Vitoria vs Chapecoense Betting Tips & Predictions

Vitoria have made a respectable start given they are a newly promoted side. They have 9 points from 8 games and are the only side to have beaten table toppers Internacional so there are signs there that they are capable of competing at this level. Their other victory came against defending champions Corinthians so they been able to raise their game against the better sides but have struggled for wins in the games where they’ve had more chance in theory of picking up the 3 points. They have had a tough overall set of opening fixtures though with 5 of their opening 8 games away from home and on home turf they’ve taken 7 points from 3 matches so have every reason to be confident here.

Chapecoense have only suffered one defeat so far though so they are looking like a tough side to beat. That did come last weekend though when they lost at Ponte Preta and they were involved in a thrilling game with Gremio in midweek which finished in a 3-3 draw with Thiego netting twice for Chapecoense. Certainly up front they look more dangerous this season than they did last with Bruno Rangel currently topping the goalscoring charts in Serie A with 7 goals.

Tiredness could be a factor for the visitors here though who face a long journey from isolated Chapecó to Salvador for this game having played on Wednesday night. Vitoria can take great confidence from having taken 7 points from 3 very difficult home games so far, all of which were against sides that finished in the top 5 last season. Therefore backing Vitoria to win at 23/20 looks to be where the value lies in this game and they have an outstanding overall home record in 2016.