Thursday’s Football Bet of the Day sees me head to the Brazilian top flight, and I’ve highlighted a goals-based selection in one of the fixtures.
⚽️ Botafogo FR vs Santos FC
🇧🇷 Serie A
⏰ Thursday 16 July, 23:30
Two clubs separated by a solitary point in the Brazilian Serie A table meet at the Estadio Olimpico Nilton Santos on Thursday night as 12th-placed Botafogo entertain 15th-placed Santos in a fixture that appeals to me for goals.
Franclim Carvalho’s hosts are the joint-highest scorers in the Brazilian top flight, firing in 31 goals across their opening 17 matches, with 15 (48%) of them coming in front of their supporters.
After failing to score in two of their opening four clashes this season, the Fogao have made the net bulge in each of their next 13 – scoring on multiple occasions in seven (54%) of them – and will be confident of breaching a Santos backline that has recorded a solitary shutout on their travels this season, shipping 17 goals.
Cuca’s visitors have scored 26 goals across their opening 17 fixtures in the Brazilian Serie A this campaign, with 11 (42%) of them coming on their travels.
The Peixe have blanked just twice in the league this season – scoring 2+ goals in five of their last seven – and will also be confident of getting on the scoresheet against a Botafogo backline that has failed to keep a clean sheet since the opening day of the season, shipping 31 goals.
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Bet of the Day
Botafogo’s opening 17 matches in the Brazilian top flight this season have averaged a league-high 3.65 goals per game, with Over 2.5 Goals landing in a league-best 14 (82%) of them.
Those numbers rise even further when playing at home, with their opening seven clashes in front of their supporters averaging an eye-catching 3.86 goals per game, with Over 2.5 Goals landing on each occasion.
Santos’ opening eight road trips in the Brazilian top flight this term have averaged an impressive 3.50 goals per game, with Over 2.5 Goals banking in six (75%) of them – and I’m backing that trend to continue in Rio de Janeiro on Thursday night.
- Over 2.5 Goals
- Pays 17/20 (bet365)
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