Sampaio Correa started the season as one of the hottest teams and was the revelation of the Brazilian second league. The team has since cooled off and is now outside of the places eligible for promotion to the top flight. They try to turn their luck around on Monday when they welcome CRB in front of the fans.
Team News and Probable Lineups
- Sampaio Correa chose to use a starting formation with a single striker in more than half of the games played so far.
- They stuck to this strategy regardless of venue and opponent, something that they live for the expected results early on.
- Ciel has carried the hosts so far and he will play up front once again.
- CRB were at the opposite end of form, struggling early on but they managed to turn their season around.
- They have an entirely different strategy, fielding three strikers in every match.
- Alves and Lins have scored one goal each so far and they will join Hyuri who has three goals to his name already.
Form Guide and Head-to-Head Results
Sampaio Correa is no longer the team in better form and hasn’t won a single match in the last four rounds. This follows an otherwise impressive three-game winning streak, which today looks far away and unreliable.
The head to head record also favors the visitors who have won 7 games and lost just 3. Only two matches have ended undecided and both teams aggressively pushed for victory in all their encounters.
Prevailing today would propel the winner to the podium, so motivation is hard to pick all three points.
Odds and Betting Tip
Sampaio Correa is preferred by bookmakers with odds of 2.10 simply because of their strong home record. This is where they have won most of the games so far, while CRB was less reliable on the road. Having said this, it is the hosts who are struggling right now and have a hard time keeping clean sheets while scoring. Our proposition for this day is to bet on at least two goals to be scored, as the odds are quite tempting at 1.40 on the over 1.5 goals market.
Our prediction: At least two goals to be scored