Atletico Mineiro vs Atletico Paranaense Prediction: Betting on Galo's 7th consecutive win

Sunday's pool of the 21st round of the Brazilian football championship will be the encounter between Atlético Mineiro and Atlético Paranaense. Check the team conditions and choose several betting options.

Atletico Mineiro is on a four-match unbeaten streak. In the Brazilian championship, they drew away against Cuiabá and lost to Corinthians and Internacional. And in the first leg of the Libertadores Cup quarter-final against Palmeiras, the team drew with Verdao (2:2). The position ahead of the return leg against Palmeiras is not the best. The Galo is seventh in the standings, but if they beat the Red and Black, they'll be in sixth place ahead of their future opponents. A draw will keep them in seventh place. The reigning Brazilian champions have the 10th best home record in the division, +5=3-2, 16:10 goal difference.

Atletico Paranaense and Atletico Mineiro face an away game in the Libertadores Cup. However, if the Galo at least stays in their country, then the Red and Black will need to go to Argentina because the rivals of the future guests are the Estudiantes. The first leg against the Argentines ended 0:0, and Atletico Paranaense needs a win in Argentina to guarantee themselves a place in the semi-finals of South America's most prestigious tournament. In the last three rounds of the Brazilian championship, Atletico Paranaense has picked up six points, beating Sao Paulo and Atletico Go but losing to Botafogo. Before the start of Sunday's pool, Atletico Paranaense is in fifth place with 34 points. If they win, the Red and Black will return to the top 4. Atletico Paranaense's away stats are 9th in the division, +4=1-5, and 9:12 goal difference.

Suppose Atlético Paranaense's main aim in the Brazilian championship is to climb up to the top 6, even better, the top 4. In that case, Atletico Mineiro has no hope of catching up with Palmeiras and fighting with Verdão for the league title. And we would like to remind you that the Galo are 10 points behind the top team, and in such a scenario, they can't lose points in home games even against such rivals as Atletico Paranaense. Moreover, the Red and Blacks have recently become very comfortable opponents for Atletico Mineiro. As for the total, we don't expect many goals scored, primarily because both opponents will be playing South American Cup return games in midweek.

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