Atlético Mineiro vs Botafogo betting tip 2024 - Picks and Predictions for the Serie A match on November 20th, 2024

Atlético Mineiro and Botafogo are scheduled to play against each other on November 20th, 2024, Wednesday at 00:30h (UTC), in a Serie A match to be held in Brazil, check the Atlético Mineiro vs Botafogo betting tip 2024 to win with your bets.

Stadium and City where Atlético Mineiro vs Botafogo will occur

The game is set to be played in the well-known Arena MRV stadium, in the city of Belo Horizonte, with a capacity for 47465 spectators, who hope to help the team to surprise in this match.

Where to follow the live game

You can follow the match live on Betarena, with access to all the information to help you with your sports betting, including statistics, events and odds.

Introduction to the Atlético Mineiro vs Botafogo betting tip 2024

Despite the season change, the Serie A 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 2.41 goals per game, which is very close to the 2.49 goals per game of the last championship.

Atlético Mineiro last match

Atlético Mineiro come from a defeat in the last match. The game against Athletico PR, valid for the Serie A, ended with a 1-0. The team coached by G. Milito lined up in the last match with a 3-4-2-1 formation.

A defeat of the home team had odds of 2.25, which makes it clear that a close match was expected.

The team's defensive line was far from their best in the contest. Renzo Saravia had a terrible performance, failed at crucial moments, and became one of the leading players responsible for the negative result.

Botafogo last match

On the other hand, the visiting team arrives at this match after a draw in the last round. In a dispute valid for Serie A, Botafogo, who used a 4-2-3-1 formation, faced the Cuiabá team with a final score of 0-0.

Considering the high odds of winning the match, a draw (odd 5.75) turned out to be a bad result.

Atlético Mineiro vs Botafogo h2h

When these teams last met at Serie A, Botafogo was 2nd place while Atlético Mineiro was in 12th place. Botafogo deployed in a 4-2-3-1 formation while Atlético Mineiro set up a 3-4-2-1 alignment.

The previous meeting between these two teams was in the 2024 season of the Serie A. The meeting took place on 07-07-2024 and ended with a 3-0 win for Botafogo.

The performance of the Botafogo team in their five recent games to date has been relatively good, unlike the Atlético Mineiro team.

Teams varying in strengths and motivations.

In this game, the referee L. De Oliveira will be in charge, assisted by N. Oliveira and D. Ziolli.

Atlético Mineiro

Serie A leaderboard now

The Atlético Mineiro team with 42 points currently occupies the 10th place of the leaderboard, being in the qualifying place for the Copa Sul-Americana, with a campaign of 10 wins, 12 draws and 11 losses.

The team, in the 34th round, has 1 point over the Corinthians team in position 11, and 1 point less than that of Vasco da Gama team that is placed in 9th place.

Atlético Mineiro will try to profit of the home factor to get a win despite being ranked in the middle of the league table in the Brazil Serie A and having no high ambitions or relegation concerns.

Atlético Mineiro analysis

Currently, in the Serie A, Atlético Mineiro sums 42 goals for and a total of 47 goals against, after 33 rounds played.

Teams with ball possession above 50% usually have some control over their opponents. With this in mind, the Atlético Mineiro team tries to achieve an average ball possession of 58.76% to control the game.

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

With a busy schedule, Atlético Mineiro may have difficulty maintaining its performance facing multiple games in a short period of time. Despite the odds predicting a balanced game with Atlético Mineiro and Botafogo having odds for victory above 2, the team's busy schedule may be a decisive factor for the result.

Best goalscorer from Atlético Mineiro

Hulk has proved to be a tremendous individual asset for the team's offense this season. With 10 goals scored in the competition, the Attacker has been instrumental in leading Atlético Mineiro to obtain favorable outcomes on several occasions.

It should also be noted that 4 of the goals scored by the player were from the penalty spot.

Botafogo

Serie A leaderboard now

The Botafogo team with 68 points currently occupies the 1st place of the leaderboard, being in the qualifying place for the CONMEBOL Libertadores, with a campaign of 20 wins, 8 draws, and 5 losses.

Botafogo analysis

We have reached matchday 33 in Serie A and at the moment Botafogo has made 52 goals and conceded 26.

As we approach the Regular Season, Botafogo is gearing up for another gripping match. In the opening game, the team managed 5.48 shots on target, offering a glimpse into their offensive capabilities.

Botafogo is always a candidate for the title, the first position it occupies in the Serie A proves that.

The chances of an opposing team beating Botafogo are low, with the latter having a balance of 9 wins, 3 losses, and 4 draws when playing away in the Serie A.

Botafogo is a more offensive team than Atlético Mineiro, having 3452 attacks vs. 3365 from Atlético Mineiro, having scored 52 times, in comparison, Atlético Mineiro converted into goal 42 times.

Best goalscorer from Botafogo

In the individual highlights of the team in the offensive sector, the focus falls on Luiz Henrique André Rosa da Silva so far in the competition. With 7 goals with his signature, the Attacker has helped his team Botafogo to achieve victorious results this season.

It should also be noted that 1 of the goals scored by the player were from the penalty spot.

Now a few markets where you can get some return from your bets:

Goals Top Betting Tips

In short, a much stronger team Botafogo, better placed in the competition, that usually wins and doesn't concede goals, against an irregular Atlético Mineiro that has difficulty converting and that comes from a sequence of balanced performances.

Currently, at Bet365, the odds for the Both Teams To Score - No market are quoted at 1.91.

It can also be interesting to bet on who will score in this match. The featured player of Atlético Mineiro is Hulk, who has already scored 10 goals in the competition. On the other hand, the leading scorer of Botafogo is Luiz Henrique André Rosa da Silva, he has scored in 7 opportunities.

Botafogo has conceded 15 away goals in 16 away matches. Here the recommended bet will be that Botafogo will have a clean sheet, remember that the last time these teams met the score was 3-0, something to take into consideration.

For those looking to bet, noting that most goals occur 75-90 minutes into the game could be helpful.

Bets on the under 2.5 goals market is an alternative because adding the goals scored at home by Atlético Mineiro 1.5 and the average conceding goals of the visiting team Botafogo 1.5 does not exceed the average of 3 goals, suggesting a good entry in this market.

Currently, at Bet365, the odds for the Total Goals Under 2.5 market are quoted at 1.73.

Corners Top Betting Tips

Something to explore in order to get favorable betting results is noting the average of 5.3 corners per game which one can get by combining the number of corners of both teams.

Cards Top Betting Tips

Atlético Mineiro has an average of 2.8 yellow cards per game over the 33 rounds, while Botafogo has an average of 2.5. In other words, these teams together are averaging 5.42 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 Atlético Mineiro side, we know that it is a more aggressive team having received the red card 9 times this season, very different from Botafogo who only saw the red card twice. Both the red and yellow cards market can be a good bet.

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