Vila Nova vs Santos betting tip 2024 - Picks and Predictions for the Serie B match on July 18th, 2024

Vila Nova and Santos will face each other in a Serie B game in Brazil on Thursday, July 18th, 2024, at 23:00h (UTC), check the Vila Nova vs Santos betting tip 2024 to win with your bets.

Stadium and City where Vila Nova vs Santos will occur

The game takes place in the great Estádio Onésio Brasileiro Alvarenga stadium, in the city of Goiânia, with a capacity for 50049 spectators, who hope to help the team to surprise in this match.

Where to follow the live game

See everything about the match live on Betarena, including statistics, events and odds, and everything that can help with your sports betting.

Introduction to the Vila Nova vs Santos 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.

Vila Nova last match

In the last match they played, Vila Nova collected a win. The opposing team was Avaí, and the match - which ended with the result of 2-1 - was valid for Serie B.

A win for the home team had odds of 1.95, which makes it clear that a close match was expected.

Santos 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, Santos, who used a 4-2-3-1 formation, faced the Ceará team with a final score of 0-1.

The forecast was that the match between the two teams would be quite close, hence the home win had odds of 3.40.

Vila Nova vs Santos h2h

Regarding previous matches between the two teams, we can see that this will be the first time Vila Nova and Santos will play against each other.

Vila Nova

Serie B leaderboard now

The Vila Nova team with 27 points currently occupies the 1st place of the leaderboard, being in the qualifying place for the Promotion, with a campaign of 8 wins, 3 draws and 4 losses.

Which means that América Mineiro team, at position 2, is in close pursuit with an advantage of 1 point, in the 16th round.

Vila Nova analysis

At the end of round 15 in Serie B, Vila Nova scored 19 goals and conceded 16 goals.

his average possession rate in the league is 49.87%, 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 Vila Nova vs Santos 2024, the team should make an effort to keep the possession and be able to attack the opponent.

The team proves to be better playing in their own base, having 7 wins versus 0 losses, and 1 draw. They won 1 game playing as the visiting team.

Best goalscorer from Vila Nova

Individually, the team's main offensive standout in the competition so far is Henrique Almeida. The Attacker has already scored 6 times this season and has helped Vila Nova come away with the positive result on several occasions.

Santos

Serie B leaderboard now

The Santos team with 25 points currently occupies the 3rd place of the leaderboard, being in the qualifying place for the Promotion, with a campaign of 8 wins, 1 draw, and 5 losses.

Santos analysis

We have reached matchday 15 in Serie B and at the moment Santos has made 21 goals and conceded 11.

As we approach the Regular Season, Santos is gearing up for another gripping match. In the opening game, the team managed 5.43 shots on target, offering a glimpse into their offensive capabilities.

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

Santos is a more offensive team than Vila Nova, having 1433 attacks vs. 1397 from Vila Nova, having scored 21 times, in comparison, Vila Nova converted into goal 19 times.

Best goalscorer from Santos

In the individual highlights of the team in the offensive sector, the focus falls on Willian so far in the competition. With 4 goals with his signature, the Attacker has helped his team Santos to achieve victorious results this season.

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 Vila Nova is Henrique Almeida, who has already scored 6 goals in the competition. On the other hand, the leading scorer of Santos is Willian, he has scored in 4 opportunities.

Between 75-90 minutes is a good time to bet as some study have shown this to be the time where most goals occur.

The market with less than 2.5 goals can also be a good alternative since Santos has an average of 0.88 goals per game when playing away from home. This option is an alternative considering that Santos often does not concede goals when playing away from home.

Currently, at Bet365, the odds for the Total Goals Under 2.5 market are quoted at 1.48.

Corners Top Betting Tips

For favorable betting results, note that combining the number of corners of both teams gives an average of 5 corners per game.

Cards Top Betting Tips

Vila Nova has an average of 2.7 yellow cards per game over the 15 rounds, while Santos has an average of 1.7. In other words, these teams together are averaging 4.67 yellow cards per match. Therefore, it might be a good option to bet on the 'Over 4.5 cards' option in this duel.

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