Athletic Club will face off against visiting rivals Vila Nova at Estádio Joaquim Portugal in the Serie B clash on Wednesday.
View all of the Athletic Club v Vila Nova predictions, poll and stats below - along with the latest match odds.
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Athletic Club
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Athletic Club will be looking for a repeat result of the 2-1 Serie B victory versus Volta Redonda.
In that match, Athletic Club managed 43% possession and 7 shots at goal with 5 on target. On the other side, Volta Redonda had 14 attempts at goal with 3 of them on target.
Matches involving Athletic Club have tended to be absorbing encounters recently with plenty of scoring being the norm. Over their past 6 games alone, a grand total of 23 goals have been scored for both sides combined (at an average of 3.83 goals per game) with 8 of them being chalked up by Athletic Club.
Vila Nova
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Since tasting defeat last time out to Cruzeiro in Copa do Brasil action, Vila Nova and their travelling fans will hope for a better result here.
In that game, Vila Nova had 40% possession and 9 attempts at goal with 1 on target. Cruzeiro got 17 shots on goal with 4 of them on target. Kaio Jorge (34', 37') scored for Cruzeiro.
In 5 of the past 6 games involving Vila Nova, a notably low volume of goals have gone in between them and opposing teams. The overall average number of goals per game in that period is just 1.83, with the number of goals averaged by Tigre standing at 1. Previous results aside, time will tell if such a trend will be maintained in this match.
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Team News: Vila Nova
Vila Nova boss Rafael Lacerda has to currently contend with reduced team options. Éric Davis (Knee injury), Guilherme Parede (Cruciate ligament injury) and Marcondes (Cruciate ligament injury) will not be playing here.
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Prediction
In our opinion, Vila Nova certainly have the ability to break down this Athletic Club team, although that might not quite be as many as they’ll concede.
We’re going for a tight encounter finishing with a 2-1 advantage for Athletic Club after 90 minutes. Should be a good one.
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⚽️ What are the top odds for the game?
Checking out the betting prices for the game on the 90 minute result market, putting your money on Athletic Club is available for 2.3, going for the game finishing all-square is 2.88 & staking on victory for Vila Nova is 3.3. Those are the most competitive prices available at present.
Renata Leite,
05:02 04/05/2025
Odds correct at time of publishing. All odds subject to change.
⚽️ Team Focus:
Athletic Club
Formed: 1909
Stadium: Estádio Joaquim Portugal (4,655)
Captain: Diego Fumaça
Chairman: Renato Luiz Baccarini Filho
Manager: Roger Rodrigues da Silva
Competitions: Serie B position 16