The Serie A title race has suddenly become a two-horse race. Thanks to Botafogo’s four-match winless streak Palmeiras have closed the gap to one point.
Meanwhile, Gremio and Red Bull Bragantino are both within five points of first place.
America Mineiro went winless in five of their last six head-to-head matches versus Coritiba in all competitions. The team’s reverse fixture this season saw Coritiba win 3-1 at home.
America MG won at home last season versus Coritiba, 2-0. Could America pick up a victory this week? America MG are last in Serie A and 16 points off safety. The team went winless in their last six matches, picking up three points.
Coritiba are second from the bottom of the Serie A standings. They took six points from the last six matches in Serie A. They were outscored 13-8. Coritiba lost four of their last six away games.
Fluminense are fresh off winning the Copa Libertadores on Saturday against Boca Juniors. Now, the Copa champions turn their attention back to Serie A to face off with Internacional.
Fluminense edged Inter in their last six head-to-head meetings with 3W-1D-2L. These teams played three times already this season in Serie A and in the Copa Libertadores. Fluminense won twice and drew once in those games. Fluminense lost their last two Serie A games.
Inter went winless in their last two games. The Reds are 13th in the division and struggling for form. Internacional have a home record of 7W-4D-5L.\
Athletico and Fortaleza divided their last three matches with two wins, two draws, and two defeats apiece. Fortaleza won the reverse Serie A fixture 1-0. These teams combined for just 12 goals in their last six games.
Fortaleza lost their last three Serie A matches going into Wednesday’s game. They took seven points from the last six matches, scoring seven goals and conceding 10.
Athletico lost their last two Serie A fixtures and are also in poor form ahead of this week’s clash. The team took six points from their last six games. Only six goals were scored by Athletico in their last six matches.
Red Bull Bragantino went unbeaten in five of their last six matches versus Sao Paulo in all competitions. The teams drew nil-nil earlier this season in a game starved of goals.
Bragantino are in the title race and five points off first place. They went unbeaten in five of their last six Serie A games. The team scored 10 goals and conceded just five.
Sao Paulo took eight points from their last six matches in Serie A. They struggled in front of goal, with just five goals tallied.