Only a win will satisfy the Vila Nova supporters in this Estádio Onésio Brasileiro Alvarenga clash with Botafogo PB, having a healthy lead on the opposition in the Serie C table.
Vila Nova and Botafogo PB should both be in good shape for this meeting, as there's been enough days for both of them to train and rest since their last matches.
Everyone involved with the away team has to get their travel gear ready for this match as there's a whopping 2400 kilometers to cover before arriving at the match.
Vila Nova form and stats
Vila Nova, who have the most clean sheets (10) in Serie C, are steadily winning Serie C games and points here at Estádio Onésio Brasileiro Alvarenga. 5 wins, 2 draws and 0 defeats is the summary from 7 games. The Vila fans aren't used to losing league-games here at Estádio Onésio Brasileiro Alvarenga and will expect new points from this game. Vila Nova has played eleven games in a row here without a defeat.
Rafael Donato was the last player to score a league goal for Vila and it's becoming a more and more distant memory as Vila Nova haven't scored in 185 minutes.
The fans are hoping that Vila will strike back in this match, putting things right after the 0-2 away loss in the Serie C game against Santa Cruz (placed 1st). Before that, Vila drew at home versus Remo.
A decent goal production from Vila in their home games so far, with 11 goals from 7 league matches. Defensively Vila have been outstanding, conceding less than half a goal on average per home game in the league (1 in 7 games). For more goal stats, check the Statistics tab above.
Botafogo PB form and stats
Botafogo PB have only collected 5 points from their away games in the Serie C, after 1-2-4 (7 played). The pressure to perform on the road is increasing on R. Zimmermann, the Botafogo manager, as the last three away games were defeats.
Botafogo had fun at their own home (Estádio Onésio Brasileiro Alvarenga) last time out, beating Imperatriz 7-0. David Batista, Éverton Heleno, Diego Rosa, Marcos Aurélio and Ramon scored. A draw for Botafogo before that, at their own venue hosting Jacuipense (1-1).
As you can tell from the results above, Botafogo was very dominant against Imperatriz, winning the match with a scoreline that even the finest fortune teller couldn't predict. 7-0 (!) with David Batista, Éverton Heleno, Diego Rosa, Marcos Aurélio and Ramon providing the goals.
Many goals are not expected from the visiting Botafogo as they have only managed to score 5 times from 7 away games in the league. Botafogo PB have conceded 10 goals in these away matches.
Head 2 Head
The two sides played each other earlier this season: Botafogo PB - Vila 0-0. As for the last three games between these two teams, there's two Vila Nova victories, one draw and zero Botafogo PB wins. Over/under statistics; one of these games ended with three goals or more, two matches with two goals or less.Top Goalscorers
  L. Batista 2 goals | J. Florêncio Barbosa 1 goals | A. dos Santos Rodrigues 1 goals |
Vila Nova missing players
Botafogo PB missing players
| Vila Nova | Botafogo PB | ||||||
| Total | Home | vs | Statistics | Stat | vs | Away | Total |
| 14 | 7 | 2 | Played | P | 2 | 7 | 14 |
| 6 | 5 | 1 | Won | W | 0 | 1 | 3 |
| 6 | 2 | 1 | Drew | D | 1 | 2 | 6 |
| 2 | 0 | 0 | Lost | L | 1 | 4 | 5 |
| 15 | 11 | 3 | Scored | S | 0 | 5 | 17 |
| 8 | 1 | 0 | Conceded | C | 1 | 10 | 15 |
| 64% | 71% | 50% | Over 0.5 | O 0.5 | 50% | 86% | 79% |
| 57% | 57% | 50% | Over 1.5 | O 1.5 | 0% | 71% | 71% |
| 36% | 43% | 50% | Over 2.5 | O 2.5 | 0% | 29% | 36% |
| 7% | 0% | 0% | Over 3.5 | O 3.5 | 0% | 14% | 14% |
| 0% | 0% | 0% | Over 4.5 | O 4.5 | 0% | 14% | 14% |
| 14% | 14% | 0% | BTTS | BTTS | 0% | 43% | 50% |
| 71% | 86% | 100% | Clean Sheets | C S | 50% | 14% | 29% |
| 50% | 29% | 50% | Failed to Score | F T | 100% | 57% | 43% |
| 0 | 0 | 0 | Corners for (avg) | C F | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 0 | 0 | 0 | Corners against (avg) | C A | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 2.8 | 2.7 | 1.5 | Yellow cards (avg) | Y C | 3 | 2.6 | 2.9 |
| 2 | 1 | 0 | Red cards | R C | 1 | 2 | 2 |
| 133 | 66 | 15 | Total Shots | T S | 19 | 63 | 127 |
| 48 | 28 | 5 | Shots on Target | S O | 7 | 19 | 47 |
| 31% | 39% | 60% | Goal Efficiency | G E | 0% | 26% | 36% |
- Vila Nova has the fewest conceded goals in the second half (4) in Serie C
- Vila Nova has the most clean sheets (10) in Serie C
- Vila Nova have not yet lost a game at home.
- Vila Nova have played more matches over 2,5 goals home than away.
- Vila Nova have scored at least twice as many goals as they have conceded at home.
- Vila Nova have scored at least twice as many goals at home as Botafogo PB have scored away.
| Total | Home | Away | |||||||||||||||||||
| # | Team | MP | W | D | L | F | A | MP | W | D | L | F | A | MP | W | D | L | F | A | +/- | P |
| 1 | Santa Cruz | 14 | 10 | 3 | 1 | 26 | 10 | 7 | 6 | 1 | 0 | 14 | 6 | 7 | 4 | 2 | 1 | 12 | 4 | 16 | 33 |
| 2 | Remo | 14 | 7 | 5 | 2 | 18 | 8 | 7 | 5 | 2 | 0 | 11 | 1 | 7 | 2 | 3 | 2 | 7 | 7 | 10 | 26 |
| 3 | Vila Nova | 14 | 6 | 6 | 2 | 15 | 8 | 7 | 5 | 2 | 0 | 11 | 1 | 7 | 1 | 4 | 2 | 4 | 7 | 7 | 24 |
| 4 | Paysandu | 14 | 5 | 4 | 5 | 18 | 14 | 7 | 2 | 3 | 2 | 11 | 7 | 7 | 3 | 1 | 3 | 7 | 7 | 4 | 19 |
| 5 | Manaus | 14 | 4 | 7 | 3 | 14 | 13 | 8 | 4 | 4 | 0 | 11 | 7 | 6 | 0 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 6 | 1 | 19 |
| 6 | Ferroviario | 14 | 5 | 3 | 6 | 17 | 16 | 7 | 3 | 1 | 3 | 9 | 7 | 7 | 2 | 2 | 3 | 8 | 9 | 1 | 18 |
| 7 | Jacuipense | 14 | 4 | 5 | 5 | 15 | 18 | 7 | 2 | 2 | 3 | 6 | 8 | 7 | 2 | 3 | 2 | 9 | 10 | -3 | 17 |
| 8 | Treze | 14 | 4 | 4 | 6 | 14 | 15 | 7 | 2 | 2 | 3 | 8 | 8 | 7 | 2 | 2 | 3 | 6 | 7 | -1 | 16 |
| 9 | Botafogo PB | 14 | 3 | 6 | 5 | 17 | 15 | 7 | 2 | 4 | 1 | 12 | 5 | 7 | 1 | 2 | 4 | 5 | 10 | 2 | 15 |
| 10 | Imperatriz | 14 | 0 | 1 | 13 | 8 | 45 | 6 | 0 | 1 | 5 | 5 | 14 | 8 | 0 | 0 | 8 | 3 | 31 | -37 | 1 |