- Remo have won two of the last five meetings, with Vitoria winning one and two draws.
- Vitoria have conceded only one goal in their last four state league games.
- Vitoria’s home odds are a shade low, with the visitors being very long at 5.0.
Relegation dogs face off with Serie A new boys
The EC Vitoria vs Remo PA prediction will see EC Vitoria looking to extend their stay in Serie A and retain Jair Ventura’s disciplined and pragmatic style of play. The coach who took the club to safety last season sets his team up with compact lines and will look to snuff the life out of the game before releasing his side into counter-attack.
In Renato Kayzer, he has the talisman up front who can provide the focal point for those attacks, and Kayzer struck a double in Vitoria’s most recent outing, a 4-0 thrashing of Juazeirense. That win followed three consecutive draws and showed that Ventura’s team have more than just one dimension as they can strike with pace and accuracy when the game flows.
The EC Vitoria vs Remo PA preview is made a little more interesting by the fact that Remo PA are back in Serie A after their long absence and will be led by coach with World Cup pedigree Juan Carlos Osorio.
Remo ride wave of momentum
Remo have a new boss with pedigree and some momentum to try to kickstart their top-flight return. The visitors have just won the Supercopa Grão-Pará and will arrive in Salvador fresh from two wins in the Paraense.
Eduardo Melo has scored clutch goals in consecutive matches, while Osorio can look to the experience of Yago Pikachu, who brings set-piece prowess to the side.
So this is a clash of two very different styles with Vitoria happy to sit back and try to snuff out their opponents while Remo, under Osorio, will want to dictate the tempo and game flow with their intense style of possession football. The coach is known to have a couple of different formations at his disposal and will have trained his men to press the ball with numbers in certain areas of the pitch to try to cut off the supply lines to Kayzer. For our EC Vitoria vs Remo PA prediction, considering these tactical approaches will be crucial to determining the likely outcome.
Barradão should be a strong home for Vitoria
I think the home team should have enough to edge this on Wednesday with the odds for the match result very much stacked in their favor. Osorio is very good at getting his players to play at intensity and Remo will arrive in decent condition and full of confidence, but the early-season momentum is with them and the points are likely to be crucial to both clubs.
This EC Vitoria vs Remo PA prediction takes into account Vitoria wanting to get off to a flying start to put some daylight between themselves and the relegation zone while Remo will aim to turn their excitement of the return to the top tier into points on the field.
There will be set pieces and midfield battles galore, but the heat and humidity in Salvador should play into the hands of the hosts more, especially if the pace of the match slows, which it probably will. Aitor Cantalapiedra controls the tempo and flow of the play in the center of the park for Vitoria and his ability to release Kayzer in the Baiano campaign should not be underestimated.
When it comes to EC Vitoria vs Remo PA betting tips, backing under 2.5 goals at 1.65 looks the obvious play in this one, but Vitoria have the defensive platform and structure that Ventura demands and that should be enough for the win at 1.73.
