Botafogo SP vs Ituano betting tip 2024 - Picks and Predictions for the Serie B match on October 23rd, 2024

Botafogo SP and Ituano are scheduled to play against each other on October 23rd, 2024, Wednesday at 23:00h (UTC), in a Serie B match to be held in Brazil, check the Botafogo SP vs Ituano betting tip 2024 to win with your bets.

Stadium and City where Botafogo SP vs Ituano will occur

The game will be played in the small Estádio Santa Cruz stadium, in the city of Ribeirão Preto, with a capacity for 29292 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 Botafogo SP vs Ituano 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 2.16 goals per game, which is very close to the 2.09 goals per game of the last championship.

Botafogo SP last match

Botafogo SP come from a draw in the last match. The game against Operário PR, valid for the Serie B, ended with a 0-0. The team coached by M. Zanardi Gomes da Silva lined up in the last match with a 3-4-3 formation.

In the previous analysis the draw was among the logical results of this match, especially because it was expected a fairly even game between both teams and had odds around 2.75.

One of the best on the field of Botafogo SP was certainly Gustavo Walisson, with a performance well above the average one expressed by his team. He himself, with his sense of position and his excellent plays, was crucial to his team in bringing home a positive result.

Ituano last match

On the other hand, the visiting team arrives at this match after a defeat in the last round. In a dispute valid for Serie B, Ituano, who used a 4-4-2 formation, faced the Ceará team with a final score of 1-2.

The odds for the defeat of the home team before the match were 2.20, so it was expected to be a fairly even match.

Botafogo SP vs Ituano h2h

The last time these teams faced off against each other in Serie B, Botafogo SP was in 14th place while Ituano was in the 19th place. Botafogo SP opened with a 4-1-4-1 arrangement while Ituano charged with a 4-4-2 formation.

The most recent precedent between these two clubs was in 07-07-2024, in the 2024 season of the Serie B, which ended with a 3-2 win for Ituano.

The last time these two teams faced off, neither team had a decisive advantage.

Botafogo SP

Serie B leaderboard now

Botafogo SP enters into this match occupying 16th place in the Serie B with a negative balance. The team has scored 36 points, winning only 8 games, losing 11, and scoring 12 draws.

The team has no advantage against the Paysandu team who holds the 15th place in the 33rd round.

Botafogo SP analysis

Botafogo SP have a negative goal difference, having after 32 rounds conceded 39 goals to opponents and scored 28. An average to improve.

One factor to consider is Botafogo SP average number of shots on goal, only 3.71 per match. So the team tends not to score many goals or be dangerous in goal.

Over the course of the tournament, Botafogo SP recorded an average ball possession of 48.16%. This indicates that the team usually does not impose its schemes, but adopts more guarded and defensive tactics. For the next game that Botafogo SP will play against Ituano, fans would like to see more aggressive soccer from their team, and especially a few more goals.

Taking the fight or in this case, the game to your opponent’s prove unwise for this team, having won 3 games as the visiting team, compared to their record of 5 wins, 3 losses, and 8 draws playing in their home base.

Best goalscorer from Botafogo SP

Until this stage of the season, in terms of individual exhibitions, the highlight is A. de Jesus Jeruzalem Júnior. The Defender has scored 5 times in this competition and helped Botafogo SP avoiding adverse outcomes on several occasions.

Ituano

Serie B leaderboard now

With 31 points won, Ituano is in 19th place on the leaderboard, which leaves the team in the Relegation zone. The team's campaign so far is 9 wins against 19 losses, plus 4 draws.

In the 33rd round, the team suffers a small disadvantage of 2 points compared to Brusque team who occupies position 18.

Ituano analysis

We have reached matchday 32 in Serie B and at the moment Ituano has made 35 goals and conceded 52.

Recent performances have highlighted that Ituano is having trouble generating goals, with a low number of goals for and a high number of failed to score matches. This suggests that the team is struggling to create quality chances and convert them into goals, indicating the need for improvement in their attacking play.

Best goalscorer from Ituano

There are always individualities that stand out in a squad and in the team's attack Bruno Morais has held that position so far in the competition. Serving Ituano with 7 goals this season, the Midfielder has been a key player in winning triumphs.

For bettors some entries may be interesting for this game, namely:

Goals Top Betting Tips

It can also be interesting to bet on who will score in this match. The featured player of Botafogo SP is A. de Jesus Jeruzalem Júnior, who has already scored 5 goals in the competition. On the other hand, the leading scorer of Ituano is Bruno Morais, he has scored in 7 opportunities.

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

Taking into consideration that Ituano scores an average of 1 goal per match when playing away, we should consider the under 2.5 betting market, especially because this team usually does not concede goals when playing out of their stadium.

At the bookmaker Bet365, the market of Total Goals Under 2.5 is with great odds.

Corners Top Betting Tips

One will find that combining the number of corners of both teams gives an average of 4.84 corners per game, making this something to note in attempting to obtain good betting results.

Cards Top Betting Tips

These teams together have a combined average of 5.62 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 Ituano side, we know that it is a more aggressive team having received the red card 7 time this season, very different from Botafogo SP who only saw the red card 6 times. Both the red and yellow cards market can be a good bet.

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