Ituano vs Vila Nova betting tip 2024 - Picks and Predictions for the Serie B match on July 26th, 2024

Ituano and Vila Nova will meet each other on July 26th, 2024, Friday at 00:30h (UTC), in a match counting for the Serie B in Brazil, check the Ituano vs Vila Nova betting tip 2024 to win with your bets.

Stadium and City where Ituano vs Vila Nova will occur

The game will be played in the small Estádio Municipal Dr. Novelli Júnior stadium, in the city of Itu, with a capacity for 18560 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 Ituano vs Vila Nova 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 2.15 goals per game, which is very close to the 2.09 goals per game of the last championship.

Ituano last match

The last match ended in a draw for the Ituano team. On that occasion they met América Mineiro for the Serie B, and the match ended 0-0. Coach A. Valentim do Carmo Neto's lined up a 4-2-3-1 formation.

The draw (odd 3.50) turned out to be a good result, taking into account that the favoritism was on the other team's side.

Ituano has shown a performance not up to what they use to, but one of the few players who has stood out is certainly Salatiel. Good physical presence and good ball control shown on several occasions, he was one of the team's best in the last match.

Vila Nova 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, Vila Nova, who used a 4-2-3-1 formation, faced the Ponte Preta team with a final score of 2-0.

A defeat of the home team had odds of 2.15, which makes it clear that a close match was expected.

Ituano vs Vila Nova h2h

When these teams last played against each other in Serie B, Vila Nova ranked 7th place while Ituano was in 13th place. Vila Nova initiated hostilities with a 4-3-3 formation while Ituano played using a 4-2-3-1 tactic.

The previous meeting between these two teams was in the 2023 season of the Serie B. The meeting took place on 08-09-2023 and ended with a 1-2 win for Vila Nova.

The last encounter between these two it was a close fight.

The Vila Nova team has accomplished more consistent results in the past five games, than Ituano its counterpart.

Teams varying in strengths and motivations.

Ituano

Serie B leaderboard now

With 12 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 3 wins against 11 losses, plus 3 draws.

Brusque ranks just above, occupying 18th place in the 18th round, the team suffers a small disadvantage of 3 points.

Ituano analysis

After 17 rounds, Ituano has conceded more goals than has scored. They conceded a total of 35 goals so far and scored 19 times.

Ituano seems to be facing a problem in scoring goals, as they have recorded a low number of goals and a high number of matches where they failed to score. This could be an indication that they are struggling to generate good scoring opportunities and need to improve their attacking performance.

Over the course of the tournament, Ituano recorded an average ball possession of 42.29%. This indicates that the team usually does not impose its schemes, but adopts more guarded and defensive tactics. For the next game that Ituano will play against Vila Nova, fans would like to see more aggressive soccer from their team, and especially a few more goals.

Best goalscorer from Ituano

Vinícius dos Santos de Oliveira Paiva has proved to be a tremendous individual asset for the team's offense this season. With 5 goals scored in the competition, the Attacker has been instrumental in leading Ituano to obtain favorable outcomes on several occasions.

Vila Nova

Serie B leaderboard now

The Vila Nova team with 28 points currently occupies the 2nd place of the leaderboard, being in the qualifying place for the Promotion, with a campaign of 8 wins, 4 draws, and 5 losses.

This means that in the 18th round, the América Mineiro team is closing in at 3rd place, with the same number of points.

Vila Nova analysis

After 17 rounds, Vila Nova has a positive ratio of goals scored and goals against. The team sums 20 goals for and 19 conceded.

An average of 3.76 shots on goal per game is certainly not exciting for Vila Nova, which is therefore a team that does not score many goals, nor does it particularly engage the goalkeepers. This will be an important factor to consider when evaluating the match.

A team with great aspirations and abilities in the Serie B.

Vila Nova is a more offensive team than Ituano, having 1565 attacks vs. 1349 from Ituano, having scored 20 times, in comparison, Ituano converted into goal 19 times.

Best goalscorer from Vila Nova

At the individual level, in this competition's offensive sector, it is worth mentioning Henrique Almeida. The Attacker has already scored 6 goals in the competition, being extremely important for Vila Nova, who have benefited from his performances several times to achieve essential triumphs.

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 Ituano is Vinícius dos Santos de Oliveira Paiva, who has already scored 5 goals in the competition. On the other hand, the leading scorer of Vila Nova is Henrique Almeida, he has scored in 6 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 Vila Nova scores an average of 0.63 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.

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

Corners Top Betting Tips

Good betting results could be obtained if one notes that there is an average of 4.18 corners per game.

Cards Top Betting Tips

Ituano has an average of 2.7 yellow cards per game over the 17 rounds, while Vila Nova has an average of 2.6. In other words, these teams together are averaging 5.59 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 5 times this season, very different from Vila Nova who only saw the red card once. Both the red and yellow cards market can be a good bet.

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