The Serie B game at Estádio Rei Pelé on Monday will see home team CRB taking on opponents Vila Nova.
For all of our match predictions, pre-game poll and statistics for CRB v Vila Nova, scroll down (including the best match odds).
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CRB
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CRB, who won their previous game, will hope for a similar result following the 0-1 Serie B success against Ceará.
In that match, CRB had 48% possession and 12 attempts at goal with 3 of them on target. The only player to score for CRB was Mikael (45'). For their opponents, Ceara had 20 shots at goal with 6 on target.
In their prior 6 games, Fábio Matias's CRB have scored a combined total of 7 times - an average number of goals per match equal to 1.17.
Vila Nova
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Vila Nova will come into the match following on from a 2-1 Serie B win vs Fortaleza in their previous game.
In that match, Vila Nova had 52% possession and 10 shots on goal with 4 of them on target. The only player to score for Vila Nova was Mendes (14'). Fortaleza had 9 attempts at goal with 3 of them on target. Henrique (78') was the scorer for Fortaleza.
The stats tell the story, and Vila Nova have been scored against in 6 of their last 6 matches, conceding 10 goals in total. Defensively, Vila Nova just haven’t been too solid at all. Previous results aside, we must now wait to see if that trend might persist in this next game.
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Head to head
Checking on their past head to head clashes stretching back to 03/09/2023 tells us that CRB have won 3 of these & Vila Nova 2, with the tally of draws being 1.
A total of 11 goals were produced between them throughout the course of those matches, with 6 for Galo and 5 coming from Tigre. The average number of goals per game works out to 1.83.
The previous league match featuring these clubs was Serie B match day 1 on 21/03/2026 which finished with the scoreline of Vila Nova 2-2 CRB.
On that occasion, Vila Nova managed 39% possession and 0 shots at goal with 0 of them on target. Their only player to score was Dellatorre (48').
For their opponents, CRB had 1 shots at goal with 1 of them on target. Mikael (17') and Neto (90') scored.
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Prediction
We’re of the opinion that Vila Nova are likely to get a goal against this CRB lineup, although that probably shouldn’t prevent them from conceding a couple at the other end.
We’re going for a 2-1 winning score for CRB at the end of this one. Looking forward to this.
Victor Martins,
13:05 23/07/2026
Odds correct at time of publishing. All odds subject to change.
🏟️ Team Focus:
CRB
Formed: 1912
Stadium: Estádio Rei Pelé (17,126)
Captain: Fábio Alemão
Chairman: Mário Marroquim
Manager: Fábio Matias
Competitions: Serie B position 10