Vitoria’s 15-game away record meets Corinthians at home

Vitoria’s away record tests Corinthians at home

Corinthians host Vitoria at Neo Quimica Arena on Monday, October 19, in Serie A’s regular-season round 31. The pre-match table lists Vitoria 13th with 36 points from 30 games, four points ahead of Corinthians, who are 16th with 32 points from 30 games.

The clearest contrast is in the venue-specific records. Corinthians have five wins, three draws and seven losses in their 15 home league games, scoring 15 goals and conceding 16. Vitoria have no wins, five draws and 10 losses in their 15 away games, with 11 goals scored and 32 conceded. Corinthians have kept six home clean sheets, while Vitoria have kept one away.

Form and absences shape the question

In the supplied 30-match form lists, Corinthians’ five most recent results contain one win, one draw and three losses. Vitoria’s five most recent contain two wins, one draw and two losses. Both teams most often use 4-2-3-1: Corinthians selected it in 19 matches and Vitoria in 10.

Corinthians are without M. Depay through yellow cards, plus Kayke and Z. Labyad with knee injuries. Vitoria list Baralhas, Caca, Camutanga, Dudu, Edu, Fabiano, Nathan Mendes, Ramon and Riccieli as unavailable, while Lucas Silva is questionable with an injury.

With Savio Pereira Sampaio refereeing, will Corinthians’ home attack exploit Vitoria’s away defensive record at kickoff?