Athletico PR vs Flamengo prediction

An early season spicy battle is in store this Sunday in Brazil top flight division as 5th-placed Atletico PR welcome 2nd-placed Flamengo in the Serie A at their Ligga Arena (Curitiba). Athletico will look to arrest a loss of form lately that has seen them lose their last three straight matches, two coming from the regional Copa Sudamerica tournament, followed by a 1-0 loss at Fortaleza on their last outing.

In contrast, the visitors are in fine form . They are on a 5 game winning streak and have been playing some breathtaking attacking football that has yielded a bucketload of goals. Their record seemed to be under threat when they conceded an early goal at Vasco last time out. That however turned out to be a false alarm as they quickly composed themselves and turned the game around with a comprehensive 6-1 win that has them sitting pretty in 2nd place on the log.

This is likely to be a tough encounter with both teams looking to move up the table. Athletico will definitely be a hard nut to crack here. It is nevertheless impossible to ignore. We are putting our stock and faith with them to keep their streak alive here and we are picking them on the double chance as our main Athletico PR vs Flamengo prediction for this clash

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Main Tip: Double Chance – Flamengo/Draw

Our Athletico PR vs Flamengo prediction predictions

According to the statistics and the odds of the bookmakers, we suggest the following tips:

Prediction 1: Double Chance – Flamengo/Draw

Here are 3 reasons why we are backing Double Chance Flamengo/Draw:

• Fortaleza are in fine form with 5 straight wins
• They have won 6 of their last 10 H2H
• They also won 3-0 in their last visit to this venue

Odds for this bet

1Win offers competitive odds for the bet “Double Chance – Flamengo/Draw”

The odd of 1.41 means that the bookmakers are calculating with a likelihood of approx. 71% chance that Flamengo will win or draw this game

Odds comparison for Double Chance – Flamengo/Draw

1Win – odd 1.41
1xbet- odd 1.40

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Prediction 2: 1st Half Under 1.5 Goals

3 reasons why we are backing the opening half to have fewer than 2 total goals:

• 5 of the last 6 meetings between these teams had less than 2 goals in the first half
• 2 of Athletico’s last 3 home league games had no more than a goal in the opening half
• Being a top-of-the-table clash, a cagey opening half is expected

Odds for this bet

Paripesa offers competitive odds for “1st Half Under 1.5 Goals”

The odd of 1.33 means that the bookmakers are calculating with a likelihood of approx. There is a 73% the opening half of this game will have no more than 1 total goal scored

Odds comparisons 1st Half Under 1.5 Goals

Paripesa – odd 1.33
Betway – odd 1.30

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Prediction 3: 1st Goal Flamengo

Here’s why we feel there is value in taking Flamengo to score the opening goal of this match:

• They have opened the scoring in 5 of their last 6 matches
• Flamengo forwards have been scoring goals for fun with 16 in the last 5 matches

Statistics for Athletico PR vs Flamengo Prediction

Team News Athletico PR

• Paranaense’s long-serving midfielder Fernandinho – who is still active at the age of 39 – is back in the lineup after skipping the loss at Fortaleza because of suspension
• The team will be without at least 3 players who are away on international duties with their national teams.
• These players are Lucas Esquivel who is with Argentina’s Under-23s, winger Agustin Canobbio who is with Uruguay’s Copa America squad, while goalkeeper Bento – rumoured to be on the radar of Premier League giants Liverpool – will also be at the Copa America with Brazil

Team News Flamengo

• Flamengo will be missing the services of up to five players who are away on international duty with their countries. Coach Tite led the last tactical activity to select his starters. The red-and-black commander will be forced to make some changes to the team for this match
• Erick Pulgar, Nicolas De La Cruz, Matias Vina, Guillermo Varela and De Arrascaeta are all away at the Copa America for the next couple of weeks
• The front three of Pedro, Gerson and Everton are expected to start in this clash while Luiz Araujo could come into the XI due to the absentees

H2H statistics

Looking at the last 10 meetings between these teams:

• Flamengo have 6 wins, Athletico PR has 3 wins and 2 games were drawn
• These games averaged 2.30 goals per game
• Their last encounter ended 3-0 in Flamengo’s favor

Latest results Athletico PR

• 2 wins, and 2 losses in their last 5 matches
• 8 goals scored in these last 5 matches. Average of 1.60 goals per match
• Lost 1-0 to Fortaleza in their last match

Latest results Flamengo

• Won the last 5 matches
• 16 goals scored in these last 5 matches. Average 3.20 goals per match
• Thrashed Vasco 6-1 in their last match

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