Juventude RS v Atletico Mineiro

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Juventude will be looking to produce a repeat of last weekend's result in the Brazilian top flight when they take on Atletico Mineiro at their Estádio Alfredo Jaconi following a resounding 3-0 home win against Gremio, while Atletico Mineiro also picked up all three points last time out in Serie A when they registered a 2-1 home win against Sao Paulo.

13th placed Juventude will therefore be keen to break into the top 12 pack in the domestic top flight with a result here and indeed all three points could lift the hosts as high as ninth place depending upon other results going their way.

However, Roger Machado's side have produced a mixed bag of results in recent weeks in the Brazilian top flight as their last 10 games indicate; four wins, two draws but also four defeats underline Juventude's recent inconsistent streak, so the straight win markets may be best avoided in this upcoming clash.

That said, the goals market looks very promising as six of Juventude's last 10 games have resulted in both teams scoring, while results on home soil have been pretty encouraging as Juventude are unbeaten in their last eight games on home soil, scoring in each of these games as well.

Atletico Mineiro currently occupy 10th place in the Brazilian Serie A standings following last week's 2-1 home win against Sao Paulo which would have come as a huge relief to manager Gabriel Milito and his players as they had previously been handed back-to-back defeats by the likes of Flamengo and Botafogo respectively.

Atletico Mineiro will also be highly motivated in wanting to remain in the top 12 of the Serie A table by gaining a result here against their upcoming hosts, Juventude, but this may be easier said than done as the visitors have managed to capture just two wins in their last eight games overall.

Victories against Internacional 2-1 and Sao Paulo 2-1 have been outweighed by being handed four defeats which have come in the shape of losses at the hands of Palmeiras, Vitoria, Flamengo and Botafogo, so the prospects of an away win here do seem to hang in the balance.

However, with eight of their last 10 matches resulting in both teams hitting the back of the net, Atletico Mineiro look in good shape to contribute to the scoreline in this upcoming fixture with Juventude and indeed, this could also bring the prospect of a draw into play as well.

Juventude v Atletico Mineiro Verdict

Both Juventude and Atletico Mineiro look more than capable of hitting the back of the net in this upcoming clash at the Estádio Alfredo Jaconi in a game that could well see the spoils being shared in a potential score-draw.

Therefore, our main bet will be BTTS Yes @ 2.00

Other side bets worth considering:

Draw @ 3.10

Correct Score: 2-2 @ 17.00