Coritiba vs Corinthians Predictions & Betting Tips, Match Previews

Corinthians are just struggling to stay in the title race as they look to defend their crown. After a bright start, Cristóvão Borges is just starting to come under a little pressure after a run that has seen the Sao Paulo club win just 3 of their last 10 league games and lose 3 of the last 5. The most recent defeat came at the weekend when his side lost 2-1 at Santos and, as a result, they are now 7 points behind leaders Palmeiras. With Palmerias facing 2nd place Flamengo on Wednesday night, Corinthians know defeat here will leave them at least 8 points off the pace with only 13 games to play, and that may be too much to make up.

Coritiba meanwhile are battling against the drop but right now it’s a battle they look capable of winning. They’ve only lost 2 of their last 8 games in all competitions but one of those was at the weekend when they were beaten 1-0 at Chapecoense. They are only 2 points above the bottom four but could move as high as 12th with victory here.

They have reason to believe they can get the win too. Their home record has been solid and they are looking for a 5th straight home win in all competitions here.  They’ll take plenty of belief from their crushing 4-0 win at the Estádio Major Antônio Couto Pereira last week against a Gremio side who were also harbouring title ambitions. They beat 5th place Santos in their previous home match too so are looking to complete an impressive hat-trick of wins here.

Corinthians’ away record makes you really think they can get it. They’ve lost 8 times on the road in the league this season already, including all of the last 4. They’ve scored just 1 goal in those 4 matches, conceding 9, so backing Coritiba 0.0 Asian Handicap at 1.850 looks to offer the best value in this one.