Floresta vs Athletic Club betting tip 2024 - Picks and Predictions for the Serie C match on August 17th, 2024

A Serie C match between Floresta and Athletic Club will hold on August 17th, 2024, Saturday at 22:30h (UTC), in Brazil, check the Floresta vs Athletic Club betting tip 2024 to win with your bets.

Stadium and City where Floresta vs Athletic Club will occur

The game takes place in the small Estádio Felipe Santiago stadium, in the city of Fortaleza, with a capacity for 10500 spectators, that will try to help the team achieve a positive result.

Where to follow the live game

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

Introduction to the Floresta vs Athletic Club betting tip 2024

We are at the first level of the Serie C of the Brazilian Championship. Here, in one-leg matches, the 20 clubs face each other and try to stay within the top eight to advance to the Second Round, where it will be decided which 4 teams will guarantee their place in Serie B next season.

In the current edition of the Serie C, we can see a growth in the average goals. While last season the tournament had an average of 2.15 goals per match, now the competition has an average of 2.34 goals per match.

Floresta last match

In the last match they played, Floresta collected a draw. The opposing team was Ypiranga Erechim, and the match - which ended with the result of 2-2 - was valid for Serie C.

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 2.90 seemed like a plausible and expected outcome.

Athletic Club last match

Athletic Club appears in the same condition as the rival. The team also arrives from a draw for this match. In a Serie C game, the team faced Ferroviária, and the score ended with a 1-1 draw.

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 3.00.

Floresta vs Athletic Club h2h

Regarding previous matches between the two teams, we can see that this will be the first time Floresta and Athletic Club will play against each other.

Teams each aiming for their goals using their strengths.

And while we're on the historical factor, it's important to point out that it's always pertinent to consider the history of relevance in the competition, so for this game it doesn't make that much difference, as neither team has had the honor of adding a Serie C trophy to their respective trophy cabinet.

Floresta

Serie C leaderboard now

Floresta enters into this match occupying 13th place in the Serie C with a negative balance. The team has scored 19 points, winning only 5 games, losing 8, and scoring 4 draws.

In the 18th round, the team has the same amount of points of the ABC team which is just below, in 14th place and the same score than Confiança team that is in the 12th place.

Floresta analysis

After round number 17 in Serie C, Floresta has 14 goals scored and 22 conceded.

The average number of shots towards goal for Floresta is not among the best, with only 3.76 a match. This is a good indicator that the team does not have a very good scoring average, and does not engage the opposing goalkeepers too much.

his average possession rate in the league is 47.35%, which means that the team usually can't take the initiative in the game and has a more reactive style of play. Therefore, for this match Floresta vs Athletic Club 2024, the team should make an effort to keep the possession and be able to attack the opponent.

Best goalscorer from Floresta

There are always individualities that stand out in a squad and in the team's attack, Lohan has held that position so far in the competition. Serving Floresta with 3 goals this season, the Attacker has been a key player in winning triumphs.

Athletic Club

Serie C leaderboard now

The Athletic Club team with 34 points currently occupies the 2nd place of the leaderboard, being in the qualifying place for the Promotion Group, with a campaign of 10 wins, 4 draws, and 3 losses.

Athletic Club analysis

Athletic Club counted 33 goals scored and 19 conceded at the end of Serie C day number 17.

Athletic Club has been hard to beat lately, drawing their last 3 matches and winning the other 2. They have shown great resilience and character in these matches, and it seems that they are a tough nut to crack for any team in the league.

This is a top 5 team in the Serie C that wants to keep up with the good performances!

Opponents usually do not have much of a chance against away team Athletic Club, with a balance of 3 wins, 2 losses, and 4 draws in the Serie C.

Athletic Club is a more offensive team than Floresta, having 1854 attacks vs. 1718 from Floresta, having scored 33 times, in comparison, Floresta converted into goal 14 times.

Best goalscorer from Athletic Club

If we want to highlight a player from the team's attack at this stage, we have to name Jonathas. The Attacker scored 9 goals in the current season, helping Athletic Club to achieve victory in several disputes.

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

It can also be interesting to bet on who will score in this match. The featured player of Floresta is Lohan, who has already scored 3 goals in the competition. On the other hand, the leading scorer of Athletic Club is Jonathas, he has scored in 9 opportunities.

The best time to place bets is between 75-90 minutes as some study have shown this to be where most goals happen.

Taking into consideration that Athletic Club scores an average of 1.78 goals 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 should consider that the combined number of corners of both teams will give an average of 5.74 corners per game if one would like to have good betting results.

Athletic Club 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 7.12 corners per game played. Therefore, it might be interesting to bet on the over corner kicks of Athletic Club in this match.

Cards Top Betting Tips

Highly disciplined, the teams have an average of only 4.47 yellow cards per match, when added together. In other words, the 'Under 4.5 cards' option looks like a great alternative for bettors.

On the Athletic Club side, we know that it is a more aggressive team having received the red card 3 time this season, very different from Floresta who only saw the red card twice. Both the red and yellow cards market can be a good bet.

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