Atlético GO and Vila Nova meet at Estádio Antônio Accioly, in a match for the 9 th round of Serie B. The history of recent direct confrontations between these two teams indicates total balance, since there were 5 draws and 3 wins for each team in the last 11 games. The last direct confrontation between these two teams, on 07-04-2019, ended with Atlético GO’s„ victory by (1-0). Despite being a match between 6 th and 12 th of the table, it is actually a match between the 7 th best team in home matches and the 7 th best in away matches.
Atlético GO:
After 4 wins, 2 draws and 2 losses, the home team is currently in the 6 th position, with 14 points won. In their last match, they won in an away match against Cuiabá by (0-1), after in the previous match they won (1-0) at home, against Guarani. This is a team little affected by the house factor, since it conquered similar results at home and abroad. The team comes to this match after a loss outside with Vasco da Gama by (1-0). For the championship, Atlético GO won 8 points out of 12 possible points, after 2 wins and 2 draws in the last 4 matches they played in their stadium.
For this competition, he does not lose in his stadium 4 games ago. They have not been very strong defensively, since they have suffered goals in 6 of the last 8 matches, but their offense has scored frequently, since they have scored goals in 6 of the last 8 matches for this competition. In 8 matches in this tournament, he suffered the first goal 4 times and never got the comeback. In the last 20 home matches for all competitions there is 1 period that stands out: they have conceded 6 of their 16 goals between minutes (76′-90 ‘).
The Atlético GO climbed some places in the last rounds, arrives from 2 good wins in a row and looking for another victory to continue climbing places in the leaderboard and try to enter the zone of access of the first division. The team has a reasonable attack, which has scored 10 goals in 8 games and is the fourth best of the competition, while his defense is the eighth most solid, with 8 goals suffered, noting that he did not suffer any goals in his last 2 games and only for once in the 8 rounds played so far has suffered more than one goal, being a team that leaves few spaces to its rivals and has a quick defensive recomposition. Playing at home, as in Saturday’s game, Atlético GO remains unbeaten in Serie B, with 2 wins and 2 draws, and 3 of these games had a maximum of 2 goals on the scoreboard. It is important to keep in mind that the team finds it difficult to drill solid defenses, as is that of the next opponent. For the game against Vila Nova, the coach Wagner Lopes has no problems in the starting lineup and goes to the field with the maximum strength, highlighting the striker Mike, who is the team’s top scorer in the competition, with 4 goals in 8 matches.
Vila Nova:
The away team is currently in the 12 th position of the league, with 10 points won, after 2 wins, 4 draws and 2 losses. In the penultimate match, they tied in an away match against Criciuma, by (1-1). In the last match, they won in a home match against San Bento, by (1-0). This is a team little affected by the house factor, since it conquered similar results at home and abroad. In the last match they played, for the Friendlies, they lost with Corinthians at home (1-2). In their last 4 away matches for the championship, Vila Nova has 1 win, 2 draws and 1 loss, so they have won 5 points out of 12 possible. Their offense has scored frequently, since they have scored goals in 6 of the last 8 matches for this competition. In the last 20 home matches for all competitions there are 2 periods that stand out: they have scored 9 of their 20 goals between minutes (76′-90 ‘); He suffered 13 of his 30 goals between the minutes (76’-90 ‘).
Vila Nova is doing a mediocre campaign in Serie B, but finished a series of 3 rounds without success with a good victory in the last game and is looking for 3 more points to get away from the bottom of the table. The main problem of the team is the inefficiency of its offensive sector, which has scored only 6 goals in 8 games and is the fourth worst of the competition, but his defense, on the other hand, suffered only 6 goals and is the fifth strongest , being a team that is mainly concerned with not leaving spaces behind and acts more defensively, but due to this style of play ends up having a low offensive volume. Playing away from home, as in Saturday’s match, Vila Nova comes from 3 games undefeated, in which he won 1 and tied 2. It should be noted that he only suffered 2 goals in total in these 3 games, being a team that plays even more closed in the visitor situation.
PREDICTION: Atletico GO to win @ 2,08
