Week 18 features a match on Saturday Jul 16th, where Vila Nova hosts CSA in a clash of the Serie B. The game day is forecasted to be a cloudy but warm day with daytime temperatures of 22 degrees, which is great football weather. Vila Nova is fresh off their 1-1 draw against Bahia. Pablo Dyego scored the first goal for Vila Nova in the 64th minute, but Gregory Rodrigues Xavier got the equalizer for Bahia in the 87th minute earning Bahia a comeback draw. Vila Nova looks to improve on their recent performance, having earned only 6 points in their last 10 matches, while 19th placed CSA is fresh off their 0-1 loss against Ponte Preta. Lucca scored the first goal for Ponte Preta in the 56th minute, and that single goal was all that was necessary as neither team could manage any more scoring In the end, CSA couldn’t muster any offence and Ponte Preta ran away with the shutout win. CSA looks to improve on their recent performance, having lost 3 of their last 10.
This will be the first match for these two teams against eachother this season. Last season Vila Nova won the head to head battle with 1 win. Vila Nova hasn’t been successful in netting any goals lately. Their top scorers in the last five matches are Rubens and Pablo Dyego, and they each have 1 goal.