Athletico Paranaense hosts Red Bull Bragantino in round 11 of Brazilian Serie A. The match will be played on Saturday, July 10th at Arena da Baixada (Curitiba)
Athletico Paranaense is in the top three of the tournament standings and takes 3rd place with 19 points. The team is in the zone of direct promotion to Copa Libertadores and has only a 1-point advantage over its closest opponent, Fortaleza. Athletico's performance in attack and defense is 17 goals scored and nine goals conceded. In the last ten matches, the Hurricane gained six victories, and two draws and suffered two defeats. Recent rounds ended for Athletico Paranaense with defeats to Santos (2-1) and Bahia (2-1), a draw against Chapecoense-SC (2-2), as well as victories over Fortaleza (2-1) and Fluminense (1-4). The team has not lost in eight home matches in a row.
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The visitors of the upcoming match are in second place in the current championship standings (22 points), losing to Palmeiras only in additional indicators. Bragantino is in the Copa Libertadores Cup, having a 3-point advantage over Athletico Paranaense and Atletico Mineiro. In the current championship, the Red Bulls scored 20 goals and conceded 11 times. The team has a streak of nine consecutive matches without defeats. In the last rounds, Bragantino defeated Sao Paulo (1-2, Atletico Goianiense (0-1) and Palmeiras (3-1) and tied against Cuiaba (1-1) and Ceara (0-0). The last time the team lost was in the Brazilian Cup match against Fluminense (2-0). In the last five away matches, the Red Bulls gained four victories and suffered one defeat.
The history of head-to-head matches of these opponents has only five matches. They ended in two wins of Athletico Paranaense, one victory of Bragantino, and two draws. The last game was played on the pitch of Bragantino in the previous championship. Then the hosts lost to Athletico Paranaense with a score of 0-1. As for the upcoming match, we will see the battle between two teams that fight for leadership in the standings. Both teams show excellent production, but last season Bragantino never managed to defeat Athletico Paranaense. In the upcoming match, we expect a stubborn struggle for three points, so we will bet on Under 2.5 goals scored.
Prediction for the match: Under 2.5 goals scored
