Grêmio Novorizontino will arrive at Estádio Onésio Brasileiro Alvarenga on Friday for the Serie B tie with hosts Vila Nova.
Our Vila Nova v Grêmio Novorizontino tips, poll and stats can be seen in full below - as well as up-to-date odds.
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Vila Nova
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Vila Nova will be wanting a better result here following the 1-0 Serie B defeat last time out to Cuiabá.
In that game, Vila Nova managed 45% possession and 7 attempts at goal with 2 on target. On the other side, Cuiaba had 14 shots at goal with 6 of them on target. Juan Christian (13') scored for Cuiabá.
Vila Nova haven’t made the most of their chances of late. Their goals record equals just 4 against opposing sides over the course of their previous six matches. In those meetings, Vila Nova have also seen the tally of goals that have gone against them come to 8.
Going into this encounter, Vila Nova are undefeated in their previous 4 home league matches.
Grêmio Novorizontino
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Grêmio Novorizontino will come into the encounter after a 3-1 Serie B win as they beat Paysandu in their most recent fixture.
In that game, Grêmio Novorizontino managed 63% possession and 22 attempts at goal with 6 on target. The only player on the scoresheet for Grêmio Novorizontino was Nathan Fogaça (27', 60', 82'). Paysandu had 10 attempts on goal with 4 on target.
The stats tell the story, and Grêmio Novorizontino have been scored against in 5 of their last 6 matches, seeing their opponents hit 6 goals in all. Defensively, Grêmio Novorizontino have been far from perfect. In any event, we’ll just have to find out if that trend might be maintained in this game or not.
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Head to head
Checking out their prior head to head meetings dating back to 12/04/2022, neither club has come out on top overall with Vila Nova winning 2 of those games, Grêmio Novorizontino 2 and 2 being drawn in regulation time.
A combined total of 14 goals were scored between the two sides during those clashes, with 6 from Tigre and 8 belonging to Grêmio N. That’s an average goals per game of 2.33.
The last league game featuring the two was Serie B match day 24 on 31/08/2024 when it finished Grêmio Novorizontino 2-0 Vila Nova.
On that day, Grêmio Novorizontino managed 47% possession and 18 attempts on goal with 6 of them on target.
At the other end, Vila Nova had 11 shots on goal with 2 of them on target.
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Team News: Vila Nova
Guilherme Parede (Cruciate ligament injury) and Marcondes (Cruciate ligament injury) will be missing for Vila Nova manager Rafael Lacerda.
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Team News: Grêmio Novorizontino
From a largely available squad, there’s just a single fitness problem for the Grêmio Novorizontino manager Umberto Louzer to contend with. Renato Palm (Cruciate ligament injury) won’t be in action.
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Prediction
When taking all factors into account, Grêmio Novorizontino and Vila Nova could end up without much reward for their efforts here.
Let’s see what happens, but it could well be that we end up with scores level and two clean sheets. We’re therefore anticipating a tight encounter, finishing with a 0-0 score at the end of the 90 minutes.
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⚽️ What are the top odds for this match?
Turning to the betting odds on the 90 min. result market, a win for Vila Nova is available for 2.6, a bet on the draw is 2.9 & putting your money on the winning team to be Grêmio Novorizontino gets you 3. They are the most competitive market prices on offer right now.
Victor Martins,
20:08 28/05/2025
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 3