Botafogo SP vs Paysandu betting tip 2024 - Picks and Predictions for the Serie B match on August 18th, 2024

A Serie B match between Botafogo SP and Paysandu will hold on August 18th, 2024, Sunday at 21:30h (UTC), in Brazil, check the Botafogo SP vs Paysandu betting tip 2024 to win with your bets.

Stadium and City where Botafogo SP vs Paysandu will occur

The game is set to 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 follow the match live on Betarena, with access to all information to help with your sports betting, including statistics, events and odds.

Introduction to the Botafogo SP vs Paysandu 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 2.17 goals per game, which is very close to the 2.09 goals per game of the last championship.

Botafogo SP last match

Botafogo SP comes from a defeat recorded in the last match played. The opponent was América Mineiro, in a match valid for Serie B, and the two teams finished the match with a score of 3-1. On the field, P. Gomes' team lined up with a 5-3-2.

The pre-match forecasts made it clear that the defeat was more than clear before the game started. The odds for them to win, of 6.25 were a sign of it.

The defense showed numerous shortcomings during the match. Thassio was on a bad day, never on time for his appointment with the ball, definitely one of the worst on the field.

Paysandu 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, Paysandu, who used a 4-4-2 formation, faced the Santos team with a final score of 0-3.

A defeat of the home team had odds of 2.40, which makes it clear that a close match was expected.

Botafogo SP vs Paysandu h2h

The last time these teams faced off against each other in Serie B, Botafogo SP was in 8th place while Paysandu was in the 17th place. Botafogo SP opened with a 5-4-1 arrangement while Paysandu charged with a 4-4-2 formation.

These teams the last time they met which was on 27-04-2024 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?

Botafogo SP

Serie B leaderboard now

With 22 points, 5 wins, 8 losses 7 draws, and a negative balance, Botafogo SP enters this game in 16th place in the Serie B.

With a small disadvantage of 2 points against Paysandu who occupies position 15, the team starts the 21st round.

Botafogo SP analysis

After 20 rounds, Botafogo SP has conceded more goals than has scored. They conceded a total of 29 goals so far and scored 19 times.

The Botafogo SP team comes from a defeat in the Serie B, and its coach Paulo Gomes wants to counter this trend by imposing a loss on his opponent, using the advantage of playing at home.

With an average of 4 shots on goal per match, Botafogo SP certainly cannot call itself a fearsome, or particularly prolific, attack, and this is another very good indicator to take into account in evaluations.

Botafogo SP is not a team that imposes its rhythms on the field, it usually has a rather counterattacking game: in fact, during this league we see that it has an average ball possession of 46.5%. In the next match against Paysandu a change of attitude on the field will be needed, Botafogo SP will have to try to maintain possession to create goal chances and win.

While they’ve won twice as the visiting team, this team proves that there is such a thing as a home-court advantage with their record of 3 wins, 2 losses, and 5 draws.

Best goalscorer from Botafogo SP

In this season, the individual highlight is A. de Jesus Jeruzalem Júnior that has dominated the offensive side. The Defender has already scored 2 times this season, becoming crucial in the positive results that Botafogo SP achieved in several matches.

Paysandu

Serie B leaderboard now

Paysandu arrives in this game with 24 points, and in 15th place in the Serie B, having won 5 games in total and lost 6 times, making a total of 9 draws.

With the same score that the Coritiba who occupies position 14, the team will fight for a best position in this 21st round.

Paysandu analysis

Paysandu shows a negative ratio between goals made and conceded, with 22 made and 25 conceded after 20 rounds of the league.

It is an average ball possession of 54.95% that the Paysandu team usually uses to control the game. The reason for this is ball possession above 50% typically allows teams to have some control over their opponents.

Paysandu is a more offensive team than Botafogo SP, having 1908 attacks vs. 1719 from Botafogo SP, having scored 22 times, in comparison, Botafogo SP converted into goal 19 times.

Best goalscorer from Paysandu

If we want to highlight a player from the team's attack at this stage, we have to name Esli García Cordero. The Attacker scored 5 goals in the current season, helping Paysandu to achieve victory in several disputes.

Bet suggestions for this game:

Goals Top Betting Tips

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

The bet on under 2.5 goals is very compelling since frequently Paysandu does not concede goals as a visitor. Paysandu also averages 1.2 goals per match when playing away from their field.

Currently, at Bet365, the odds for the Total Goals Under 2.5 market are quoted at 1.48.

Corners Top Betting Tips

One should consider that the combined number of corners of both teams will give an average of 5.82 corners per game if one would like to have good betting results.

Paysandu is usually quite offensive in their matches, and this has resulted in a high average of corner kicks in the competition. Currently, the team averages 6.45 corners per game played. Therefore, it might be interesting to bet on the over corner kicks of Paysandu in this match.

Cards Top Betting Tips

Botafogo SP has an average of 2.8 yellow cards per game over the 20 rounds, while Paysandu has an average of 2.8. In other words, these teams together are averaging 5.8 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 Paysandu 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 5 times. Both the red and yellow cards market can be a good bet.

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