The final match of the weekend in the Brazilian Serie A takes place at the Estádio Adelmar da Costa Carvalho as Sport Recife meet Atlético Mineiro.
The hosts begin the weekend in 10th place on one point while the visitors are down in 15th place and yet to pick up a point.
⚽ É bola na rede!↪️🎦 Confira, por outro ângulo, os gols da vitória alvinegra sobre o Remo, no Baenão, pela @CopadoBrasil.#VamoGalo 🏴🏳️ pic.twitter.com/V66AcXitDT— Atlético 😷 (@Atletico) June 3, 2021
⚽ É bola na rede!↪️🎦 Confira, por outro ângulo, os gols da vitória alvinegra sobre o Remo, no Baenão, pela @CopadoBrasil.#VamoGalo 🏴🏳️ pic.twitter.com/V66AcXitDT
Sport Recife come into the match having recorded a 2-2 draw at Internacional last weekend. The game started in disappointing fashion for Sport Recife and they were 2-0 down at half time.
However, a strong performance in the second half saw them come back to take a point, with the equalising goal scored in the 86th minute.
That result means Sport Recife have failed to win their last 3 fixtures in all competitions. In addition to the draw at Internacional, Sport Recife were twice held to a 1-1 draw by Náutico in the Pernambucano 1 but lost the tie via a penalty shootout.
In terms of Serie A and including results from the end of last season, Sport Recife have failed to win their last 4 games.
There have been two draws and two defeats and looking specifically at home matches, Sport Recife have recorded only one victory from their 5 most recent Serie A games at the Estádio Adelmar da Costa Carvalho.
Atlético Mineiro made a disappointing start to their Serie A campaign as they lost 2-1 at home against Fortaleza.
Having taken the lead from the penalty spot in the 40th minute, Atlético Mineiro could not hold on in the second half and two goals from Yago Pikachu, one of which was in the 90th minute, took maximum points for Fortaleza.
However, Atlético Mineiro recovered from that loss by defeating Remo 2-0 away from home in the first leg of their Copa do Brasil third round tie.
That result should be enough to see them progress to the fourth round of the competition.
The defeat against Fortaleza is the only loss for Atlético Mineiro in their last 14 matches in all competitions.
They have been going well in the Copa Libertadores and have picked up some good results away from home. In fact, Atlético Mineiro are undefeated in their 7 most recent away games, winning 5 of their last 6 on the road.
Trends show both teams have scored in Atlético Mineiro's last 8 away matches against Sport Recife in Serie A.
Looking ahead to the team news and Sport Recife have an extensive injury list, including Thiago Lopes, Everaldo, Iago Maidana, Neilton, Carlos Eduardo, João Igor, and Leandro Barcia.
Atlético Mineiro travel without Keno and Rafael, who are both injured. Their main issue comes in the way of international call-ups, with Guga, Guilherme Arana, Júnior Alonso, Jefferson Savarino, Eduardo Vargas, and Alan Franco away on international duty.
Both teams are going to be below full strength for this game but Atlético Mineiro's recent away record gives them the edge.
We expect to see both teams find the back of the net but the away team to sneak a narrow victory.