Apr 20th features a match where Vila Nova and Fluminense will play a match in Rio de Janeiro in a meeting of these two Copa do Brasil teams. The game day is forecasted to be a cloudy but warm day with daytime temperatures of 22 degrees, a perfect day for football. Fluminense is fresh off their 1-0 shutout win against Cuiabá. Paulão scored the first goal for Fluminense on an own goal in the %Minute minute of the %HalfNumber half’s stoppage time, and that was all the excitement the two teams could muster In the end, Cuiabá couldn’t muster any offence and Fluminense ran away with the shutout win. Fluminense is looking for direction having earned 12 points in their last 10 matches, while in their last match, Vila Nova recorded a 0-0 scoreless draw against Novorizontino. Neither Vila Nova nor Novorizontino could manage to put one past the goalie. They had 13 and 10 shots on net respectively, but no one could score, and the match ended in a scoreless draw,. They’re hoping to improve on their recent performance, having earned only 10 points in their last 10 matches.
This will be the first match for these two teams against eachother this season.
Vila Nova’s most prolific scorer has been Arthur. The Brazilian midfielder has netted two goals over the last 5 matches. Manoel and Abel Hernández are the top scorers for Fluminense in the last five matches, but unfortunately they only have one goal. It’s hard to imagine having success with those stats.