Vitoria hosts Bragantino in round 6 of Brazilian Serie B. The match will be played on Saturday, June 1st at Barradao (Salvador)
Vitoria will play the first home game with the new coach Loss, ex-manager of Corinthians. He dreams of victory: having relegated from Serie A, Vitoria did not show a single sign of a quick comeback to the elite. Far from it, the Barra's Lions are the penultimate team of Serie B, having the worst defense (11 goals conceded in 5 rounds played).
The first match for Loss was an away one, and the new coach did not have time to prepare for the trip to Goiânia. Vitoria showed a mediocre match against local Atletico, but managed to score a quick goal. The Goians were all over the net of Ronaldo, but they were rewarded only with a penalty. Partly Atletico was lucky, but the result is important. Away parity (1:1) was a quite good outcome for Vitoria, especially in light of the last home defeat to Sao Bento (1:3).
Vitoria’s meager fixtures (1-1-3) include a home victory over Vila Nova (2:1), and I want to emphasize that in addition to the worst defense, the Salvadorans have the best attack, along with leading Botafogo SP and Bragantino (7 goals scored each ). It turns out that Loss got the funniest team in this championship. The head coach has a huge amount of work, but he can count on the reinforcement of the squad, which the management hastily takes care of.
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If the use of midfielder Wesley depends on the completion of paperwork, the most valuable draft is already available. Atletico PR leased one of the main characters of last year’s promotion of Goias to the elite –attacking midfielder Gedoz. He is a phenomenal player of midfield and nominal left winger, with good dribbling and gorgeous long-range shot - timely strengthening of the attack, especially in light of the injury of Garcia. However, he can recover for a home game where Loss and his Lions expect to improve their position in the standings.
However, their opponent is not quite suitable - one of the leaders and the main favorites of the league. Bragantino is 2nd and has 10 points (3-1-1). Having perfect home fixtures, Braga wants to improve away statistics, because in the last away match, the team of Carlos lost to Londrina (0:1). Nevertheless, the Sharks are a direct competitor to Bragantino, but a graduate of the Italian school should not underestimate the opponent. Vitoria has a more expensive squad than Braga, even without leased Gedoz.
So far, the owners have managed to triple the number of Braga’s fans in home games, and the support factor in Brazil is one of the decisive factors. It remains to observe how the team from Sao Paolo works on foreign territory. The victorious away match with lame Pelotas (0:1) is not a very suitable example, but I was amazed at how the new Bragantino plays. The hosts were lucky not to lose 0:3 or more.
Carlos insisted on ball possession in both away matches, and Braga outplayed its vis-a-vis, patiently building an offensive game. Obviously, the team will play this way in El Salvador. For my taste, the upcoming game will be the brightest game of the tour. In all 5 matches of Serie B, the Salvadorans scored and conceded at the same time.
Prediction for the match: Both teams to score – yes
