Novorizontino vs Ituano betting tip 2024 - Picks and Predictions for the Serie B match on August 20th, 2024

Novorizontino and Ituano will be playing against each other on Tuesday, August 20th, 2024, at 22:00h (UTC), in a Serie B football game in Brazil, check the Novorizontino vs Ituano betting tip 2024 to win with your bets.

Stadium and City where Novorizontino vs Ituano will occur

The game is set to be played in the small Estádio Dr. Jorge Ismael de Biasi stadium, in the city of Novo Horizonte, with a capacity for 16000 spectators, who hope to help the team to surprise in this match.

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 Novorizontino 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 2.17 goals per game, which is very close to the 2.09 goals per game of the last championship.

Novorizontino last match

In the last match played, Novorizontino met América Mineiro, in a match valid for the Serie B. The match ended in a draw by 1-1. The coach E. Baptista's on that occasion lined the team up with a 5-4-1 formation.

The game had all the elements to be an even game between both teams, for that reason it was logical that the draw was one of the most expected results, with odds around 2.70.

Despite the team's less-than-exciting average performance, Rodolfo is certainly one of the players on the roster to watch for the future. On the field he showed a good physical presence and good footwork, proving to be crucial to Novorizontino game.

Ituano last match

On the other hand, the visiting team arrives at this match after a victory in the last round. In a dispute valid for Serie B, Ituano, who used a 4-2-3-1 formation, faced the Operário PR team with a final score of 1-2.

Incredible surprise with the final result of the match! The underdog team achieved an unexpected victory, as shown by the fact that before the match their victory had odds of 6.25.

Novorizontino vs Ituano h2h

The last time these teams battled against each other in Serie B, Novorizontino ranked 11th place while Ituano was in 20th place. Novorizontino took to the field with a 4-4-2 tactic, while Ituano deployed in a 3-5-2 formation.

The last preceding match between these two teams was from 05-05-2024. The match was valid for the 2024 season of the Serie B, and it ended with a 1-3 win for Novorizontino.

Novorizontino

Serie B leaderboard now

The Novorizontino team with 37 points currently occupies the 2nd place of the leaderboard, being in the qualifying place for the Promotion, with a campaign of 10 wins, 7 draws and 4 losses.

In the 22nd round, the team has the same score as opposed to Santos who places just above in 1st place.

Novorizontino analysis

At the end of round 21 Novorizontino has a good ratio of goals made to goals conceded, with 24 goals to its credit against 18 conceded.

The average number of shots towards goal for Novorizontino is not among the best, with only 3.81 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.

Over the course of the tournament, Novorizontino recorded an average ball possession of 41.38%. This indicates that the team usually does not impose its schemes, but adopts more guarded and defensive tactics. For the next game that Novorizontino will play against Ituano, fans would like to see more aggressive soccer from their team, and especially a few more goals.

While Ituano has only managed to convert 23 of their 1656 attacks into goals, Novorizontino has been much more successful with 1816 attacks and 24 goals.

Best goalscorer from Novorizontino

At the individual level, in this competition's offensive sector, it is worth mentioning Rodolfo. The Attacker has already scored 5 goals in the competition, being extremely important for Novorizontino, who have benefited from his performances several times to achieve essential triumphs.

It should also be noted that 1 of the goals scored by the player were from the penalty spot.

Ituano

Serie B leaderboard now

With 19 points won, Ituano is in 17th place on the leaderboard, which leaves the team in the Relegation zone. The team's campaign so far is 5 wins against 12 losses, plus 4 draws.

Which means that the team, has the same number of points in the 22nd round that the Chapecoense team in 18th place.

Ituano analysis

Ituano, with 23 goals scored and 38 conceded, has a negative goal difference after 21 rounds.

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

In this season, the individual highlight is Vinícius dos Santos de Oliveira Paiva that has dominated the offensive side. The Attacker has already scored 5 times this season, becoming crucial in the positive results that Ituano achieved in several matches.

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 Novorizontino is Rodolfo, who has already scored 5 goals in the competition. On the other hand, the leading scorer of Ituano is Vinícius dos Santos de Oliveira Paiva, he has scored in 5 opportunities.

75-90 minutes into the game is a good time to bet with most goals being made in this period.

The bet on under 2.5 goals is very compelling since frequently Ituano does not concede goals as a visitor. Ituano also averages 1 goal per match when playing away from their field.

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

Corners Top Betting Tips

The number of corners of both teams when combine gives an average of 4.24 corners per game, something to explore to gain good betting results.

Cards Top Betting Tips

Novorizontino has an average of 2.6 yellow cards per game over the 21 rounds, while Ituano has an average of 2.7. In other words, these teams together are averaging 5.57 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 Novorizontino who only saw the red card 5 times. Both the red and yellow cards market can be a good bet.

This is a match with several good betting entries to have some return on sports betting.

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