Ferroviária SP
- Ferroviária SP, by contrast, are a more conservative unit.
- The hosts have been built around a compact 4-2-3-1 system and a solid defence, with Claudinei Oliveira focussing on organisation and set-piece play since taking the reins in September.
- Juninho and Thiago Lopes provide creativity, but they lack a reliable finisher up top, and this is an important angle for our Ferroviaria SP vs Chapecoense SC betting tips.
- Carlão has scored key goals recently and is the focal point of Ferroviária’s game from open play and most set-pieces.
- Fabrício Daniel provides width and a goal threat from the flanks, while, under Claudinei’s instruction, they will look to stifle the game and then counter with quick balls over the top when possession is won.
Chapecoense
- Chapecoense are one of the most aggressive teams in Serie B, with the aim of getting on the front foot, pressing high and deploying their pacey and skilful players in a 4-2-3-1 or 4-3-3 system.
- Chape will attempt to play at a high tempo and get their full-backs on the overlap, with No.10 Giovanni Augusto the creative spark who will link up the play into the final third.
- Marcinho, Mailson and Italo can all provide goals, but the visitors have been conceding goals of late, so it’s a fragile 44 points from 29 games that leaves Chape in and around the top eight and promotion places, which must be taken into account for the Ferroviaria SP vs Chapecoense SC betting tips.
- A win for Chape would push them back up the table in the promotion race, while Ferroviária will be desperate to stop the slide and avoid getting sucked into the relegation battle.
Head-to-Head
- Chape’s 2-1 victory here on 16th June, 2025 in the only previous head-to-head game between these clubs is the only factor working against Ferroviária SP in Thursday’s Serie B clash, a game that is referenced in this Ferroviaria SP vs Chapecoense SC prediction.
- Chape won 3-1 away at Amazonas last time out, but were also beaten narrowly by Avaí and Athletico-PR.
Ferroviária SP
- Juninho and Thiago Lopes provide creativity, but they lack a reliable finisher up top.
- Carlão has scored key goals recently and is the focal point of Ferroviária’s game from open play and most set-pieces.
- Fabrício Daniel provides width and a goal threat from the flanks.
Chapecoense
- No.10 Giovanni Augusto is the creative spark who will link up the play into the final third.
- Marcinho, Mailson and Italo can all provide goals.
Betting Insights
- The odds are very similar for a home win at 2.3 and an away win at 3.2, with the draw priced up at 3.1, so the market feels there is a close game in the offing. Based on these numbers, the Ferroviaria SP vs Chapecoense SC betting tips suggest a cautious approach.
- Chape have the better form, but will be without the suspended João Paulo (suspended) and the doubtfully fit Bruno Leonardo (doubtful), while the absence of Eric Melo (absent) and a handful of others through either suspension or injury will be tough for Ferroviária to deal with.
Prediction
- As the second ever head-to-head matchup, there’s little to go on, but with Chape fresh from an impressive away win and having the most attacking threat, they are our pick for a narrow victory.
- But with both sides conceding more than they should be, we will take Under 2.5 goals at 1.63.
