Novorizontino 3-0 America Mineiro: result and AI prediction
Novorizontino – America Mineiro, Serie B, Friday, August 21, 2026 at 12:30 AM (GMT). Venue: Estádio Dr. Jorge Ismael de Biasi
Novorizontino is #7 in the table (34 pts) and America Mineiro #19 (11 pts). 12 places separate the two teams in the table. Last 6 head-to-head meetings: Novorizontino 2, draws 3, America Mineiro 1. Their last meeting, on April 12, 2026, ended America Mineiro 0-3 Novorizontino.
AI confidence: Medium
AI match recap
This is a major home opportunity for Novorizontino against an América-MG side under pressure near the bottom of Série B. The hosts have the stronger defensive platform and recent head-to-head edge, but their own recent form shows they cannot assume a free-flowing evening. Expect Novorizontino to dictate territory while América-MG try to make the game narrow, slow and dependent on isolated counterattacks. The first home goal would fundamentally alter the contest because it would force the visitors out of their defensive shell.
Head-to-head analysis
Novorizontino have the recent upper hand, including a clear win in the reverse league meeting, and América-MG have not beaten them across the last four encounters. Several of those meetings were tight, however, so the matchup history supports home control more than an open contest.
Form (last 5)
Novorizontino vs America Mineiro stats
| Novorizontino | America Mineiro | |
|---|---|---|
| Played | 22 | 22 |
| Goals scored | 32 | 16 |
| Goals conceded | 20 | 36 |
| Clean sheets | 8 | 3 |
Last meetings
- 2026-04-12America Mineiro 0-3 Novorizontino
- 2026-03-26Novorizontino 1-1 America Mineiro
- 2025-11-03America Mineiro 2-2 Novorizontino
- 2025-07-12Novorizontino 3-1 America Mineiro
- 2024-08-17Novorizontino 1-1 America Mineiro
- 2024-04-27America Mineiro 2-0 Novorizontino

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