We have reached the second leg of the third round of the Copa do Brasil and we have a meeting between Atlético PR and Avai FC to look forward to on the 9th of June.
The match will take place at the Estádio Joaquim Américo Guimarães and the teams begin the game level at 1-1 from the first leg last week.
Atlético PR come into the match having recorded a good 3-0 victory at Juventude in Serie A on the weekend. With the score level at half-time, Atlético PR turned on the style early in the second half to open up a 2-0 lead after 49 minutes before adding a third goal one minute from time.
That result means Atlético PR have won their two fixtures in Serie A at the beginning of the season, opening the campaign with a 1-0 home win against América Mineiro.
Atlético PR are on a run of 7 matches without defeat in all competitions. They have won 6 of those games but the only fixture they failed to win was the first leg of this cup tie, which ended 1-1 last week.
Trends show Atlético PR have failed to win any of their last 3 Copa do Brasil games. They have an inconsistent record when playing at home in the cup and have seen under 2.5 goals scored in each of their last 5 cup matches at the Estádio Joaquim Américo Guimarães.
Avai FC come into the game on the back of a 1-1 draw at home in Serie B against Vila Nova. Avai FC took the lead early in the second half but could not hold onto their advantage as the away team scored the equalising goal with 6 minutes remaining.
That result means Avai FC have failed to win any of their last 4 games in all competitions. There have been 3 draws, one of which came in the first leg of this cup tie against Atlético PR.
This time it was Avai FC who fell behind, conceding 10 minutes before the interval but they came back into the came in the second half to score the equalising goal.
Avai FC are undefeated in their 3 most recent Copa do Brasil matches. There have been under 2.5 goals in 4 of the latest games in the Copa do Brasil of Avai FC.
Looking ahead to the team news and Atlético PR are without the injured duo of Erick Carvalho and Lucas Halter, the latter of which is expected to be out for the season.
Avai FC will be hoping experienced striker Renato can find his goal scoring form and he may be partnered by Jonathan in attack, who scored in the first leg.
This is set to be a close game with under 2.5 goals scored. Avai FC have not being in great form but still have the ability to cause an upset in this match. We could see a shock as Avai FC come away with a 1-0 victory to progress.
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