Vila Nova FC – Santa Cruz Prediction & Preview and Betting Tips (07.11.2017)

Vila Nova and Santa Cruz meet at Estádio do Governo do Estado de Goiás (Serra Doura), in a match for the 34 th round of Serie B. Santa Cruz won at home by (1-0) the last time they met in this edition of the league, on 07-19-2017 The record of direct matches of the last 3 years is favorable to the visiting team, which in the last 3 matches won 2 and lost 1. Particular attention is required for the home / outside, since both teams present significantly different results at home and abroad.

Vila Nova FC :

The home team is currently in the 6 th position of the league, with 52 points won, after 14 wins, 10 draws and 9 losses. In the penultimate match, they lost in an away match against Paraná, by (1-0). In the last match, they tied in an away match against Paysandu, by (1-1). This is a team that usually makes good use of the home advantage, stronger with the help of its supporters, since in the last 30 matches they register 5 wins, 4 draws and 6 losses in away matches, with 11 goals scored and 14 conceded; against 8 wins, 5 draws and 2 losses at their stadium, with 21 goals scored and 10 conceded. For the championship, Vila Nova won 18 points out of 30 possible, after 5 wins, 3 draws and 2 losses in the last 10 home matches. In their home league matches the most frequent result at half-time was the 0-0 (6 out of 16 matches). In 33 matches in this tournament, he suffered the first goal 10 times and never got the comeback.

Vila Nova returns to play against their fans for the Serie B of the Brazilian championship, after two consecutive exhibitions away from home, and does not go through a great moment of form, as they conquered only one victory in the last seven days, losing important points for a club that wants to fight for the promotion to the first division. As its offensive sector is leaving much to be desired, especially in the second half of the competition, it is clear that the great responsible for the good classification of the team is the defensive system, which is among the four best in the competition. In his last match, he failed to beat Paysandu and ended up embittering another draw. Playing at home, has been doing a reasonably good campaign and in that condition has shown great performance in the defense, adding only ten goals in sixteen matches. The coach should not have large absences for this game, with the exception of striker Tiago Adan, who is suspended.

Santa Cruz :

After 7 wins, 11 draws and 15 losses, the away team is currently in the 18 th position of the league, with 32 points won. In their last match, they lost with Náutico at home (2-3), after in the previous match they tied at home, in a match against Luverdense, by (0-0). This is a team that usually makes good use of the home advantage, stronger with the help of its supporters, since in the last 30 matches they register 1 win, 5 draws and 9 losses in away matches, with 10 goals scored and 24 conceded; against 3 wins, 6 draws and 6 losses at their stadium, with 17 goals scored and 17 conceded. For the championship, Santa Cruz won 5 points out of 30 possible, after 5 draws and 5 losses in the last 10 matches as a visitor.

For this competition, they have not won any of the last 12 away matches. In their home league matches the most frequent result at half-time was the 0-0 (6 out of 16 matches). Defensive consistency has not been their best feature, as they have conceded goals in 7 of the last 10 matches for this competition. In 33 matches in this tournament, he suffered the first goal 17 times and only managed 2 comebacks. In the last 16 home matches for this competition there is 1 period that stands out: they have scored 5 of their 12 goals between minutes (76′-90 ‘).

The Santa Cruz did not manage to make a good campaign throughout the Serie B of the Brazilian championship and now lives a very complicated moment in this final phase of the league, since it needs very good results to try to escape the descent. However, these results are not appearing. The visiting team comes from two consecutive home games, none of them having won, thus reaching its ninth consecutive game without winning the competition. On the last day, the team was superior, with 63% possession of the ball, having finished more than twice as many times as the opponent, but without precision, leaving the Nautical to reach the victory already in the final minutes of the match. Both sectors have collaborated for the weak performance of the club of Pernambuco, but the defense seems to have more responsibility in this disastrous season, appearing among the six weakest. The coach does not seem to have great absences for this game, with the exception of midfielder Derley, sent off on the final day.