📏 Form Guide

Vila Nova

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Vila Nova will be looking for an improved result here following the 1-0 Serie B loss in their previous game against Coritiba.

In that game, Vila Nova managed 30% possession and 6 attempts on goal with 0 on target. On the other side, Coritiba had 13 shots at goal with 2 of them on target. Josué (97') was the scorer for Coritiba.

Fixtures with Vila Nova have often been engaging encounters recently with a lot of goalmouth action being the norm. Over their past 6 clashes alone, a total of 20 goals have been recorded for both teams combined (at an average of 3.33 goals per game) with 12 of those belonging to Vila Nova. That being said, time will tell if the trend might be maintained in this next match or not.

Paysandu

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Since a loss in their previous game against Atletico PR in Serie B competition, Paysandu and their fans will hope to get a better result this time.

In that game, Paysandu had 52% possession and 12 shots at goal with 2 on target. The only player to score for Paysandu was Leandro Vilela (42'). Athletico Paranaense got 8 shots on goal with 3 of them on target. Bruno Zapelli (33') and Renan (72') scored for Atletico PR.

Paysandu have had no problems opening up opposition defences in their most recent fixtures, scoring 8 goals in their previous 6 matches. This doesn’t mask the fact that Paysandu have had their own issues at the back, also conceding in 5 of those same games.

🤜🤛 Head to head

The last league contest featuring the two was Serie B match day 38 on 24/11/2024 which finished with the scoreline of Paysandu 2-1 Vila Nova.

On that occasion, Paysandu managed 64% possession and 28 shots on goal with 8 on target. The scorer was Lucas Maia (90').

For their opponents, Vila Nova had 11 shots at goal with 5 of them on target.

📋 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.

📋 Team News: Paysandu

In an otherwise full-strength group, there is only a single fitness issue for the Paysandu gaffer Luizinho Lopes to be concerned with. Edinho (Torn knee ligaments) misses out for this game.

🧠 Prediction

We’ve got the feeling that Paysandu have enough to score against this Vila Nova side, however that might not be as many as they will have scored against them.

We can see a very close game with a 2-1 advantage for Vila Nova when all is said and done. Should be a good one.

Victor Martins, 20:17 12/04/2025