Corinthians v Cuiaba Esporte Clube

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The Brazilian top flight action continues this weekend and Saturday evening features this upcoming clash between two sides who are struggling in the lower reaches of the Serie A table as 16th placed Corinthians play host to 14th placed Cuiaba at the Neo Química Arena with just three points separating the two clubs.

Corinthians find themselves in a bit of a mess of late in the Brazilian top flight as the hosts sit just one point above the relegation zone and their situation hasn't been helped by the fact that they have picked up just the one win in their last eight matches overall, which came in the form of a 2-0 home win against Fluminense.

However, Corinthians have also slipped to five defeats within this dismal eight-match period as they've been handed losses by the likes of Goias, Palmeiras, Botafogo, Flamengo and America Mineiro.

It's worth pointing out though, that each of these five defeats were incurred on their travels, while results on home soil at their Neo Química Arena have been far more productive; the bigger picture shows Corinthians have lost just three of their last 35 home games along with scoring in 13 of their last 16 home games as well.

Cuiaba have fared slightly better than their hosts as the visitors bring a three-match unbeaten run into this upcoming clash on Saturday evening that consists of wins on the road at Cruzeiro and Goias, along with picking up a point in a 1-1 draw at home with Coritiba.

However, having picked up just three wins from their opening nine games of this Brazilian top flight season to date, Cuiaba also look far from a guaranteed three points here at the Neo Química Arena, despite all three victories actually being collected on the road.

Wins at America Mineiro, Cruzeiro and Goias will nevertheless give Cuiaba a welcome boost ahead of this upcoming trip to face Corinthians while goals could also feature as six of Cuiaba's last 10 matches in Serie A overall have resulted in both teams scoring.

In addition, Cuiaba have scored at least once in seven of their last nine matches on the road and the visitors may well strike again on Saturday evening against a Corinthians side who have been down on their luck of late.

Corinthians v Cuiaba Verdict

Corinthians and Cuiaba will no doubt be keen to pull themselves further away from the bottom four in Serie A with a positive result here but both sides have experienced something of an inconsistent sequence of results in recent times.

That said, both teams look likely to score here in a game that could see Corinthians and Cuiaba cancel each other out.

Therefore, our main bet will be Both Teams To Score Yes @ 2.20

Other side bets worth considering:

Draw @ 3.50

Correct score: 1-1 @ 7.00