America MG vs Athletico Paranaese Predictions

• Under 2.5 goals has landed in four of the last five meetings
• America MG have won their last six meetings at home to Paranaense
• There have been only nine goals scored during Paranaense’s four away league games this term

Low-scoring rivalry should continue

Fresh from last weekend’s hard-fought 1-0 win at home to table-topping Botafogo, Athletico Paranaense may fancy their chances of toppling third-bottom America Mineiro.

The visitors are one of only two teams to have picked up a positive result against Botafogo in Serie A this season, a victory that leaves them seventh in the standings after nine matches.

Paranaense have taken 15 points from their opening nine assignments, a total which is already eight better than that achieved by 18th-placed America Mineiro.

Vagner Mancini’s hosts have won their last two league games on their own patch against Fortaleza and Corinthians, but those two sides are bottom-half outfits.

However, prior to that they had suffered three straight defeats, leaking nine goals in going down to Fluminense, Cuiaba and Cruzeiro.

America Mineiro out to maintain their dominance

But this is a fixture that tends to go to whoever is the home side and America MG have won on the last six occasions that they have entertained Paranaense.

So a safer approach for punters could be to plunge for a low-scoring contest.

There have been only nine goals scored during Paranaense’s four away games this term, with under 2.5 goal backers profiting in three of those outings.

Furacao, who have former Manchester City man Fernandinho in their ranks, are less effective on their travels while America Mineiro tends to keep things tighter at home.

Under 2.5 goals has been a winning bet in four of the last five rivalries between the pair and gets the nod again.

Those looking for a correct-score wager should side with a narrow 1-0 win to the hosts, who have won their last six meetings at home to Paranaense, twice by that scoreline.

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