Operário Ferroviário will be the visitors at Estádio Onésio Brasileiro Alvarenga on Friday for the Serie B showdown with home side Vila Nova.
For all of our match predictions, pre-game poll and statistics for Vila Nova v Operário Ferroviário, scroll down (including the best match odds).
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Form Guide
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Vila Nova
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Vila Nova are hoping to win again following a 1-3 Serie B victory over Ferroviária.
In that match, Vila Nova managed 40% possession and 15 shots at goal with 9 of them on target. For Vila Nova, goals were scored by Weverton (3'), Dodozinho (61') and Todinho (90'). At the other end, Ferroviária got 16 attempts at goal with 3 on target.
It’s been a rare occasion in recent times where Vila Nova have managed to hold out for a full 90 minutes. The facts show that Vila Nova have been scored against in 5 of their previous 6 matches, giving up 8 goals along the way. That kind of pattern isn’t assured to be carried forward into this match, of course.
Going into this encounter, Vila Nova have not been beaten in the league by Operário Ferroviário in their last 7 games.
Operário Ferroviário
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After tasting defeat last time out to Volta Redonda in Serie B competition, Operário Ferroviário and their travelling supporters will be hoping that they can get a better result in this one.
In that game, Operário Ferroviário had 53% possession and 10 attempts on goal with 1 on target. Volta Redonda had 16 shots at goal with 2 of them on target.
The stats don’t lie, and Operário Ferroviário have been scored against in 5 of their last 6 games, letting opponents get 9 goals in total. At the back, Operário Ferroviário have clearly had some problems.
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Head to head
Checking on their past head to head results going back to 28/06/2021 reveals that these fixtures have not been good ones for Operário Ferroviário. They’ve not managed to register any wins at all whereas Vila Nova have been the better of the two, finishing as winners in 67% of those ties.
A combined sum of 14 goals were yielded between them in these games, with 9 of them for Tigre and 5 coming from Fantasma. That’s an average goals per game of 2.33.
The last league game between these sides was Serie B match day 22 on 21/08/2024 which ended up with the score at Operário Ferroviário 2-3 Vila Nova.
In that game, Operário Ferroviário had 53% possession and 11 shots on goal with 5 on target. The scorers were Mingotti (3') and Garcia (84').
Vila Nova had 10 attempts at goal with 4 on target. Todinho (51') and Urso (72') scored.
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Team News: Vila Nova
Looking at personnel, there is just one fitness concern for the Vila Nova boss Luizinho Lopes to contend with from a near full-strength group. Marcondes (Cruciate ligament injury) is out of contention.
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Prediction
We’re of the opinion that Operário Ferroviário certainly have the ability to find the back of the net against this Vila Nova outfit, however it probably won’t be enough to avoid defeat.
Our selection here is for a tight encounter finishing with a 2-1 winning score for Vila Nova at full-time. There looks to be little in this one.
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⚽️ What are the top odds for this match?
Regarding the current betting odds in the full-time result market, backing Vila Nova is best priced at 1.91, a wager on the draw is 3.2 & taking a punt on victory for Operário Ferroviário can be had at 4.2. Those are the most competitive bets offered right now.
Renata Leite,
19:02 07/07/2025
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: Luizinho Lopes
Competitions: Serie B position 7