Coritiba vs Figueirense Predictions, Betting Tips and Match Previews

Saturday’s standout Brazilian Serie B clash sees promotion hopefuls Coritiba and Figueirense doing battle. The hosts will be looking to maintain their excellent home form in order to pick up a crucial win.

After suffering a shock relegation from Serie A last season, Coritiba were installed as one of the big favourites for promotion given the quality they still possess in their ranks. Currently standing 5th with 18 points from 11 outings, Eduardo Baptista’s troops have made a solid, if unspectacular start in their quest for an immediate return and will be desperate to move into the top four with a win here.

Coxa can certainly be confident in doing exactly that, taking into account that most of their problems so far this season have came on the road and they’ve looked unbeatable on home soil. All in all, Coritiba have won a staggering 7 matches in a row at the Estádio Couto Pereira and having conceded just a single goal over that spell, visiting teams are finding it difficult to secure any kind of result at the venue.

Meanwhile, Figueirense severely underwhelmed in last season’s Serie B campaign, almost making it back to back relegations after dropping down from Serie A in 2016, finishing just 4 points above the drop zone.

Nonetheless, Furacão look a far more competitive unit this time around and have made a promising start to the new season, claiming 20 points, enough to see them stand 4th. Confidence is certainly high in visiting ranks, having won the last two games, but those taking to the field will know they face a much bigger challenge in this one, with said victories coming against sides currently situated in the bottom half, namely Atletico GO and Sampaio Correa.

Ultimately, a bet on Coritiba on home soil is always appealing given their strength there and it’s certainly no different here; especially given the relatively large price on offer from them to secure maximum points.

Figueirense are definitely in decent enough shape, but visiting Coritiba is undoubtedly the league’s most difficult fixture and no clean sheets in 4 on the road hardly inspires confidence in the visitors taking anything home. Overall, a 1-0 Coritiba win looks on the cards, a result seen in 5 of their last 7 home wins. There shouldn’t be a great deal in the game but the hosts have enough about them to keep their home momentum going.

Coritiba possible starting XI: Wilson; Silva, Kelven, Alves, Matheus; Carvalho, Kiss; Iago, Yan, Farias; Thomaz

Figueirense possible starting XI: Alisson; Renan, Nogueira, Bauermann, Lazaroni; Abuda, Pereira, Paulo, Ferrareis; Mota, Henan