Football Bet of the Day: Thigh-slapping night in Brazil

Coritiba v Botafogo SP
Tuesday 00:00

In Brazil yesterday Kev enjoyed more success with Santos. The hosts ran out 3-1 winners over Avai to land his handicap bet and send him off on his two-week summer holiday with a pat on the back.

We start our week where Kev left off. Since the end of May, both teams have scored in six of Coritiba's eight Brazilian Serie B matches and we like the odds-against price on BTTS as Botafogo SP pay a visit to Couto Pereira Stadium this evening.

The hosts, who are running eighth in the 20-team league, have scored in all eight of those last eight matches (home and away). On home turf, the Thigh have scored twice in each of their last four, while notching just a single clean sheet from those matches.

Fifth-placed Botafogo have scored in 5/6 on the road this season. Newly promoted to this level, the Panther have acquitted themselves well, but they've conceded in each of their last two away games. Today's hosts are the second most potent home attack in the league and we fancy they can find a way through the visiting defence. It's a similar story at the other end of the pitch, so we're happy to take the 2.206/5 about both teams netting at least once tonight.