It's early days in the Serie C and both Vila Nova and Santa Cruz are still hoping for a flying start in order to set the tone for the season. Three points can make a big difference at this stage.
Both teams have had enough rest since their last competitive action. Let's hope for an energetic game!
It's time to recharge all electronic entertainment devices for Santa Cruz, who are travelling more than 2300 kilometers to play this game.
Vila Nova form and stats
The hosts won their first Serie C game here at Estádio Onésio Brasileiro Alvarenga, lifting spirits. Home statistics for Vila Nova last season were 3 wins, 1 draw and 1 loss from 5 games. Two home wins in a row for Vila bring valid hopes of a third.
Henan was the last player to score a league goal for Vila Nova and it's becoming a more and more distant memory as Vila haven't scored in 197 minutes.
An away draw last time out for Vila Nova, facing Remo in a game that ended 0-0. Heartbreak before that as Vila Nova lost 0-4 at Ferroviario's place.
It's still early days, but we have some goal stats for the Vila Nova at home in the league. 2 on target and 0 scored by the opposition; from 1 match.
Santa Cruz form and stats
Four points from two away games for Santa Cruz, meaning one draw and one victory in the Serie C so far. In general it has been a productive period now for Santa as they haven't lost any of their last twelve games.
The supporters enjoyed Santa's previous game versus Imperatriz (placed 9th), a Serie C 2-0 win played at home. Preceding that game was the away victory against Botafogo PB with the score of 2-1.
As for goals scored and conceded in the league games away so far, Santa Cruz has managed 2 goals and let in 1 from 2 matches.
Head 2 Head
Head-to-head totals (for the last five meetings): Vila won two games, one match ended with a draw and Santa Cruz has two wins. Over 2,5 goals / under 2,5 goals: two / threeTop Goalscorers
  W. Lima Silva e Silva 6 goals |  D. Bittencourt Morais 3 goals |  L. Batista 2 goals |
Vila Nova missing players
Santa Cruz missing players
| Vila Nova | Santa Cruz | ||||||
| Total | Home | vs | Statistics | Stat | vs | Away | Total |
| 4 | 1 | 0 | Played | P | 0 | 2 | 4 |
| 1 | 1 | 0 | Won | W | 0 | 1 | 3 |
| 2 | 0 | 0 | Drew | D | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| 1 | 0 | 0 | Lost | L | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 3 | 2 | 0 | Scored | S | 0 | 2 | 7 |
| 5 | 0 | 0 | Conceded | C | 0 | 1 | 3 |
| 75% | 100% | 0% | Over 0.5 | O 0.5 | 0% | 50% | 75% |
| 75% | 100% | 0% | Over 1.5 | O 1.5 | 0% | 50% | 75% |
| 25% | 0% | 0% | Over 2.5 | O 2.5 | 0% | 50% | 50% |
| 25% | 0% | 0% | Over 3.5 | O 3.5 | 0% | 0% | 25% |
| 0% | 0% | 0% | Over 4.5 | O 4.5 | 0% | 0% | 25% |
| 25% | 0% | 0% | BTTS | BTTS | 0% | 50% | 50% |
| 50% | 100% | 0% | Clean Sheets | C S | 0% | 50% | 50% |
| 50% | 0% | 0% | Failed to Score | F T | 0% | 50% | 25% |
| 5.2 | 5 | 0 | Corners for (avg) | C F | 0 | 2.5 | 2.2 |
| 4.2 | 5 | 0 | Corners against (avg) | C A | 0 | 4 | 2.8 |
| 2.2 | 3 | 0 | Yellow cards (avg) | Y C | 0 | 1.5 | 1.5 |
| 1 | 0 | 0 | Red cards | R C | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 33 | 9 | 0 | Total Shots | T S | 0 | 14 | 27 |
| 9 | 3 | 0 | Shots on Target | S O | 0 | 4 | 8 |
| 33% | 67% | 0% | Goal Efficiency | G E | 0% | 50% | 88% |
- Santa Cruz has the most scored goals in the first half (3)
- Santa Cruz is in the best form (3-1-0)
| Vila Nova | Last season | Santa Cruz | |||||
| Total | Home | Statistics | Stat | Away | Total | ||
| 10 | 5 | Played | P | 5 | 9 | ||
| 3 | 3 | Won | W | 1 | 4 | ||
| 3 | 1 | Drew | D | 1 | 2 | ||
| 4 | 1 | Lost | L | 3 | 3 | ||
| 6 | 4 | Scored | S | 1 | 8 | ||
| 6 | 1 | Conceded | C | 5 | 6 | ||
| 80% | 80% | Over 0.5 | O 0.5 | 80% | 78% | ||
| 30% | 20% | Over 1.5 | O 1.5 | 20% | 33% | ||
| 10% | 0% | Over 2.5 | O 2.5 | 20% | 33% | ||
| 0% | 0% | Over 3.5 | O 3.5 | 0% | 11% | ||
| 0% | 0% | Over 4.5 | O 4.5 | 0% | 0% | ||
| 20% | 0% | BTTS | BTTS | 0% | 11% | ||
| 50% | 80% | Clean Sheets | C S | 40% | 56% | ||
| 50% | 40% | Failed to Score | F T | 80% | 56% | ||
| 6.9 | 8 | Corners for (avg) | C F | 2.6 | 4.2 | ||
| 3 | 3.2 | Corners against (avg) | C A | 4.6 | 3.7 | ||
| 2 | 2.4 | Yellow cards (avg) | Y C | 2.4 | 2.7 | ||
| 2 | 2 | Red cards | R C | 0 | 1 | ||
| 70 | 36 | Total Shots | T S | 44 | 95 | ||
| 19 | 11 | Shots on Target | S O | 9 | 32 | ||
| 32% | 36% | Goal Efficiency | G E | 11% | 25% | ||
| 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 | 4 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 7 | 3 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 5 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 4 | 10 |
| 2 | Ferroviario | 4 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 10 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 6 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 4 | 2 | 8 | 9 |
| 3 | Remo | 4 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 4 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 2 | 8 |
| 4 | Manaus | 4 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 3 | 3 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 5 |
| 5 | Vila Nova | 4 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 3 | 5 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 5 | -2 | 5 |
| 6 | Jacuipense | 3 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4 |
| 7 | Paysandu | 4 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 4 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 4 | -2 | 4 |
| 8 | Botafogo PB | 4 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 5 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 3 | -3 | 2 |
| 9 | Imperatriz | 2 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 2 | -2 | 1 |
| 10 | Treze | 3 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 2 | 7 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 4 | -5 | 0 |
| Last season | Total | Home | Away | ||||||||||||||||||
| # | Team | MP | W | D | L | F | A | MP | W | D | L | F | A | MP | W | D | L | F | A | +/- | P |
| 1 | Atlético GO | 10 | 7 | 2 | 1 | 23 | 3 | 6 | 5 | 1 | 0 | 20 | 2 | 4 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 1 | 20 | 23 |
| 2 | Goianesia | 10 | 4 | 3 | 3 | 8 | 8 | 5 | 2 | 1 | 2 | 4 | 5 | 5 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 4 | 3 | 0 | 15 |
| 3 | Vila Nova | 10 | 3 | 3 | 4 | 6 | 6 | 5 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 4 | 1 | 5 | 0 | 2 | 3 | 2 | 5 | 0 | 12 |
| 4 | Aparecidense | 10 | 3 | 2 | 5 | 14 | 15 | 5 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 4 | 7 | 5 | 2 | 1 | 2 | 10 | 8 | -1 | 11 |
| 5 | Ipora | 10 | 2 | 4 | 4 | 7 | 9 | 5 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 3 | 2 | 5 | 0 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 7 | -2 | 10 |
| 6 | Anapolina | 10 | 1 | 3 | 6 | 12 | 21 | 5 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 6 | 8 | 5 | 0 | 1 | 4 | 6 | 13 | -9 | 6 |
| Last season | Total | Home | Away | ||||||||||||||||||
| # | Team | MP | W | D | L | F | A | MP | W | D | L | F | A | MP | W | D | L | F | A | +/- | P |
| 1 | Ceará | 8 | 3 | 5 | 0 | 15 | 9 | 4 | 1 | 3 | 0 | 8 | 7 | 4 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 7 | 2 | 6 | 14 |
| 2 | Vitoria | 8 | 3 | 5 | 0 | 11 | 5 | 4 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 6 | 2 | 4 | 1 | 3 | 0 | 5 | 3 | 6 | 14 |
| 3 | Confianca | 8 | 4 | 2 | 2 | 11 | 6 | 4 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 5 | 1 | 4 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 6 | 5 | 5 | 14 |
| 4 | Santa Cruz | 8 | 4 | 1 | 3 | 8 | 6 | 4 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 7 | 1 | 4 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 1 | 5 | 2 | 13 |
| 5 | Nautico | 8 | 3 | 2 | 3 | 11 | 13 | 4 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 4 | 5 | 4 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 7 | 8 | -2 | 11 |
| 6 | CSA | 8 | 2 | 1 | 5 | 8 | 9 | 4 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 4 | 5 | -1 | 7 |
| 7 | Imperatriz | 7 | 2 | 1 | 4 | 10 | 13 | 4 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 7 | 7 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 6 | -3 | 7 |
| 8 | América RN | 8 | 1 | 3 | 4 | 7 | 12 | 4 | 0 | 3 | 1 | 2 | 4 | 4 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 5 | 8 | -5 | 6 |