Vitória and Internacional meet at Estádio Manoel Barradas, in a match for the 8 th round of Serie A. In this stadium, the history of direct confrontations is favorable to the home team, which has 3 wins in the last 3 games. In fact, the last time these two teams played a match in this stadium was on 19-04-2018, in a match for the Copa do Brasil that ended with the victory of Vitória by (4-3), in the tiebreak penalties. The only goal of the match was scored by Neilton (81 ‘). In this game the home factor may be decisive, since both teams present considerable differences in the results achieved at home and as a visitor.
Vitória:
The home team is currently in the 14 th position of the league, with 8 points won, after 2 wins, 2 draws and 3 losses. In the penultimate match, they won in a home match against Ceará, by (2-1). In the last match, they tied in an away match against Botafogo, by (1-1). This is a team that usually makes good use of the home advantage, stronger with the help of its supporters, since in the last 30 matches they register 5 wins, 2 draws and 8 losses in away matches, with 23 goals scored and 25 conceded; against 8 wins, 4 draws and 3 losses at their stadium, with 26 goals scored and 16 conceded. In the last 10 home matches Vitória has won 5, tied 3 and lost 2. They have not been very strong defensively, since they have suffered goals in their last 7 games, but their offense has scored frequently, since they have scored goals in all of the last 7 matches for this competition. In 15 games, he suffered the first goal 8 times and never got the comeback.
The Vitória is a club that never managed to conquer the Serie A of the Brazilian Championship, having as its most outstanding campaign the Serie A of the Brazilian Championship of 1993, when it was the runner-up. In the Baiano Championship this year, the team was left with the second place, to be defeated by an added 3×1 scoreboard by its biggest rival, Bahia, who beat away from home by 0x1 and at home by 2×1. In the Serie A of the Brazilian Championship of 2018, the home team is already having to worry about the last positions, being currently two points ahead of the first team in the relegation zone, Atlético-PR. In the last eight games that Vitória played at home, in four there were more than 0.5 goals already in the first half. We believe that in this match Vitória will maintain his offensive style, characteristic of coach Vagner Mancini, and he will be able to open the scoring in the first half, counting on good players mainly on the offensive side, such as Neilton and Wallyson.
International:
After 3 wins, 2 draws and 2 losses, the away team is currently in the 8 th position, with 11 points won. In the penultimate match, they won in a home match against Chapecoense, by (3-0). In the last match, they won in a home match against Corinthians, by (2-1). This is a team that usually makes good use of the home advantage, stronger with the help of its supporters, since in the last 30 matches they register 4 wins, 5 draws and 6 losses in away matches; against 11 wins, 3 draws and 1 loss at their stadium. In the last away game in this competition, they have tied (0-0) against Grêmio. In the last 10 away matches the Internacional has 2 wins, 3 draws and 5 losses. In their away matches there is a tendency for few goals, since in 43 of the last 65 they played there were less than 3 goals. In 15 matches, they suffered the first goal 6 times and only managed 1 comeback. There is 1 period that stands out in the last 20 away matches for all competitions: they have suffered 6 of their 17 goals between minutes (31’-45 ‘).
The Internacional is a club that has already won the title of the Brazilian Serie A championship three times. The team has just reached this division, after being the runner-up of the Serie B in 2017, gaining access to the elite of the Brazilian soccer In the 2018 season the team was eliminated in the quarterfinals of the Gaucho championship and in the Brazilian Serie A championship it has been trying to make a good campaign, but when it acts outside the home it does not manage to impose its superiority. So far, in three away matches, he lost two and tied one, not scoring goals in any of these games, but now that he has won his last home game over Corinthians, by 2×1, he may have regained his offensive confidence, so he should make a better display and try to score some goals.
PREDICTION: 1X @ 1.44
