Caxias vs EC São José betting tip 2024 - Picks and Predictions for the Serie C match on July 28th, 2024

Caxias and EC São José will on Sunday, July 28th, 2024 at 19:30h (UTC), play in a Serie C football game in Brazil, check the Caxias vs EC São José betting tip 2024 to win with your bets.

Stadium and City where Caxias vs EC São José will occur

The game will be played in the small Estádio Francisco Stédile stadium, in the city of Caxias do Sul, with a capacity for 17000 spectators, that will try to help the team achieve a positive result.

Where to follow the live game

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Introduction to the Caxias vs EC São José betting tip 2024

We are at the first level of the Serie C of the Brazilian Championship. Here, in one-leg matches, the 20 clubs face each other and try to stay within the top eight to advance to the Second Round, where it will be decided which 4 teams will guarantee their place in Serie B next season.

In the current edition of the Serie C, we can see a growth in the average goals. While last season the tournament had an average of 2.15 goals per match, now the competition has an average of 2.41 goals per match.

Caxias last match

The last match ended in a loss for the Caxias team. On that occasion they met Londrina for the Serie C, and the match ended 2-0.

Before the match all forecasts pointed to a defeat. The odds of their win, 4.75 were the best proof of this.

EC São José last match

EC São José appears in the same condition as the rival. The team also arrives from a defeat for this match. In a Serie C game, the team faced Aparecidense, and the score ended with a 0-1.

The odds for the defeat of the home team before the match were 3.30, so it was expected to be a fairly even match.

Caxias vs EC São José h2h

The last time these teams met was for a Gaucho 1 match, on 08-03-2024, referring to the 2024 season, which ended with a 1-0 win for Caxias.

The previous encounter between these teams saw them fighting hard to stay ahead.

The Caxias team in the last five matches has achieved more regular results, with a total of 1 win, compared to the EC São José team, which has no wins recently.

And while we're on the historical factor, it's important to point out that it's always pertinent to consider the history of relevance in the competition, so for this game it doesn't make that much difference, as neither team has had the honor of adding a Serie C trophy to their respective trophy cabinet.

Caxias

Serie C leaderboard now

With 9 points won, Caxias is in 19th place on the leaderboard, which leaves the team in the Relegation zone. The team's campaign so far is 2 wins against 7 losses, plus 3 draws.

In the 15th round, the team holds a small disadvantage of 3 points as opposed to Ferroviário team which is just above, in the 18th place.

Caxias analysis

Currently, Caxias has a tally of 13 goals scored and 21 goals against, at the end of round 14 of Serie C.

The Caxias team comes from a defeat in the Serie C, and its coach Thiago Gomes Pacheco wants to counter this trend by imposing a loss on his opponent, using the advantage of playing at home.

One factor to consider is Caxias average number of shots on goal, only 3.17 per match. So the team tends not to score many goals or be dangerous in goal.

Over the course of the tournament, Caxias recorded an average ball possession of 47.83%. This indicates that the team usually does not impose its schemes, but adopts more guarded and defensive tactics. For the next game that Caxias will play against EC São José, fans would like to see more aggressive soccer from their team, and especially a few more goals.

Best goalscorer from Caxias

At the individual level, in this competition's offensive sector, it is worth mentioning Alvaro. The Attacker has already scored 5 goals in the competition, being extremely important for Caxias, who have benefited from his performances several times to achieve essential triumphs.

EC São José

Serie C leaderboard now

With 5 points won, EC São José is in 20th place on the leaderboard, which leaves the team in the Relegation zone. The team's campaign so far is 1 win against 11 losses, plus 2 draws.

With a small disadvantage of 4 points against Caxias who occupies position 19, the team starts the 15th round.

EC São José analysis

EC São José shows a negative ratio between goals made and conceded, with 8 made and 20 conceded after 14 rounds of the league.

EC São José has been going through a rough patch in their recent matches, losing their last 4 matches and drawing the other. They will need to regroup and find a way to bounce back from this dip in form if they want to salvage their season.

Recent performances have highlighted that EC São José is having trouble generating goals, with a low number of goals for and a high number of failed to score matches. This suggests that the team is struggling to create quality chances and convert them into goals, indicating the need for improvement in their attacking play.

Teams typically have some control over the opponents if they achieve ball possession above 50%. This is the reason why the EC São José team usually guns for an average ball possession of 54.29% to control the game.

The team does not shine in attack, with a scoring average of 0.57 goals per game. With these statistics against it, it can hardly count on a good result in the next away game.

Best goalscorer from EC São José

In the individual highlights of the team in the offensive sector, the focus falls on Rafael Carillho so far in the competition. With 2 goals with his signature, the Midfielder has helped his team EC São José to achieve victorious results this season.

For punters some entries may be relevant for this match, namely:

Goals Top Betting Tips

A good bet could be made between 75-90 minutes of the game as this is the time most goals are scored.

Under 2.5 goals are a valid alternative, considering that often EC São José does not concede goals playing away from home. Besides, EC São José has an average of 0.67 goals per game when playing as a visitor.

At the bookmaker Bet365, the market of Total Goals Under 2.5 is with great odds.

Corners Top Betting Tips

Something to explore in order to get favorable betting results is noting the average of 5.62 corners per game which one can get by combining the number of corners of both teams.

Caxias is usually quite offensive in their matches, and this has resulted in a high average of corner kicks in the competition. Currently, the team averages 6.17 corners per game played. Therefore, it might be interesting to bet on the over corner kicks of Caxias in this match.

Cards Top Betting Tips

Highly disciplined, the teams have an average of only 4.43 yellow cards per match, when added together. In other words, the 'Under 4.5 cards' option looks like a great alternative for bettors.

This is a match with several good betting entries to have some return on sports betting.

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