Athletico Paranaense vs. Internacional
Brazil - Serie A
Date: Sunday, July 14, 2019
Starting at 20:00 UK / 21:00 CET
Place: Arena da Baixada (Curitiba).
TEAM NEWS
Over the past month Athletico sold left-back Renan Lodi to Atletico Madrid in their biggest transfer, and the player has moved to Spain. On the other side of the field, Internacional will count with midfielder Paolo Guerrero who is back and ready to play after becoming
one of the Copa America's top scorers.
GAME PREVIEW
Athletico Paranaense is one of the strongest hosts in Brazilian football when it makes some critics claim that they are as good as this in their stadium simply because they use synthetic grass which is not natural, which makes the ball run faster than usual, always causing problems for the away team and the fact that they won three of their four home games in the league this year, kept clean sheets in two of them, showing how strong they were in front of their fans.
Internacional are traditionally good when playing in their stadium too, but this season they have been terrible in their away league matches and are still looking for a first win. They were very poor when playing outside their home town in Porto Alegre so they only scored one goal in four away matches they have to play in the league until now.
The fact that Guerrero is one of the top scorers at continental countries' trophies gave them enthusiasm, but nothing has changed in their squad in the past month and their offensive form because visitors tend to stay the same. That way, Athletico will get three points with a home win.
Athletico Paranaense vs Internacional Head to head (h2h)
Internacional have won three wins against this team in their last five meetings.
Their last meeting ended with a score of 2-1, for Internacional.
Athletico have not conceded a name, while Internacional have had two in their last five meetings.
Both teams have scored in their last three matches.
Athletico Paranaense vs. Internacional Prediction
The host will most likely come out above when the troops lock each other this Sunday.
The home side have scored eight goals so far at home and conceded no more than three in the process. Their poor colleagues far from home only scored one goal while conceding five goals.
Visitors also haven't registered a victory on the road so far, and may have to wait another week before they can find it.
We certainly can expect both teams to score at the end of ninety minutes, but, his victory, will definitely benefit the home team.
Tips for betting Athletico
Paranaense vs. Internacional
Full time results: Athletico Paranaense @ 2.05 (12/11)
More than 2.5 goals @ 2.25 (5/4).
