Both teams are enjoying a good season so far and games like this could be decisive. Here's the preview for Vila Nova - Ituano!
- Vila Nova has the fewest conceded goals in the second half (5) in Serie C
Vila Nova and Ituano 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 800 kilometers to cover before arriving at the match.
Vila Nova form and stats
The home supporters can't complain about results here at Estádio Olímpico Pedro Ludovico Teixeira as Vila Nova, who have the fewest conceded goals (2) at home in Serie C, have scored 12 goals to get 20 points from 9 games. The overall stats in the Serie C are 6-2-1 (wins-draws-losses).
Vila's last game was hosting Jacuipense and winning 1-0. 1-1 away at Treze before that.
World class coaching! That was the thoughts of F. Guedes when Maurinho scored the winning goal after coming on as a substitute in the 65th minute.
The Vila fans would probably like to see some more goals scored at their own stadium in the league, the tally being 12 in 9 matches. It's been trouble in front of goal recently, as only 1 of these goals has been scored in their last three home matches. Vila have showed great defending skills in these home games, allowing the opposition to score only 2 goals. It's worth mentioning that 1 of these goals has been conceded in their last 3 home matches.
Ituano form and stats
4 wins, 1 draw and 4 losses. That’s the product of Ituano playing as the away team in the Serie C this season. Having won their last three away games Ituano has no reason to fear anyone.
Ituano play their second away game in a row, but can be confident going into this one after the 3-0 victory visiting Sao Bento. The game before that, was lost at home, a 1-2 defeat against Ypiranga Erechim.
Scoring goals is the main ingredient in creating success in football, and not only at home. So far Ituano have scored 10 goals in 9 league games away. It's worth mentioning that 6 of these goals has been scored in their last three away matches. As opposed to that, Ituano have seen the ball go into their own net 9 times on the road. There's been improvement defensively lately, as only 0 of these goals has been conceded in their last 3 away matches.
Head 2 Head
Last three meetings between the teams: Vila won one, Ituano won one and one draw. one game with over 2,5 goals, two matches with two goals or less.Top Goalscorers
  L. Batista 2 goals |
Vila Nova missing players
Ituano missing players
| Vila Nova | Ituano | ||||||
| Total | Home | vs | Statistics | Stat | vs | Away | Total |
| 18 | 9 | 2 | Played | P | 0 | 9 | 18 |
| 8 | 6 | 1 | Won | W | 0 | 4 | 8 |
| 7 | 2 | 1 | Drew | D | 0 | 1 | 5 |
| 3 | 1 | 0 | Lost | L | 0 | 4 | 5 |
| 20 | 12 | 1 | Scored | S | 0 | 10 | 28 |
| 11 | 2 | 0 | Conceded | C | 0 | 9 | 20 |
| 72% | 78% | 50% | Over 0.5 | O 0.5 | 0% | 89% | 89% |
| 56% | 44% | 0% | Over 1.5 | O 1.5 | 0% | 67% | 78% |
| 33% | 33% | 0% | Over 2.5 | O 2.5 | 0% | 44% | 56% |
| 11% | 0% | 0% | Over 3.5 | O 3.5 | 0% | 11% | 28% |
| 0% | 0% | 0% | Over 4.5 | O 4.5 | 0% | 0% | 6% |
| 22% | 11% | 0% | BTTS | BTTS | 0% | 33% | 50% |
| 61% | 78% | 100% | Clean Sheets | C S | 0% | 44% | 39% |
| 44% | 33% | 50% | Failed to Score | F T | 0% | 33% | 22% |
| 0 | 0 | 0 | Corners for (avg) | C F | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 0 | 0 | 0 | Corners against (avg) | C A | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 2.6 | 2.7 | 3.5 | Yellow cards (avg) | Y C | 0 | 1.8 | 1.9 |
| 3 | 2 | 0 | Red cards | R C | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| 9.2 | 8.6 | 10 | Shots (avg) | S ( | 0 | 8.4 | 9.8 |
| 3.4 | 3.7 | 4 | Shots on Target (avg) | S O | 0 | 3.1 | 4.2 |
| 33% | 36% | 12% | Goal Efficiency | G E | 0% | 36% | 37% |
- Vila Nova has the fewest conceded goals (2) at home in Serie C
- Vila Nova has the fewest conceded goals in the second half (5) in Serie C
- Vila Nova has the the best goal difference (+10) at home in Serie C
- Vila Nova have scored at least twice as many goals as they have conceded at home.
| 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 | 18 | 11 | 4 | 3 | 32 | 16 | 9 | 6 | 2 | 1 | 18 | 11 | 9 | 5 | 2 | 2 | 14 | 5 | 16 | 37 |
| 2 | Remo | 18 | 8 | 7 | 3 | 20 | 10 | 9 | 5 | 3 | 1 | 11 | 3 | 9 | 3 | 4 | 2 | 9 | 7 | 10 | 31 |
| 3 | Vila Nova | 18 | 8 | 7 | 3 | 20 | 11 | 9 | 6 | 2 | 1 | 12 | 2 | 9 | 2 | 5 | 2 | 8 | 9 | 9 | 31 |
| 4 | Paysandu | 18 | 8 | 5 | 5 | 25 | 14 | 9 | 4 | 3 | 2 | 15 | 7 | 9 | 4 | 2 | 3 | 10 | 7 | 11 | 29 |
| 5 | Manaus | 18 | 6 | 8 | 4 | 19 | 18 | 9 | 4 | 4 | 1 | 11 | 9 | 9 | 2 | 4 | 3 | 8 | 9 | 1 | 26 |
| 6 | Jacuipense | 18 | 6 | 6 | 6 | 19 | 21 | 9 | 4 | 2 | 3 | 10 | 10 | 9 | 2 | 4 | 3 | 9 | 11 | -2 | 24 |
| 7 | Ferroviario | 18 | 6 | 5 | 7 | 27 | 22 | 9 | 4 | 2 | 3 | 16 | 7 | 9 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 11 | 15 | 5 | 23 |
| 8 | Botafogo PB | 18 | 4 | 8 | 6 | 19 | 17 | 9 | 2 | 6 | 1 | 13 | 6 | 9 | 2 | 2 | 5 | 6 | 11 | 2 | 20 |
| 9 | Treze | 18 | 4 | 7 | 7 | 19 | 21 | 9 | 2 | 4 | 3 | 10 | 10 | 9 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 9 | 11 | -2 | 19 |
| 10 | Imperatriz | 18 | 0 | 1 | 17 | 10 | 60 | 9 | 0 | 1 | 8 | 7 | 22 | 9 | 0 | 0 | 9 | 3 | 38 | -50 | 1 |