Vila Nova vs Sport Recife: Match guide and preview

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Competition: Brazil Serie B
Date: Wed 21.August
Match begins: 00:30 (UTC)
Venue: Estádio Onésio Brasileiro Alvarenga (11788 seats)

The visiting Sport Recife side should be favourites in this visit to Vila Nova, as the away team holds a 8 point advantage from their 16 league games this season.

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 Nova and Sport Recife.

It's quite the trip for Sport Recife when visiting Vila Nova as the cities are 2300 kilometers apart.

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Vila Nova form and stats

With 1 win, 4 draws and 2 defeats from their home games, Vila Nova, who have the fewest points (7) at home in Serie B, are certainly not brimming with confidence.

Vila Nova are returning here after visiting Guarani in a Serie B game and winning with a 2-0 scoreline. A defeat was the result before that one, 0-1 away at Operário PR.

There will be little rest for Vila Nova after this match as they are travelling to Oeste for a Serie B game in only four days.

Vila Nova have scored 3 goals here in 7 matches, a depressing statistic. Vila Nova have only conceded 4 in these games. For more goal stats, check the Statistics tab above.

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Sport Recife form and stats

The story so far for the visiting team on their travels is 2 wins, 3 draws and 2 defeats.

The supporters enjoyed Sport Recife's previous game versus Botafogo SP, a Serie B 3-0 win played at home. A 0-1 defeat away at Criciuma before that.

There might be some complaints about the fixture list from the Sport Recife manager Guto Ferreira as the team has another away game coming up in only four days, this time against Ponte Preta.

Sport Recife have scored 8 goals on their travels this season, 7 away games. 8 goals have been conceded by Sport Recife in these games.

Head 2 Head

Vila Nova-Sport Recife H2H statistics last seven meetings regardless of arena: Vila Nova 0 wins, Sport Recife 4 wins, 3 draws. 2 of these seven matches had three or more goals (over 2,5).

Top Goalscorers

Hernane
8 goals / 2 assists
Guilherme
5 goals / 4 assists
Neto Moura
3 goals

Vila Nova missing players

Sport Recife missing players

Vila Nova Sport Recife
Total Home Home vs top Statistic Away vs low Away Total
16 7 3 Played 3 7 16
4 1 0 Won 1 2 6
6 4 1 Drew 1 3 8
6 2 2 Lost 1 2 2
11 3 0 Scored 4 8 21
13 4 2 Conceded 4 8 14
88% 71% 67% Over 0.5 100% 100% 88%
56% 29% 0% Over 1.5 67% 71% 69%
6% 0% 0% Over 2.5 67% 43% 38%
0% 0% 0% Over 3.5 33% 14% 19%
0% 0% 0% Over 4.5 0% 0% 6%
31% 29% 0% BTTS 67% 71% 62%
38% 43% 33% Clean Sheets 0% 14% 31%
44% 57% 100% Failed To Score 33% 14% 19%
 
6.2 6.7 7 Corners For (avg) 5.7 4.4 5.9
4.8 3.7 3 Corners Against (avg) 5.3 7 5.1
2.4 2.3 3.3 Yellow Cards (avg) 1.7 2.4 2.1
2 2 2 Red Cards 0 1 3
Key stats this season:
  • Sport Recife have played more matches over 2,5 goals away than home.
  • Sport Recife have scored at least twice as many goals away as Vila Nova have scored home.
  • Sport Recife have won significantly less corners away then at home.
  • Sport Recife haven’t played a single 0-0 game away.

Vila Nova
All Copa do Brasil Serie B Goiano 1 Club Friendlies
All Home Away
27-07-19 SB Vila Nova 0 - 1 Bragantino
30-07-19 SB Brasil de Pelotas 0 - 2 Vila Nova
03-08-19 SB Vila Nova 0 - 0 Figueirense
09-08-19 SB Operário PR 1 - 0 Vila Nova
17-08-19 SB Guarani 0 - 2 Vila Nova
21-08-19 SB Vila Nova 00:30 Sport Recife
24-08-19 SB Oeste 19:30 Vila Nova
27-08-19 SB Vila Nova 22:15 Cuiabá
30-08-19 SB Paraná 22:15 Vila Nova
02-09-19 SB Vila Nova 23:00 Vitória
Sport Recife
All Copa do Brasil Serie B Serie A Club Friendlies Pernambucano 1 Copa Sudamericana
All Home Away
27-07-19 SB Paraná 0 - 1 Sport Recife
29-07-19 SB Sport Recife 1 - 1 Guarani
02-08-19 SB Sport Recife 1 - 1 Coritiba
11-08-19 SB Criciuma 1 - 0 Sport Recife
17-08-19 SB Sport Recife 3 - 0 Botafogo SP
21-08-19 SB Vila Nova 00:30 Sport Recife
24-08-19 SB Ponte Preta 22:00 Sport Recife
28-08-19 SB Sport Recife 00:30 Atlético GO
31-08-19 SB Oeste 14:00 Sport Recife
08-09-19 SB Sport Recife 19:00 Bragantino

  Total Home Away  
# Team MP W D L F A MP W D L F A MP W D L F A D P
1 Bragantino 16 9 4 3 23 8 9 6 3 0 18 4 7 3 1 3 5 4 15 31
2 Coritiba 16 8 5 3 23 14 9 7 1 1 17 7 7 1 4 2 6 7 9 29
3 Atlético GO 16 8 4 4 21 14 9 5 2 2 15 8 7 3 2 2 6 6 7 28
4 Sport Recife 16 6 8 2 21 14 9 4 5 0 13 6 7 2 3 2 8 8 7 26
5 Ponte Preta 16 7 5 4 19 14 8 4 3 1 10 6 8 3 2 3 9 8 5 26
6 Londrina 16 7 4 5 21 18 8 5 2 1 12 6 8 2 2 4 9 12 3 25
7 Botafogo SP 16 7 3 6 18 18 7 3 1 3 9 9 9 4 2 3 9 9 0 24
8 CRB 15 7 2 6 18 15 8 3 2 3 10 10 7 4 0 3 8 5 3 23
9 Cuiabá 16 6 5 5 18 18 7 2 3 2 9 10 9 4 2 3 9 8 0 23
10 Paraná 16 6 5 5 14 17 7 3 3 1 4 2 9 3 2 4 10 15 -3 23
11 Operário PR 16 6 3 7 15 20 8 5 2 1 9 5 8 1 1 6 6 15 -5 21
12 Figueirense 16 4 8 4 13 12 8 3 3 2 8 7 8 1 5 2 5 5 1 20
13 Oeste 16 3 9 4 15 14 7 3 4 0 8 2 9 0 5 4 7 12 1 18
14 Vila Nova 16 4 6 6 11 13 7 1 4 2 3 4 9 3 2 4 8 9 -2 18
15 Brasil de Pelotas 16 5 3 8 11 17 8 3 0 5 4 8 8 2 3 3 7 9 -6 18
16 América Mineiro 16 4 5 7 14 20 8 2 2 4 8 13 8 2 3 3 6 7 -6 17
17 Criciúma 16 4 5 7 11 17 8 3 3 2 7 6 8 1 2 5 4 11 -6 17
18 São Bento 16 4 4 8 18 23 9 3 3 3 9 10 7 1 1 5 9 13 -5 16
19 Vitória 15 4 2 9 16 26 7 4 0 3 9 8 8 0 2 6 7 18 -10 14
20 Guarani 16 3 4 9 9 17 8 3 1 4 7 9 8 0 3 5 2 8 -8 13

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