Serie C · Saturday, 29 August 2026 · 21:00. Our rating makes this 37% to go over 2.5 goals, so our lean is under. The Serie C average is 35%.
Open this match in the app →| Market | Yes | No | Our call |
|---|---|---|---|
| Over 2.5 goals | 37% | 63% | Under |
| Over 3.5 goals | 18% | 82% | no pick |
| Both teams to score | 44% | 56% | No |
The result model puts AO Itabaiana at 29%, the draw at 27% and Botafogo PB at 44%, from expected goals of 1.04 and 1.34.
The league sets the starting point. Serie C has produced over 2.5 goals in 35% of its matches, and that is where a team with no record of its own would sit.
Each side's own record. AO Itabaiana have 4 in 17 this season (3 of 8 at home), Botafogo PB 7 in 17 (4 of 9 away). Those records are pulled toward the league rate with the weight of about 32 matches — enough that two or three unusual games cannot swing a rating — giving 32% and 38%.
The mix. Weighted 40% home side, 40% away side and 20% league — the split that beat every alternative across 30,582 matches of testing — that gives 35%.
Goal expectation. Separately a Poisson model built from attack and defence strength — using real expected-goals data where the league has it — puts this match at 42%, from expected goals of 1.04 for AO Itabaiana and 1.34 for Botafogo PB. Folding in 30% of that view gives 37%.
This breakdown is generated from the same inputs the rating uses, so it cannot describe a calculation we did not perform. The full model is set out in the methodology.
| Team | Games | O2.5 | O3.5 | BTTS |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| AO Itabaiana | 17 | 24% | 18% | 35% |
| Botafogo PB | 17 | 41% | 18% | 47% |
More: AO Itabaiana season stats · Botafogo PB season stats · Serie C table and form. Ratings are calibrated probabilities, not tips — a 60% call is expected to miss two times in five.