Pre-match info: 13 points split the teams up until now, Londrina having performed best. Can Vila Nova take the guests by surprise?
These teams have little in common geographically as Londrina have to travel 900 kilometers to reach their opponents. The trip home will be especially long if the match ends in defeat.
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 Vila and Londrina.
Vila Nova form and stats
When playing at home in the Serie B, Vila Nova have managed 2 wins, 8 draws and suffered 2 defeats from 12 games. The last three games played by Vila Nova, regardless of arena, have all ended draws.
An away draw last time out for Vila, facing Tombense in a game that ended 0-0.
Preceding that game was the home draw versus Ituano that ended 1-1.This is expected to be a close game, with Vila Nova perhaps considered small favourites due to their home advantage. Looking back at earlier matches similar to this one (expected to be close with Vila Nova as a small favourite), we find 11 games. Vila Nova has won 2 of these, drawn 6 and lost 3.
Trouble hitting the net? In this team's last 18 league matches, 17 have contained less than three goals (under 2.5).
Vila Nova aren't scoring a lot here at Estádio do Governo do Estado de Goiás in the league, with only 8 goals from 12 games. Vila Nova are not conceding a lot of goals here at Estádio do Governo do Estado de Goiás in the league, averaging less than one per game. The total is 8 from 12 matches.
Londrina form and stats
4-1-6 is the win-draw-loss statistic for Londrina in their Serie B matches away. Winning streaks in away matches are not that common, but Londrina are close to a proper streak after winning their two previous away games.
Londrina failed to get anything from their last game, a home match vs Cruzeiro (placed 1st) that ended with defeat 1-2. That defeat was their first after five consecutive league games winning points. Late heartbreak for Londrina in the Cruzeiro match, as the deciding 1-2 goal came deep into overtime. Midfield player Mandaca was the top player of the team with a match rating of 7.24/10. Mandaca scored one goal.
Ahead of that match was the victory versus Novorizontino at their stadium, the result 1-0.As mentioned above, this is an open game with no clear favourite. We have found 5 similar matches played by Londrina in our archives, and the results are: 4 wins for Londrina, 0 draws and 1 defeat.
A quick return to home after this game, as Londrina are hosting Bahia in the Serie B only four days away.
The visitors have scored 8 goals from 11 away games in the league, an average of less than one per game. As opposed to that, Londrina have seen the ball go into their own net 12 times on the road. There's been improvement defensively lately, as only 1 of these goals has been conceded in their last three away matches.
Head 2 Head
This is what happened when the squads played each other earlier this campaign; Londrina - Vila Nova 2-2. Vila Nova-Londrina H2H statistics last ten meetings regardless of arena: Vila Nova three wins, Londrina five wins, two draws. four of these ten matches had three or more goals (over 2,5).
Top Goalscorers
  M. Cotulio Bossa 8 goals |  R. da Silva Coura 4 goals | A. Rodrigues Rezende 2 goals |
Vila Nova missing players
Londrina missing players
| Vila Nova | Londrina | ||||||
| Total | Home | vs | Statistics | Stat | vs | Away | Total |
| 23 | 12 | 4 | Played | P | 2 | 11 | 23 |
| 2 | 2 | 1 | Won | W | 2 | 4 | 9 |
| 14 | 8 | 3 | Drew | D | 0 | 1 | 6 |
| 7 | 2 | 0 | Lost | L | 0 | 6 | 8 |
| 14 | 8 | 3 | Scored | S | 5 | 8 | 24 |
| 22 | 8 | 2 | Conceded | C | 1 | 12 | 23 |
| 74% | 67% | 75% | Over 0.5 | O 0.5 | 100% | 91% | 91% |
| 61% | 58% | 50% | Over 1.5 | O 1.5 | 100% | 45% | 61% |
| 13% | 8% | 0% | Over 2.5 | O 2.5 | 100% | 36% | 39% |
| 9% | 0% | 0% | Over 3.5 | O 3.5 | 0% | 9% | 13% |
| 0% | 0% | 0% | Over 4.5 | O 4.5 | 0% | 0% | 0% |
| 43% | 42% | 50% | BTTS | BTTS | 50% | 18% | 43% |
| 35% | 50% | 50% | Clean Sheets | C S | 50% | 27% | 26% |
| 48% | 42% | 25% | Failed to Score | F T | 0% | 64% | 39% |
| 5.3 | 6.2 | 7 | Corners for (avg) | C F | 3.5 | 4.9 | 4.8 |
| 4.9 | 3.8 | 4.5 | Corners against (avg) | C A | 5.5 | 4.7 | 4.1 |
| 2.5 | 2.2 | 1.8 | Yellow cards (avg) | Y C | 3 | 1.8 | 2.1 |
| 2 | 0 | 0 | Red cards | R C | 0 | 1 | 3 |
| 12.9 | 14.5 | 14.2 | Shots (avg) | S ( | 10.5 | 11.3 | 12.3 |
| 4.2 | 4 | 3.5 | Shots on Target (avg) | S O | 3 | 3.2 | 4 |
| 14% | 17% | 21% | Goal Efficiency | G E | 83% | 23% | 26% |
| 11.4 | 9.5 | 9.2 | Shots against (avg) | S A | 8 | 10.4 | 10 |
| 4 | 3.3 | 3 | Shots on Target against (avg) | S O | 1.5 | 3.9 | 3.6 |
| 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 | 23 | 16 | 4 | 3 | 29 | 11 | 11 | 11 | 0 | 0 | 18 | 2 | 12 | 5 | 4 | 3 | 11 | 9 | 18 | 52 |
| 2 | Gremio | 23 | 11 | 10 | 2 | 28 | 9 | 11 | 9 | 1 | 1 | 22 | 4 | 12 | 2 | 9 | 1 | 6 | 5 | 19 | 43 |
| 3 | Bahia | 23 | 12 | 4 | 7 | 25 | 13 | 12 | 8 | 2 | 2 | 17 | 5 | 11 | 4 | 2 | 5 | 8 | 8 | 12 | 40 |
| 4 | Vasco da Gama | 23 | 10 | 9 | 4 | 24 | 15 | 12 | 7 | 5 | 0 | 15 | 2 | 11 | 3 | 4 | 4 | 9 | 13 | 9 | 39 |
| 5 | Londrina | 23 | 9 | 6 | 8 | 24 | 23 | 12 | 5 | 5 | 2 | 16 | 11 | 11 | 4 | 1 | 6 | 8 | 12 | 1 | 33 |
| 6 | Tombense | 23 | 7 | 12 | 4 | 22 | 20 | 12 | 6 | 6 | 0 | 16 | 8 | 11 | 1 | 6 | 4 | 6 | 12 | 2 | 33 |
| 7 | Sampaio Correa | 23 | 9 | 5 | 9 | 28 | 25 | 11 | 9 | 2 | 0 | 24 | 6 | 12 | 0 | 3 | 9 | 4 | 19 | 3 | 32 |
| 8 | Sport Recife | 23 | 7 | 10 | 6 | 17 | 18 | 11 | 6 | 4 | 1 | 11 | 4 | 12 | 1 | 6 | 5 | 6 | 14 | -1 | 31 |
| 9 | Ituano | 23 | 7 | 9 | 7 | 27 | 23 | 11 | 4 | 5 | 2 | 13 | 8 | 12 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 14 | 15 | 4 | 30 |
| 10 | Criciuma | 23 | 7 | 9 | 7 | 23 | 21 | 12 | 5 | 4 | 3 | 13 | 8 | 11 | 2 | 5 | 4 | 10 | 13 | 2 | 30 |
| 11 | Ponte Preta | 23 | 7 | 8 | 8 | 20 | 19 | 11 | 5 | 4 | 2 | 11 | 4 | 12 | 2 | 4 | 6 | 9 | 15 | 1 | 29 |
| 12 | CRB | 23 | 7 | 8 | 8 | 21 | 30 | 12 | 4 | 7 | 1 | 12 | 9 | 11 | 3 | 1 | 7 | 9 | 21 | -9 | 29 |
| 13 | Novorizontino | 23 | 7 | 7 | 9 | 23 | 28 | 12 | 5 | 3 | 4 | 13 | 13 | 11 | 2 | 4 | 5 | 10 | 15 | -5 | 28 |
| 14 | Brusque | 23 | 6 | 7 | 10 | 16 | 21 | 11 | 4 | 4 | 3 | 9 | 7 | 12 | 2 | 3 | 7 | 7 | 14 | -5 | 25 |
| 15 | Chapecoense | 23 | 5 | 10 | 8 | 19 | 22 | 11 | 1 | 5 | 5 | 9 | 15 | 12 | 4 | 5 | 3 | 10 | 7 | -3 | 25 |
| 16 | Operario PR | 23 | 6 | 6 | 11 | 21 | 31 | 11 | 5 | 2 | 4 | 13 | 10 | 12 | 1 | 4 | 7 | 8 | 21 | -10 | 24 |
| 17 | CSA | 23 | 4 | 11 | 8 | 15 | 22 | 11 | 3 | 6 | 2 | 10 | 10 | 12 | 1 | 5 | 6 | 5 | 12 | -7 | 23 |
| 18 | Nautico | 23 | 5 | 6 | 12 | 20 | 31 | 12 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 15 | 15 | 11 | 2 | 2 | 7 | 5 | 16 | -11 | 21 |
| 19 | Guarani | 23 | 3 | 11 | 9 | 14 | 26 | 12 | 2 | 6 | 4 | 5 | 11 | 11 | 1 | 5 | 5 | 9 | 15 | -12 | 20 |
| 20 | Vila Nova | 23 | 2 | 14 | 7 | 14 | 22 | 12 | 2 | 8 | 2 | 8 | 8 | 11 | 0 | 6 | 5 | 6 | 14 | -8 | 20 |
