On Aug 12th, Vila Nova will host Londrina in a Serie B match. Weather on match day is looking like a cloudy but hot day with daytime temperatures of 28 degrees, which may be tiring for the players. Vila Nova is fresh off their 1-1 draw against Ituano. G. de Sousa Barros scored the first goal for Ituano in the 58th minute, but Neto got the equalizer for Vila Nova in the 72nd minute squeezing out at least the one point for Vila Nova. They’re hoping to improve on their recent performance, having lost 3 of their last 10, while londrina is fresh off their 1-0 shutout win against Novorizontino. Douglas Coutinho struck first for Londrina in the 47th minute, and with that single goal the scoring was complete. Neither team could manage anything else At the end of 90 a dissapointed Novorizontino couldn’t manage to score, and Londrina took the shutout win. Londrina should be reasonably happy with their recent performance, earning 18 points in their last 10 matches.
Vila Nova and Londrina last played eachother at the Estádio Municipal Jacy Scaff on Friday Apr 29th. Londrina and Vila Nova battled to a 2-2 draw. Gabriel struck first for Londrina in the 2nd minute on a feed from Samuel Santos, then Pablo Dyego tied it up for Vila Nova in the 59th minute .
Londrina’s most prolific scorer has been Douglas Coutinho. He has netted 3 goals over the last five matches. Vila Nova’s most prolific scorer has been Neto. He has netted 2 goals over the last five matches.