Atletico Mineiro v Fortaleza CE

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Sixth placed Atletico Mineiro will be bidding to make it three wins on the trot in the Brazilian top flight when they play host to ninth placed Fortaleza at their Estádio Governador Magalhães Pinto as the hosts eye off a possible top four spot in the Serie A standings with a win here while Fortaleza face a third away game on the trot and having lost their last two outings on the road, the visitors will be bracing themselves here.

Atletico Mineiro have produced an encouraging sequence of results of late in the Brazilian top flight as the hosts have been handed just the three defeats out of their last 13 league games overall which were losses against Vasco da Gama, Coritiba and Cruzeiro.

However, Atletico Mineiro have also racked up no fewer than nine wins during this impressive run of results which has helped elevate the hosts up into sixth place in the Serie A table and another three points here on Wednesday night may see them break into the top four pack.

Having won five of their last seven games on home soil at their Estádio Governador Magalhães Pinto, Atletico Mineiro will be in confident mood that they can take the spoils against Fortaleza especially as the hosts have also kept five clean sheets within this seven-game period at home.

Fortaleza currently occupy ninth place in the Serie A table but any hopes of climbing into at least the top six of the division have been dashed in recent times as the visitors have been dealt back-to-back defeats on the road at Vasco da Gama and Bahia in 1-0 and 2-0 losses respectively.

Fortaleza are more than capable of being a difficult unit to play against though as the visitors had racked up three wins in their preceding four matches in Serie A which were thanks to wins against Corinthians, Sao Paulo and America Mineiro but this upcoming trip to face Atletico Mineiro looks a tough one indeed.

Results away from home in the Brazilian top flight have been poor by the visitors' standards as they have managed to pick up only three wins from their previous 13 outings on the road whilst also being handed no fewer than eight defeats in the process which also includes failing to score in seven of these last 13 away games as well.

Atletico Mineiro v Fortaleza Verdict

Atletico Mineiro's form on home soil looks set to be the difference between these two sides in this upcoming Serie A clash on Wednesday night and having also suffered just the one defeat out of their previous six meetings with Fortaleza, it's Atletico Mineiro who look set to take the spoils in this encounter.

Therefore, our main bet will be Atletico Mineiro win @ 1.72

Other side bets worth considering:

Atletico Mineiro win & Under 2.5 goals @ 3.50

Correct score: Atletico Mineiro 1-0 @ 6.00