Juventude RS v Atletico Goianiense

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Juventude picked up another point in the Brazilian top flight last time out when they held Fluminense to a 1-1 draw away from home at the Maracana to gain what was considered a creditable point and the hosts now return to their Estádio Alfredo Jaconi to take on Atletico GO as Roger Machado's side look to take advantage of their visitors' poor start to this new Serie A campaign.

Not that Juventude have been particularly blazing a trail in the early weeks of this new domestic top flight campaign as the hosts have managed to pick up just one win in their opening five games of the season which came in the form of a solid 2-0 home win against Corinthians and along with three draws and just one defeat, Machado's side have moved up into 14th place in the Serie A table.

Juventude's one defeat so far this season was a heavy 5-1 thrashing away from home at the hands of Botafogo but points earned in draws with the likes of Criciuma, Athletico PR and the aforementioned Fluminense have also all ended in 1-1 stalemates and the goals market looks to be the safest option where Juventude have been concerned.

Indeed, six of Juventude's last 10 games overall have resulted in both teams scoring.

Atletico GO find themselves sitting third from bottom in the Serie A table despite picking up their first win of the Brazilian top flight season last time out with a 2-0 win away from home at Vitoria but the visitors had previously endured a disappointing start to the new campaign.

Four defeats within their opening five games of the new term saw Jair Ventura's side slip to losses against Flamengo, Botafogo, Sao Paulo and Cruzeiro respectively and a previous 1-1 draw away from home at Internacional therefore meant very little in the scheme of things as the visitors picked up just one point from the possible 15 on offer at the start of the season.

The bigger picture shows Atletico GO have managed to capture just one win from their last 11 games in the Brazilian top flight whilst also slipping to six defeats so the prospects of an away win here at the Estádio Alfredo Jaconi looks fairly unlikely.

However, the goals market again beckons as seven of Atletico GO's last 11 games overall in Serie A have produced goals for both teams and it is also worth mentioning that four of these 11 matches have not only ended in stalemate but have also seen both teams score in what have all been 1-1 draws.

Juventude v Atletico GO Verdict

Both Juventude and Atletico GO have struggled to gain a foothold in their respective Serie A campaigns to date, each winning just once so far this season but they both at least look likely to score here.

Therefore, our main bet will be BTTS Yes @ 2.00

Other side bets worth considering:

Draw @ 3.30

Correct Score: 1-1 @ 6.50