América Mineiro take on visiting club Guarani at Estádio Raimundo Sampaio in the Serie B game on Sunday.
Our tips, poll and stats for América Mineiro v Guarani can all be found here (inc. the best betting odds).
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América Mineiro
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América Mineiro will be hoping to return to winning ways here following the 1-0 Serie B loss in their previous game against Mirassol.
In that match, América Mineiro had 59% possession and 17 shots on goal with 5 of them on target. Mirassol had 9 shots at goal with 5 of them on target. Dellatorre (12') was the scorer for Mirassol.
América Mineiro have found it difficult to unlock defences of late. Their ‘goals for’ figure stands at just 4 versus opposing sides over their last 6 matches. In those meetings, América Mineiro have also seen the number of goals scored against them total 4. That pattern won’t necessarily be continued into this game, though.
Coming into this contest, América Mineiro are unbeaten in their previous 13 home league matches. An amazing run.
Guarani
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Guarani come into this game following a 2-1 Serie B win with the defeat of Coritiba in their most recent fixture.
In that game, Guarani managed 36% possession and 16 attempts on goal with 3 on target. For Guarani, goals were scored by João Victor (42') and Gabriel Bispo (51'). Coritiba had 7 attempts at goal with 2 of them on target.
Over the course of their last six clashes, Guarani have helped themselves to a tally of 10 goals. Guarani have also scored in every single one of those games. Over that period, they have seen 5 goals scored by their opponents.
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Head to head
Checking on their past head to head meetings going back to 11/11/2001 shows that these encounters have been a source of anguish for Guarani. They’ve not managed to register any victories at all whereas América Mineiro have been the better of the two, winning in 83 per cent of those matches played.
A combined total of 12 goals were scored between them in this period, with 9 of them for Coelho and 3 netted by Guarani. That is an average goals per game value of 2.
The previous league fixture between the two was Serie B match day 6 on 21/05/2024 and the score finished Guarani 1-2 América Mineiro.
In that match, Guarani had 36% possession and 13 attempts at goal with 5 on target.
At the other end, América Mineiro had 12 attempts at goal with 3 of them on target. Fabinho (30') and Moisés (79') scored.
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Prediction
It looks to us that América Mineiro look set to get the goals that they need when they meet Guarani, who will not find it easy scoring a goal of their own.
We’re tipping a pretty comfortable 2-0 win for América Mineiro at the end of this one.
Our expert partners are tipping under 3.5 goals for this match. Check out their VIP predictions here.
Lucas Pereira,
21:00 08/09/2024
Odds correct at time of publishing. All odds subject to change.
⚽️ Team Focus:
América Mineiro
Formed: 1912
Stadium: Estádio Raimundo Sampaio (23,018)
Captain: Adilson Juninho
Chairman: Alencar da Silveira Jr.
Manager: Diogo Giacomini
Competitions: Serie B position 8