Athletico Paranaense v Corinthians

Athletico PR vs Corinthians Preview

Athletico PR picked up a useful point in their midweek 1-1 draw away from home at fellow high-flyers Botafogo which means the hosts remain in fourth place in the Brazilian Serie A standings, while Corinthians dropped down to third from bottom in the domestic top flight table after being handed a 1-0 defeat away from home at Internacional.

Athletico PR currently occupy the last of the automatic spots for the Copa Libertadores next season having made a fairly solid looking start to this Serie A campaign which consists of just two defeats within their opening 10 games of the new term along with capturing five wins and three draws in the process.

Four of Athletico PR's five wins to date this season have been registered on home soil at their Ligga Arena with victories gained over Cuiaba, Internacional, Vasco da Gama and Criciuma respectively while both defeats suffered by the hosts were inflicted upon Cuca's side on their travels.

Losses at Gremio and Fortaleza should prove to be immaterial to this upcoming clash at home with Corinthians though, especially as Athletico PR are unbeaten in each of their last 20 games on home soil, collecting 11 wins along the way including a previous 1-0 win against Corinthians in their last meeting at the Ligga Arena last June.

Corinthians slipped deeper into the relegation zone in the Serie A table following another defeat in midweek, this time they suffered a 1-0 loss on the road at Internacional which in turn became a fifth loss in 10 games for the visitors ahead of this tough looking trip to the Ligga Arena to take on a confident looking Athletico PR outfit.

Corinthians have managed to register just the single win to date in this season's Serie A campaign which came in the form of a 3-0 home win against Fluminense but having also slipped to five defeats in the shape of losses at the hands of Juventude, Bragantino, Flamengo, Botafogo and Internacional respectively, it looks like being another long and tough 90 minutes for the visitors.

To make matters worse, Antonio Oliveira's side have lost four of these five defeats on their travels and the bigger picture shows league wins have been hard to come by for Corinthians as they have managed to capture just six wins in their previous 24 games overall in the domestic top flight. Results away from home though this season have been most worrying of all as Corinthians have lost four of their five away games to date.

Athletico PR v Corinthians Verdict

Athletico PR look the more likely to take the spoils in this upcoming clash given Corinthians' poor results away from home so far this season.

Therefore, our main bet will be Athletico PR win @ 1.75

Other side bets worth considering:

Athletico PR win & Over 2.5 goals @ 3.00

Correct Score: Athletico PR 3-0 @ 8.50