Preview: 17 points divide the squads before this game, Bahia having done best. Can Vila Nova shorten the gap?
- Vila Nova is in the worst form (0-2-4)
- Bahia have scored at least twice as many goals as they have conceded.
It's quite the trip for Bahia when visiting Vila as the cities are 1600 kilometers apart.
There should be plenty of energy on the pitch in this game, as both sides have had time to recuperate from their last game. Let's hope both teams are ready to give it all.
Vila Nova form and stats
When playing at home in the Serie B, Vila Nova have managed 1 win, 6 draws and suffered 1 defeat from 8 games. The home team are struggling everywhere these days as they haven't won a league-game, regardless of being the home or the away team, in ten attempts.
Vila Nova are hoping to put things right at home after a defeat in their previous match, the score 0-2 away versus Cruzeiro. Donato, defender, was given a rating of 7.34/10 in that game, top of the team. Donato hit one key pass and won 4 of 6 duels.
The spoils were shared after 90 minutes before that, a home game that ended 1-1 versus Ponte Preta.Sports gamblers, take note: A review of the 11 latest league games reveals that 9 of them had at least one goal scored by each team.
The goals haven't exactly been flowing for Vila Nova here at Estádio Onésio Brasileiro Alvarenga in the league, with less than one goal per game on average (4 from 8 games). Vila are not conceding a lot of goals here at Estádio Onésio Brasileiro Alvarenga in the league, averaging less than one per game. The total is 4 from 8 matches. It's worth mentioning that 3 of these goals has been conceded in their last three home matches.
Bahia form and stats
3-1-3 is the win-draw-loss statistic for Bahia in their Serie B matches away.
The Bahia goalkeeper Danilo Fernandes Batista is collecting clean sheets like a laundry worker. It's been 181 league minutes without conceding a goal, and counting.
Bahia played 0-0 against Gremio in their previous match.
Preceding that game was the away victory against Brusque with the score of 2-0.Few goals the story here? 13 of this team's last 16 league matches have contained two goals or less.
Bahia have another fixture away from home in just four days, a Copa do Brasil game vs Atletico PR. A grim schedule for the visiting team!
The visitors have scored 5 goals from 7 away games in the league, an average of less than one per game. It's worth mentioning that 3 of these goals has been scored in their last three away matches. It's not easy to score on Bahia as they have only conceded 4 goals from these away games.
Head 2 Head
H2H stats regardless of arena (last ten matches): Vila Nova two wins, two draws and Bahia six victories. As for goals, two matches ended with three or more goals (over 2,5), eight games had two or less. The games between these clubs have sometimes been aggressive, having seen 6 red cards from the last ten encounters.Top Goalscorers
  A. Rodrigues Rezende 4 goals |  M. Alvarenga de Oliveira 4 goals |
Vila Nova missing players
Bahia missing players
| Vila Nova | Bahia | ||||||
| Total | Home | vs | Statistics | Stat | vs | Away | Total |
| 16 | 8 | 1 | Played | P | 3 | 7 | 16 |
| 1 | 1 | 0 | Won | W | 1 | 3 | 9 |
| 9 | 6 | 1 | Drew | D | 1 | 1 | 2 |
| 6 | 1 | 0 | Lost | L | 1 | 3 | 5 |
| 9 | 4 | 0 | Scored | S | 2 | 5 | 17 |
| 17 | 4 | 0 | Conceded | C | 2 | 4 | 8 |
| 75% | 50% | 0% | Over 0.5 | O 0.5 | 100% | 100% | 94% |
| 62% | 50% | 0% | Over 1.5 | O 1.5 | 33% | 29% | 38% |
| 12% | 0% | 0% | Over 2.5 | O 2.5 | 0% | 0% | 19% |
| 12% | 0% | 0% | Over 3.5 | O 3.5 | 0% | 0% | 6% |
| 0% | 0% | 0% | Over 4.5 | O 4.5 | 0% | 0% | 0% |
| 38% | 25% | 0% | BTTS | BTTS | 33% | 14% | 19% |
| 31% | 62% | 100% | Clean Sheets | C S | 33% | 43% | 50% |
| 56% | 62% | 100% | Failed to Score | F T | 33% | 43% | 38% |
| 5.4 | 6 | 4 | Corners for (avg) | C F | 5.7 | 5.1 | 4.2 |
| 4.6 | 3.1 | 4 | Corners against (avg) | C A | 6 | 6.4 | 5.7 |
| 2.2 | 2.1 | 1 | Yellow cards (avg) | Y C | 3.3 | 3 | 2.8 |
| 1 | 0 | 0 | Red cards | R C | 2 | 2 | 4 |
| 13.2 | 14 | 16 | Shots (avg) | S ( | 10.7 | 11.3 | 12.7 |
| 4.4 | 4 | 3 | Shots on Target (avg) | S O | 4.7 | 4.1 | 4.1 |
| 13% | 12% | 0% | Goal Efficiency | G E | 14% | 17% | 26% |
| 11 | 8.6 | 10 | Shots against (avg) | S A | 14.3 | 13 | 11.8 |
| 4.5 | 3.6 | 5 | Shots on Target against (avg) | S O | 4.3 | 3.9 | 3.8 |
- Bahia have scored at least twice as many goals as they have conceded.
- Bahia have won significantly more corners away than at home.
- Bahia haven’t played a single 0-0 game away.
- Vila Nova is in the worst form (0-2-4)
| Total | Home | Away | |||||||||||||||||||
| # | Team | MP | W | D | L | F | A | MP | W | D | L | F | A | MP | W | D | L | F | A | +/- | P |
| 1 | Cruzeiro | 15 | 12 | 1 | 2 | 20 | 6 | 8 | 8 | 0 | 0 | 13 | 1 | 7 | 4 | 1 | 2 | 7 | 5 | 14 | 37 |
| 2 | Vasco da Gama | 16 | 8 | 7 | 1 | 16 | 7 | 9 | 6 | 3 | 0 | 10 | 1 | 7 | 2 | 4 | 1 | 6 | 6 | 9 | 31 |
| 3 | Bahia | 16 | 9 | 2 | 5 | 17 | 8 | 9 | 6 | 1 | 2 | 12 | 4 | 7 | 3 | 1 | 3 | 5 | 4 | 9 | 29 |
| 4 | Gremio | 16 | 6 | 8 | 2 | 13 | 5 | 7 | 5 | 1 | 1 | 10 | 2 | 9 | 1 | 7 | 1 | 3 | 3 | 8 | 26 |
| 5 | Criciuma | 16 | 6 | 5 | 5 | 18 | 15 | 8 | 4 | 2 | 2 | 10 | 5 | 8 | 2 | 3 | 3 | 8 | 10 | 3 | 23 |
| 6 | Sport Recife | 16 | 5 | 7 | 4 | 10 | 8 | 7 | 4 | 2 | 1 | 6 | 2 | 9 | 1 | 5 | 3 | 4 | 6 | 2 | 22 |
| 7 | Tombense | 16 | 4 | 10 | 2 | 16 | 14 | 8 | 3 | 5 | 0 | 10 | 7 | 8 | 1 | 5 | 2 | 6 | 7 | 2 | 22 |
| 8 | Brusque | 16 | 6 | 2 | 8 | 12 | 15 | 8 | 4 | 1 | 3 | 7 | 5 | 8 | 2 | 1 | 5 | 5 | 10 | -3 | 20 |
| 9 | Novorizontino | 16 | 5 | 5 | 6 | 15 | 19 | 8 | 3 | 2 | 3 | 9 | 10 | 8 | 2 | 3 | 3 | 6 | 9 | -4 | 20 |
| 10 | CRB | 16 | 5 | 5 | 6 | 12 | 18 | 9 | 3 | 5 | 1 | 8 | 6 | 7 | 2 | 0 | 5 | 4 | 12 | -6 | 20 |
| 11 | Operario PR | 16 | 5 | 4 | 7 | 16 | 18 | 7 | 4 | 0 | 3 | 10 | 7 | 9 | 1 | 4 | 4 | 6 | 11 | -2 | 19 |
| 12 | Sampaio Correa | 16 | 5 | 4 | 7 | 16 | 18 | 7 | 5 | 2 | 0 | 13 | 4 | 9 | 0 | 2 | 7 | 3 | 14 | -2 | 19 |
| 13 | Londrina | 15 | 5 | 4 | 6 | 15 | 17 | 9 | 4 | 4 | 1 | 13 | 8 | 6 | 1 | 0 | 5 | 2 | 9 | -2 | 19 |
| 14 | Chapecoense | 15 | 4 | 6 | 5 | 14 | 13 | 7 | 1 | 2 | 4 | 7 | 10 | 8 | 3 | 4 | 1 | 7 | 3 | 1 | 18 |
| 15 | Nautico | 16 | 4 | 6 | 6 | 16 | 19 | 9 | 2 | 4 | 3 | 11 | 10 | 7 | 2 | 2 | 3 | 5 | 9 | -3 | 18 |
| 16 | Ituano | 15 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 16 | 16 | 7 | 2 | 3 | 2 | 7 | 6 | 8 | 2 | 2 | 4 | 9 | 10 | 0 | 17 |
| 17 | CSA | 16 | 2 | 10 | 4 | 9 | 13 | 7 | 2 | 5 | 0 | 7 | 5 | 9 | 0 | 5 | 4 | 2 | 8 | -4 | 16 |
| 18 | Ponte Preta | 16 | 3 | 6 | 7 | 9 | 14 | 8 | 2 | 4 | 2 | 4 | 3 | 8 | 1 | 2 | 5 | 5 | 11 | -5 | 15 |
| 19 | Guarani | 16 | 2 | 8 | 6 | 10 | 19 | 8 | 1 | 5 | 2 | 2 | 6 | 8 | 1 | 3 | 4 | 8 | 13 | -9 | 14 |
| 20 | Vila Nova | 16 | 1 | 9 | 6 | 9 | 17 | 8 | 1 | 6 | 1 | 4 | 4 | 8 | 0 | 3 | 5 | 5 | 13 | -8 | 12 |
