2 1 1 0 4 2 1 0 0 1 0 1 1 4
7 Gremio 3 1 1 1 3 2 2 1 0 1 3 2 1 0 1 0 0 0 1 4
8 Londrina 3 1 1 1 3 2 2 1 1 0 3 1 1 0 0 1 0 1 1 4
9 Criciuma 2 1 1 0 2 1 2 1 1 0 2 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 4
10 Cruzeiro 3 1 1 1 2 3 1 1 0 0 1 0 2 0 1 1 1 3 -1 4
11 Ponte Preta 3 1 1 1 1 2 2 1 1 0 1 0 1 0 0 1 0 2 -1 4
12 Tombense 3 0 3 0 3 3 2 0 2 0 2 2 1 0 1 0 1 1 0 3
13 Vasco da Gama 3 0 3 0 2 2 1 0 1 0 1 1 2 0 2 0 1 1 0 3
14 Brusque 3 1 0 2 2 4 1 1 0 0 1 0 2 0 0 2 1 4 -2 3
15 CSA 2 0 2 0 1 1 1 0 1 0 1 1 1 0 1 0 0 0 0 2
16 Novorizontino 2 0 2 0 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 2 0 2 0 1 1 0 2
17 Vila Nova 3 0 2 1 2 4 1 0 1 0 0 0 2 0 1 1 2 4 -2 2
18 CRB 2 0 1 1 1 2 1 0 1 0 1 1 1 0 0 1 0 1 -1 1
19 Guarani 3 0 1 2 1 4 1 0 1 0 0 0 2 0 0 2 1 4 -3 1
20 Nautico 2 0 0 2 0 3 1 0 0 1 0 1 1 0 0 1 0 2 -3 0
Last season Total Home Away  
# Team MP W D L F A MP W D L F A MP W D L F A +/- P
1 Palmeiras 12 9 3 0 17 3 6 6 0 0 10 1 6 3 3 0 7 2 14 30
2 Ituano 12 5 4 3 19 12 6 5 0 1 14 5 6 0 4 2 5 7 7 19
3 Botafogo SP 12 5 3 4 10 12 6 2 3 1 5 5 6 3 0 3 5 7 -2 18
4 Mirassol 12 4 5 3 17 17 6 3 2 1 11 9 6 1 3 2 6 8 0 17
Last season Total Home Away  
# Team MP W D L F A MP W D L F A MP W D L F A +/- P
1 Botafogo 38 20 10 8 56 31 19 15 2 2 39 13 19 5 8 6 17 18 25 70
2 Goias 38 17 14 7 48 31 19 10 7 2 30 16 19 7 7 5 18 15 17 65
3 Coritiba 38 18 10 10 49 35 19 11 5 3 29 14 19 7 5 7 20 21 14 64
4 Avai 38 18 10 10 44 35 19 10 6 3 24 14 19 8 4 7 20 21 9 64
5 CSA 38 18 8 12 48 33 19 9 6 4 28 15 19 9 2 8 20 18 15 62
6 Guarani 38 16 12 10 54 41 19 10 4 5 28 17 19 6 8 5 26 24 13 60
7 CRB 38 16 12 10 47 39 19 8 9 2 26 17 19 8 3 8 21 22 8 60
8 Nautico 38 14 11 13 50 50 19 8 6 5 30 25 19 6 5 8 20 25 0 53
9 Vila Nova 38 12 15 11 35 36 19 6 10 3 13 11 19 6 5 8 22 25 -1 51
10 Vasco da Gama 38 13 10 15 43 52 19 9 4 6 25 24 19 4 6 9 18 28 -9 49
11 Ponte Preta 38 12 13 13 39 40 19 9 7 3 26 17 19 3 6 10 13 23 -1 49
12 Operario PR 38 13 9 16 35 46 19 9 4 6 22 21 19 4 5 10 13 25 -11 48
13 Cruzeiro 38 10 18 10 42 44 19 5 10 4 24 24 19 5 8 6 18 20 -2 48
14 Sampaio Corrêa 38 12 11 15 41 42 19 9 5 5 25 16 19 3 6 10 16 26 -1 47
15 Brusque 38 13 9 16 44 56 19 9 5 5 25 16 19 4 4 11 19 40 -12 45
16 Londrina 38 11 11 16 31 41 19 6 5 8 17 19 19 5 6 8 14 22 -10 44
17 Remo 38 11 10 17 31 42 19 7 4 8 11 13 19 4 6 9 20 29 -11 43
18 Vitoria 38 8 16 14 31 32 19 5 7 7 18 14 19 3 9 7 13 18 -1 40
19 Confianca 38 9 10 19 35 48 19 6 3 10 20 25 19 3 7 9 15 23 -13 37
20 Brasil de Pelotas 38 4 11 23 23 52 19 4 6 9 14 21 19 0 5 14 9 31 -29 23

Table
  Total Home Away  
# Team MP W D L F A MP W D L F A MP W D L F A +/- P
1 Bahia 3 2 1 0 4 1 1 1 0 0 2 0 2 1 1 0 2 1 3 7
2 Ituano 3 1 2 0 4 2 2 1 1 0 3 1 1 0 1 0 1 1 2 5
3 Chapecoense 3 1 2 0 2 1 2 0 2 0 1 1 1 1 0 0 1 0 1 5
4 Sport Recife 3 1 2 0 2 1 1 1 0 0 1 0 2 0 2 0 1 1 1 5
5 Operario PR 2 1 1 0 3 1 1 1 0 0 2 0 1 0 1 0 1 1 2 4
6 Sampaio Corrêa 3 1 1 1 4 3 2 1 1 0 4 2 1 0 0 1 0 1 1 4
7 Gremio 3 1 1 1 3 2 2 1 0 1 3 2 1 0 1 0 0 0 1 4
8 Londrina 3 1 1 1 3 2 2 1 1 0 3 1 1 0 0 1 0 1 1 4
9 Criciuma 2 1 1 0 2 1 2 1 1 0 2 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 4
10 Cruzeiro 3 1 1 1 2 3 1 1 0 0 1 0 2 0 1 1 1 3 -1 4
11 Ponte Preta 3 1 1 1 1 2 2 1 1 0 1 0 1 0 0 1 0 2 -1 4
12 Tombense 3 0 3 0 3 3 2 0 2 0 2 2 1 0 1 0 1 1 0 3
13 Vasco da Gama 3 0 3 0 2 2 1 0 1 0 1 1 2 0 2 0 1 1 0 3
14 Brusque 3 1 0 2 2 4 1 1 0 0 1 0 2 0 0 2 1 4 -2 3
15 CSA 2 0 2 0 1 1 1 0 1 0 1 1 1 0 1 0 0 0 0 2
16 Novorizontino 2 0 2 0 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 2 0 2 0 1 1 0 2
17 Vila Nova 3 0 2 1 2 4 1 0 1 0 0 0 2 0 1 1 2 4 -2 2
18 CRB 2 0 1 1 1 2 1 0 1 0 1 1 1 0 0 1 0 1 -1 1
19 Guarani 3 0 1 2 1 4 1 0 1 0 0 0 2 0 0 2 1 4 -3 1
20 Nautico 2 0 0 2 0 3 1 0 0 1 0 1 1 0 0 1 0 2 -3 0

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The Campeonato Brasileiro Série B, or just Série B, is the second highest level of Brazilian football on a national level. It has changed format frequently, but currently holds 20 teams playing a double round-robin format. Top four are promoted to Série A while bottom four face relegation.