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Prediction: Match to end in 1-1 draw
Best Odds: 9/1
Juventude and Sao Paulo will lock horns with each other in the Campeonato Brasileiro Serie A this week. The match between Fabio Matias’s side and Hernan Crespo’s team will be held at Estadio Alfredo Jaconi and is scheduled to kick off at 11pm UK time on Thursday.
Juventude
Juventude are a modest club in Brazil who compete in the Campeonato Brasileiro Serie A and in Campeonato Gaucho. They are not expected to win the title, and there is a veruy good chance that they will get relegated at the end of the season.
Fabio Matias’s side are 18th in the Brazilian Serie A table at the moment with 11 points from 13 matches. Juventude are three points bebind 16th-placed Vasco da Game.
Juventude will head into the Campeonato Brasileiro Serie A match against Sao Paulo on the back of a 4-0 defeat at the hands of Cruzeiro away from home in the league. It came after a 2-0 victory over Sport at Estadio Alfredo Jaconi in the league, which followed a 2-0 loss to Gremio in front of their fans in the Brazilian Serie A.
Team News:
Juventude are likely to line up in a 4-4-2 formation against Sao Paulo. Gustavo will be in goal for the home team. Reginaldo, Wilker Angel, Marcos Paulo and Marcelo Hermes will be the four defenders. Jadson, Hudson, Caique and Luis Mandaca will be the four midfielders. Gilberto and Gabriel Taliari will be the two centre-forwards.
Sao Paulo
Sao Paulo are one of the biggest and most historic clubs in Brazil who have won multiple domestic and continental trophies. Tricolor Paulista are also one of only two clubs never to have been relegated from the top flight of Brazilian football.
However, things could change this season. Hernan Crespo’s side are 14th in the Brazilian Serie A table at the moment with 16 points from 15 matches, just two points above the relegation zone.
Sao Paulo will head into the Campeonato Brasileiro Serie A match against Juventude on the back of a 2-0 victory over Corinthians at home in the league. It came after a 2-2 draw with Red Bull Bragantino on the road in the Brazilian Serie A, which followed a 2-0 defeat at the hands of Flamengo on the road in the league.
Team News:
Sao Paulo are likely to line up in a 3-5-2 formation against Juventude. Rafael will be in goal for the visiting team. Nahuel Ferraresi, Robert Arboleda and Alan Franco will be the three defenders. Cedric, Marcos Antonio, Damian Bobadilla, Oscar and Wendell will be the five players in midfield. Luciano and Andre Silva will be the two centre-forwards.
Key Factors to Consider
- Juventude have scored 10 goals in 13 2025 Campeonato Brasileiro Serie A matches.
- Juventude have conceded 28 goals in 13 2025 Campeonato Brasileiro Serie A matches.
- Juventude have won 3 of their 13 2025 Campeonato Brasileiro Serie A matches this season.
- Sao Paulo have scored 14 goals in 15 2025 Campeonato Brasileiro Serie A games.
- Sao Paulo have conceded 18 goals in 15 2025 Campeonato Brasileiro Serie A games.
Conclusion
Both Juventude and Sao Paulo are struggling in the 2025 Campeonato Brasileiro, and the match between these two sides is not going to be particularly exciting. It is very likely that the game will end in a draw.
Prediction: Match to end in 1-1 draw
Best Odds: 9/1
