Atlético Mineiro vs Vasco da Gama betting tip 2024 - Picks and Predictions for the Serie A match on July 21st, 2024

Atlético Mineiro and Vasco da Gama will face each other in a Serie A game in Brazil on Sunday, July 21st, 2024, at 19:00h (UTC), check the Atlético Mineiro vs Vasco da Gama betting tip 2024 to win with your bets.

Stadium and City where Atlético Mineiro vs Vasco da Gama will occur

The game takes place in the well-known Arena MRV stadium, in the city of Belo Horizonte, with a capacity for 47465 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 Atlético Mineiro vs Vasco da Gama 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 2.48 goals per game, which is very close to the 2.49 goals per game of the last championship.

Atlético Mineiro last match

In the last match played, Atlético Mineiro met Juventude, in a match valid for the Serie A. The match ended in a draw by 1-1. The coach G. Milito's on that occasion lined the team up with a 4-2-3-1 formation.

Prior to the match, there were signs indicating that the game would be evenly matched between the two teams. As a result, a draw with odds around 3.50 seemed like a plausible and expected outcome.

Despite the team's less-than-exciting average performance, Hulk is certainly one of the players on the roster to watch for the future. On the field he showed a good physical presence and good footwork, proving to be crucial to Atlético Mineiro game.

Vasco da Gama 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 A, Vasco da Gama, who used a 4-2-3-1 formation, faced the Atlético GO team with a final score of 0-1.

A very even game was expected, with odds for the home win at 3.30.

Atlético Mineiro vs Vasco da Gama h2h

The last time these teams played against each other was in Serie A, where Vasco da Gama was at 19th place while Atlético Mineiro occupied 11th place. Vasco da Gama went in with a 4-1-4-1 formation while Atlético Mineiro opened their game with a 4-2-3-1 tactic.

The last time these two teams clashed was on 20-08-2023, in a match of the 2023 season of the Serie A, and the match ended with a 1-0 win for Vasco da Gama.

The last time these teams played, victory was hard-won.

The Vasco da Gama team has accomplished more consistent results in the past five games, than Atlético Mineiro its counterpart.

Atlético Mineiro

Serie A leaderboard now

The Atlético Mineiro team with 22 points currently occupies the 11th place of the leaderboard, being in the qualifying place for the Copa Sul-Americana, with a campaign of 5 wins, 7 draws and 4 losses.

In the 18th round, the team has the same points compared to Bragantino who occupies position 10.

Occupying the middle of the league table in the Brazil Serie A and having no high ambitions or relegation concerns, Atlético Mineiro will try to use the home factor for one's own benefit to win the meeting.

Atlético Mineiro analysis

At the end of matchday 17 we see that Atlético Mineiro conceded more goals than they scored, with 25 goals conceded and 23 scored.

Teams usually have some control over the opponents if they achieve ball possession above 50%. Therefore, to control the game, the Atlético Mineiro team usually tries to reach an average ball possession of 58.81%.

Atlético Mineiro has demonstrated their offensive prowess by scoring 23 times with 1698 attacks, while Vasco da Gama has only scored 20 times with 1686 attacks.

Best goalscorer from Atlético Mineiro

In this season, the individual highlight is Paulinho that has dominated the offensive side. The Attacker has already scored 6 times this season, becoming crucial in the positive results that Atlético Mineiro achieved in several matches.

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

Vasco da Gama

Serie A leaderboard now

The Vasco da Gama team with 23 points currently occupies the 9th place of the leaderboard, being in the qualifying place for the Copa Sul-Americana, with a campaign of 7 wins, 2 draws, and 8 losses.

This means that, in the 18th round, the team has an advantage of 1 point against the Bragantino team that is just behind in 10th place.

Vasco da Gama analysis

After 17 rounds, Vasco da Gama has conceded more goals than has scored. They conceded a total of 26 goals so far and scored 20 times.

Vasco da Gama is in that enviable position as the favorite after they had 4 wins in the Serie A.

Best goalscorer from Vasco da Gama

In the individual highlights of the team in the offensive sector, the focus falls on Pablo Vegetti Pfaffen so far in the competition. With 6 goals with his signature, the Attacker has helped his team Vasco da Gama to achieve victorious results this season.

Historical data: Vasco da Gama

The Vasco da Gama team is one of the leading names in the sport, with 4 titles won in the history of the tournament. The record of the team will impact the final outcome of the match and it will not be the first time the team has managed to impress their opponents with a win at a time when they are in bad shape.

For punters some entries may be relevant for this match, namely:

Goals Top Betting Tips

It can also be interesting to bet on who will score in this match. The featured player of Atlético Mineiro is Paulinho, who has already scored 6 goals in the competition. On the other hand, the leading scorer of Vasco da Gama is Pablo Vegetti Pfaffen, he has scored in 6 opportunities.

A good time to bet for those watching the live game is in the 75-90 minute period where most goals happen.

The option of betting under 2.5 goals is also compelling since Vasco da Gama has an average of 0.75 goals per game as a visitor and often not suffers goals playing away from home, making this a market to explore.

Currently, at Bet365, the odds for the Total Goals Under 2.5 market are quoted at 1.7.

Corners Top Betting Tips

The number of corners of both teams when combine gives an average of 4.81 corners per game, something to explore to gain good betting results.

Cards Top Betting Tips

These teams together have a combined average of 5.76 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 6 times this season, very different from Vasco da Gama who only saw the red card 4 times. Both the red and yellow cards market can be a good bet.

This is a match with several good betting entries to have some return on sports betting.

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