São Paulo and Grêmio Novorizontino meet again, a year later, in the quarterfinals playoffs of the Brazilian Paulista Série A1. This rematch will take place at Estádio do Morumbion on March 3, 2025, at 23:00 GMT. Will history repeat itself?
São Paulo vs Grêmio Novorizontino – The Best of Group C
Both come to this match after winning their last match in the group stage. São Paulo topped Group C 19, resulting from 5 wins, 4 draws, and losses. Their goal tally 18 scored and 13 conceded makes the best attacking team in the group. With a form of 1W-3D-1L, São Paulo are expected to do better in this duel.
And on the 2nd spot is Grêmio Novorizontino with a record of 4 victories, 6 draws, and 2 defeats. And they managed to find the back of the net 13 times and conceded as low as 11 goals, an average of 0.91 goals per match. Novorizontino current form consists of 2 consecutive wins and 3 draws.
Head-to-Head and Odds
Novorizontino won the most recent H2H encounter on penalties after a 1 – 1 draw in last year’s quarterfinals. Before that, they had beaten São Paulo by 2 goals to 1 back in 2021. Overall, São Paulo won 2 match in the last 5 encounters, with the other 2 ending in draws.
However, São Paulo are the favorites here priced @1.63 while the visitors are the absolute underdogs with an offer of @5.34. The bookmakers consider a draw more likely to happen than Grêmio Novorizontino coming out victorious, offered at @3.66.
The prediction
Considering the teams’ goal record in the last 2 games, with 4 scored and 3 conceded for the hosts, and GF4 and GA3 for Novorizontino, we see value in the Over/Under market. Our bet is Over 2.5 goals after the final whistle. With an odd of @2.14, this is an opportunity you can’t afford to miss. So, open a Game2bet account and enjoy the best offers for the Paulista Série A1.
