Atlético Paranaense vs RB Bragantino Prediction: Draw or Both teams to score

Atletico Paranaense will face off against RB Bragantino at the Ligga Arena for the first leg of their round of 16 clash. The hosts have secured three victories, a draw, and a loss in their last five games across all competitions while Bragantino has also won two games, lost two, and a draw in their last five games. The last time they met the game ended in a narrow 1-0 victory for Bragantino but we expect a different dynamic to this game on Thursday. Please see the carefully prepared tips. 

The Brazilian sensation has won three, drawn one, and lost one game from their last five games across all competitions. Moreso, their last game against Cuiaba ended in a 1-2 victory and Paranaense maintained their 8th place in the Brasileiro Serie A. The Furacao have also advanced to the round of 16 of the Copa Sudamericana where f Yu they’ll take on Belgrano in August. They are currently in 8th place in the Brasileiro Serie A with 8 wins, 4 draws, and 6 losses from 18 league games. Lucas Di Yorio is the player to look out for in the Furacao team as he had an amazing game in their last game against Cuiaba scoring the second goal of the game for Paranaense. 

Bragantino has won two games in their last five league games with two losses and a draw. They suffered a narrow defeat against Fluminense in their most recent league game. Julian got a goal for Bragantino in the 86th minute of that game but it was ruled out by VAR. Bragantino also qualified for the knockout stages of the Copa Sudamericana where they’ll face neighbors Corinthians next month. As it stands, they are currently 10th placed in the league table with 7 wins, 4 draws and 7 losses from a total of 18 league games played. Helinho is the man for Bragantino this season as he currently leads his team with 5 goals this season. 

A closer look at their last 12 encounters produced 4 wins for Paranaense, 4 wins for Bragantino, and 4 draws. 

Both teams met in the Brasileiro last week and the game was a tough one with 20 fouls committed, 9 yellow cards, and a red card shown to Cleiton for committing a professional foul in the late minute of the first half. Paranaense will try not to lose to Bragantino twice in a month and we believe there will be lots of yellow cards in this game. A total of over 6 yellow cards seems like a great betting choice as there has been a total of over 4.5 cards in 6 of their last 7 matches. 

We can also bank on the corner options here as their last meeting (last week) produced a total of 13 corners and there have been over 10.5 corners in 4 of their last 5 meetings.