Vitoria vs Cuiaba Betting Odds, Tips, Predictions, Preview 3rd August 2024

Vitoria enjoy home advantage, when visitors Cuiaba swing by on Saturday for a clash in the Serie A. The former will be looking to make that home advantage count.

Vitoria are number 17 in the table on 18 points after 20 matches. Cuiaba rank as number 18 with 17 points after 18 matches played.

Cuiaba will not be short on motivation for their clash with the match favourites Vitoria. Although the odds are against them, a narrow win on Saturday will see them move ahead of their upcoming opponents in the table.

Vitoria only average a modest one goals per game in their last ten matches in this tournament, in which they scored ten goals. They also conceded 15 for an average of 1.5 per game. They kept their opponents from scoring two times.

Cuiaba are currently decent goalscorers, as they managed a bearable 13 goals in the past ten outings for an average of 1.3 goals a game. Their opponents scored a total of nine goals, and while Cuiaba claimed three clean sheets, they conceded an average of 0.9 goals per match.

It finished all square on when Vitoria last faced Cuiaba. With both denying to back down, the scoreboard said 0-0 in the end. The best betting odds on a draw at full-time with the bookies are at 12/5.

Vitoria vs Cuiaba Prediction

Vitoria Form

Vitoria suffered a couple of disappointments in their last three matches, as they were run over by Gremio in a 2-0 defeat. Flamengo also proved too hard to handle, as they won 1-2, before Vitoria were able to strike back last time out in a 0-2 win against Palmeiras. Vitoria won three of their previous six matches at Vitoria's stadium in the Serie A. They drew zero and suffered three defeats, scoring nine goals to eight against.

Cuiaba Form

In their last three matches, Cuiaba won 1-2 win against Bahia, lost 0-1 against Fluminense and lost 1-2 against Athletico Paranaense. Cuiaba won three of a possible six away matches in the Serie A, as well as playing two draws and suffering one defeat. They scored 11 while also conceding seven times.

We've thought long and hard which bet offers the best price at the bookies, as the match against Cuiaba could turn out a bit slippery for Vitoria. Considering form and strength in squad, we nevertheless ended up siding with the latter on Saturday.

Vitoria won four points from their last five encounters with teams from the bottom six, like their upcoming opponent. They won one, scored three and let in seven goals. Cuiaba earned three points from their last five games against teams placed in the bottom six of the Serie A table. They scored one goals in those matches, but also allowed three goals against on their way to zero wins. Vitoria are looking at a record of five wins, three draws and 12 defeats in the Serie A this season. Cuiaba are looking at four wins, five draws and nine defeats in the Serie A.

Vitoria vs Cuiaba Squads

Vitoria Squad

Thiago Carpini will choose the starting lineup for the upcoming game against Cuiaba from the players listed below (the information in the brackets refers to goals scored and matches played in the Serie A this season):

Alexandre Fintelman (0/0), Lucas Arcanjo (0/20), Muriel (0/0), Pedro Antonio (0/0), Bruno Uvini (0/6), Camutanga (0/5), Dankler (0/0), Gabriel Nunes (0/0), Joao Lucas (0/0), John Lessa (0/0), Lucas Esteves (0/0), Matheusinho (0/0), Neris (0/0), Patric Calmon (0/0), Raul Caceres (0/8), Reynaldo (0/0), Vicente (0/0), Vytor (0/0), Wagner Leonardo (2/19), Breno (0/0), Caio Vinicius (0/0), Daniel (0/0), Dudu (0/0), Fabio (0/0), Jean Mota (0/0), Lazaroni (0/0), Leo (0/0), Luan Santos (0/0), Machado (0/0), Matheusinho (3/19), Ricardo Ryller (0/0), Wanderson (0/0), Willean Lepo (0/17), Willian (0/0), Alerrandro (0/0), Carlos Eduardo (0/0), Everaldo (0/0), Iury Castilho (0/0), Janderson (0/0), Jose Hugo (0/0), Lawan (0/0), Luan (0/0), Luan (0/0), Luiz Adriano (0/0), Mateus (0/0), Mateus Martins (0/0), Osvaldo (1/14).

Cuiaba Squad

Here is the full team squad of Cuiaba. The 47 year-old Petit will select his starting lineup from the following players:

Mateus Pasinato (0/0), Rhyan (0/0), Walter (0/18), Alan Empereur (0/16), Bruno Alves (0/11), Gabriel Knesowitsch (0/2), Juan Pablo (0/0), Marllon (1/17), Matheus Alexandre (0/14), Railan (0/10), Renan (0/0), Allyson (0/1), Clayson (3/15), Cristtyan Kauan (0/0), Denilson (0/16), Eduardo Vinicius (0/0), Fernando Sobral (1/17), Filipe Augusto (0/7), Gabryel Freitas (0/0), Guilherme Madruga (0/6), Isidro Pitta (6/18), Lucas Fernandes (0/7), Lucas Mineiro (0/15), Max Alves (1/10), Andre Luis (0/13), Derik Lacerda (2/11), Deyverson (1/4), Eliel (1/12), Jonathan Cafu (1/16), Luiz Felipe (0/0), Ramon (2/14), Rikelme (0/8), Vinicius (0/0).

Vitoria vs Cuiaba Team News

Cuiaba have an almost full squad of players to choose from ahead of their next match on Saturday, as just two players seem to be forced up in the stands. Filipe Augusto and Ramon sit this one out for Cuiaba, serving a suspension instead of travelling to meet Vitoria.

Vitoria vs Cuiaba Lineups

Vitoria vs Cuiaba H2H

It finished all square on when Vitoria last faced Cuiaba. With both denying to back down, the scoreboard said 0-0 in the end. The best betting odds on a draw at full-time with the bookies are at 12/5. Vitoria enter the match against Cuiaba with a 0-1-0 record in their previous one encounter. A win rate of 0%, which is perhaps worth keeping in mind before you make a choice for your next accumulator, depending on your betting strategy.

Vitoria vs Cuiaba Results

Vitoria vs Cuiaba Betting Tips

Having scored just once lately in the Serie A, Osvaldo will be eager to hit the target again, and the upcoming game presents an opportunity to step up. Cuiaba hope Isidro Pitta can inflict some damage on their upcoming opponents by adding to his tally of three Serie A goals in his last six Serie A games.

Vitoria won three of their previous 10 matches across all tournaments at Vitoria's stadium. They drew one and lost six as well, while Cuiaba won four of their last 10 games away. They drew four and lost two. Strap yourselves up for a goals at Vitoria's stadium since both teams scored in seven of the last 10 home matches for Vitoria. The same occurred in seven of the last 10 league games away from home for Cuiaba.

Over 2.5 goals happened in five of Vitoria’s last ten matches across all tournaments. They pulled off an average of one goal during this run. Over 2.5 goals happened in four of the last ten outings for Cuiaba, who managed to score 0.9 times in those matches.