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Fortaleza vs Atletico GO Predictions, Betting Tips and Match Previews

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  • Estádio Governador Plácido Aderaldo Castelo
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Fortaleza vs Atletico Go Predictions

Saturday’s Brazilian Serie B action sees league leaders Fortaleza doing battle with the in-form Atletico GO. The visitors will be looking to keep up their strong recent showings in order to take something home from the clash.

Though Fortaleza remain top of the Serie B pile, they’ve been far less convincing in recent weeks and it certainly looks like the newly promoted side may be beginning to lose some momentum.

Rogério Ceni’s had made a fantastic start to the season, winning 7 of their opening 8 matches and though they still stand strong with 29 points, the fact that they’ve won just 2 of their last 6 matches, and lost 3 of their last 5, has to be a real concern. With star striker Gustavo sidelined, Tricolor looked a blunt outfit in their 2-0 defeat to Ponte Preta last time out and it’s hard to see the hosts coming into this one with much confidence.

By contrast, Atletico GO are flying right now; unbeaten in 4 matches and having won the last 3 games. Coming into the campaign off the back of relegation, Dragão were expected to be amongst the front runners for promotion and after a highly inconsistent start, they finally look like challenging, now just a point adrift of the top four.

The visitors undoubted main strength lies in attacking lines and that’s something evidenced by the fact that they’re the division’s highest scorers, having plunged home an average of 1.78 goals a game. At the other end is where Atletico’s troubles mainly lie, also conceding the highest amount of goals in the league, but a clean sheet in a 2-0 win over Boa last week will have boosted confidence in the back-line.

Ultimately, it’s Atletico GO who arrive in greater spirits and with stronger recent results. Fortaleza have been faltering in recent weeks and do not look like the same team who opened the season in such dominant fashion.

As such, we like the look of backing the visitors on the double chance line, at a very appealing price. Atletico have shown some real resolve on their travels recently, avoiding defeat in their last 4 away games and they should certainly be able to secure something from this particular trip.

Man for man, Atletico are probably the slightly stronger team, considering they still have some Serie A quality in their ranks and though Fortaleza are certainly a force to be reckoned with, we don’t think they’ll be able to claim the 3 points in this clash, with a 1-1 draw looking on the cards.

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