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Round
Regular Season - 33
Venue
Estádio Alfredo Jaconi, Caxias do Sul
Referee
Felipe Fernandes de Lima, Brazil
Form

Recent form

Juventude
71Strong

Last 5 matches · 3W-0D-2L · +3 goal difference

São Bernardo
61Average

Last 5 matches · 3W-1D-1L · +4 goal difference

Our call

Our verdict

Double Chance
Juventude or Draw

BetGenius backs Juventude or Draw (Double Chance) at 78% confidence — a strong call. Total goals: Under 2.5 Goals.

78%
Confidence
Strong
Preview

Match preview

Juventude enter round 34 at the top of the Serie B standings on 59 points, holding a narrow advantage in the promotion race. The hosts arrive in steady rhythm having won three consecutive league fixtures without conceding a goal, including a 3-0 home victory over Operario-PR and away wins against America Mineiro and Ponte Preta.

São Bernardo occupy 12th place with 45 points and have displayed contrasting form between home and away venues. Surprisingly, they have gathered eight wins from sixteen matches on their travels, scoring 25 goals away compared to just 19 at home. However, their momentum was slowed by a 2-1 away defeat to Sport Recife in their most recent outing.

The previous encounter between the two sides earlier in the campaign finished in a 1-0 victory for Juventude on the road. With Juventude boasting the division's tightest backline, allowing only six goals across sixteen home matches, São Bernardo face an exacting task in trying to breach the leaders' defensive block.

Analysis

Key factors

  1. Juventude have conceded only six goals in sixteen home matches, keeping twelve clean sheets at home.
  2. Juventude enter the fixture on a three-match winning streak, scoring six goals without conceding during that span.
  3. Juventude won the reverse fixture 1-0 away from home earlier in the season.
  4. São Bernardo have performed well on the road with eight away wins, but dropped points in two of their last three league outings.
Numbers

Statistical comparison

Juventude at homeSão Bernardo away
16
Played
16
10-4-2
W-D-L
8-3-5
1.4
Scored /game
1.6
0.4
Conceded /game
1
75%
Clean sheets
31%
31%
Failed to score
13%
20%
BTTS (last 5)
40%
40%
Over 2.5 (last 5)
40%

Combined scoring rate: 3 goals per game (Juventude at home plus São Bernardo away).

Players

Key players this season

Juventude

  • Raí5A

League scoring and assist totals for this season — not a predicted lineup. Availability is only shown where team news names the same player.

Table

Table context

#TeamPGDPts
1Vila NovaPromotion34+1562
2NovorizontinoPromotion34+3161
3JuventudePromotion Play-offs34+1861
4Fortaleza ECPromotion Play-offs34+1260
5CriciumaPromotion Play-offs34+759
6Atletico GoianiensePromotion Play-offs34+1054
9Goias34-649
10Operario-PR34-248
11Cuiaba34+547
12São Bernardo34+946
13Botafogo SP34044
14Athletic Club34+144
15Nautico Recife34-343
History

Head-to-head

1
Juventude
1
Draws
0
São Bernardo

Juventude have won 1 of the last 2 meetings.

  • 2026-10-11Juventude2-2São Bernardo
  • 2026-06-21São Bernardo0-1Juventude
BetGenius

Our record in Serie B

79%27 won from 34 settled predictions

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Predictions

1 published market

FeaturedWON
Double Chance
Juventude or Draw
78%
Confidence

Juventude have suffered only two defeats in sixteen home league matches this season, compiling ten wins and four draws while conceding an average of just 0.4 goals per game at home. Their overall record of 22 clean sheets across 32 fixtures demonstrates exceptional defensive organization. While São Bernardo possess a respectable away record with eight victories on the road, Juventude already defeated them 1-0 earlier in the season and carry a three-game winning run into this clash, making home points highly probable.

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Published October 11, 2026. Form, team news and table context refresh automatically.