Vila Nova FC – Atletico GO Prediction & Picks (16.06.2018)

Vila Nova and Atlético GO face each other in Estádio do Governo do Estado de Goiás (Serra Doura), in a match for the 11th round of Serie B. In this stadium, the history of direct confrontations is favorable to the visiting team, which registers 4 victories , 2 draws and 3 losses in the last 9 matches, however, the last time these teams played a match in this stadium was on 02-02-2018, for Goiano 1, they ended in a draw for (1 – 1) The goals of the match were scored by Philippe (89 ‘), for Vila Nova, and Rene (30’), for Atlético GO, despite being a match between 7 th and 13 th of the table, it is actually a confrontation between the 10th classified in games at home and 10th as a visitor.

Vila Nova:

After 4 wins, 3 draws and 3 losses, the home team is currently in the 7 th position, with 15 points won. In their last match, they tied with Guarani by (1-1), after in the previous match they tied for (0-0) at home, in a match against Fortaleza. This is a team little affected by the home factor, that is, usually conquer as many points at home as outside. In his last matches he scored 4 goals and suffered 2 at home, against 5 scored and 6 suffered as a visitor. For the championship, Vila Nova won 8 points out of 15 possible, after 2 wins, 2 draws and 1 loss in the last 5 home matches.

For this competition, he does not win 6 games ago. In 10 matches in this competition, he never got the comeback in the 4 games in which he suffered the first goal.

The Vila Nova is a team that never managed to conquer the B Series of the Brazilian championship, having as the most important title in its history that of the C Series of the Brazilian championship, conquered in 2015. In the Goiano championship of this year, the team did not achieve reach the final, because he was eliminated in the semifinal by the Aparecidense, through a shoot-off on penalties. In Serie B of the Brazilian championship of 2018, the team is trying to get close to the top-ranked players, currently three points behind the fourth-placed team. In the last eleven games that Vila Nova played in the status of visitor, he suffered goals in eight of them. We believe that in this match that pattern will be repeated, as the Vila Nova will play against a team that, although not so strong, has scored goals regularly when playing away from home.

Atlético GO:

After 3 wins, 3 draws and 4 losses, the away team is currently in the 13 th position of the league, with 12 points won. In their last match, they lost with Figueirense at home (3-4), after in the previous match they tied for a match against Juventude, by (2-2). This is a stronger team in their stadium, where they have won 8 points, against only 4 in their away matches. In the last 4 away league matches Atlético GO has a record of 1 win, 1 draw and 2 losses, so they have won 4 points out of 12 possible. They have not been very strong defensively, since they have suffered goals in 9 of the last 10 matches, but their offense has scored frequently, since they have scored goals in 8 of the last 10 matches for this competition. In 10 matches in this competition, they suffered the first goal 5 times, but got the comeback by 2.

Atlético Goianiense is a club that has already won the title of the Brazilian Serie B championship. That title was conquered recently, in the 2016 season, which allowed it to rise to the first division of Brazilian football. In 2017 the club made a terrible campaign in Serie A and returned to Serie B. In this season of 2018, the team had a negative performance in the Goian championship and failed to qualify for the final. In the Brazilian championship of Serie B, the team is in the middle of the table and has alternated between draws and defeats in the last four days, however, has starred in quite intense games and with several goals.