13 rounds of fixtures have been played and Vila Nova are 3 points ahead of Cruzeiro. What happens today?
- Vila Nova have the most matches under the total-line (9) in Serie B
- Cruzeiro have the most conceded goals (23) in Serie B
It's no vacation for neither Vila nor Cruzeiro 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.
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.
Vila Nova form and stats
With 1 Serie B win, 4 draws and 2 defeats from their home games, Vila Nova are certainly not brimming with confidence.
Vila Nova's previous game was also a home match, the defeat 0-1 versus Brusque (placed 8th). Midfielder Arthur Rezende was the best player on the team with a rating of 7.31 (out of ten) in that game. Rezende hit one key pass, dribled passed the opponent 2 of 2 times and had 45 successful passes (of 56 total).
A defeat was the result before that one, 1-2 away at CRB.Vila has huge difficulties finding the net and are scoring on average only once per two home matches in the league: 2 goals from 7 games. As for guarding their own goal, Vila have only let in 3 goals at home.
Cruzeiro form and stats
There's been little loot from Cruzeiro's travels as they have only collected 5 points from 7 away games in the Serie B. Cruzeiro only have 1 win to counter their 4 defeats and 2 draws.
Cruzeiro have been frustrated by their lack of goals lately, as they haven't scored in the league since they found the net 200 minutes ago. M. Moreno was the goal scorer.
Cruzeiro play their second straight away game, having lost the previous one 0-1 to Remo (placed 11th). Midfielder Matheus Barbosa was the best performer of that match, with a rating of 7.35. Barbosa hit one key pass and dribled passed the opponent 1 of 1 times.
A 0-3 loss hosting Avai before that.Scoring goals is the main ingredient in creating success in football, and not only at home. So far Cruzeiro have scored 7 goals in 7 league games away. Cruzeiro struggle to build an impenetrable defensive wall in away matches with a total of 11 goals conceded from these games.
Head 2 Head
Top Goalscorers
  M. Barbosa Teixeira 4 goals |  M. Martins Moreno 2 goals | F. Ferreira Batista 2 goals |
Vila Nova missing players
Cruzeiro missing players
| Vila Nova | Cruzeiro | ||||||
| Total | Home | vs | Statistics | Stat | vs | Away | Total |
| 13 | 7 | 3 | Played | P | 3 | 7 | 13 |
| 3 | 1 | 0 | Won | W | 0 | 1 | 2 |
| 5 | 4 | 3 | Drew | D | 0 | 2 | 5 |
| 5 | 2 | 0 | Lost | L | 3 | 4 | 6 |
| 7 | 2 | 1 | Scored | S | 2 | 7 | 16 |
| 10 | 3 | 1 | Conceded | C | 5 | 11 | 23 |
| 77% | 57% | 33% | Over 0.5 | O 0.5 | 100% | 86% | 85% |
| 38% | 14% | 33% | Over 1.5 | O 1.5 | 67% | 57% | 69% |
| 15% | 0% | 0% | Over 2.5 | O 2.5 | 67% | 57% | 62% |
| 0% | 0% | 0% | Over 3.5 | O 3.5 | 0% | 29% | 31% |
| 0% | 0% | 0% | Over 4.5 | O 4.5 | 0% | 14% | 23% |
| 31% | 14% | 33% | BTTS | BTTS | 67% | 57% | 62% |
| 38% | 57% | 67% | Clean Sheets | C S | 0% | 29% | 23% |
| 54% | 71% | 67% | Failed to Score | F T | 33% | 29% | 31% |
| 4.1 | 4.6 | 2.7 | Corners for (avg) | C F | 5.7 | 5.7 | 6.8 |
| 4.7 | 3.4 | 3 | Corners against (avg) | C A | 2 | 3.4 | 3.7 |
| 2.2 | 2.1 | 2 | Yellow cards (avg) | Y C | 2.3 | 2.7 | 2.4 |
| 2 | 1 | 1 | Red cards | R C | 2 | 4 | 6 |
| 9.5 | 10.6 | 10.7 | Shots (avg) | S ( | 11 | 12 | 12.8 |
| 3 | 3.3 | 2.7 | Shots on Target (avg) | S O | 2 | 3.6 | 4.3 |
| 18% | 9% | 12% | Goal Efficiency | G E | 33% | 28% | 29% |
- Cruzeiro have scored more than double the goals of Vila Nova.
- Cruzeiro have the most conceded goals (23) in Serie B
- Cruzeiro have the most conceded goals in the first half (13) in Serie B
- Cruzeiro have the most points from losing position (6) in Serie B
- Vila Nova have the fewest scored goals (2) at home in Serie B
- Vila Nova have the most matches under the total-line (9) in Serie B
| Total | Home | Away | |||||||||||||||||||
| # | Team | MP | W | D | L | F | A | MP | W | D | L | F | A | MP | W | D | L | F | A | +/- | P |
| 1 | Náutico | 13 | 8 | 5 | 0 | 22 | 7 | 7 | 5 | 2 | 0 | 15 | 4 | 6 | 3 | 3 | 0 | 7 | 3 | 15 | 29 |
| 2 | Coritiba | 11 | 7 | 3 | 1 | 14 | 7 | 5 | 3 | 2 | 0 | 7 | 3 | 6 | 4 | 1 | 1 | 7 | 4 | 7 | 24 |
| 3 | Guarani | 13 | 6 | 5 | 2 | 22 | 14 | 7 | 3 | 2 | 2 | 8 | 7 | 6 | 3 | 3 | 0 | 14 | 7 | 8 | 23 |
| 4 | Goias | 13 | 6 | 5 | 2 | 13 | 5 | 6 | 4 | 1 | 1 | 7 | 1 | 7 | 2 | 4 | 1 | 6 | 4 | 8 | 23 |
| 5 | Sampaio Correa | 13 | 5 | 5 | 3 | 13 | 8 | 6 | 4 | 1 | 1 | 9 | 4 | 7 | 1 | 4 | 2 | 4 | 4 | 5 | 20 |
| 6 | CRB | 12 | 6 | 2 | 4 | 17 | 17 | 6 | 4 | 2 | 0 | 12 | 8 | 6 | 2 | 0 | 4 | 5 | 9 | 0 | 20 |
| 7 | Vasco da Gama | 13 | 5 | 4 | 4 | 15 | 14 | 7 | 4 | 1 | 2 | 8 | 6 | 6 | 1 | 3 | 2 | 7 | 8 | 1 | 19 |
| 8 | Brusque | 12 | 6 | 1 | 5 | 15 | 17 | 5 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 7 | 5 | 7 | 3 | 0 | 4 | 8 | 12 | -2 | 19 |
| 9 | Avai | 11 | 5 | 3 | 3 | 14 | 11 | 5 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 6 | 5 | 6 | 3 | 1 | 2 | 8 | 6 | 3 | 18 |
| 10 | Operario PR | 12 | 5 | 3 | 4 | 12 | 17 | 7 | 3 | 1 | 3 | 8 | 11 | 5 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 4 | 6 | -5 | 18 |
| 11 | Remo | 12 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 10 | 13 | 7 | 3 | 2 | 2 | 4 | 4 | 5 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 6 | 9 | -3 | 16 |
| 12 | CSA | 12 | 4 | 3 | 5 | 12 | 12 | 7 | 2 | 3 | 2 | 6 | 6 | 5 | 2 | 0 | 3 | 6 | 6 | 0 | 15 |
| 13 | Vila Nova | 13 | 3 | 5 | 5 | 7 | 10 | 7 | 1 | 4 | 2 | 2 | 3 | 6 | 2 | 1 | 3 | 5 | 7 | -3 | 14 |
| 14 | Botafogo | 12 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 16 | 18 | 5 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 9 | 5 | 7 | 0 | 3 | 4 | 7 | 13 | -2 | 13 |
| 15 | Vitória | 13 | 2 | 6 | 5 | 10 | 12 | 7 | 2 | 3 | 2 | 8 | 7 | 6 | 0 | 3 | 3 | 2 | 5 | -2 | 12 |
| 16 | Brasil de Pelotas | 13 | 2 | 5 | 6 | 9 | 13 | 6 | 2 | 3 | 1 | 5 | 4 | 7 | 0 | 2 | 5 | 4 | 9 | -4 | 11 |
| 17 | Cruzeiro | 13 | 2 | 5 | 6 | 16 | 23 | 6 | 1 | 3 | 2 | 9 | 12 | 7 | 1 | 2 | 4 | 7 | 11 | -7 | 11 |
| 18 | Confianca | 13 | 2 | 4 | 7 | 11 | 19 | 6 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 7 | 8 | 7 | 0 | 2 | 5 | 4 | 11 | -8 | 10 |
| 19 | Ponte Preta | 13 | 1 | 6 | 6 | 7 | 12 | 6 | 1 | 3 | 2 | 4 | 5 | 7 | 0 | 3 | 4 | 3 | 7 | -5 | 9 |
| 20 | Londrina | 13 | 1 | 6 | 6 | 7 | 13 | 7 | 0 | 3 | 4 | 4 | 9 | 6 | 1 | 3 | 2 | 3 | 4 | -6 | 9 |