Atletico Mineiro vs Corinthians Match Analysis and Prediction

Atletico Mineiro will take on Corinthians on Monday, with the encounter being a crucial one in the fight at the top end of the Campeonato Brasileiro Serie A table.

The hosts were held to a draw in their last league match, as their visitors moved back up to second place with a win over Coritiba last time out, while both find themselves four points adrift of league leaders Palmeiras.

Atletico Mineiro had to endure a relatively slow start to the new season, having won the Brasileiro title last season, pciking up four wins and 18 points from their opening 12 matches.

However, it did not take long for the Galo to improve their standing, as they went on to record three straight league wins over Flamengo, Fortaleza and Juventude, before settling for a point from a goalless draw with Sao Paulo.

Antonio Mohamed’s side then returned to winning ways in the following game against Botafogo, before they played out a 1-1 draw with Cuiaba last time out as they were looking to move closer to top spot.

Next up is the challenge of a Corinthians side who are aiming to record consecutive victories after battling through a mixed run of form in the last month.

Under new management of Vitor Pereira, they have established themselves in the leading pack with a strong start to the new season, as they sat 25 points from 13 matches.

Their momentum was then slowed down by a draw with Santos and a 4-0 defeat against Fluminense, before bouncing back with a 1-0 victory over Flamengo and suffering another loss as they were defeated 3-1 away at Ceara.

Having now moved to second place, only sitting four points behind Palmeiras, Corinthians will hope to keep building momentum and pile up pressure on the league leaders with a win on Monday.

Atletico Mineiro vs Corinthians head to head

The two teams have previously met on 45 occasions across all competitions, where Atletico Mineiro have claimed 17 victories while Corinthians have won 18, and they have drawn in 10. Corinthians have scored 56 goals and conceded 58 in the process. Atletico Mineiro have won each of their last five encounters.

Atletico Mineiro 2-1 Corinthians 02/12/19

Atletico Mineiro 3-2 Corinthians 13/08/20

Corinthians 1-2 Atletico Mineiro 15/11/20

Corinthians 1-2 Atletico Mineiro 18/07/21

Atletico Mineiro 3-0 Corinthians 11/11/21

Atletico Mineiro latest home form

Atletico Mineiro have recently been on a good run of form at home, having been unbeaten in their seven most recent matches. They played out a goalless draw with Sao Paulo in their last home game in the league. In their last five matches, they have scored eight goals and conceded three.

Atletico Mineiro 2-0 Flamengo 19/06/22

Atletico Mineiro 2-1 Flamengo 23/06/22

Atletico Mineiro 3-2 Fortaleza 26/06/22

Atletico Mineiro 1-0 Emelec 06/07/22

Atletico Mineiro 0-0 Sao Paulo 11/07/22

Atletico Mineiro latest away form

Atletico Mineiro have recently been on a relatively good run of form on the road, having lost just one of their six most recent matches. They drew 1-1 with Cuiaba in their last away game in the league. In their last five matches, they have scored five goals and conceded five.

Emelec 1-1 Atletico Mineiro 29/06/22

Juventude 1-2 Atletico Mineiro 02/07/22

Flamengo 2-0 Atletico Mineiro 14/07/22

Botafogo 0-1 Atletico Mineiro 18/07/22

Cuiaba 1-1 Atletico Mineiro 22/07/22

Corinthians latest home form

Corinthians have recently been on a good run of form at home, and they have been unbeaten in their five most recent matches. They managed to defeat Coritiba 3-1 in their last home game in the league. In their last five matches, they have scored eight goals and conceded just one.

Corinthians 4-0 Santos 23/06/22

Corinthians 0-0 Santos 26/06/22

Corinthians 0-0 Boca Juniors 29/06/22

Corinthians 1-0 Flamengo 10/07/22

Corinthians 3-1 Coritiba 21/07/22

Corinthians latest away form

Corinthians have recently failed to keep a good run of form on the road, having won just one of their six most recent matches. They lost 3-1 to Ceara in their last away game in the league. In their last five matches, they have scored just two goals and conceded nine.

Athletico Paranaense 1-1 Corinthians 16/06/22

Fluminense 4-0 Corinthians 02/07/22

Boca Juniors 0-0(P) Corinthians 06/07/22

Santos 1-0 Corinthians 14/07/22

Ceara 3-1 Corinthians 17/07/22

Atletico Mineiro news

Atletico Mineiro could take to the pitch without star forward Hulk after he was absent from their game against Cuiaba last time out.

Fabio started up front in his absence, but Alan Kardec will be vying to lead the line from the outset after he came off the bench to score an injury-time equaliser.

Corinthians news

Corinthians could line up an unchanged starting XI after victory last time out, with Roger Guedes again set to lead the line after scoring his sixth league goal of the season.

Forward Yuri Alberto made his first appearance for the club last time out after a loan move from Zenit St Petersburg.

Prediction and Odds

The teams head into the game as two of the league’s strongest sides and we expect a tightly-contested affair, which makes it difficult to directly pick winner.

Both sides will be looking to avoid what could be termed as a harmful defeat, which leads us to predict a share of the spoils.

Odds: 1 2.22 X 2.05 2 2.30

Probable outcomes

Atletico Mineiro 0-0 Corinthians

Atletico Mineiro 1-1 Corinthians

Atletico Mineiro 2-2 Corinthians

Atletico Mineiro 1-0 Corinthians

Atletico Mineiro 2-1 Corinthians