SOCCER FOOTBALL 24H

Bet 1:  Palmeiras v Chapecoense (Over 2.5 goals) @ 2.3 (13/10) This selection is all about goals and Palmeiras showed their ability to put the ball in the net in the already touched upon 4-0 victory at the expense of Sao Paulo at the weekend. That scoreline means that three of their five at home this season have rewarded over 2.5 goal backers, and interestingly, that was only their first clean sheet at Allianz Parque. Chapecoense come to town with a spring in their step as they beat Cruzeiro the weekend before last and then followed that up with a draw against leaders, Sport Recife. Their goal stats don't make quite as pleasing reading as far as we're concerned but it is worth noting that they have at least scored in two of their four away matches to date and on their last visit to this ground, they were beaten 4-2. Bet 2:  Vasco da Gama v Avai (Under 2.5 goals) @ 1.57 (4/7) One game in Brazil that shouldn't have too many goals i...

Paysandu v Vitoria BA Wednesday June 24, 01:50 BST Despite only being promoted from Serie C last season,  Paysandu , are more than holding their own in the second tier. Five wins from their opening five matches has them up in fifth place and with the top four all earning promotion, if they carry on playing like this, they could be plying their trade with the likes of Sao Paulo and Corinthians in 12 months. Opponents,  Vitoria BA , are also new to this division but they came in from the wrong end having been relegated last term. Like Paysandu, they have also won five of their eight fixtures to date and because of their superior goal difference, their current position is third. A feature of the visitors impressive start has been their ability to put the ball in the net on a regular basis.  Vágner Mancini's  side have netted 14 times already - a record that is only bettered by Macae. Thanks to nine conceded at the other end, their matches are averaging 2.88 goals...

Santos vs Cruzeiro  Sunday 20:00 Our first game on Sunday is a tasty affair as back-to-back champs Cruzeiro make their first away trip of the season to play Santos. Both teams are coming off the back of disappointing results in their opening fixture; Santos a 1-1 draw to newly promoted Avai and Cruzeiro starting off their season with a home loss to Corinthians. It is long past time, over a decade, that Santos put together a credible title challenge , the club that has given the world Pele, Robinho (currently back at the club on loan from AC Milan) and Neymar has languished in mid-table for far too long. Unfortunately, it would be a surprise if this year was that year. The side that finished ninth last season has hardly been supplemented with quality , a 33 year old Elano on a free being an example of their transfer activity. The famed Santos youth production has some talented youngsters coming through but there is no new Neymar on the horizon or even a Kenedy at Flum...

Brazil  –  Serie A Sunday, 7 December 2014 F T Corinthians 2 - 1 Criciuma F T Figueirense 1 - 2 Internacional Monday, 8 December 2014 F T Botafogo RJ 0 - 0 Atletico MG F T Coritiba 3 - 2 Bahia F T Goias 4 - 2 Chapecoense AF F T Gremio 1 - 1 Flamengo F T Sport 1 - 0 Sao Paulo F T Vitoria 0 - 1 Santos FC F T Cruzeiro 2 - 1 Fluminense F T Palmeiras 1 - 1 Atletico PR table League Table Brazil – Serie A Total Home Away # Team Name P W D L F A GD PTS 1 Cruzeiro 38 24 8 6 67 38 +29 80 2 Sao Paulo 38 20 10 8 59 40 +19 70 3 Internacional 38 21 6 11 53 41 +12 69 4 Corinthians 38 19 12 7 49 31 +18 69 5 Atletico MG 38 17 11 10 51 38 +13 62 6 Fluminense 38 17 10 11 61 42 +19 61 7 Gremio 38 17 10 11 36 24 +12 61 8 Atletico PR 38 15 9 14 43 42 +1 54 9 Santos FC 38 15 8 15 42 35 +7 53 10 Flamengo 38 14 10 14 46 47 –1 52 11 Sport 38 14 10 14 36 46 –10 52 12 Goias 38 13 8 17 38 40 –2 47 13 Figueire...