Atletico Mineiro and Red Bull Bragantino braced for close-fought battle
Atlético Mineiro vs RB Bragantino - 10/06/2023
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Atletico Mineiro will aim to keep pace with the top two in Brazil’s Serie A when they welcome Red Bull Bragantino to Estadio Governador Magalhaes Pinto on Saturday.
As it stands, third-placed Atletico Mineiro sit two points shy of second-placed Palmeiras and four points behind table-topping Botafogo.
On the flip side, Red Bull Bragantino find themselves 11th – six points clear of the relegation zone and four points behind Atletico Mineiro.
Atletico Mineiro have lost just two of their nine Serie A matches this season, securing five wins and two draws to cement their place in the top four.
It is also worth noting that only Fortaleza have conceded fewer goals than Atletico’s seven this term, underlining the team’s defensive prowess.
Atletico Mineiro head into Saturday’s clash on a five-game unbeaten streak in the league after claiming four wins and one draw since their last loss.
Having won nine of their previous 12 matches in all competitions – suffering only two defeats in the process – Atletico are one of the most in-form teams in Brazil right now.
As for Red Bull Bragantino, they enter Saturday’s showdown on a two-game winless run, with a defeat to Fluminense preceding a draw with Estudiantes.
That said, Bragantino have lost just two of their nine Serie A encounters this year, picking up three wins and four draws in the process.
Red Bull Bragantino will need to improve on the road, though, as they have recorded three draws and one loss in four away league games this season.
In terms of the bigger picture, the Red Bulls have only managed to win two of their previous 21 away encounters in Serie A.
Head-to-head: Red Bull Bragantino have failed to win any of their last six meetings with Atletico Mineiro, recording four draws and two losses.
Plus, Atletico have won two of their previous three home games against the Red Bulls, winning 2-1 in 2020 before winning 4-3 in 2021.
Team news: Atletico Mineiro are still without long-term injury absentee Alan Kardec, who is recovering from a herniated disc.
By contrast, Red Bull Bragantino’s injury list contains Leo Ortiz, Raul, Luan Candido, Ignacio Laquintana, Lucas Cunha and Helinho.
Given that Atletico and Bragantino have both lost just two of their nine league matches this season, Saturday’s showdown is destined to be a tight affair.
With that in mind, Forebet predicts that Atletico Mineiro and Red Bull Bragantino will play out a low-scoring draw.
Home team
Away team
Pred
Correct score
Avg. goals
Weather conditions
Coef.
Score
Live
coef.
Br1
354718
X
1 - 1
2.20
24°
3.50
1.70
3.50
4.75
no
no
no
1 - 1(1 - 1)
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