Coritiba and Cuiabá meet at Estádio Major Antônio Couto Pereira, in a match for the 5th round of Serie B. This will be the first direct confrontation between these two teams, as they have never faced each other before. Attention to the house factor, since the Coritiba usually conquer different results at home and abroad.
Coritiba:
After 1 win, 2 draws and 1 loss, the home team is currently in the 11 th position, with 5 points won. In the last match, they have lost in an away match against CRB by (1-0), after in the previous match they have tied (0-0) at home, against Londrina. This is a team that usually makes good use of the home advantage, stronger with the help of its supporters, since in the last 30 matches they register 3 wins, 7 draws and 5 losses in away matches, with 22 goals scored and 21 conceded; against 7 wins, 7 draws and 1 loss at their stadium, with 15 goals scored and 8 conceded. In the last 10 home matches Coritiba has won 4, tied 5 and lost 1 of the last matches. In their away matches there is a tendency for few goals, since 22 of the last 26 matches have ended with Under 2,5 goals. In 15 matches, they suffered the first goal 5 times and only managed 1 comeback.
Coritiba knew his first setback on the last day and now he is looking for a recovery before his fans to try to get closer to the zone of access to the first division. The team needs to improve a lot in the offensive sector, since it has only 3 goals scored in 5 matches and is the fifth worst in Serie B, being a team that creates a good number of possibilities, but ends up failing in the final, while the defense, on the other hand, has quality, because it suffered only 2 goals and is the second most solid, needing to find a better balance between the 2 sectors. At home the Coritiba accumulates 1 win and 1 draw so far in the championship, being that he did not suffer goals in these games, showing again his optimal defensive strength, being a team that allows few completions to his opponents in this type of situation. For the clash with Cuiabá, coach Umberto Louzer has no problems in the starting lineup and goes to the field with maximum strength.
Cuiabá:
After 2 wins and 2 draws, the away team is currently in the 3 rd position, with 8 points won. In their last match, they tied in an away match against West by (1-1), after in the previous match they tied at home, in a match against Paraná, by (1-1). This is a team that usually maintains its competitive levels in home and away matches, since in the last 30 matches they register 9 wins, 5 draws and 1 loss in away matches, with 29 goals scored and 12 conceded; against 11 wins, 3 draws and 1 loss at their stadium, with 31 goals scored and 7 conceded. In the last 10 away matches for all competitions, Cuiabá has won 7, tied 2 and lost 1. The team has conceded goals in 3 of the last 4 matches, so it has not presented great defensive solidity, but its attack has scored regularly, since they have always scored at least one goal in the last 4 matches for this competition.
The Cuiabá is doing a great campaign in Serie B, but comes from 2 consecutive draws, after 2 wins in the first 2 rounds, and wants to rediscover the path of victories to stay among the first classified. The team has a reasonable attack, which scored 5 goals in 4 rounds and is the fifth best of the competition, while his defense suffered only 3 goals and is the seventh most solid, and he suffered no more than one goal in any of his 4 matches. As a visitor, the Cuiabá accumulates 1 win and 1 draw, scoring 1 goal in each of these games, and suffered only 1 goal in total, being a team that plays more defensively in this type of games, seeking to attack in fast counterattacks . For the game with Coritiba, coach Itamar Schulle has no problems with injuries or suspensions and goes to the field with what he has better.
PREDICTION: Coritiba to win @ 1,84
