When Athletico Paranaense takes on Corinthians in their home stadium on Wednesday night, they will be looking to return to winning ways in the Brasileiro with kickoff at 3:30 am.
The Athletico Paranaense football club will take a five-game unbeaten run into Wednesday’s game with Fortaleza, having won three and drawn two of their last five Brazilian league fixtures, which has left them in fifth spot in the table on 17 points.
The Red and Blacks—who finished 14th in Brazil’s top flight last term—played out a goalless draw with Ceara last time out, which followed a 3-1 success over Juventude.
Luiz Felipe Scolari’s side have been strong at home so far this campaign, picking up 10 points from five games courtesy of a record of three wins, one draw and one defeat.
Athletico Paranaense will finish the month of June with matches against Coritiba and Bragantino, and the fact that they are only one point off third-placed Sao Paulo at this stage is an indication of their impressive start to their season.
Meanwhile, Corinthians will enter this match off the back of a 2-0 victory over Juventude. Adson and Gustavo Mantuan scored in Sao Paulo to give Vitor Pereira’s side 21 points from 11 matches, which has left them in second spot in the table, one point behind leaders Palmeiras on the same number of fixtures.
Athletico Paranaense vs Corinthians Head to Head
Both sides have 26 games against each other with hosts taking six wins while visitors with ten wins. Here is a look at their previous encounters:
Home
- Fortaleza 0-0 Paranaense
- Juventude 1-3 Paranaense
- Paranaense 2-2 Santos
- Cuiaba 0-1 Paranaense
Away
- Corinthians 2-0 Juventude
- Cuiaba 1-0 Corinthians
- Goianiense 0-1 Corinthians
- Corinthians 1-1 Mineiro
Athletico Paranaense Team News
Athletico-PR will be without Marlos, Vitinho and Thiago Heleno for this match. The three players are unlikely to return to the field until late June. Head coach Scolari will likely resist the temptation to shuffle his pack for this match, meaning that Vitor Bueno, Pedrinho and Marcelo Cirino could start on the bench again.
Corinthians Team News
Corinthians, meanwhile, have several players on the injury list. They include Maycon, João Victor, Luan and Fagner as well as Paulinho and Ruan Oliveira. Junior Moraes is also unavailable for selection.
Prediction and Odds
We expect a close match on Wednesday evening, but the visitors will probably have enough quality in the forward areas to secure all three points.
- Away Win
- Both Teams to Score
- Goals Over 1.5
