Juventude are the guests at Estádio Santa Cruz on Friday for the Serie B game with home side Botafogo-SP.
To see all of our predictions, user poll & stats for Botafogo-SP v Juventude, scroll down (inc. the best betting odds).
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Botafogo-SP
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Botafogo-SP head into this game after a 0-0 Serie B tied result vs Londrina.
In that match, Botafogo-SP managed 43% possession and 5 attempts at goal with 0 of them on target. On the other side, Londrina had 22 shots at goal with 5 of them on target.
Over their preceding 6 fixtures, Cláudio Tencati's Botafogo-SP have managed to score 9 times resulting in an average number of goals per match equal to 1.5.
Juventude
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Juventude will come into the match after a 2-0 Serie B win with the downing of Cuiabá in their last match.
In that match, Juventude had 43% possession and 14 shots at goal with 4 on target. For Juventude, the goalscorers were Safira (32') and Raí (71'). At the other end, Cuiaba got 15 attempts at goal with 5 on target.
Over the course of 5 of the past 6 games featuring Juventude, a comparatively low number of goals have been scored between them and opposing sides. The overall average number of goals per game within that period works out to a meagre 1.5, with the number of goals averaged by Juve being 1.5. Regardless, we must now wait to see if the trend might continue on in this upcoming game.
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Head to head
The last league encounter featuring the two was Serie B match day 20 on 29/07/2023 when it finished Botafogo-SP 0-2 Juventude.
In that match, Botafogo-SP had 55% possession and 21 attempts on goal with 6 on target.
On the other side, Juventude got 8 shots at goal with 3 on target. Ruschel (7') and Vargas (59') scored.
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Prediction
In our opinion, Juventude will really need to work well to get anything against this Botafogo-SP team who we think will likely be able to grind out a win.
We therefore fancy a highly competitive game with a 1-0 win for Botafogo-SP at the end of the 90.
Let’s see how it plays out.
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⚽️ What are the best odds for the game?
Turning to the betting odds on the full-time result market, victory for Botafogo-SP can be had for 2.4, a bet on a drawn result is 3 & taking a punt on victory for Juventude comes in at 3.1. Those are the top market prices offered right now.
Peter Guest,
17:04 21/07/2026
Odds correct at time of publishing. All odds subject to change.
⚽️ Team Focus:
Botafogo-SP
Formed: 1918
Stadium: Estádio Santa Cruz (29,292)
Captain: Ericson da silva
Chairman: Eduardo Esteves
Manager: Cláudio Tencati
Competitions: Serie B position 15