Coritiba will be bidding to return to the winning ways this weekend when they welcome in-form Athletico Paranaense to Estádio Major Antônio Couto Pereira on Sunday evening. Kickoffs at 22:00 EAT.
The hosts are placed in the 12th position with 15 points following an awful run in their last four games. After recording seven points from their opening four games of the 2022 Brasileiro campaign against the likes of Santos, Atletico Mineiro and Fluminense, Coritiba have fallen out of form across the past month or so. They have only won one of their last six matches in the league however their home form on the other hand has been exceptional with just one defeat in their last 15 matches.
Coritiba will be looking make amends coming off 4-2 Serie A defeat Red Bull Bragantino in their last outing. In that game, Coritiba managed 48% possession, 16 shots with five of them on target and goals scored by Igor Paixão (51′) and Adrián Martínez (92′). Red Bull Bragantino got 19 shots with six of them on target and goals by Hyoran (7′, 36′), Artur (34′) and Natan (75′).
Meanwhile, Atletico Paranaense is currently occupying the final qualifying position for the Copa Libertadores but they have they have six teams within a point of them. Their form has certainly been the reverse of their Sunday’s hosts, with a slow start being turned into an excellent run of form ahead of this match.
Atletico PR held each other to 1-1 Serie A stalemate with Corinthians in their last match. In that game, Atletico PR had 44% possession, 21 shots with two of them on target and a goal scored by David Terans (82′). Corinthians got 11 shots with six of them on target and a goal by Róger Guedes (5′).
Coritiba vs Athletico Paranaense head to head
Both sides has won 22 times out of the 60 head to head encounter between these two teams since 2003, while 16 other matches played out draws.
- Coritiba 1-1 Paranaense 27/03/22
- Paranaense 1-2 Coritiba 24/03/22
- Coritiba 0-0 Paranaense 17/02/22
- Paranaense 2-1 Coritiba 06/05/21
- Coritiba 0-0 Paranaense 10/01/21
Home
- Bragantino 4:2 Coritiba
- Coritiba 0-2 Palmeiras
- Coritiba 1-1 Sao Paulo
- Ceara 1-1 Coritiba
- Coritiba 1-0 Botafogo
Away
- Paranaense 1-1 Corinthians
- Fortaleza 0-0 Paranaense
- Juventude RS 1-3 Paranaense
- Paranaense 2-2 Santos
- Cuiaba 0-1 Paranaense
Coritiba team news
Matheus Alexandre, Willian Farias, Leo Gamalho and Andrey all remain on the sidelines through injury, although Anderson does return from a one-match suspension.
Athletico Paranaense team news
As for the visitors, Pablo will join Thiago Heleno, Agustin Canobbio and Marlos on the sidelines through injury.
Prediction and odds
Coritiba has been excellent at home and will be desperate to end their win drought and move up the table while the visitors is the better team on paper and they know anything other than three points will mean that they will lose their top four place.
- Athletico Paranaense Win
- Draw
- Both teams to score
