América Mineiro vs Botafogo SP betting tip 2024 - Picks and Predictions for the Serie B match on August 09th, 2024

América Mineiro and Botafogo SP will meet each other in a football match counting for Serie B on August 09th, 2024, Friday at 00:30h (UTC), in Brazil, check the América Mineiro vs Botafogo SP betting tip 2024 to win with your bets.

Stadium and City where América Mineiro vs Botafogo SP will occur

The game will be played in the small Centro de Treinamento Flávio Pentagna Guimarães stadium, in the city of Contagem, with a capacity for 23000 spectators, that will try to help the team achieve a positive result.

Where to follow the live game

You can find all the follow-up to the match live on Betarena, bringing odds, events, statistics, and more to help with your sports betting.

Introduction to the América Mineiro vs Botafogo SP betting tip 2024

Despite the season change, the Serie B has not changed much regarding goals. Today's average goals in the competition are still similar to what was seen in the tournament's last edition. The current mark is 2.14 goals per game, which is very close to the 2.09 goals per game of the last championship.

América Mineiro last match

América Mineiro in its last official match drew (0-0) against Brusque, in a match valid for Serie B. Coach C. de Almeida's lined up a 4-2-3-1 formation.

A very balanced game was expected, so a draw was somewhat anticipated, with odds around 3.00.

América Mineiro showed a less-than-positive performance overall, but some players, such as Renato Marques, still performed well. He himself was the best on the field for his team, supporting the team in the most difficult moments with his classy plays.

Botafogo SP last match

On the other hand, the visiting team arrives at this match after a victory in the last round. In a dispute valid for Serie B, Botafogo SP, who used a 5-3-2 formation, faced the Coritiba team with a final score of 2-0.

Before the kick-off, the home win had odds of 2.90, which explains why it was considered to be a fairly close match.

América Mineiro vs Botafogo SP h2h

Botafogo SP was in 1st place when they last went head-to-head in Serie B against América Mineiro, who was in 11th place. Botafogo SP formed a 5-4-1 arrangement while América Mineiro took to the pitch with a 4-2-3-1 formation.

These teams the last time they met which was on 19-04-2024 played out a 1-1 draw in a highly contested Serie B match during the 2024 football season.

Last time a draw between these teams, what to expect now?

The Botafogo SP team has accomplished more consistent results in the past five games, than América Mineiro its counterpart.

América Mineiro

Serie B leaderboard now

Considering the home team América Mineiro, standing in 5th place with 30 points in the Serie B competition in Brazil. Their performance statistics have been such as 7 wins, 3 losses and, 9 draws.

In the 20th round, the team has the same points compared to Vila Nova who occupies position 4.

América Mineiro analysis

América Mineiro at the end of round 19 in Serie B had 23 goals scored and 16 conceded.

An average of 3.95 shots on goal per game is certainly not exciting for América Mineiro, which is therefore a team that does not score many goals, nor does it particularly engage the goalkeepers. This will be an important factor to consider when evaluating the match.

The América Mineiro team typically attempts to achieve an average ball possession of 57% to control the game. The reason for this is that teams with ball possession above 50% usually have some control over their opponents.

Playing in their home base prove wise for this team, as their record of 6 wins, 0 losses, and 4 draws shows. Playing as the visiting team, meanwhile has given them 1 game won.

While Botafogo SP has only managed to convert 18 of their 1636 attacks into goals, América Mineiro has been much more successful with 2048 attacks and 23 goals.

Best goalscorer from América Mineiro

There are always individualities that stand out in a squad and in the team's attack, Juninho has held that position so far in the competition. Serving América Mineiro with 5 goals this season, the Midfielder has been a key player in winning triumphs.

Botafogo SP

Serie B leaderboard now

Botafogo SP arrives in this game with 22 points, and in 16th place in the Serie B, having won 5 games in total and lost 7 times, making a total of 7 draws.

Saddled with a slight disadvantage of 1 point against Coritiba team in position 15, in the 20th round.

Botafogo SP analysis

Currently, in the Serie B, Botafogo SP sums 18 goals for and a total of 26 goals against, after 19 rounds played.

The team is not scoring many goals, averaging 0.95 goals per game. Moreover, it will be going to play on a difficult field, so the outcome of the match may seem one-sided. But soccer, you know, is unpredictable.

Best goalscorer from Botafogo SP

Individually, the team's most offensive player in the competition so far is Alex Sandro. The Attacker has scored 2 times in the current season and has helped Botafogo SP come out with a positive result on several occasions.

Bet suggestions for this game:

Goals Top Betting Tips

75-90 minutes into the game is a good time to bet with most goals being made in this period.

The market with less than 2.5 goals can also be a good alternative since Botafogo SP has an average of 1 goal per game when playing away from home. This option is an alternative considering that Botafogo SP often does not concede goals when playing away from home.

Currently, at Bet365, the odds for the Total Goals Under 2.5 market are quoted at 1.67.

Corners Top Betting Tips

One should consider that the combined number of corners of both teams will give an average of 5.1 corners per game if one would like to have good betting results.

Cards Top Betting Tips

These teams together have a combined average of 5.37 yellow cards per match. Therefore, it might be a good option to bet on the 'Over 4.5 cards' option in this duel.

On the Botafogo SP side, we know that it is a more aggressive team having received the red card 4 time this season, very different from América Mineiro who only saw the red card twice. Both the red and yellow cards market can be a good bet.

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