The Serie B meeting at Estádio Onésio Brasileiro Alvarenga on Saturday will see hosts Vila Nova do battle with Chapecoense.
All of our predictions, stats and the user poll for Vila Nova v Chapecoense are shown below - as well as up-to-date odds.
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Form Guide
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Vila Nova
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Vila Nova are hoping to win again after their last result, a 2-0 Serie B triumph against Botafogo-SP.
In that game, Vila Nova managed 49% possession and 18 shots at goal with 4 on target. The only player to score for Vila Nova was Igor Henrique (43'). At the other end, Botafogo-SP got 5 attempts at goal with 1 on target.
Their more recent scorelines shine a light on the fact that it has been a great time for the Vila Nova defence. Vila Nova have kept it tight, with the total number of goals that have gone in at their end during their previous six games standing at 3.
Chapecoense
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Chapecoense will go into this meeting following on from a 1-0 Serie B win against Athletic Club in their most recent outing.
In that game, Chapecoense had 46% possession and 8 attempts at goal with 3 of them on target. For their opponents, Athletic Club had 16 attempts on goal with 5 on target.
In the course of their 6 latest matches, Gilmar Dal Pozzo's Chapecoense have found the net a total of 6 times therefore giving them the goals per game average of 1.
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Head to head
A look at their prior head to head meetings dating back to 19/05/2022 tells us that Vila Nova have won 3 of these and Chapecoense 0, with the number of drawn games standing at 3.
A sum of 11 goals were yielded between them in this period, with 7 of them for Tigre and 4 belonging to Verdão. That is an average goals per game value of 1.83.
The last league meeting featuring the two was Serie B match day 27 on 18/09/2024 when it finished Vila Nova 3-2 Chapecoense.
That time, Vila Nova had 53% possession and 17 shots at goal with 7 of them on target. The goals were scored by Alesson (7', 26') and Junior Todinho (51').
For their opponents, Chapecoense had 11 attempts at goal with 5 of them on target. Victor Caetano (89') scored.
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Team News: Vila Nova
Éric Davis (Knee injury), Guilherme Parede (Cruciate ligament injury) and Marcondes (Cruciate ligament injury) will not be able to play for Vila Nova boss Rafael Lacerda.
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Prediction
We’re inclined to think that Chapecoense will have to perform well to score goals against this Vila Nova team who we reckon should just have the edge.
We’ve gone for a very competitive encounter with a 1-0 win for Vila Nova when all is said and done.
We’re expecting it to be that close.
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⚽️ What are the best odds for this match?
Turning to the betting odds in the full-time result market, staking on Vila Nova is best priced at 1.9, going for the draw is 3.3 and taking a punt on victory for Chapecoense can be had at 4.1. These are the best returns available as of now.
Lucas Pereira,
04:10 22/04/2025
Odds correct at time of publishing. All odds subject to change.
🏟️ Team Focus:
Vila Nova
Formed: 1943
Stadium: Estádio Onésio Brasileiro Alvarenga (11,788)
Captain: Tiago Pagnussat
Chairman: Hugo Jorge Bravo
Manager: Rafael Lacerda
Competitions: Serie B position 4, Copa do Brasil (Third Round)