São Paulo vs Nacional betting tip 2024 - Picks and Predictions for the CONMEBOL Libertadores match on August 22nd, 2024

São Paulo will be playing against Nacional in a CONMEBOL Libertadores football match scheduled to take place on Thursday, August 22nd, 2024, in South America, check the São Paulo vs Nacional betting tip 2024 to win with your bets.

It's here again! After an intense group stage, get ready to witness the captivating knockout matches of the CONMEBOL Libertadores. Our featured betting tip today is for the highly anticipated clash between São Paulo and Nacional in the 2024, adding to the excitement of the "tricky" CONMEBOL Libertadores.

The emergence of a wholly distinct tournament is evident in recent years. From this juncture, it is the teams with the most courage that usually determine the outcome in closely matched encounters.

After a difficult Group Stage, São Paulo vs Nacional arrives at this duel for the Round of 16 looking to qualify and keep dreaming of winning the most desired title of the South American continent.

This match will take place on August 22nd, 2024 at 22:00h (UTC). he team will try to take advantage of the fact that they play at home since the match will occur at Estádio Cícero Pompeu de Toledo stadium, in the city of Sao Paulo. This is something significant to consider when predicting since in the CONMEBOL Libertadores the home field factor usually makes a lot of difference.

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Introduction to the São Paulo vs Nacional betting tip 2024

The match between São Paulo vs Nacional 2024 will be the second of this fantastic match of Round of 16, it is the big decider of this duel. After a result of 0-0 in the first match, the qualification is still open since nobody managed to kill the match in the first leg. Both São Paulo and Nacional have good chances to move forward.

Nacional has lost to São Paulo 1 time by the score needed to win this time in their 46 head-to-head meetings.

Details about São Paulo

São Paulo arrives for this duel after qualifying as the 1st place of its group in the group stage. In summary, after the 6 games of the previous stage, the team of coach Luis Francisco Zubeldía got through with 13 points in Group B, in addition, it scored a total of 10 goals and conceded 3.

São Paulo is coming from a loss in the last match in which they played. The match against Palmeiras, valid for Serie A is enclosed with a score of 2-1. The men of L. Zubeldía took the field in this last encounter in the 3-4-3 formation.

The Libertadores is the kind of competition that doesn't usually give much of a chance to the so-called "underdogs." A proof of this is that since 2000 only 5 teams have won the title for the first time.

Another historical factor that corroborates this information is the concentration of trophies; over the more than 60 years of the Libertadores' history, Brazilian and Argentine teams have won more than 70% of the titles played in the main club competition in the Americas.

Given this, we analyzed his history in CONMEBOL Libertadores and found that, with a record of 3 titles and 3 runer-ups in CONMEBOL Libertadores, among some other factors, São Paulo can be considered one of the potential surprises in CONMEBOL Libertadores 2024.

São Paulo Numbers

São Paulo has a campaign of 2 wins and no losses at home in this CONMEBOL Libertadores. This serves as an indicator of the possible behavior of his team in this game.

At the moment, in the Serie A, the São Paulo group has 11 wins, 7 defeats and 5 draws, giving them a total of 38 points after 23 rounds, ranking them in 6th place. In addition to these data, it can be seen that the São Paulo team goes with a total of 31 goals scored and 23 goals conceded.

In the individual highlights of the team in the offensive sector, the focus falls on Jonathan Calleri so far in the competition. With 3 goals with his signature, the Attacker has helped his team São Paulo to achieve victorious results this season.

The São Paulo team usually tries to control the game with an average ball possession of 63.17%. Teams with ball possession above 50% typically have some control over the opponents.

Details about Nacional

Nacional on the other hand comes to this Round of 16 clashes after passing as the 2 place of Group H. Coach his charges placed 8 balls in the back of the net in total, managing to collect 10 points and 3 wins in the campaign that earned them a spot in the knockout stage.

On the other hand, the visiting team arrives at this match after a draw in the last round. In a dispute valid for Primera Division, Nacional, who used a 4-3-3 formation, faced the River Plate team with a final score of 3-3.

About his record in the CONMEBOL Libertadores, we see that Nacional has 3 CONMEBOL Libertadores trophies and has finished runner-up on 3 occasions. Therefore, they expect to impress the audience even more. Even though they don't have a great tradition in the tournament, they have already left big teams behind in this CONMEBOL Libertadores.

Nacional records

Nacional has a record of 4 wins and no losses as an away team in this CONMEBOL Libertadores. This is good to show what the attitude of his team should be in this match.

Currently, in the Primera Division, the Nacional formation has 10 wins, 1 defeat and 4 draws, making a total of 34 points after 15 rounds, ranking them in 2nd place. Also, the Nacional team goes with a total of 31 goals scored and 16 goals conceded.

Nacional has relied on great performances from the Attacker Gonzalo Carneiro this season. He is the team's leading scorer, with 3 goals, and has excelled in the team's attacking department.

As we approach the Round of 16, Nacional is gearing up for another gripping match. In the opening game, the team managed 7 shots on target, offering a glimpse into their offensive capabilities.

Good markets to bet on São Paulo vs Nacional

Suggestion to bet on the favorite

Looking at the difference in aspirations of the teams and the campaign so far in this CONMEBOL Libertadores, it is evident that the São Paulo team has good chances to win the match. So a good opportunity is to bet on São Paulo to win at Bet365, with odds of 1.62 is one of the bookmakers paying better at the moment.

Betting on goals

Nacional has an average of 2 goals scored, while São Paulo concedes on average 0.5 goals per match. With this and with the fact that the under 2.5 market usually gives good returns in CONMEBOL Libertadores, a good bet would be to place this bet at Bet365. The odds of 1.62 are pretty attractive.

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