Mirassol vs Botafogo SP betting tip 2024 - Picks and Predictions for the Serie B match on August 21st, 2024

A football match between Mirassol and Botafogo SP of the Serie B will take place in Brazil on Wednesday, August 21st, 2024, at 22:00h (UTC), check the Mirassol vs Botafogo SP betting tip 2024 to win with your bets.

Stadium and City where Mirassol vs Botafogo SP will occur

The game is set to be played in the small Estádio José Maria de Campos Maia stadium, in the city of Mirassol, with a capacity for 14534 spectators, that will try to help the team achieve a positive result.

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Introduction to the Mirassol vs Botafogo SP 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 2.18 goals per game, which is very close to the 2.09 goals per game of the last championship.

Mirassol last match

The last match ended in a win for the Mirassol team. On that occasion they met Ceará for the Serie B, and the match ended 1-2. Coach M. Batista Junior's lined up a 4-3-3 formation.

A win for the home team had odds of 3.50, which makes it clear that a close match was expected.

If the team managed to leave the field with a victory, much is due to Fernandinho. He was the team's highlight amid a lackluster performance and was instrumental in the victory for Mirassol.

Botafogo SP 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, Botafogo SP, who used a 5-3-2 formation, faced the América Mineiro team with a final score of 3-1.

Before the match, it had already been stated that defeat was the most logical outcome. The most obvious indication was the odds for their vicorty, 6.25.

Mirassol vs Botafogo SP h2h

The last time these teams battled against each other in Serie B, Mirassol ranked 11th place while Botafogo SP was in 13th place. Mirassol took to the field with a 4-2-3-1 tactic, while Botafogo SP deployed in a 3-4-3 formation.

During the football season of 2024, these Serie B teams played against each other on 08-05-2024 in a duly contested game that ended in a 0-0 draw.

Last time a draw between these teams, what to expect now?

The Mirassol team in their last five matches has produced solid performances, while Botafogo SP has been more irregular.

Mirassol

Serie B leaderboard now

The Mirassol team with 38 points currently occupies the 1st place of the leaderboard, being in the qualifying place for the Promotion, with a campaign of 11 wins, 5 draws and 5 losses.

Which means that the team has an advantage of 1 point, in the 22nd round, with the Santos team in hot pursuit at 2nd place.

Mirassol analysis

The ratio of goals scored to goals conceded for Mirassol is positive: after 21 rounds the team has scored 23 goals, conceding only 15.

With an average ball possession of 49.76% per game in the current league, Mirassol cannot call itself a team that holds the game in its hands, rather it prefers the counterattacking strategy. But if they want to try to win the game against Botafogo SP they must try to impose their game to create difficulties for their opponents.

Being naturally stronger at home than as a visiting team, having won 3 games away from home. At home the team proves to be better, having positive results, with 8 wins against 0 losses, and 2 draws.

While Botafogo SP has only managed to convert 19 of their 1719 attacks into goals, Mirassol has been much more successful with 1914 attacks and 23 goals.

Best goalscorer from Mirassol

If we want to highlight a player from the team's attack at this stage, we have to name Dellatorre. The Attacker scored 6 goals in the current season, helping Mirassol 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.

Botafogo SP

Serie B leaderboard now

Botafogo SP arrives in this game with 22 points, and in 16th place in the Serie B, having won 5 games in total and lost 8 times, making a total of 7 draws.

In the 22nd round, the team has a small disadvantage of 2 points compared to the Paysandu team which is just above, in 15th place.

Botafogo SP analysis

We have reached matchday 21 in Serie B and at the moment Botafogo SP has made 19 goals and conceded 29.

As we approach the Regular Season, Botafogo SP is gearing up for another gripping match. In the opening game, the team managed 4 shots on target, offering a glimpse into their offensive capabilities.

The team starts as an underdog in their next match, both because they will be playing on a field that is by no means easy and because they are not showing very good finalization skills, averaging 0.95 scored per game.

Best goalscorer from Botafogo SP

Individually, the team's most offensive player in the competition so far is A. de Jesus Jeruzalem Júnior. He has scored 2 times in the current season and has helped Botafogo SP come out with a positive result on several occasions.

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

Goals Top Betting Tips

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

Taking into consideration that Botafogo SP 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

To obtain good betting results, remembering that there is an average of 4.86 corners per game when the corners numbers of both teams are combined.

Cards Top Betting Tips

These teams together have a combined average of 4.62 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 Botafogo SP side, we know that it is a more aggressive team having received the red card 5 time this season, very different from Mirassol who only saw the red card 4 times. Both the red and yellow cards market can be a good bet.

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