Competition: Brazil Serie B
Market: Chapecoense win
Odds: 1/1 @ 1xBet
Looking to extend their stay in the promotion spots, Chapecoense will welcome CRB to Santa Catarina on Sunday night.
Starting with the hosts, while Chapecoense might have only just clung to their Serie B status last season, the Verdao have enjoyed a sensational turn in fortunes this time around. Rightfully receiving a string of plaudits since opening up the 2025 campaign and scrapping it out at the top of the standings, Gilmar Dal Pozzo̢۪s side open this weekend̢۪s fixtures sat in the promotion spots and smelling the chance to make another statement here. Despite being last seen settling for a 0-0 stalemate away at Atletico GO, Sunday̢۪s hosts are unbeaten in all of their previous five Serie B appearances and they are enjoying their longest unbeaten run of the season. Likewise, suffering just a single defeat at the Arena Conda since the middle of April, Chapecoense should also be excited by their overall success in the final third. In fact, registering 25 Serie B strikes so far this year, Dal Pozzo̢۪s men hold the second-best attacking return in the division.
As for the visitors, despite springing a real upset last weekend as they claimed a thumping 4-0 victory at home against Novorizontino, it appears that might have just been a minor boost for Sunday̢۪s guests. Mustering just a single win from any of their previous eight appearances across all competitions, Umberto Louzer̢۪s side almost find themselves sat in Serie B limbo. Failing to register consecutive wins since the middle of April, the Alagoas-based outfit have also gained an unwanted reputation for their extended issues away from the Rei Pele. Including a routine 2-0 defeat against Vila Nova on July 23rd, CRB have failed to win any of their last 11 straight showdowns outside of Maceio. It should also be highlighted, drawing back-to-back blanks on the road and not notching a single away strike in almost 270 minutes of action, the former Guarani boss should be bracing himself for another stern examination this weekend.
Bet: Chapecoense 1/1 to beat CRB in Sunday’s Brazil Serie B battle @ 1xBet