Vitória
- Jair Ventura kept Vitória up by the skin of their teeth last season and his pragmatic, defence-first, counter-attacking approach looks to be very similar this campaign.
- Leão da Barra are not a possession team but are well structured, compact and dangerous on the counter-attack, where Kayzer is their talisman.
- They have not been prolific in the state competition, drawing three consecutive low-scoring draws, but then they really turned up the heat to blast Juazeirense 4-0 at the weekend and showed a new sharpness in attack.
Remo
- Remo will be coming into the game on a high after a superb campaign that saw them promoted to Serie A and take the Supercopa Grão-Pará.
- Juan Carlos Osorio’s men will take confidence into their top-flight return, where they could be an exciting team in the way they look to control the possession and tempo.
- Remo have won their last 2 games, the Supercopa final and their most recent Paraense game with new signings making an impact.
Head-to-Head
The visitors have won 2 of the last 5 head-to-heads, with Vitória 1 and 2 draws averaging a little over 2 goals per game .
Key Players
- Renato Kayzer scored a brace in Vitória’s 4-0 win over Juazeirense and is the focal point of their counter-attacking team.
- Eduardo Melo has delivered a big goal in consecutive games for Remo.
- Pikachu offers set-piece threat and experience for Remo.
Betting Insights
- Under 2.5 goals is the favourite at 1.65.
- The hosts are priced at 1.73, the draw at 3.45 and the visitors at 5.0.
Prediction
However, we believe Vitória will just edge it, because they are better organized and Osorio’s Remo are still a little too green to really challenge Ventura’s plan.
