In this week 29 match, on Wednesday Sep 7th, Vila Nova plays host to Guarani in a meeting of these two Serie B teams. The game day is forecasted to be a cloudy but hot day with daytime temperatures of 28 degrees, hopefuly the heat doesn’t affect the players too much. Vila Nova is fresh off their 1-2 loss against Grêmio. Gabriel Teixeira Aragão struck first for Grêmio in the 3rd minute, then Thaciano added another in the 63rd minute. Vila Nova is looking for direction having earned 15 points in their last 10 matches, while 19th placed Guarani is fresh off their 1-2 loss against Vasco da Gama. Nenê scored the first goal for Vasco da Gama in the 20th minute on a penalty kick, then de Sousa Lemos added another in the 46th minute. Guarani looks to improve on their recent performance, having earned only 9 points in their last 10 matches.
In their last match on the 3rd of June, Guarani and Vila Nova battled to a 1-1 draw. Lucão struck first for Guarani in the 26th minute, then Arthur tied it up for Vila Nova in the 6th minute of the second half’s stoppage time earning Vila Nova at least a draw.
Guarani is having problems scoring lately. Their top scorers, Jenison and Edson each only have 1 goal in their last 5. Vila Nova’s top weapon lately has been Ferreira Donato, who has two goals in the last five matches.