Fortaleza CE v Atletico Mineiro

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Fortaleza slipped to a heavy 3-1 defeat away from home at Gremio last time out in the Brazilian top flight, while by contrast Atletico MG registered a 2-1 home win against Gremio in their last game in the Brazilian Serie A.

A previously impressive sequence of results in the Brazilian top flight saw Fortaleza put together nine wins within a 10-game period which has contributed to Fortaleza currently sitting in third place in the Serie A standings where they possess a comfortable eight-point cushion over fifth placed Sao Paulo ahead of this upcoming fixture against Atletico MG.

Recent results have seen Fortaleza slip to three defeats in their last six games though which came in the form of losses to the likes of Botafogo, Internacional and the aforementioned Gremio along with collecting wins at home against Bahia and Cuiaba.

Interestingly, each of these three defeats were incurred on their travels but results on home soil at their Estádio Governador Plácido Aderaldo Castelo have been excellent; 12 wins on the trot suggest Juan Vojvoda's side are firmly in the driving seat ahead of this upcoming encounter, especially as the hosts have also kept a total of eight clean sheets in these last 12 home games.

Atletico MG moved up the Brazilian Serie A table to ninth place after producing a 2-1 home win last week against Gremio but nevertheless, the visitors still trail sixth placed Internacional by a six-point margin ahead of this tough trip to face high-flying Fortaleza.

Recent results have been something of a mixed bag where Fortaleza have been concerned as the visitors have claimed just three wins from their last 10 matches overall in the domestic top flight which came by way of victories over the likes of Gremio (home and away) and Bragantino.

Two of these three wins have been registered on home soil at their Arena MRV while Atletico MG have also been handed four defeats within this 10-game period as well, losing to Criciuma, Fluminense, Bahia and Palmeiras, with three of these four defeats being incurred away from home.

Indeed, results away from home have been pretty ordinary for Atletico MG as Gabriel Milito's side have registered just one win from their last seven outings on the road along with slipping to four defeats, so the prospects of an away win here against Fortaleza look fairly unlikely.

Fortaleza v Atletico MG Verdict

Fortaleza have produced an excellent run of form and results at home in the Brazilian top flight and the hosts look to hold the upper hand ahead of this midweek fixture against Atletico MG; the hosts recorded a 2-1 home win against the visitors in their last home meeting and Fortaleza look set for further success here as well.

Therefore, our main bet will be Fortaleza win @ 1.70

Other side bets worth considering:

Fortaleza win & Over 2.5 goals @ 3.10

Correct Score: Fortaleza 3-0 @ 13.00