Defence the Key in Atlético Mineiro vs Corinthians Match

Atlético Mineiro vs Corinthians - 13/08/2020

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The second round of fixtures in the new Brazilian Serie A season takes place this week. Kicking things off we have a match between Atlético Mineiro and Corinthians at the Estádio Raimundo Sampaio.

The hosts come into the game in 5th place on 3 points while the visitors are in 8th place and yet to get off the mark although they have yet to play a match this season.

Atlético Mineiro started their campaign with a good 1-0 victory at Flamengo. An own goal in the 24th minute by Filipe Luís was the difference between the two teams and Atlético Mineiro defended well to prevent the defending champions from scoring. Atlético Mineiro finished down in 13th place last season and this result should give them the confidence they can do better in this campaign.

Trends show Atlético Mineiro have won 3 of their last 4 home Serie A matches but they have been inconsistent overall, winning 5 and losing 6 of their last 11 league games at the Estádio Raimundo Sampaio.

There have not been a great number of goals in recent Serie A games featuring Atlético Mineiro. They have seen under 2.5 goals scored in 7 of their last 9 matches and we could be in for more of the same in this game.

Corinthians will be embarking on their first match of the 2020 Brazilian Serie A season. Having reached the Paulista Finals, Corinthians were held to a 0-0 draw at home by Palmeiras and following a 1-1 draw in the away leg, it was Palmeiras who came out on top via a penalty shootout.

Corinthians finished in 8th place in Serie A last season and in doing so they qualified for the Copa Libertadores second stage. Scoring goals proved a bit of a problem but defensively they were particularly good, conceding only 34 goals throughout the campaign. Only 4 teams in the league had a superior defensive record.

Trends show Corinthians have managed just 3 wins in their last 16 league games which is a poor run of results. That includes 3 defeats in their last 8 Serie A matches and they have won only one of their previous 9 away games. Corinthians have seen under 2.5 goals in 3 of their last 4 Serie A games on the road.

Team news and Atlético Mineiro manager Jorge Sampaoli is likely to keep the same starting XI from the victory against Flamengo. That means Marquinhos should keep his place up-front despite coming off after 68 minutes.

Corinthians have experienced striker Jô in their squad and it will be interesting to see how he recovers having gone to penalties against Palmeiras just 4 days ago. Luan is set to play behind the striker.

This has the makings of being a very tight game with few goal scoring chances. We expect to see under 2.5 goals scored and the possibility this match could end in a 0-0 draw.

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Atlético Mineiro Corinthians 13/08/2020 00:15

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0 - 0

2.15

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3.50

1.95 3.50 3.85 1 -1 -1

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3 - 2(0 - 2)

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