Bitesize Prediction: Novorizontino vs Tombense – 14/10/23

Competition: Brazil Serie B

Market: Novorizontino win

Odds: 1/2 @ 1xBet

Hoping to make up some ground in the promotion chase this weekend, Novorizontino will welcome Tombense to Sao Paulo on Saturday night.

Starting with the hosts, last seen having to settle for a 1-1 stalemate away at Sampaio Correa, Novorizontino will be excited by the prospect of returning to Sao Paulo here. While Eduardo Baptista’s side might have shown some recent issues since opening October, they have continued to gain a reputation for their success on home soil. Looking to make up some ground in the promotion chase this weekend, the former Vila Nova boss has seen his top-four contenders win each of their last three Serie B showdowns in front of their own supporters by an aggregate score of 8-2. Likewise, laying down a major marker last month as they claimed a 4-1 romp against Ceara, it is also worth highlighting that Novorizontino have won six of their previous seven contests in Sao Paulo. With that hometown purple patch stemming all the way back to July 7th, Baptista’s men should be smelling a golden opportunity on Sunday night.

As for the visitors, while Tombense might have just about clung to their Serie B status last season, Marcelo Chamusca’s side appear destined to lost their drop out of Brazil’s second-tier this time around. In the midst of what has become a major relegation and opening this weekend’s fixtures sat seven points adrift of safety, the Whites have now mustered just a single victory from any of their last 13 straight appearances. With that nightmare rut stemming all the way back to a 2-1 win against CRB back on July 18th, the former Botafogo boss has also seen his downbeat squad gain a reputation for their rather glaring issues on the road. In fact, Chamusca’s relegation scrappers have picked up just a single point from any of their previous seven contests outside of Minas Gerais. Hit with a 2-1 loss when they welcomed Novorizontino to the Almeidao back on June 24th, Tombense will be bracing themselves for another stern examination here.

Bet: Novorizontino 1/2 to beat Tombense in Saturday’s Brazil Serie B battle @ 1xBet