Santos vs Goias prediction 19.06.2024

• Competition: Serie B
• Date: Wednesday, 19th June, 2024
• Kickoff: 23:00 UK
• Venue: Estadio Urbano Caldeira (Santos)

Last year, Santos, a six-time Brazilian champion and one of the greatest clubs in Brazil, were relegated from Serie A for the first time in its 111-year history. They had really bad end of the season and pretty much unexpectedly suffered a devastating relegation. However, after that terrible season, Santos had a nice run in their state league, losing in the finals against Palmeiras. Since the Paulista State League has teams like Palmeiras, Bragantino, Guarani, Corinthians, and Sao Paulo, that was a really good sign for the upcoming Serie B season. And indeed, Santos started great with five wins in the first rounds. However, after that good start, they now lost four in a row and dropped to 7th place, already six away from the top spot.

Goias also suffered relegation from Serie A last season, but to be fair, they are a team that frequently moves between the Brazilian first and second tier. Once again, they are surely among the favorites to return since four teams will be promoted this season. Right now, Goias are 4th with 18 points, three away from the top spot and three above their next opponent, Santos.

Santos vs Goias pick: Under 2.5 goals

Santos are in terrible form, losing four in a row before this game. During that four-game stretch, they scored only three goals, so expecting a dominant offensive display against the second-best defensive team in the league is pretty unreal.

Goais are one of the best teams for an under bet in the league, especially away from home where they were under 2.5 goals in all five Serie B games. Also, Goais are also in poor form, having won just one game in the last five in all competitions while scoring just four goals - 0.8 per game.

In the last h2h game, about seven months ago, Santos won 1:0. Now, considering both teams' poor form and Goias' constant low-scoring games away from home, an under 2.5 goals bet should be the safest option for this Serie B game.