Juventude vs CRB Predictions, Betting Tips and Match Previews

Saturday’s Brazilian Serie B action sees two mid-table sides doing battle, with Juventude hosting CRB. It looks set to be an even contest with very little between the two on paper.

Whilst Juventude will be happy that they’re making themselves difficult to beat, they’ll want to start turning draws into wins sooner rather than later. You’d think the hosts would be in promotion contention when it’s said they’ve lost just 1 of their last 12 Serie B outings, but with just 3 of said matches coming from victories, Periquito find themselves in 13th at the time of writing, with 18 points from 15 matches overall.

After a 0-0 draw at Sampaio Correa last time out, Juventude have now drawn 4 of their last 5 matches and the home crowd will be demanding a win in this fixture, with a degree of discontent beginning to build. Overall, the hosts have won just once on home soil all season and that’s something that needs to improve immediately if the side are to remain in a comfortable position.

Meanwhile, new CRB boss Doriva has got off to a perfect start in his new job, recording 1-0 wins over both Sao Bento and Boa. Said results have helped lift the visitors out of the drop zone and the side will be looking to maintain their improvements in performance levels in order to remain out of it.

CRB beat relegation by just a single point last season and are far from one of the division’s big hitters, so a mid-table finish would certainly represent a job well done for Doriva. Prior to his arrival, CRB had won just 1 match in 10 attempts but they now travel for the clash with confidence levels boosted.

Ultimately, with Juventude involved there’s normally only one way to play and that’s backing the draw. The hosts compete well in most of their outings but lack the attacking quality to ever blow teams away and we look set for another close match, with CRB arriving in improved shape.

We’re more than happy to have a play on the spoils being shared at more than reasonable odds. CRB are not a particularly strong team on their travels, having won just 1 of their last 6 away games but their recent showings suggest they’ll be able to take something home from the game against a Juventude side whose run of draws shows no signs of stopping.

This fixture ended in a 1-1 draw last season and with 3 of Juventude’s last 5 fixtures having also ended 1-1, backing said scoreline looks a smart pick in addition to our main tip for the match.